2023-04-15

Programme Associate (Small Holder Farmers) – Baidoa, Somalia

Baidoa, Somalia
Posted on April 15, 2023

WFP

Programme Associate (Small Holder Farmers) – Baidoa, Somalia

Vacancy Announcement No. 792994 – 2023

Job Title: PROGRAMME Associate (Small Holder Farmers)

Contract Type/Grade: SC 6

Duty Station: Baidoa, Somalia

Contract Duration: 7 Months (Initial)

Date of Issue: April 13, 2023

Closing Date: April 26, 2023

What will you do?

Coordinate with implementing partners and actively monitor progress and performance of food system project activities including training of farmers, post-harvest handling support, productive asset creation (water dams/pans, borehole or shallow well, market linkage assistance, among others) to ensure deadlines and targets are met.
Provide supervision and support for the Training of Trainers on post-harvest loss reduction and access to markets.
Participate in developing and reviewing of social and behavior change communication messages.
Engage with target smallholder farmers, producer groups, and agro-dealers regularly to identify food systems needs, possible solutions, anticipate challenges and ensure smooth communication.
Foster relationships and communication with relevant stakeholders/ mechanisms, such as other cooperating partners, Food security cluster coordination mechanisms, relevant government line ministries, NGOs, civil societies and community leaders and project target groups.
Coordinate and liaise with internal counterparts to enable effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of ongoing project activities.
Contribute to the writing of food systems report at Area Office level.
Ensure that data and information on food system projects presented to the stakeholders is accurate, consistent and aligned with WFP’s communication protocol.
Provide specialized project management support to ensure that technical support is provided or resourced following WFP’s policies and procedures.
Support the capacity building of WFP staff, cooperating partners and national government on food systems, agriculture, markets and market systems, agro-value chains, climate change and adaptation and other thematic areas as may be defined in the food systems project.

Skills and Qualifications

Do you meet the minimum requirements?

Education: A university degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agronomy, Engineering (Environmental Engineering, Agriculture Engineering), Food Security, Animal Science/ Animal Production, Range Management or other field relevant to international development assistance.

Experience:

A minimum of 6 years progressive work experience in food security/ agriculture/ environment and market systems development.
Experience in implementation of plans and activities with NGOs, UN agencies or with governmental institutions.

Language: Fluency in oral and written communication in English and Somali.

Are you competent for this job? Do you have

Experience in implementing programmes in agriculture value chain/ food security/ natural resource management.
Experience with participatory community engagement approaches such as participatory rural appraisal, participatory learning and action, community managed disaster risk reduction.
Knowledge on broader aspects of agricultural extension methodologies such as farmer/pastoral/ agro-pastoral field schools, demonstrations.
Deep understanding of project cycle management (PCM) including design, planning, implementation, monitoring and adaptation.
Deep understanding on how to monitor technical activities related to production, post- harvest losses, and market linkages with smallholder farmers and/or co-operatives.
Broader understanding of cross cutting issues in humanitarian and development programming such as conflict sensitive programming, nutrition sensitive programming and gender sensitive programming.
Experience working with organizations that have medium to large food security and agriculture portfolio and longer-term projects.

How to apply

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications through E-Recruitment using the link below:

https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=792994&company=C0000168410P

Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be disregarded. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

WFP seeks applicants of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. WFP is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.

Selection of candidates is made on a competitive basis.

WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.

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