Agroforestry and SALM Officer INGO Careers – Vi Agroforestry
Job Title: Agroforestry and SALM Officer
Organisation: Vi Agroforestry
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Head of Partnerships & Technical Support
About US:
Vi Agroforestry is an International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) with headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden and operating in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Our vision is “A sustainable environment that enables women and men living in poverty to improve their lives”. Our target group is smallholder farmer families living in poverty, with a special focus on women, youth and children, who are members or potential members of democratic farmers’ organisations, in areas vulnerable to climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa.
About the PREP project:
Vi Agroforestry in collaboration with the Red Cross will implement the Project for Resilience and Empowerment of Refugees and their host Partners (PREP). The project aims to provide expanded, inclusive and sustainable solutions to build self-reliance of refugees and host communities in Itura sub-country in Moyo district. PREP is a 3-year project targeting 15,000 beneficiaries with interventions such as sustainable agriculture, WASH, energy-solutions and income-generating activities.
Job Summary: The position of Agroforestry and SALM (Sustainable Agriculture Land Management) Officer provides technical support to Vi Agroforestry’s partner organisations primarily on sustainable agriculture land management practices including agroforestry; environment and climate change; gender mainstreaming and organizational development.
The position will also provide project and partner oversight which covers the full project cycle, from inception to final reporting.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support, knowledge and guidance to partner organisations in line with the project goals and objectives, as well as capacity requirement of each partner, in order to achieve the set targets
- Planning, monitoring, follow-up, reviewing and reporting on project and partner progress
- Coach and mentor partner staff and other project stakeholders to ensure quality implementation of SALM and agroforestry, as well as other components under the responsibility of Vi Agroforestry
- Promote gender equality, specific focus on women, children and youth; and a rights- based approach
- Create linkages and relations with other international or national organisations, government representatives, donors and other stakeholders to widen Vi Agroforestry’s networks and visibility.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold an academic degree in agriculture, forestry and/or environment
- Five year of working experience in providing extension services in reputable organisations Experience from project management working in partnership with local organisations
- Experience including in-depth understanding of logical frameworks
- Proven experience in community development work, including extension and participatory learning methods
- Computer literacy with good knowledge of MS Office applications
- Excellent proficiency in English, oral and written
- Additional competences and skills
- Valid driver’s licence and experience from riding a motorcycle in the field
- Familiar with local languages in West Nile
- Experience from working with a rights-based approach
- Good networker
- Be able to work independently
- The candidate should be organised, analytical, with proven integrity
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and updated CV to: uganda@viagroforestry.org
Deadline: 16th May 2019
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