Job responsibilities
Providing leadership, direction, and management of project activities, resources, equipment, and information.
Ensuring that all articles of the project Memorandum of Understanding between HGBF and MINAGRI are adhered to.
Serving as the link between MINAGRI and project beneficiaries, local leaders, extension agents in the project areas.
Leading the development and updating of project activities plans and ensure that developed action plans and budget allocations are aligned to project objectives.
Preparing activities budget and ensuring compliance with the grant MoU between HGBF and MINAGRI.
Coordinating and providing direction to partner organizations and institutions implementing conservation agriculture and regenerative agriculture in the country.
Leading the harmonization of CA messaging within the extension services in the country.
Ensuring that the CA messaging and good agriculture practices delivered by different partner institutions and organizations is consistent to avoid conflicting messages being given to farmers.
Setting timeframes for specific project activities, managing the implementation schedule, and organizing logistics needed for field activities.
Ensuring inclusion of CA in district action plans and extension services to ensure its mainstreaming in the national extension systems.
Supervising the Conservation Agriculture Field Specialists, FoBaSi focal persons, and other project staff, set their performance targets, and guidance them to achieve expected project deliverables.
Overseeing the Monitoring and Evaluation of project activities and tracking progress against the project’s key indicators.
Preparing regular and consolidated progress reports and documenting lessons learned to inform adaptation and scale-up of field activities.
Representing the project in stakeholder meetings, policy dialogues, and learning events.
Qualifications
Master's Degree in Project Management
1 Years of relevant experience
Master's Degree in Rural Development
1 Years of relevant experience
Master's Degree in Agribusiness
1 Years of relevant experience
PhD in Natural Sciences
0 Year of relevant experience
Master's Degree in Environmental Studies
1 Years of relevant experience
PhD in Project Management
0 Year of relevant experience
Master's Degree in Agricultural Sciences
1 Years of relevant experience
PhD in Agribusiness
0 Year of relevant experience
PhD in Rural Development
0 Year of relevant experience
PhD in Environmental Studies
0 Year of relevant experience
PhD in Agricultural Sciences
0 Year of relevant experience
Master's Degree in Natural Resources
1 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
Experience in management of rural development projects at provincial or national level
Experience in community engagement and mobilization
Experience in training farmers
Demonstrated relevant management and leadership experience