Agriculture Program Officer – Recovery Program

The Agriculture Program Officer will support the Agriculture Program Coordinator to ensure that at least 1,000 smallholder farmers will have better access to input and output markets.  S/he will work with the Agriculture Finance Officer to focus on the systemic improvements needed to create and deliver sustainable services to farmers, related to the Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) and advisory services for a variety of crops within the community.

Qualification :

• University degree in Agronomy or  related fields;
• 4+ years Agri-based community development experiences, preferably with a focus on Good Agriculture Practices and Advisory Services;
• Experience in conducting agriculture/agronomy research;
• Experience in design and implementing the capacity building on good agriculture practices and advisory services for farmer groups’;
• Experience worked with government agencies (especially with Ministry of Agriculture, District Agriculture and Extension Offices) and private companies;
• Ability to take initiative, to anticipate and solve problems; and to work independently on multiple tasks with limited supervision, to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
• Computers skills with strong familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Priority will be given to the local resident.

Please send your CV together with a form on this link with position applied on the email subject to hrd@id.mercycorps.org 

The vacancy will be closed on 13 October 2019 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. We look forward to hearing from those who are interested in taking this opportunity to grow and develop with us.