Job Description

The Project Officer will support and contribute to Food Security & Livelihoods sector towards improved and resilient livelihoods and food security for child wellbeing. With technical guidance and mentoring from a Project Manager & Technical Specialist, the incumbent will support the project management team, ensuring high-quality, accountable, community-focused project design and implementation with a bias towards Crop Production, Livestock Production and Natural Resource. The incumbent will disseminate useful & practical agricultural and livestock information relating to good agricultural practices, crop husbandry improved seeds, natural resource management, afforestation and reforestation, water management practices/techniques, irrigation, soil and environmental conservation/ rangeland management, identification and treatment of pests and diseases of agricultural crops. S/he will participate in the project assessment and evaluation and any other information as relates to specific project.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the project management team and guide/supervise partners, ensuring high-quality, accountable, community-focused project design and implementation.
• The position-holder will drive project implementation, ensuring projects take place on-time, on-target and within budget.
• Participate in the planning and implementation so that project end on-time, on-target and within budget.
• Participate in promoting sector growth, through the development of concept notes, exploring alliances with key stakeholder and cluster engagement.
• Promote awareness and compliance with donor and World Vision policy and procedures.
• Provide support for the development of community driven and integrated programming through participation in assessments, design, monitoring, evaluation and joint-planning of projects.
• Spearhead capacity building efforts to farmer community groups and partners, developing context appropriate training materials, organizing and facilitating trainings, and monitoring community uptake.
• Support external engagement with relevant government ministries, INGO/NGOs to promote coordination and cooperation, taking leadership roles when appropriate.

Experiences and Qualifications

Essential:

• Bachelors degree in Agriculture/Agriculture Education & Extension/Animal Production/ Home Economics/ Farm Management/Sustainable Agriculture or another related field;
• Four years of experience in similar position, with good understanding on project implementation.
• Proven problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Working with pastoralist livestock communities in development matters, advocacy and governance, gender mainstreaming, children rights.
• Community mobilization skills.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of ultra-poor graduation (UPG) models and experience in community/beneficiary coaching and mentoring

Skills Required

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