Farm Africa Crop and Livestock Expert (Woreda level) Jobs in Ethiopia
Farm Africa Crop and Livestock Expert (Woreda level) Jobs in Ethiopia
Purpose of the RoleThe overall responsibility of the position holder is to coordinate planning and execution of climate resilient agricultural/livelihood (crop & livestock) related activities of the project. He/she will be specifically responsible in planning, execution of capacity building trainings, facilitate input supply, organize farmers groups, support VSLAs with technical advice, and provide technical support to government counterparts.
He/she ensures that communities are engaged in improved high value crop and livestock production, processing and marketing.
In coordination with the project coordinator, he/she will ensure good partnership with government stakeholders, community members, CBOs, consortium partners, CSOs, private sectors and other relevant partners in the operational areas of the SHARE II project.
Key Areas of Responsibilities are:
Ensure timely project implementation at Woreda level
Work with the project team and government counterparts to achieve the project outputs/outcomes at his/her specific cluster
Ensure adequate consultation and participation of Woreda and village/community level stakeholders ensuring active participation of women in particular.
Facilitate identification of training needs, prepare training materials, and deliver training, business plan development and other services to CBOs and unions
Conduct other duties as may be assigned by the Project Field Coordinator
Bring technical expertise to ensure high quality project delivery
Take part in the assessments and surveys of crop and livestock related activities used for project planning and management
Provide market linkages by working closely with market/cooperative experts across the woredas
Promote Climate-smart agriculture such as agroforestry woredas and improve agricultural practices and diversification where appropriate/within context;
Sustainable livestock management: Development of sustainable community water management system for livestock and livestock productivity improvement (including forage development)
Small business group development: Beekeeping and honey production development, Women milk processing cooperatives, Goat husbandry cooperatives, Gum and resin production cooperatives, Livestock trading support, Business and product development training, Vegetable crops production support, Fruit trees development support, Establishing livestock marketing system, Support for community ecotourism development
Facilitate the planning, implementation, monitoring, review and evaluation of crop and livestock activities
Provide expertise and advice for community institutions on gender mainstreaming in project scheme
Identify and promote innovative livelihood programming approaches and interventions to achieve project objectives, and suited to the particular conditions and needs of diverse client groups in the operational areas;
Assess and monitor all services in terms of rate of return, unit costs, cost efficiency other relevant economic and financial methods and standard agricultural economics.
Facilitate and coordinate community/institutional capacity building activities
Provide technical support to Woreda level technical staff and government staff
Organizes and coordinates capacity building trainings and workshop for beneficiaries, consortium partners, CBOs, private sectors on the improved agronomic and livestock practices and support.
Contribute to project management and reporting
Participate in assessment,
design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes of the project activities.
Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
Ensure proper recording and documentation of best practices and success stories
Ensure that the project implemented according to original plan and project proposal.
Monitor and document the project progress, lessons, good experience and impact with rural communities.
Play an active role as a member of the Farm Africa Project team
Identify and explore opportunities to improve project implementation and guarantee its sustainability
Identify and explore opportunities to grow and expand the country project pipeline, both in relation to the current project (e.g., potential scale-up opportunities, replication in other geographies/regions) or related to new project opportunities
Pro-actively share information with other project and Farm Africa staff members to support Farm Africa’s aims
Participate in broader Farm Africa meetings with other project staff members, as requested by line manager.
These essential functions are not to be interpreted as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties as required.
All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established.
Job Requirements
Education, qualifications & other knowledge
Essential
BSC/MSc in Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Economics, Plant Sciences, General Agriculture, Livestock /Animal science and other related disciplines.
Knowledge of the Agricultural development policy in Ethiopia
Knowledge of gender and social inclusiveness
Desired
Training on agricultural extension system
Knowledge of the crop/livestock development
Experience
Essential
Minimum of 4 years’ experience in livelihood, crop and livestock development
Practical experience of working on agricultural extension, crop and livestock development areas
Experience of project planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation
Experience working in the area of value chain and economic strengthening of rural community
Desired
Previous NGO work experience in agricultural (crop & livestock development)
Skills
Essential
Very good English language skills (written and spoken
Motor cycle driving skill
Computer literacy, excellent record keeping and report writing
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Good team building skills and the ability to work in a multi partner approach
Budget and financial management, training need assessment and training facilitation
Willingness to reside in rural/marginal areas, ability to work with minimum supervision
Strong sense of integrity and personal commitment to the goals and values of Farm Africa
Good community level facilitation and coordination skills
Desired
Knowledge of local language is advantageous
How to Apply
Those who meet the above requirements should submit their short CV (maximum of 3 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 1 page) addressing ethrecruitment@farmafrica.org with the subject
Crop and Livestock Expert (Woreda level) for SHARE II BER by November 25, 2020.
Documents cannot be returned and due to large number of applications, only short listed candidates will be contacted. Applications are especially welcomed from female applicants.
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