Jobs at the 2017 Federal Government N-Power Programme

The Federal Government of Nigeria has designed the N-Power Programme to drastically reduce youth unemployment. N-Power is also linked to the Federal Government’s policies in the economic, employment and social development arenas. The modular programmes under N-Power will ensure that each participant will learn and practice most of what is necessary to find or create work. Some of these graduates will also help in actualising Nigeria’s economic and strategic aspirations of achieving food security and self-sufficiency.

N-Power will also be a platform for diversifying the economy. N-Power is preparing young Nigerians for a knowledge economy where, equipped with world-class skills and certification, they become innovators and movers in the domestic and global markets.

N-POWER AGRO

OVERVIEW
N-Power Agro Volunteers will provide advisory services to farmers across the country. They will disseminate the knowledge that has been aggregated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the area of extension services. They will also gather data of Nigeria’s agriculture assets.

DURATION
2 Years
Participants will undergo an initial induction training prior to deployment

Job
Ultimately, N-Power Agro members can aspire to a life-long career in agriculture and other allied fields. Possible destinations include:

Agriculture Extension Services Consultant
Seed fertilizer and other input aggregators
Farm managers
Public sector jobs in agriculture
Farming co-operatives management
Agro-entrepreneurship

Selection Preference
Bachelor’s degree, HND or OND in Nutrition, Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Animal Science, Crop Science, Food Science & Technology, and other agro related disciplines.

REQUIREMENTS
Age:
Applicants must be between 18 - 35 years of age during registration and must have a valid proof of age (e.g. Birth Certificate, affidavit of age declaration, valid photo ID, etc.)

Residency:
Applicants must be resident in Nigeria and must have a good knowledge of their location in Nigeria.

QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must posses at either a Bachelor’s degree, OND, HND or NCE certificate with a statement of result or transcript.

NYSC:
Applicants must have completed their service year if applicable.

N-POWER HEALTH

OVERVIEW
N-Power Health Volunteers will help improve and promote preventive healthcare in their communities to vulnerable members of the society including pregnant women and children and to families and individuals.

DURATION
2 Years
Participants will undergo an initial induction training prior to deployment

JOB
Ultimately, N-Power Health volunteers can aspire to a life-long career in public health and other allied fields. Possible destinations include:

Health Education Spe...t
Health Promotion Coordinator
Public Relations Manager
---feeding Support Coordinator
Health Office Administrator
Health Research Analyst
Social Worker & Counselor
Health Services Manager
Health Department Administrator
Government Policy Analyst
Displaced Persons Coordinator
HIV/AIDS Educator
Project Manager in Public Health
Field Investigator
Research Analyst
Community Health Worker

SELECTION PREFERENCE
Preference will be given to holders of Bachelor’s degree, HND, OND, in health sciences such as Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Public Health, Botany, Midwifery, Psychology or other allied disciplines in the sciences.

DISCIPLINE REQUIREMENTS
Community Health Extension (JCHEW & SCHEW)
Nursing
Midwifery
Medical Laboratory Technology
Pharmacy Technology
Medical Records
Health Education
Environmental Health Technology
Microbiology
Biochemistry
Biology
Agricultural Science and other allied disciplines.

QUALIFICATIONS
JCHEW, SCHEW, NABTEB, OND, HND, RN, RM, B. Tech, B. Sc

Qualifying Institutions
Schools of Health Technology
Nursing Schools
Midwifery Schools
Polytechnics
Universities

REQUIREMENTS
Age:
Applicants must be between 18 - 35 years of age during registration and must have a valid proof of age (e.g. Birth Certificate, affidavit of age declaration, valid photo ID, etc.)

Residency:
Applicants must be resident in Nigeria and must have a good knowledge of their location in Nigeria.

QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must posses at either a Bachelor’s degree, OND, HND or NCE certificate with a statement of result or transcript.

NYSC:
Applicants must have completed their service year if applicable.

N-POWER TEACH

OVERVIEW
N-Power Teach Volunteers will help improve basic education delivery in Nigeria. N-Power Teach Volunteers will be deployed as teacher assistants in primary schools around Nigeria.
They will not replace the current teachers, but will work as support teachers across Nigeria, assisting with teaching, school management and other functions within the schools. Where possible, they will also assist in taking basic education to children in marginalised communities.

STEM
Do you have any skills related to computer programming, computer graphics design, computer generated images, animation, server administration, database management, networking, etc? Then, N-Power needs you.

Duration
2 Years
Participants will undergo an initial induction training prior to deployment

JOB
Ultimately, N-Power Teach volunteers can aspire to a life-long career in teaching or allied fields. Possible destinations include:

Professional Teaching
Researcher, Research Associate, Senior Research Analyst
Education Consultant, Associate,
Strategy Consultant
EDUCATION SERVICES MANAGER
Project Manager
Project Supervisor
Social services analyst

REQUIREMENTS
Age:
Applicants must be between 18 - 35 years of age during registration and must have a valid proof of age (e.g. Birth Certificate, affidavit of age declaration, valid photo ID, etc.)

Residency:
Applicants must be resident in Nigeria and must have a good knowledge of their location in Nigeria.

QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must posses at either a Bachelor’s degree, OND, HND or NCE certificate with a statement of result or transcript.

NYSC:
Applicants must have completed their service year if applicable.

N-POWER VOLUNTARY ASSET AND INCOME DECLARATION SCHEME (VAIDS)

OVERVIEW
The Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) seeks to encourage non-compliant and partially compliant taxpayers to voluntarily declare their correct income and assets and pay the appropriate tax due to the government.
A minimum of 3,700 N-Power VAIDS volunteers will be selected to assist in attaining the objectives of VAIDS, working with the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Joint Tax Board.
The N-Power VAIDS volunteers will function as community tax liaison officers and will have the following key responsibilities which will include tax promotion, document review, record keeping, answering online inquiries, customer management, report writing, amongst others.

Duration
9 Months

JOB
Ultimately, N-Power VAIDS volunteers can aspire to a life-long career in finance or allied fields. Possible destinations include:

Tax Assessor/ Collector.
Financial Analyst
Tax Auditor
Legal and Compliance Manager
Accountant

SELECTION PREFERENCE
Unemployed graduates or non graduates
Currently Unemployed
Must be a graduate (Bachelors or Higher National Diploma)
Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service Corps Programme
Aged 18-35
Selection Preference Disciplines: Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in Economics, Law, Finance, Psychology and other allied disciplines in the social sciences.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
Essential:
Good knowledge of Microsoft office tools
Good written and spoken English
Good phone etiquette
Excellent Analytical and Diagnostic aptitude
Desirable: knowledge of tax laws and administration in Nigeria

REQUIREMENTS
Age:
Applicants must be between 18 - 35 years of age during registration and must have a valid proof of age (e.g. Birth Certificate, affidavit of age declaration, valid photo ID, etc.)

Residency:
Applicants must be resident in Nigeria and must have a good knowledge of their location in Nigeria.

QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must posses at either a Bachelor’s degree, OND, HND or NCE certificate with a statement of result or transcript.

NYSC:
Applicants must have completed their service year if applicable.

TO APPLY
Click on Job Title below:

N-POWER AGRO
http://portal.npower.gov.ng/n-agro.html
N-POWER HEALTH
http://portal.npower.gov.ng/n-health.html
N-POWER TEACH
http://portal.npower.gov.ng/n-teach.html
N-POWER VOLUNTARY ASSET AND INCOME DECLARATION SCHEME (VAIDS)
http://portal.npower.gov.ng/n-vaids.html

The current June - July 2017 Application process only applies to the Graduate Category (N-Power Volunteer Corps). The selection process for 2016 applicants in all Non - Graduate Categories (N-Power Knowledge and N-Power Build) is underway and the training and engagement of successful applicants will be done in batches. At this time the ongoing application is not open to the Non - Graduate categories.