Job responsibilities

Leading and overseeing the implementation of project field activities at province level.
Coordinating all CA extension activities and services provided by different organizations within the province.
Organizing CA training for extension agents within the area assigned to him or her.
Ensuring that the CA messaging and good agricultural practices promoted by different organizations at the FoBaSis within their assigned areas is harmonized and consistent.
Providing technical backstopping to district and sector agronomists, farmer promoters on CA and good agriculture practices.
Supervising CA Focal Persons deployed in the FoBaSis and conducting regular follow-up visits to assess performance.
Leading the establishment on-farm CA demonstration plots and model farms.
Organizing CA farmer field days and exchange visits.

Planing provincial field activity schedules in line with the project timeframes and organizing the logistics needed to conduct field activities.
Collecting and consolidating field data on CA adoption, ensuring data quality at field level, and submitting regular field reports.
Supporting farmer feedback mechanisms and the documenting lessons learned, and flagging field-level risks or challenges to the Project Manager.

Qualifications

Required competencies and key technical skills

Experience in management of rural development projects at provincial or national level
Experience in community engagement and mobilization
Experience in training farmers
Demonstrated relevant management and leadership experience

Conservation Agriculture Field Specialist