Junior Advisor On Agriculture And Monitoring And Evaluation (M+E) – Hargeisa

1. Brief Introduction: –

The transition aid project Improvement of disaster risk management and food security to strengthen resilience (RDRM) has the aim to “improve the conditions for a strengthened resilience of the pastoral and agro-pastoral population and communities”. The target regions of the project are selected villagers in the three regions of Marodi Jeex, Saaxil and Togdher in ‘Somaliland’. The project will run 3 years from 10/2020 to 09/2023 and is financed from BMZ (Germany). The project has four activity areas (1) Strengthening of the knowledge and procedures for disaster risk management of specialist authorities and selected vulnerable communities improved in order to preventively mitigate man-made and natural crises, to prepare for them and to be able to react better in the event of a disaster, (2) Improvement of food security by providing good agricultural and Animal husbandry practices combined with combined with measures to increase food safety and hygiene and supplemented by infrastructure measures, (3) the strengthening of the economic and social role of women and young adults through income-boosting agricultural and non-agricultural measures, training on economics and management and the strengthening of social networks as well (4) Strengthening the capacities of the rural and urban population in the areas of pandemic prevention and management, reducing health risks and hygiene and improving the existing infrastructure. The One Health Approach is anchored as a cross-cutting issue.

The workstream on disaster risk management will focus prevention by strengthening the

National Disaster Preparedness and Food Reserve Authority (NADFOR), other actors at the state, regional, and local levels through the introduction of new or improved approaches. In addition, the project will work in at least 30 villages in order to introduce and / or strengthen priority risk-reducing measures. All measures are implemented in a conflict and gender-appropriate manner.

GIZ -RDRM project is looking for a qualified Junior advisor on agricultural production and plant protection and monitoring and evaluation (M+E) who will be based in Hargeisa

1. Responsibilities

The junior advisor provides support for

• the team leader and other experts for whom the junior advisor performs technical tasks

• coordinating project activities particular in the field of agriculture and M+E

• carrying out specific research tasks which are required for planning the implementation of projects

• carrying out specific tasks relating to knowledge management for the programme

The junior advisor performs the following tasks:

1. Tasks
2. Coordination and monitoring The junior advisor

• supports project monitoring and updates information on project progress, documents and reports regularly on the status of results
• assists with recording and documenting the results of all activities

• draws up media analyses, participates in fora and public hearings on issues directly connected with the project

• assists with planning, coordinating and documenting meetings, workshops, seminars and other project activities with a focus on technical aspects
• prepares and keeps records on team meetings and other meetings

• orders and distributes PR materials on the project as well as GIZ PR materials with PR work for the project

1. Communication and networking The junior advisor

• develops and maintains contact with all important stakeholders

• provides technical assistance to local and international experts

• ensures knowledge management: collects, processes and distributes relevant information, monitors communication and interaction between government institutions, NGOs and society through analyses of the media, direct dialogue, participation in meetings and seminars etc.
• Participates in meetings of the Ministry of Agricultural Development

1. Technical advisory activities

The junior advisor supports as part of the RDRM Agri Team in all activities related to agricultural production and plant protection activities with special focus on the support of female farmer:

• training and support of farmers and farmers organizations in the application of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), fodder production and plant protection

• training and support of village based multiplicator (AFPs) in the field of GAP, fodder production and plant protection

• Develop and conduct trainings and awareness campaigns on the appropriate and responsible use of approved plant protection products, its applications and the danger of the misuse of pesticides with special focus on women, young adults and children (Output B 3)
• monitoring of the performance of AFPs, farmer and farmers groups,

• Support of the RDRM Agri Team in the development of technical recommendations

• Supports the introduction and usage of ICT based training and extension tools such as the use of projector, tablets etc.

• Develops and provides training to actors and multiplicators involved in these topics

• strengthens the capacities of governmental and non-governmental authorities and staff members

• Supports the overall applied One-Health-Approach (Output D)

• In all monitoring related issues

The junior advisor supports the RDRM technical team in the field of M+E:

• Plans, develop and conducts all required activities to conduct frequent monitoring and evaluation measures such as standard indicator, quarterly monitoring report etc.

• Planning and execution of a second FIES assessment, standard indicator, quarterly monitoring report etc.
• Contributes the yearly portfolio-based planning report
• Supports the team member in their monitoring efforts
• Collects additional monitoring data and information whenever required

• Carries out data processing

1. General obligations The junior advisor

• is familiar with GIZ planning, implementation and reporting procedures and their changes
• is familiar with other GIZ-assisted measures, concepts and status of implementation and knows the corresponding experts and staff

• represents the interest of the GIZ-assisted measure and always acts on its behalf

• carries out important tasks for the project, even if these are not explicitly cited in the job description

1. Other duties/additional tasks

• assists other short-term and long-term experts, if necessary, as translator
• performs other duties and tasks at the request of management