Job Description:
- Field Assistants are the flexible, reliable extra hands behind everything GRENCHI does in the field.
- On a given day, that might mean nursery and planting work, setting up and supporting a community training or workshop, assisting a monitoring visit or helping run a large event such as our Climate Bootcamp.
- Field Assistants are assigned day to day by whichever field officer is leading that activity.
- They will take direction and instruction from that officer for the duration of the task. No prior formal experience is required.
- Reliability, physical stamina and willingness to turn your hand to whatever the day’s work needs matter most.
Key Duties and Responsibility:
- Provide hands-on general field support for whichever GRENCHI field activity you are assigned to on a given day.
- Assist with potting, watering, weeding, site preparation, planting and fill field record sheets when assigned to restoration or agroforestry activities.
- Help set up and break down venues for community trainings, workshops and events.
- Support registration, materials distribution and attendee flow on event days.
- Assist field officers during monitoring visits by carrying equipment, help record basic information and support site access.
- Carry and move seedlings, tools, equipment and event or training materials
- Take clear direction from the field officer supervising the day’s activity and follow all safety instructions given on-site.
- Show up as scheduled and ready to work
Qualification required:
- At least, you must hold a Senior Secondary School Certificate (WAEC, NECO).
- Additional certification or training in any field will be an added advantage.
Experience and Ideal Requirement:
- Minimum age of 18 years old
- No prior experience is required. Instruction will be given on-site by whichever field officer is leading the activity.
- Physically fit and able to carry out sustained outdoor work.
- Flexible and willing to work across different types of field activities, not limited to a single programme area.
- Resident in Awka with a genuine willingness to work regularly.
- Able to follow instructions carefully and work well as part of a team, taking direction
- from different officers as assignments change.
- Reliable and punctual, with respect for GRENCHI’s tools, materials and equipment.
- Willingness to learn and grow
Method of Application
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