Agronomist

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Overview of position:

• Our client has been added to KFW funded phase III of multiyear multistakeholder grant joint action for resilience building in Somalia along two other UN bodies UNICEF & WFP where our client implements food security & livelihood components under outcome 3 households maintain & improve food security & livelihood status through improved & diversified agricultural production & income generation. This position is therefore required to manage KFW joint resilience project in Gedo region, Somalia. This is a USD 17 million USD resilience project that requires technical team on the ground for quality control & implementation.

Role objectives: To ensure the project is implemented in a timely & professional manner, according to objectives, goals & indicators, in line with donor requirement & based on beneficiary needs. The post holder, Agronomist will be tasked with providing useful & practical agricultural skills related to good agricultural practices, crop husbandry, post harvesting management, storage management, irrigation management, agro forestry, trees & environment conservation, treatment of pests & diseases of agricultural crops, fodder management, establish demonstration farm & link to the farmers & IDPs people. Other key tasks he/she will undertake include:

• In charge of records of current assets of the farmers, income & seasonal yield harvests.
• Responsible to disseminate market data to farmers regularly & training farmers a market system & link them to the market.
• Regular monitoring & supervision of agricultural activities & generating reports.
• Linking farmers with saving groups & farmers cooperatives with innovation & train them & link them on savings groups & financial institutions.
• Participate in field level food security cluster & other required coordination forums.
• Preparing & submission of reports on agricultural activities on semi annual, quarterly, monthly & weekly to show progress, challenges & trends.
• Provide technical support in the assigned districts within Gedo region in collaboration with other livelihood teams.
• The incumbent will be answerable to Resilience Field Project Manager.

Expected output:

• Activities work plan developed monthly & progress reported submitted within the stipulated timeframe.
• Quarterly output & activity targets achieved & reported.
• Agriculture activities delivered on target & to technical standards quarterly.
• Activities design, reports & records up to date.
• Food security cluster coordination meetings attended.
• Monthly project meetings with WFP & UNICEF attended.
• Regular meetings with govt. & joint field supervision attended.

Project reporting:

• This role reports to the Resilience Field Project Manager.

Key competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Crop Production & Rural Development related field from recognized University / Institution.
• Minimum of 7 years of demonstrable relevant agriculture field experience.
• Must have worked in hardship areas, preferably Gedo region.
• Designing software’s.
• Experience in surveying long irrigation canals.
• Experience in water infrastructures with evidences.
• Experience in flood protection with evidences.
• Experiences in market Infrastructures.
• Sound knowledge food security, livelihoods, particularly agriculture.
• Excellent coordination and collaboration skills with other actors (UN, NGOs & govt.).
• Must be fluent in English & Somali.

Team management:

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information:

• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this role.