Agriculture Specialist job at TechnoServe
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Vacancy title:
Agriculture Specialist

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

TechnoServe

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, November 21 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, November 08 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
The Agronomist will take part in overall design and conceptualization as well as implementation of agriculture activities and will provide technical support to achieve expected results. S/he will provide program implementation direction in Operational areas on program activities within agriculture space. S/he will establish and maintain close and effective liaison with relevant government officials, partners, and other stakeholders to facilitate effective program implementation and achievement of results.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:
• Provide technical leadership, oversight, and capacity development for
nutrition-focused agricultural production components of the project, ensuring linkages with other
project components.
• Guide the effective activity implementation and achievement of agricultural
production and market systems objectives including working with private sector in relevant
agricultural value chains using a market systems approach.
• Provide Technical Assistance to support work plan implementation on smallholder farms, including, storage, processing, marketing, and transport.
• Attend partner coordination meetings as appropriate. Ensure that activities are coordinated with relevant stakeholders, including communities.
• Identify areas for additional TA or other support from consortium partners.
• Work closely with field officers in the assigned EPAs to ensure farmers are applying recommended improvements, and implementing strategies to enhance crop yields and overall farm productivity.
• Integrate gender-sensitive approaches into the agricultural practices that include addressing gender disparities, empowering women and marginalized groups, and ensuring equitable access to agricultural resources and opportunities.
• Collaborate with research institutions and agricultural organizations to stay updated on the latest agronomic research and innovations.
• Other tasks as may be assigned for successful achievement of agriculture and livelihoods objectives.
• Develop an annual workplan and strategy to deliver outputs and objectives against agreed targets
• Ensure strict compliance with TNS’s objectives, strategies, policies and procedures.
• Take part in reporting including M&E to meet project and TNS requirements
• Active participation on regional team meetings and program reviews, sharing learnings, challenges faced and solutions identified.

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years’ experience or master’s degree with 3 years’ experience in Agriculture or related field
• Experience working with farmers in the field, providing technical assistance and training
• Experience working in remote areas and with different stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
• Familiarity with sustainability and organic farming practices.
• Strong data collection and reporting capabilities.
• Experience with cereal crops like millet and legumes cowpea and pigeon pea

Travel:
• 30% travel
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to production management.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• To apply for this job please visit recruiting.ultipro.com.

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Thursday, November 21 2024
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 08-11-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 08-11-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 08-11-2066
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