Senior Agriculture Development Specialist Under Contract 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