Crop Production – Agronomy Officer at CARE International

CARE International is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to saving lives and ending poverty. We work in over 94 countries around the world to provide over 1000 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects.

Details:

Location: Yunusari & Yusufari, Borno
Position Type: Regular
Supervisor: Project Manager Livelihood

Job Summary for Crop Production/Agronomy Officer

The Crop Production/Agronomy Officer will be responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring of the 2019 Rainy Season component (crop production of the FAO funded project in Yobe state.
She/he will be responsible for managing the crop and vegetable production component effectively and efficiently according to CARE and FAO systems and procedures.

Specific Responsibilities and Tasks
Responsibility No: 1 Management of the crop and vegetable production component according to contractual requirements, operating priorities:

Develop work plan in collaboration with project team members according to the proposal
Make sure that specific project components are implemented according to contractual requirements, both in relation to project implementation and financial management
Conduct periodic assessments to ensure project implementation is happening according to the agreed upon work plans and budgets
Liaise closely with government other agencies working in the same geographic regions and/or sectors to ensure coordination and avoid overlap.

Responsibility No: 2 – Program quality of the project is ensured during each phase of the project implementation process:

Conduct regular progress review meetings with field teams and stakeholders to ensure quality is maintained and address any problems
Make sure collection of relevant information on outputs, outcomes and impact, in both qualitative and quantitative form, based on reporting formats

Responsibility No: 3 Provide technical inputs:

Provide technical input on agricultural practices to the beneficiaries together with government Agricultural personnel
Conduct technical trainings to the beneficiaries to implement crop and vegetable interventions
Visit field locations frequently to monitor crop and vegetable production activities of the beneficiaries

Minimum Qualification and Experience

Basic University Degree in Agriculture (Crop and horticultural)
Minimum 3 years work experience in the development or humanitarian sector particularly food security, agricultural interventions, income generation or/ and livelihood projects
Training skills particularly training of community
Fluent in English (written and verbal) essential and fluency in at least one of the local languages, preferably Hausa
Excellent community mobilization/ sensitization and communication skills

Skills:

Advanced computers skills at least intermediate skills in windows based word processing, spreadsheet
Ability to establish priorities, plan, coordinate and organize own work plan.
Excellent analytical, conceptual, communication and public speaking skills
Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and work without direction;
Excellent training skills

Conditions

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