Agricultural Extension Officer — IITA (Maputo)

The role, in two lines

Agricultural Extension Officer at IITA — the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture — based in Maputo, in person and fulltime. The role supports the PROCAVA project in Mozambique, with a focus on expanding soybean and maize technologies, seed systems, climate-smart agriculture and good agricultural practices.

IITA works in Mozambique on crop improvement, seed systems strengthening and climate-smart agriculture, in partnership with national and regional institutions. PROCAVA's objective is to accelerate the transformation of Mozambique's agricultural sector, integrating family farming and the private sector into the productive value chains: maize, soybean and poultry feed.

The position is mostly field-based: the work happens alongside producers and their communities.

Your day to day

You work in the field and in the office, in coordination with the project team. Main responsibilities:

• Set up and follow up on Farmer Field Schools, demonstration plots and other learning platforms in the field;
• Encourage the choice of new soybean and maize varieties, with higher productivity and climate resilience;
• Spread the practices of conservation agriculture and sustainable soil management;
• Train producers, extension agents, local seed producers and other actors in the chain;
• Give guidance on the control of pests, diseases and weeds, and support the production of quality seed;
• Run trials and validation of varieties adapted to local conditions, and support their spread;
• Connect the different actors of the chain — from seed producers to input sellers, including inspectors and companies of the sector;
• Carry out field days, practical showcases, exchanges between producers and training sessions;
• Produce and disseminate extension materials, in Portuguese and, where the context requires it, in local languages;
• Make room for women, youth and vulnerable groups in the project's activities;
• Keep the field data, record lessons learned and good practices and produce the technical progress reports.

Extension work is a connecting job: bring agricultural production closer to markets — with special weight on the poultry feed chain — and work in a network with the IITA team, public institutions, research partners, non-governmental organisations, companies and producer associations.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with smallholder farmers: who can explain agricultural techniques in simple terms, who keeps up with the pace of fieldwork and who likes training people. If your experience already took you to Farmer Field Schools, demonstration plots or agricultural development projects, this vacancy was designed with you in mind.

The full list of qualifications, years of experience and skills is in the requirements block below. Read it before applying: it defines the complete profile, from degree to languages.

What we offer

• An international project with a presence in Mozambique, real fieldwork and a multidisciplinary team;
• In-person work based in Maputo, fulltime;
• Salary: the listing publishes no figures — on the platform the vacancy shows as Negotiable;
• Direct contact with Mozambique's farming fabric, from producers to the private sector.

How to apply

You apply directly on IITA's careers portal, where the vacancy is published: open the vacancy on IITA's portal. Application is free (candidatura gratuita na Inademy): create your profile once, apply, and the process continues on IITA's official portal.

Deadline: 27 September 2026.

Prepare a CV that reflects your field experience. If you still don't have a current CV, Inademy has two quick guides that help: how to write a CV in Mozambique and how to write a cover letter.

About the process: Inademy does not follow IITA's selection stages — that belongs to IITA. What the platform offers is your free profile and alerts for new vacancies: you create the profile once and keep receiving new agriculture, rural extension and value-chain vacancies in Mozambique, by email or WhatsApp.

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