Hub Lead - Farmer Programme

About the role

A farmer programme is looking for a Hub Lead to act as its face in the Nfom farming community in Cross River State. The role covers recruiting and registering smallholder farmers, coordinating input delivery and harvest logistics, and keeping accurate records and weekly reports. It is an on-site position in Nfom.

Key responsibilities

• Recruit, register and onboard smallholder farmers and build trusted relationships with farmers, community leaders and local stakeholders.
• Coordinate timely delivery of inputs to registered farmers and monitor farming practices against recommended agronomic standards.
• Track committed volumes per farmer before harvest, manage harvest logistics, quality checks and crop aggregation, and identify risks of shortfall early.
• Maintain farmer registers and activity logs, submit weekly reports on progress, risks and field observations, and use programme data tools for recruitment, monitoring and reporting.
• Engage regularly with village heads, cooperative leaders and agricultural extension networks.
• Maintain the local hub office and equipment, and oversee last-mile logistics for inputs and crops.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture, business administration or a related field.
• Fluency in English and the local languages spoken in the Nfom farming community.
• Willingness and ability to live in or very near the Nfom community, Cross River State.
• Preferred: prior experience in agriculture, rural development or smallholder farming; knowledge of rice farming and existing relationships in the Nfom area; experience managing teams, coordinating logistics or running field operations.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills.
• Demonstrated integrity, sound judgement and the ability to have honest, respectful conversations.