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Agricultural professionals building stronger farming systems together

Practical Knowledge

Better Systems

Measurable Impact

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WHY GROW WITH LIGHT?

WHY GROW WITH LIGHT?

Our culture unites high-performance agricultural expertise, workable systems thinking, and purpose-driven impact across Africa's agricultural value chains.

CAREER PATHWAYS

Clear, merit-based career progression from field analyst to senior systems advisor and institutional practice lead.

MENTORSHIP & TRAINING

Direct apprentice working model under senior African commercial agronomists, diagnostic specialists, and tech leaders.

GLOBAL PROJECTS

Multi-country commercial advisory assignments, investor feasibility studies, and regional outgrower programs.

INNOVATION & IMPACT

Pioneering digital farm tools with LightAgriOS, building practical SOPs, and driving real-world food security.

CAREER PROGRESSION

A CLEAR PATH TO GROW

Progress from early-career learning to technical leadership and practice ownership across Light's agribusiness work.

01

INTERN / GRADUATE TRAINEE

An entry point for students and recent graduates to learn, assist, observe, and develop.

Learn · Assist · Observe · Develop
02

ASSOCIATE

Support consulting assignments and projects through structured analysis and delivery.

Analyse · Support · Deliver
03

CONSULTANT / OFFICER

Own specific assignments and take responsibility for client outcomes.

Lead · Advise · Implement
04

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Lead technical assignments and teams while managing complex client relationships.

Lead teams · Solve complex problems · Manage clients
05

PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

Lead major consulting engagements and provide senior technical direction.

Strategy · Technical leadership · Business development
06

DIRECTOR / PRACTICE LEAD

Own a business or technical practice, developing people and growing the market.

Build the practice · Develop people · Grow the market
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Discover positions where you can apply practical knowledge, build scalable business systems, and power Africa's agricultural transformation.

ADVISORY & BUSINESS SYSTEMS

Agribusiness Consultant / Associate Consultant

Nigeria · Field assignments as required

Support consulting assignments through business analysis, feasibility studies, farm assessments, market research, financial analysis, and implementation support.

Level: Associate / Mid-level|Experience: Relevant professional experience is an advantage

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Key responsibilities

  • Conduct farm and agribusiness assessments, market research, and value-chain analysis.
  • Support business plans, feasibility studies, farm budgets, production projections, and financial models.
  • Analyse costs, revenue, profitability, cash flow, and investment readiness.
  • Help clients develop operational systems and standard operating procedures.
  • Participate in field assessments, client meetings, implementation monitoring, and stakeholder engagements.
  • Prepare consulting reports, presentations, proposals, and training materials.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
  • Good understanding of agriculture and agribusiness.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to turn business information into practical recommendations.

Desirable experience

  • Business planning, feasibility study, or financial modelling experience.
  • Farm management, market research, or value-chain experience.
  • Project management experience or experience working with agribusinesses.
Full-time / Contract / Project-based
KNOWLEDGE & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Knowledge & Capacity Development Officer

Nigeria / Hybrid

Design and deliver practical learning for farmers, professionals, students, institutions, and development programmes.

Level: Officer / Associate|Experience: Agriculture-related degree; facilitation experience is an advantage

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Key responsibilities

  • Design training programmes, manuals, presentations, workbooks, and learning materials.
  • Facilitate workshops, practical sessions, virtual learning, and Training of Trainers programmes.
  • Conduct training needs assessments and develop learning evaluations.
  • Support SCUP and other Light capacity-building programmes.
  • Develop digital agricultural knowledge content, case studies, and knowledge products.
  • Document training outcomes and collaborate with specialists on sector-specific courses.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Education, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Business, or a related discipline.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills.
  • Ability to simplify complex concepts into practical learning.
  • Basic digital literacy.

Desirable experience

  • Training, facilitation, adult-learning, or agricultural extension experience.
  • Experience developing learning materials or using online learning platforms.
  • Experience working with farmers, youth, or agribusiness professionals.
Full-time / Contract
ADVISORY & IMPLEMENTATION

Agricultural Project & Field Officer

Nigeria · Field-based assignments

Translate consulting recommendations into practical implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement on farms and projects.

Level: Field Officer|Experience: Practical agricultural experience

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Key responsibilities

  • Conduct farm and project-site visits and monitor client activities and milestones.
  • Support farm management systems, SOP adherence, and implementation teams.
  • Collect field data, prepare reports, and document evidence and results.
  • Identify operational challenges, escalate risks, and recommend corrective actions.
  • Coordinate field contractors and service providers when required.
  • Support farmer training, extension, and monitoring and evaluation activities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or HND in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Animal Science, Crop Science, Agricultural Engineering, or a related field.
  • Practical agricultural experience and a strong field orientation.
  • Good communication and report-writing skills.
  • Ability to use Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.

