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Food Security and Agronomy Expert

JOB SUMMARY

Company Technoserve
Industry NGO/IGO/INGO
Category Agriculture
Location Tamale
Job Status Full-time
Salary Attractive
Education Bachelor̵...
Experience 7 years
Job Expires Jun 11, 2017
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Company Profile

TechnoServe Inc (http://(www.technoserve.org) is a leader in harnessing the power of the private sector to help people lift themselves out of poverty. A nonprofit organization operating in 29 countries, we work with enterprising men and women in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. By linking people to information, capital and markets, we have helped millions to create lasting prosperity for their families and communities.

Founded over 50 years ago, TechnoServe has been named the #1 nonprofit for fighting poverty by the ImpactMatters charity ratings agency.

Job Description

Position: Food Security and Agronomy Expert Position
Reporting Unit /Supervisor: Chief of Party
Location: Tamale.
Travel: Domestic up to 30%.

    
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
TechnoServe seeks a Food Security and Agronomy expert the USAID Agricultural and Natural Resource Management (AgNRM) project in Ghana that aims to increase rural wealth and improve nutrition with an emphasis on preserving the natural areas, improving management of water resources, and strengthening Natural Resource Management governance and advocacy.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

  • This position is responsible for the design, management and implementation of project activities focused on ensuring food security related agricultural crops. This provides an opportunity for an expert to partner with the senior program management team to oversee tasks and responsibilities including but not limited to:
  • Provide technical leadership and direction for all food security activities to ensure successful implementation, delivery and program results, including the following.
  • Facilitate conservation agricultural techniques for increase yields.
  • Increase productivity of home gardens to diversify diets.
  • Demonstrate improved agro-forestry systems. 
  • Improve management of water resources.
  • Promote village-level access to credit.
  • Access opportunities for collaboration with private sector entities in relevant agricultural value chains.
  • Act as the key liaison to program counterparts, implementing partners and stakeholders involved with improved food and nutritional security program component.
  • Ensure that effective M&E data collection and information management systems are in place for program component analysis, planning, evaluation.
  • Prepare necessary project reports, ensuring final documents adhere to donor reporting requirements and are submitted on-schedule.

Required Skills or Experience

  • Bachelors Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Business or related field.
  • Minimum of seven (7) years’ professional experience (Masters Degree) or 12 years (Bachelors Degree) in developing countries, some of which should be in Africa, in food security and agronomy.
  • Experience working within the agricultural value chains of Ghana is preferred.
  • Agricultural research experience.
  • Experience working with livestock and livestock value chains.
  • Experience designing and overseeing M&E data collection and reporting for agriculture/food security projects. 
  • Excellent English oral and written communication skills.

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