2 Job Positions at Saip Technical Team: (Deadline 20 June 2023)

2 Job Positions at Saip Technical Team: (Deadline 20 June 2023)

Senior Agriculture Development Specialist Under Contract at Saip Technical Team: (Deadline 20 June 2023)

Job description

9. Senior Agriculture Development Specialist (1)

Reporting directly to SAIP Project Manager, the Senior Agriculture Development Specialist is responsible for:

 Overseeing the agricultural aspects of the project implementation areas including irrigated areas and Land husbandry production.
 Assisting Project Manager in analyzing technical feasibility of agriculture related sub-projects during sub-project review process and making suitable recommendations.
 Coordinating with relevant agencies and consultants to provide assistance for technical feasibility studies of proposed activities,
 Planning, organizing, and coordinating the project crop intensification aspects.
 Planning, organizing and coordinating the implementation of the project pest management plan.
 Undertaking field visits as requested by Project Manager to review the progress of the sub-projects’ implementation in coordination with relevant, local staff.
 Maintaining an accurate database of activities, targets, outputs/achievements, expenditures, lessons learnt and period of implementation, as per agreed formats to be updated and presented monthly to RAB/SAIP management. (These reports are to be shared with IDA and Development Partners on a quarterly basis as part of a consolidated progress report from the PM).
 Preparing periodic reports in the agreed format outlining and providing qualitative and quantitative analysis of his / her performance in relation to outlined plans.
 Conducting additional duties as assigned by the Project Manager.

Qualifications and Experience Required

 Master’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Sciences, Soil Sciences Horticulture, Agronomy;
 Three (3) years of experience for Masters and five (5) years of experience for Bachelor’s degree
 Good understanding of national agricultural policies;
 Experience skills in soil analysis and soil fertility management
 Having experience in managerial skills, communications and monitoring and evaluation;
 Should be fluent in Kinyarwanda, English or French with ability to produce quality reports, the knowledge of both English and French is an added advantage;
 Familiarity with IDA projects implementation procedures and guidelines;
 Knowledge of IDA Safeguards policies would be an added advantage;
 Strong inter-personal skills with demonstrated experience of working collegially within a team; and,
 Competence in the use of computer software applications including statistical software, spreadsheets, and database and word-processing packages

Community Development Officer Under Contract at Saip Technical Team: (Deadline 20 June 2023)

Job description

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Agriculture Development Specialist, the Community Development Officer will be responsible for the community development aspects. She will work closely with the District Agronomist and Community Development Officer and would be responsible for social mobilization, inclusion and gender, group formation, and community level institutions. The specific duties would be as follows:
Specific Duties
 Arrange necessary technical support to community-based Committees so as to strengthen the overall performance of the project and Links/converges Small groups thematically with Water User Associations, Land-husbandry Self-help Groups and Common Crop (commodity)-Producer Groups.
 In collaboration with the Community Development and Gender Specialist, implementing the design of the Communication Strategy and Action Plan to strategically communicate with project stakeholders, and organize a community profiling process to generate sufficient and accurate information for community development plans,
 In collaboration with the Community Development and Gender Specialist, organize and implement (plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate) the training programs for committees and the community in situational analysis, visioning, strategic planning, and proposal writing as well as other sector-specific topics,
 Implementing an inclusive participatory extension delivery system aimed at modernizing and commercializing agriculture and distribution of training and extension materials on organizational management, erosion control, soil fertility replenishment, irrigation, water management, commercial agriculture plus market principles, requirements and ethics.
 Document and share lessons learned and best practices with networks,
 Develop linkages with local governments to ensure sustainability and support by local leadership,
 Conduct any other related duties as instructed by supervisors.
Under the direct supervision of the Community Development and gender Specialist, the Community development officer will be responsible for the community development aspects at district level. He/she will work closely with the national level Community Development Specialist and would be responsible for social mobilization, inclusion and gender, group formation, and community level institutions District level. The specific duties would be as follows:
Specific Duties
 Arrange necessary technical support to community-based Committees so as to strengthen the overall performance of the project and Links/converges Small groups thematically with Water User Associations, Land-husbandry Self-help Groups and Common Crop (commodity)-Producer Groups.
 In collaboration with the Community development specialist, implementing the design of the Communication Strategy and Action Plan to strategically communicate with project stakeholders, and organize a community profiling process to generate sufficient and accurate information for community development plans,
 In collaboration with the Community development specialist, organize and implement (plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate) the training programs for committees and the community in situational analysis, visioning, strategic planning, and proposal writing as well as other sector-specific topics,
 Implementing an inclusive participatory extension delivery system aimed at modernizing and commercializing agriculture and distribution of training and extension materials on organizational management, erosion control, soil fertility replenishment, irrigation, water management, commercial agriculture plus market principles, requirements and ethics.
 Document and share lessons learned and best practices with networks
 Develop linkages with local governments to ensure sustainability and support by local leadership,
 Conduct other duties as instructed by the Project Manager at National Level or Community level
Qualifications
 Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or other related fields with a minimum of 2 years proven experience of working with community groups and/or community level organizations, with additional experience on community development and working with the communities and/or women groups.
 Aptitude for working with the poor communities is an important requirement as the job would require spending substantial part of the time in the field with communities.
 Experience with implementation procedures and guidelines of similar projects will be an asset.
 Ability to work under pressure and to coordinate and link with multi-disciplinary experts;
 Fluency in technical report writing and speaking English. Having French as an additional language will be an advantage;
 Computer Literacy – familiarity and ease in using computer and various software programs would be an advantage.