Position Title: Agronomy officer
Duty Station: Dollo Ado Bokolmayo, Somali Region
Open Position: 1
Program / Department Summary
Mercy Corps is currently implementing a WFP funded “Building Self-sustaining Farmer-Managed solar Irrigation Models for resilience Project” in Bokolmayo woreda specifically in Kobe, Melkadida and Sablale. The project will take an integrated approach to enable improved nutrition, livelihoods, and resilience of vulnerable (agro)pastoralist host and refugee communities in drought-affected areas, with a focus on scaling up support to maximise the impact and sustainability of irrigation systems in Bokolmayo woreda. The action will contribute to food security, resilience, and social cohesion. Beneficiaries will receive inputs and training to facilitate improved agricultural production, post-harvest management, value-adding, market linkages, and entrepreneurship while accessing financial services for improved, diversified, and resilient livelihoods and transformed local food systems. The project aims to build on previous investments funded with support from Sida/Danida and Mercy Corps seeks to scale-up the successful approaches of this action.
General Position Summary
The role of Agronomy Officer is to contribute to the planning and implementation of all measures related to the agriculture development where farm Mercy Corps intends to run this project. The post holder will provide technical advice on best aggregation practices, soil & water management, irrigation development, flood control & water user association organization & training. The post holder will be expected to promote small scale irrigation production and productivity combined with best agronomic practices and promote high value crops that provide quick and high return. She/he will coordinate irrigated farm demonstration site establishment following the Farmer Field school approach and ensure that beneficiaries use improved agronomic techniques and technologies.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
STRATEGY and VISION
PROGRAM COORDINATION
Team management
FINANCE & COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT
SECURITY
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
ACCOUNTABILITY TO BENEFICIARIES
ACCOUNTABILITY:
REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: The Project Manager
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: The Project implementation team.
Success Factors
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Ongoing Learning
In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.
We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have sustained global impact.
We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.
All interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position advertised. All applications must be submitted electronically including a CV, three references, and all relevant official documents.
Only candidates that are short-listed will be acknowledged and called for interviews.
“Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity. Qualified female and young candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are committed to empower women and youth.”
DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS: 10 February 2024/ 4:00 PM
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