Technoserve Intern – Agronomy Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia

Technoserve Intern – Agronomy Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 218092

Category: Agriculture
Location: Aleta Wondo or Yirgalem, SNNPR Career Level: Entry Level (Fresh Graduate) Employment Type: Full time
Salary: Based on the organization salary scale

Job Description

I. Program Description: The primary objective of the TechnoServe agronomy program will be to increase production of the coffee tree for coffee farmers through both yield improvement and behavioral shifts due to price incentives.

This production improvement will be achieved through educating project farmers on agronomy and environmental best practices, farm management, and assisting them in applying those techniques at an individual farm level.

TechnoServe will use a two-year farm college training and individual farm visits to improve farmer knowledge of agronomy techniques and oversee implementation.

II. Position Description: The intern will support the implementation of strategies that will enable small holder coffee farmers to achieve sustainable increases in coffee quality and yields as per TechnoServe quality requirements.

Responsible for day-to-day execution of the coffee agronomy program, activities plan and supervise project deliverables of farmer trainers to ensure the timely achievement of targets

III. Duties & Responsibilities

INTERN- Agronomy Advisors are responsible to support the Business to follow up and implement the day to day project activities at the grass-root level including the following duties & responsibilities: -

1. Planning and management of Farmer Trainers (FTs)

Submit weekly work plan – details when and which trainings the intern will attend/supervise will attend trainings

Review FT weekly work plan with dates

Collect weekly training plans and data from FTs

Provide feedback, coaching and development activities related to performance management, following HR guidelines.

Notify SBA of any performance issues as soon as observed.

Develop a team spirit among all reports.

Conduct monthly Agronomy trainings to FTs

Model that the monthly agronomy training to FTs at local farmers field.

Supervise teach-backs and give feedback.

Ensure each training modules is completed within a months’ time.

Observe FTs’ training delivery at the farm level

Observe full training to farmers

Give feedback and coaching to FT based on observation.

Check visited HH list, cross check with the list in the database. Ensure reported data is accurate.

4. Back checking farm Visit

Pick farmers at random and advise

on the Best Agronomy Practices they learned

Discuss training, farmer adoption and challenges

Complete Best Practice check list

5. Visit Demo plots

Check demo plot status, complete form and give feedback to FF

Meet with Focal Farmer and discuss things done well and things needed to be implemented on the demo plot.

6. Tablet survey M & E

Complete digital electronic based training and demo plot observation form

Collect, check for completion and submit complete set of Farmer Trainers’ attendance sheets to SBA within 1 week of training completion.

Discuss any attendance issues with Farmer Trainers and Business Advisor and support to develop action plan.

Compile weekly attendance update and submit to SBA

Prepare & check FTs expenses

Collect official voucher receipts for transport and accommodation

Submit documents to the SBA on a timely basis

Stakeholder Management

Create a good working relationship with stakeholders.

Meet with Kebele leaders and Cooperative to give progress report every quarter.

Support Farmer Trainers to mobilize farmers at the Kebele level.

Perform other duties as assigned by the Agronomy Senior Business Advisor.

Job Requirements

I. Required Skills & Experience:

Willingness to be based in assigned remote locations in Sidama Zone and willingness to spend significant time in rural areas;

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field – Plant science, Horticulture, Crop science, Agriculture, etc. May accept experience in lieu of a degree;

Interpersonal and cross-cultural skills as well as problem solving skills;

Planning skills and working to strict time-guidelines;

Fluency in Amharic and Sidamigna,

English oral & written presentation skills;

Computer literacy, including Word and Excel

II. Preferred Skills:

Familiarity with Sidama area

Experience working with Agriculture extension related duties.

How to Apply

Application Instruction: Qualified and interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume as a single document (either Word or PDF) to ethiopiajobs@tns.org or any TechnoServe Office until August 18, 2019.

Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line. Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Address: TechnoServe Inc.

PO Box 100598

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

TechnoServe is an equal opportunity employer. Women are highly encouraged to apply.

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Technoserve Intern – Agronomy Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia