Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 16 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Your Tasks:
The agriculture expert consultant will play a crucial role in establishing school gardens to support the school feeding programme, nutrition, and production unit and ensure the sustainability of the gardens.
Consultancy duration
6 weeks.

Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current state of the school gardens and their production potential.
• Develop detailed plans for each demonstration site, including the layout of agricultural plots, implementation of wildlife-friendly practices, installation of deterrent measures, and construction of educational signage.
• Provide training and capacity-building sessions for schools on sustainable agricultural practices, soil management, pest control, and crop diversification.
• Develop recommendations for the long-term sustainability of the gardens, including soil health management, water conservation, and crop rotation.

Attributes:
• Self-motivated, disciplined and determined to work within the flexible nature of the work.
• Good communication skills
• Good writing skills.
• Ability and willingness to live in a rural setting.
• Ability to adhere to work ethics and NLCP core values.

Required skills, experience and qualifications
• Extensive knowledge of conservation agriculture methods.
• Basic practical experience working in rural setups with extreme weather conditions.
• Basic practical experience working with schools will be an added advantage.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education:

Job application procedure
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• Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae as a single document to jobs.zambia@fzs.org. 
• Application Deadline: Sunday 20th October 2024 23:59hrs.
• FZS values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity

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