Vacancy title:
Conservation Agriculture Field Coordinator

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Deadline of this Job:
13 December 2021  

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 29, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Simalaha Community Conservancy with support from Peace Parks Foundation Zambia invites applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the under listed position.
Job Title: Conservation Agriculture Field Coordinator

Job Purpose:
To oversee the physical implementation of the Conservation Agriculture project, to liaise closely with the Project Manager and Agricultural Consultant to develop Agricultural hubs and the associated Agri-business (value chain development). The Field Coordinator will also liaise with and train contact farmers and community farmers in Conservation agriculture and develop farmer cooperatives.
Report to: The Operations Manager and Agricultural consultant

Role And Responsibilities –
1. Working with the Project Staff
• Oversee the CA Technicians who assist with training and monitoring.
• Ensure that CA Technicians have proper work programmes to do their work effectively.
• Ensure that contact farmers are properly guided and plan their annual farming program together with the Operations Manager, independent consultant, and CA Technicians.
• To work closely with the Operations Manager and the independent consultant.
• To work with the wildlife manager to ensure that the agricultural program is complimentary
• To the development of the wildlife program and the development of a wildlife economy.
2. Physical implementation – Work with the CA Technicians to:
• Oversee the training and development of contact farmersin Conservation Agriculture and the development of cooperatives.
• To carry out socio-economic surveys and farmer audits.
• To implement the work plans as designed by the Simalaha CommunityConservancy project.
• To work with an independent consultant to establish agricultural hubs.
• To negotiate conservation agreements with communities to ensure inputs provided meet conservation outcomes.
• To implement and oversee the CABI programme ensuring its sustainability.
3. Liaise with local communities
• To work through Village Action Groups and ensure that bona fide farmers are selected ascontact farmers in the project area.
• To plan and coordinate training workshops and meetings for contact farmers.
• To provide project information on communities to the Project Manager.
4. M&E and Reporting
• Through the online development of two applications all CA fields, socio-economic, agricultural, human wildlife conflict data will be captured on a monthly basis to feed into our M&E program
• Keep records of farmers trained and in CA techniques and their associated progress.
• To provide monthly written reports to the Project Manager and the Independent consultant.
5. Budget Administration
• Manage a project bank account on a “cost reimbursement” method from Peace Parks Foundation and to manage a project bank account.
• Provide monthly financial reports to the Operations Manager.
• To submit monthly replenishment requests to the Project Manager and based on the work plan develop a monthly budget.
• Follow the expenditure rules as per Peace Parks Foundation Financial Procedure document.
• To work closely with the Project Manager in planning and managing project financial resources.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture and Agri-business.
• 5 years work experience in the agricultural sector.
• Extensive community engagement experience.
• Experience in agriculture supply chain management.
• Experience in Agro forestry.
• Experience in Conservation Agriculture.
• Valid Driving License class A and C.

Required competences
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications including Excel, Power point and Word.
• Good management and coordination stills.
• Experience with donor funded projects will be an added advantage.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and concisely both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to Work with tight deadlines and deliver exceptional results.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
If you are interested in the position and your profile matches the above job specifications, please send your application including a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, a daytime telephone contact number, email address, and the names of three professional referees to reach us by close of business on Monday 13th of December: Please email your application to lrobertson@peaceparks.org and addressed to: Project Coordinator

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