JOB
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
Agriculture
Program Officer
Program Officer
Start
date: October
15th,
2017
date: October
15th,
2017
Stations:
Kigali
with 60% travels in country
Kigali
with 60% travels in country
Background:
In
collaboration with the Government of Rwanda (GOR) and private partners, Clinton
Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is undertaking an initiative to reduce the incidence
of chronic malnutrition, with a major focus on local production of
nutrient-dense foods intended to complement breastfeeding among 6-24 months old
children. This initiative will supported the establishment of a food processing
facility that produce fortified blended foods for in
collaboration with the Government of Rwanda (GOR) and private partners, Clinton
Health Access Initiative (CHAI) is undertaking an initiative to reduce the incidence
of chronic malnutrition, with a major focus on local production of
nutrient-dense foods intended to complement breastfeeding among 6-24 months old
children. This initiative will supported the establishment of a food processing
facility that produce fortified blended foods for in
fants and young children,
using locally produced maize and soybeans as main ingredients. CHAI is now
working with the manufacturer to source quality raw materials from Rwanda.
In
this context, CHAI’s Agriculture program will:
this context, CHAI’s Agriculture program will:
- Support
AIF is building reliable sourcing mechanism for high-quality soy and maize
for the local production of fortified blended food that will be used by
the Government of Rwanda in a program aiming at eliminating stunting - Substantially
increase the productivity of smallholder farmers and lower post harvest
losses
It
is in line with above that AIF and CHAI are currently implementing an extension
model aiming at providing technical support to smallholder farmers.
is in line with above that AIF and CHAI are currently implementing an extension
model aiming at providing technical support to smallholder farmers.
Summary
of the position:
of the position:
In
order to achieve the program goals, CHAI is recruiting an Agriculture Program
Officer who will be incharge of facilitating and closelymonitoring the
implementation the agriculture extension services to farmers during the growing
season.This will be done by organizing farmer leaders training and conducting
supportive supervision to farmers. The Officer will regularly hold meetings
with the CHAI extension team and various stakeholders such as the
representative from the Ministry of Agriculture, thelocal government,AIF, CHAI
and other program stakeholders to ensure the success of the program through a
defined set of indicators.
order to achieve the program goals, CHAI is recruiting an Agriculture Program
Officer who will be incharge of facilitating and closelymonitoring the
implementation the agriculture extension services to farmers during the growing
season.This will be done by organizing farmer leaders training and conducting
supportive supervision to farmers. The Officer will regularly hold meetings
with the CHAI extension team and various stakeholders such as the
representative from the Ministry of Agriculture, thelocal government,AIF, CHAI
and other program stakeholders to ensure the success of the program through a
defined set of indicators.
The
Officer will also have a strong focus on improving post-harvest operation
efficiency in order to preserve grains quality.
Officer will also have a strong focus on improving post-harvest operation
efficiency in order to preserve grains quality.
Direct
reporting lines:
reporting lines:
The
Agriculture Program Officerwill be reporting to the Agriculture Senior Program
Coordinator.
Agriculture Program Officerwill be reporting to the Agriculture Senior Program
Coordinator.
Responsibilities:
He/She
will be responsible for:
will be responsible for:
- Monitoring
the execution agriculture extension workplan - Conducting
supportive supervision field visits to oversee and report on field
activities - Facilitate
the extension team in managing the implementation of the Agriculture
extension program work plan of a selected area - Writing
reports and disseminate them to the relevant stakeholders - Facilitate
the organization of trainings and workshop as required by the extension
workplan - Closely
work with input suppliers for quality fertilizers, improved seeds and
other inputs on time
- Support
the Agriculture program leadership teamin preparing relevant advocacy
materials - Provide
support in the organization and delivery of technical workshops,
consultations, seminars and training session - Provide
recommendations and implement solutions to improve rolling out of the CHAI
extension Program - Participate
and contribute effectively in project reflection/review sessions and
produce related reports as required
- Build
a post-harvest strategy relevant for the assigned programmatic area - Support
all activities related to planning, coordinating and supervising all
logistics and activities of maize collection during the post-production
period - Executes
all other duties as assigned by the management team
Qualifications
and Competencies requirements:
and Competencies requirements:
The
following qualifications and experience shall be required:
following qualifications and experience shall be required:
- Bachelor’s
degree in agriculture, food science or a relevant field - Minimum
2 years of relevant working experience in the agriculture sector - Fluency
in English and Kinyarwanda
Knowledge,
Skills & Abilities:
Skills & Abilities:
- Ability
to supervise and monitor small-sized, low complexity project
simultaneously - Capacity
to understand and influence the program environment, including goals and
partner landscape - Performs
analytical and reporting tasks in support of project management - Gathers,
reviews and validates data / information while guaranteeing information
integrity - Provides
strategic advice internally and externally - Good
at communicating concrete and abstract ideas verbally and in writing - Strong
interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively
with farmers groups in order to generate mindset and behavior change - Self-motivation
and attention to detail - Ability
to independently manage work stream and deliverables within a
high-pressure environment while respecting strict deadlines
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
Interested
candidates should email a letter of interest (maximum 1page) outlining how
their background meets the requirements outlined above; CV (maximum 3pages);and
the names of three references to:rwandanm@clintonhealthaccess.org
with“ Rwanda: Nutrition Program Agriculture Program Officer” in the subject
line.
candidates should email a letter of interest (maximum 1page) outlining how
their background meets the requirements outlined above; CV (maximum 3pages);and
the names of three references to:rwandanm@clintonhealthaccess.org
with“ Rwanda: Nutrition Program Agriculture Program Officer” in the subject
line.
The
deadline for applications is October 1st, 2017
deadline for applications is October 1st, 2017
