• Application Deadline: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Agronomy Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Borno


• Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied  , NGO/Non-Profit 
  

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/SCOPE OF WORK: 

Job Summary

• The Agronomy Officer is responsible for the overall management implementation & monitoring of agriculture asset creation activities in the Nutrition, Livelihoods and Resilience project in Shani LGA.


• The Agronomy Officer will technically be supervised and supported by the Project Manager.

Main Responsibilities

• Conduct rapid assessment to identify specific operational villages/locations


• Lead the process of beneficiary selection as per the criteria set by the project in collaboration with local administrations and community representatives


• Lead community based participatory planning exercise and development of community action plans for agriculture asset creation activities


• Lead the implementation of the agriculture assets creation component of the project as per the timeframe, budget and resources set and implement the project within the specified parameters


• Actively participate in conducting the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in collaboration with the M&E officer


• Actively engage in formation of local committees and community mobilization


• Facilitate and provide community agriculture trainings in collaboration with relevant line ministries


• Joint planning and provide capacity building activities with the program manager


• Maximize the nutritional sensitivity of the project by working closely with nutrition program team.


• Provide capacity building and backstopping to agronomy assistants/volunteers under your supervision


• Prepare and submit regular internal reports on all agriculture asset creation activities and prepare external reports as per the donor format


• Implement seed and tools distribution


• Build capacity of beneficiaries of agriculture, crop production and post-harvest related activities, and conduct scheduled regular visits to their farms


• Participate in food security & livelihoods related assessment missions with other stakeholders in the area representing International Medical Corps


• Actively represent International Medical Corps in food security and livelihoods cluster and early recovery coordination meetings


• Capture lessons learnt from monitoring and evaluations, document success stories, and replicate successful projects and scale up.


• Understand the gaps in food security and come up with project idea, write concept notes and share with technical supervisor.


• If required, lead the process of national staff recruitment in close collaboration with Nutrition Coordination and FSL manager, Human Resource and train the newly hired staff


• Work with M&E team to develop monitoring tool, sending weekly update to the program manager, follow up closely and update the team if the situation in the ground is changing quickly


• Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse


• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps.


• As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Qualifications and Experience

• B.Sc in Agriculture or other relevant fields with four years of field experience in food security, agriculture, and livelihoods, including experience in early recovery and development contexts.


• Experience in assessment, community consultations, program design and evaluation and technical training and support.


• An up-to date understanding of food security, emergency response, early recovery, food security and livelihoods concepts.


• Familiarity with design and programming processes of different donors


• Proficient analytical skills that demonstrate an understanding of the current concepts, priorities, and issues in program monitoring, data collection and evaluation.


• Skills in implementing food security programs


• Ability to exhibit tact, diplomacy, and resourcefulness in dealing with high level officials from donor agencies, international organizations, and other foreign and domestic government officials and partners.


• Must have excellent English written and oral communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments within International Medical Corps, donors, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector


• Accountability is required to develop and achieve activities.

Key Competencies:

• Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.


• Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.


• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, email and utilization of the internet


• Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver IMC’s strategic objectives.


• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.