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| Agriculture Assistant | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Samangan, |
| Categories | Agriculture, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2024-05-21 | Close Date | 2024-05-30 |
| Vacancy No | IRW-CO-017-2024 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 3 | Contract Duration | One Year with possibility of extension |
| Education | A bachelor’s degree in agriculture preferably in Agriculture Extension, Agronomy, Horticulture, or agribusiness. | Experience | Minimum 3-5 Years’ related experience |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As Per organization salary Scale |
About Company
About Islamic Releif world wide Afghanistan: Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international, non-profitable, non-governmental humanitarian relief organization with its head quarter in Birmingham, UK. It enjoys consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and red Crescent Moments and NGOs in Disaster Relief. Islamic Relief has been working in Afghanistan for more than 23 years, providing emergency relief and implementing life-changing development projects for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. Islamic Relief set up our first Afghanistan office in 1999. Since then, IRA continued providing assistances in emergency relief, food security, livelihood, education, health, nutrition, shelter, orphan sponsorship, Ramadan and Qurbani programmes.
Job Description
Job Summary
The below responsibilities outlined for Agriculture Assistant:
Duties & Responsibilities
- Work closely with farming communities and community/village representatives in the targeted districts/villages. work as a bridge between farming communities and the project and liaise with officials at the district level.
- Assist in the project Agriculture needs assessment survey and beneficiaries screening and selection process.
- Assess the existing situation of agricultural extension and rural support services in target areas.
- Facilitate the setup of Self-Help Groups (SHG) and ensure their effective functioning.
- Supervise active participation of SHG members in capacity-building sessions and in savings and credit activities to ensure the sustainability of the SHGs.
- Provide technical guidance and support to farmers for kitchen gardening and other agricultural practices.
- Prepare training manuals and schedules by identifying and describing information needs.
- Established FFS and Conduct Regular training to the beneficiaries throughout the cropping calendar on pre-harvest management such as (cultivation, weeding, irrigation, fertigation, IPM) and post-harvest management (processing, and storage) at the district/village level.
- Showcase best practices in kitchen gardening, including composting, organic control, crop rotation, and companion(intercropping) planting. Emphasize a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach to gardening.
- Conduct practical work and site visits to ensure the utilization of the skills and knowledge gained through training.
- Lead the distribution of agriculture inputs to the selected farmers in the targeted areas.
- Conduct and support ongoing monitoring of agriculture activities, through frequent visits to field sites to ensure proper implementation of activities at the farm/ community level.
- Perform any other project-related tasks as and when required by project management.
Job Requirement
Education Required:
A bachelor’s degree in agriculture preferably in Agriculture Extension, Agronomy, Horticulture, or agribusiness.
Experience and Skills Required:
At least 3 to 5 years of demonstrated experience in the following:
- Demonstrated experience in dealing with farming Communities in the fields of agriculture and community-based enterprises.
- Proven experience in the formation of Farmers’ Self Help Groups and Community enterprises (Business hubs).
- Demonstrated experience in the establishment of Farmers’ Field Schools, Demonstration plots, and Field days.
- Strong knowledge and understanding sub-national institutional contexts of Afghanistan.
- Experience in working with local government or NGOs/INGOs on agriculture/livelihood-related activities in remote areas of Afghanistan.
Language Requirement:
Good working knowledge of Pashto, Dari, and English is required.
Computer Skills:
Good working knowledge of computer applications (MS Office, outlook, internet, etc.)
Submission Guideline
Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and updated CV by clicking the following link.
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The closing date for accepting applications is 30 May 2024.
Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered and only short-listed candidates will be called for Interview.
Submission Email
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