Desirable experience

  • Farm or project management experience.
  • Experience with agricultural infrastructure, livestock, crops, or controlled-environment agriculture.
  • Climate-smart agriculture, data collection, or monitoring experience.
Full-time / Project-based
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & PARTNERSHIPS

Business Development & Strategic Partnerships Officer

Nigeria / Hybrid

Identify and develop opportunities with agribusinesses, institutions, financial partners, government, NGOs, and development organisations.

Level: Officer / Executive|Experience: Relevant degree and commercial or partnership experience

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Key responsibilities

  • Identify potential clients, institutional partners, tenders, grants, and consulting opportunities.
  • Develop and maintain a business and partnership pipeline.
  • Prepare proposals, expressions of interest, partnership concepts, pitch decks, and capability statements.
  • Support client acquisition, partner relationships, stakeholder meetings, and negotiations.
  • Conduct market intelligence and identify opportunities for Light's training and consulting services.
  • Work with technical teams to develop commercially viable solutions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Agribusiness, Economics, Agriculture, Marketing, Development Studies, or a related field.
  • Strong communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills.
  • Proposal-writing ability and commercial awareness.
  • Ability to conduct market research.

Desirable experience

  • Business development, consulting, or agriculture-sector experience.
  • NGO or development-sector experience.
  • Knowledge of grants, donor-funded projects, or B2B partnerships.
Full-time / Contract
Future Opportunities

A multidisciplinary team, built to grow

As our work expands, we expect to build capability across these seven areas. These are future areas of growth, not a list of currently open vacancies.

01

Knowledge

Trainers, facilitators, extension specialists, and knowledge managers

02

Advisory

Agribusiness, farm business, value-chain, and specialist consultants

03

Production

Livestock, crop, greenhouse, and controlled-environment specialists

04

Projects

Project managers, field officers, and monitoring, evaluation & learning specialists

05

Technology

LightAgriOS, data, and digital agriculture specialists

06

Markets & Investment

Value-chain, business development, investment, and agricultural finance professionals

07

Systems & Operations

Finance, administration, people operations, and client success professionals

Join Our Talent Network

Bring your expertise to work that matters

We are building a multidisciplinary network of professionals who can contribute to agricultural transformation across Nigeria and Africa. We welcome expressions of interest from people across these fields.

  • Consultancy
  • Training & Facilitation
  • Agriculture & Production
  • Project Management
  • Business Development
  • Research & Analysis
  • Digital Agriculture
  • Technology
  • Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Finance & Investment
  • Communications
  • Other
What We Look For

Mindset matters as much as qualifications

We value people who understand agriculture, business, and people, and can turn knowledge into practical results.

  1. 01

    Practical thinking

    Turn knowledge into something people can use.

  2. 02

    Curiosity

    Keep asking questions and learning.

  3. 03

    Communication

    Explain complex agricultural and business issues simply.

  4. 04

    Results orientation

    Connect your work to measurable outcomes.

  5. 05

    Integrity

    Be someone clients, farmers, and colleagues can trust.

  6. 06

    Collaboration

    Work well across disciplines and with different people.

  7. 07

    Adaptability

    Respond thoughtfully to changing conditions.

  8. 08

    Technology openness

    Use technology to improve agricultural systems.

  9. 09

    Field understanding

    Move comfortably between strategy and real farms.

  10. 10

    Knowledge sharing

    Teach what you know and stay open to learning.

OUR CAREER FRAMEWORK

OUR CAREER FRAMEWORK

We develop well-rounded agribusiness leaders through 5 interconnected core competencies. Click any node to explore:

Light Core5 Pillars Loop
Technical Skills
Leadership
Networking
Innovation
Client Relations
Core Competency Focus

Technical Skills

Deep agronomic science, biosecurity protocols, farm diagnostics, and financial feasibility modeling.

Integrated into everyday client farm diagnostics & advisory
OUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

OUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

Verified case study partners, alumni, and ecosystem leaders.

“Light equipped me with workable biosecurity SOPs that completely turned around our livestock mortalities.”

SW
Seno WillonSenior Farm Partner

“Their practical frameworks survival test on real farms every week. That is what separates Light from theoretical consultants.”

AP
Adebayo PatrickAgripreneur & Academy Alum
CAREER PARTNERSHIPS

CAREER PARTNERSHIPS

We partner with top agricultural faculties, SIWES departments, regional research centers, and international agencies to recruit, train, and deploy top agribusiness talent.

Institutional Career Partner
Agricultural University Partner
Ecosystem Innovation Partner
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READY TO DRIVE THE
FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE?

Whether you are a seasoned agribusiness advisor, software engineer, or high-potential agriculture graduate — join the team building Africa's agricultural reference institution.

Practical Knowledge
Systems Thinking
Measurable Impact