Responsibilities
- Conduct literature reviews and country digital readiness assessments
- Prepare profiles with recommendations for countries for digital extension and advisory services and appropriate investment in digital agriculture
- Conduct landscaping of successful national Digital Agricultural Technology solutions relevant in the African context
- Provide technical support to national governments in conducting surveys on priority digital needs and barriers
- Lead CH engagement with national governments and AfDB teams
- Integrate successful Digital Agricultural Technology solutions into the design of large-scale agricultural investment projects funded by AfDB and other International Financial Institutions (IFIs)
- Offer technical guidance to governments to develop Digital Agriculture Roadmaps
- Provide technical inputs to recommendations on policy actions to foster an enabling environment for Digital Agriculture
- Develop a digital extension application toolkit for CH country engagement
- Work closely with CH resource mobilization team to raise funds
- Perform any other related assignments as required by the Head of the Clearinghouse, within the scope of the approved workplan
Requirements
- At least 5 years of proven experience in agriculture, digital extension, and digital agriculture fields, preferably on the African continent
- Experience collaborating with Government, Development Partners, and Private sector decision-makers
- Experience scaling digital agriculture services to smallholder farmers
- Experience transitioning digital agriculture services to Government partners, and building capacity within Government partners to operate and manage these services sustainably
- Experience working with Government and other partners to improve existing digital agriculture services using data-driven and evidence-based approaches
- Experience advising Governments on how to design and optimize their portfolio of digital agriculture services
- Experience evaluating digital agriculture services to measure their impact on farmers’ outcomes
Work Arrangement
Remote (Country) — Nigeria, United Kingdom
Additional Information
- Assignment duration: 1 year, in two phases of 6 months each
- Expressions of interest must be delivered by Monday 11th May 2026 at 16:30 pm
- Late submissions will be rejected
- Eligibility criteria, short-listing, and selection procedure follow African Development Bank’s Procurement policy framework, October 2015
- Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications
- Continuity of key personnel required; changes subject to prior approval by TAAT Clearinghouse
