Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 25 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Description
1. Work with Camp agriculture officers, Camp Agriculture Committees and lead farmers to mobilize and engage farmers through community farmers’ meetings.
1. Work with stakeholders including WFP and SNV officers in organizing and conducting training workshops for smallholder farmers on climate-sensitive and sustainable agroecological intensification practices, such as regenerative agriculture techniques and innovative production technologies including post-harvest handling.
1. Working with stakeholders in Identifying and executing opportunities for knowledge and technology transfer to smallholder farmers to facilitate the adoption of sustainable agroecological practices.
1. Collaborating with partners at the district level, including the District Commissioner, District Education Board Secretary, District Development Coordinating Committees (DDCC), District Agriculture Coordinator(DACOs), traditional leaders, and the local authority and lead farmers to engage the community and disseminate weather information.
1. Identifying local value chain actors and private sector companies such as input suppliers, producers, distributors, offtakes, and processors for promoting collaboration with local farmers.
1. Working with WFP and SNV Monitoring and evaluating Specialists to monitor field activities within the framework of the ELSAM project.
1. Collaborating with the District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) and schools to implement school feeding programs and working with schools and health centres to implement sensitization activities on nutrition.
1. In collaboration with Financial inclusion specialists from WFP and SNV, participate in organizing and implementing financial inclusion training and the formation the savings groups using the Savings for Change model.
1. Facilitating partnerships with input suppliers and service providers to ensure smallholder farmers have access to affordable and high-quality productive inputs and services, while also promoting the use of Markets and the digital platform “MAANO” to provide farmers with access to information and resources.
1. Working with communities to establish private sector-led aggregation networks to facilitate collective bargaining and access to larger markets for smallholder farmers.
1. Conducting training and workshops for smallholder farmers on utilizing digital tools and participating in private sector-led aggregation networks to improve their market access and understanding of equitable market practices.

Qualifications
Minimum Bachelors in areas in agriculture, agribusiness, rural development, or related field. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. 4+ years of demonstratable relevant experience.
Must be a Registered Member of the Agriculture Institute of Zambia with A Valid Member Certificate.
Valid Motorcycle license ‘‘Class A’’ issued by the Road Transport and Safety Agency, Knowledge of first aid, a clean cycling record, physical fitness, knowledge of traffic laws and prior cycling experience.

Additional Information
Knowledge and Experience:
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in implementing similar activities related to agriculture.
• Experience in understanding agriculture-related approaches including Climate Smart Agriculture
• Experience working with value chain actors including input suppliers, growers, processors, bulkers, distributors and offtakes.
• Demonstratable experience in business skills, gender equality social inclusion and youth empowerment and entrepreneurship programming.
• Understanding of digital financial services, Savings and lending Schemes
Location
Rufunsa /Luangwa X1
Chikankata /Kafue X1
Chibombo/Mumbwa/Serenje X1

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Closing date: 8th November 2024
• Vetting
• SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for national determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, sexual harassment as well as Fraud), the “Statement of Conduct”. This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.
• We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any form of solicitation by phone or other means will be treated as disqualification of the candidate. SNV is an equal employment provider.
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