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Extension Africa (EXAF) is a data-driven agritech platform providing private extension services to value chain actors across Africa. The organisation is recruiting for three full-time positions within its team based in Abuja and Kano, Nigeria. All roles are 12-month contracts, renewable subject to performance and funding. The positions sit within different departments — one in the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, and two within the Research & Evaluation department — and involve working with grassroots extension agents, multilateral development institutions, and rural communities. What you get • All roles:** • Equal opportunity employer; women strongly encouraged to apply • 12-month renewable contracts • Exposure to growing pan-African organisation working with multilateral and bilateral institutions • Grant Associate specific:** • Competitive fixed salary with Abuja location factor applied • Performance incentive tied to funding secured, payable on approved pursuits • Strategic, high-visibility role reporting directly to Chief Operating Officer • Research Officer specific:** • Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience • Opportunity to publish peer-reviewed research under Extension Africa name • Exposure to cutting-edge behavioral and experimental work in rural African contexts • Evaluation Officer specific:** • Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience How to apply 1. Use the application links on the company website to apply for each specific role (Grant Associate, Research Officer (Behavioral Research & Economics), or Evaluation Officer)

• Grant Associate:** • Bachelor's degree in International Development, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Public Policy, Business Administration, or related field • Master's degree (advantageous) • Minimum 3–5 years' grant acquisition, resource mobilisation, or business development experience • Direct experience preparing submissions to major institutional funders (multilateral development bank, bilateral agency, or large private foundation) • Proven written proposal record; assessment includes writing sample and citations of specific awards secured • Working knowledge of donor compliance frameworks and ability to build and defend donor budgets • Strong coordination skills across technical teams without direct line authority • Consortium bid experience, prime–subcontractor arrangements, or multi-country programme experience (advantageous) • French language proficiency (advantageous) • Located in or willing to relocate to Abuja • Research Officer (Behavioral Research & Economics):** • Master's degree in Behavioral Science, Behavioral or Applied Economics, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, or related field • 3–5 years' applied research experience including demonstrable behavioral or experimental work • Demonstrated experience designing and analyzing experiments (randomized trials, A/B tests, lab-in-the-field, discrete choice experiments) • Strong quantitative skills: regression analysis, causal inference using Stata, R, or Python • Competence in qualitative methods (in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observation, structured coding) • Excellent academic and plain-English writing; assessment includes writing sample • Willingness to conduct fieldwork in rural communities • PhD or advanced research training in behavioral or economic discipline (advantageous) • Publication record in peer-reviewed journals or working paper series (advantageous) • Hausa or relevant Nigerian language proficiency (advantageous) • Up to 20% field travel required • Based in Kano or Abuja • Evaluation Officer:** • Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Sociology, Rural Development, Public Health, or related field • Master's degree (advantageous) • Minimum 3 years' monitoring and evaluation experience, with at least 2 years leading or substantially contributing to baseline, mid-line, end-line, or impact evaluations • Demonstrated experience applying recognized evaluation standards (UNDP evaluation guidance or OECD-DAC criteria) • Strong mixed-methods capability: sampling design, survey analysis, qualitative interviewing and coding • Practical experience with digital data collection tools (KoboToolbox, ODK, SurveyCTO, CommCare, or similar) • Proficiency in at least one statistical package (SPSS, Stata, R, or Python) and advanced Excel • Excellent English report writing; assessment includes writing sample • Willingness to travel frequently to rural project locations • Experience in agriculture, rural development, or agri-fintech programmes in Nigeria (advantageous) • Power BI or Tableau familiarity (advantageous) • Up to 20% field travel required • Based in Abuja or Kano