Assistant Agriculture Officer

Subject to the approval of Project

Technical

Level

(Only key points to be mentioned rather than activities)  - Assist in coordinating and conducting the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of project activities related to agricultural livelihoods (Agricultural Schemes activities.)

• Carry out different types of need assessments and surveys as and when required for the project implementation.
• Facilitate team member in strengthening and formation of Community Organizations with particular focus on ensuring the active role in agricultural schemes implemented during the project.
• Provide Technical pieces of training as and when required, develop ToRs for short-term trainers as per project requirements, and utilize their services effectively
• Facilitate during consultative sessions for intervention prioritization
• Holding/Organizing discussions/dialogues with target communities to suggest different types of project interventions/inputs to meet the project objectives
• Provide technical support to the Community Development officer and project lead for different project interventions.
• Provide regular feedback to the project lead from key persons, including partners, community groups, and vulnerable groups, on project activities.
• Assist the team and actively participate and contribute to the development of plans and budgets
• Assist in identifying, developing, or acquiring appropriate resources to support technical components of the project.
• Assist & and participate in the development of monitoring and evaluation tools, and compile and enter data into a computer database for program monitoring and evaluations and surveys.
• Provide requested narrative information for analysis and reporting
• Identify successfully operative, viable, sustainable, and income-generating agricultural model
• Develop session plans at each stage of the crops and vegetables production cycle grown in the project area
• File, document, and report work progress to the project lead
• Participation and facilitation in the implementation of IR seasonal programs
• Responsible for completing any other task assigned by project lead.

Operational Level

(Only key points to be mentioned rather than activities. - Development of work plans for timely implementation.

• Surveys, Data Collection & report generation
• Record management at CO level, field visits, CO meetings, beneficiary data, and distribution lists etc.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook, ERP systems
• Communication, Planning & Scheduling, Time, Stress & Conflict Management, Situation handling, Leadership Skills, People & team managemen

Organizational

Level

(Only key points to be mentioned rather than activities) - Demonstration of IR Values while working with teams / communities.

• Empowering communities to ensure organizational accountability.
• Knowledge of IR strategic priorities
• Identification & documentation of organizational successes
• Adaptation of environment friendly & cost effective approaches / activities for community development
• Special attention to inclusion during the implementation.
• Strengthen mechanism to influence the decision makers through communities’ advocacy & campaigning.

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