Agronomist

Job Description

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Provide training and capacity building on climate-smart techniques, including efficient water management and soil conservation, to targeted farmers.

• Crop Varieties and Inputs: Promote the adoption of climate-resilient crop varieties suitable for drought and extreme weather. Provide training and essential inputs such as seeds and fertilizers.

• Farming Support: Facilitate access to tractor hours, post-harvest training, and other farming inputs to enhance productivity.

• Local Storage Systems: Develop and support local storage systems and kits through community training and production.

• Market Linkages: Create market linkage platforms to connect producer groups with potential buyers and transporters. Support the formation and strengthening of agricultural cooperatives and vendor groups.

• Natural Resource Management: Implement soil and water conservation measures, including rehabilitation of water sources and irrigation systems.

• Crop Varieties and Inputs: Promote the adoption of climate-resilient crop varieties suitable for drought and extreme weather. Provide training and essential inputs such as seeds and fertilizers.

• Farming Support: Facilitate access to tractor hours, post-harvest training, and other farming inputs to enhance productivity.

• Local Storage Systems: Develop and support local storage systems and kits through community training and production.

• Market Linkages: Create market linkage platforms to connect producer groups with potential buyers and transporters. Support the formation and strengthening of agricultural cooperatives and vendor groups.

Skills and Qualifications
• Extensive Experience in agronomy, with a focus on climate-smart agricultural practices, farmer training, and horticulture drip irrigation.

• Proven expertise in training farmers on climate-smart techniques, promoting climate-resilient crop varieties, and managing agricultural inputs.

• Experience in developing local storage systems and creating market linkages for producer groups.

• Knowledge of natural resource management, including soil and water conservation measures.

• Experience with humanitarian and development programs; experience with UN or INGOs is preferred.

• Strong understanding of gender transformative programming, climate resilience, and community-based approaches.

Technical Support:

Provide technical guidance and support for water management and conservation activities, addressing engineering challenges as they arise.

Community Engagement:

Work closely with local communities to ensure effective implementation of water conservation practices and address their specific need

Qualifications:

Education: degree of Agriculture with three year experienced, supplemented with experience or additional education in education, social services, nutrition, agriculture or another related field.

Experience: A minimum of 3 years of progressive working experience in an international project setting is required. Project implementation experience in Somalia is a strong asset.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic.

Knowledge: Experience utilizing computers including word processing, spreadsheet and other software packages.

Attributes

Interpersonal

• The ability to interact with people at all levels in the organization.

Problem solving

• The ability to apply the principles of problem-solving techniques to identify and resolve a problem in the best interest of all stakeholders.

Analytical

• The ability to analyses situations and to arrive at the best possible solution.

Strategy Management

• Strategic management is that set of managerial decisions and actions that determines the long run performance of a business. It includes Environmental Scanning, Strategy Formulation, Strategy Implementation and Evaluation and Control.

Reporting

• The ability to accurately give an account of information pertaining to the performance of outputs

Team player

The ability to work with colleagues and necessary stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of work.

How to apply
Applications must be submittedApplication

procedures:

Applications to be sent to scanjobs0@gmail.com

Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted.

This position offers a significant opportunity to make a meaningful impact on water management and conservation in Somaliland.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.