Technical Sector Officer – Agriculture at BRAC: (Deadline 5 April 2025)

Technical Sector Officer – Agriculture at BRAC: (Deadline 5 April 2025)

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Position: Technical Sector Officer – Agriculture

Job Location: Regional Office – Nyanza District, Rwanda

About the Role:

The role of Technical Sector Officer, Agriculture (TSO-Agriculture) will provide hands on support to the Technical Coordinator and Regional Manager to ensure the planning and delivery of all agriculture related livelihood interventions, including supporting localized market assessments; training on livelihood pathways; asset mapping, procurement, distribution and management are done effectively. This role will also provide training to frontline staff on the newly developed training materials; help develop the detailed participant training rollout plans and support the cascading down of the training. The role will also support the operations team in budgeting, in ensuring quality procurement, asset distribution and asset management support.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Sector Support:

• Support the planning and delivery of livelihood activities in agriculture and farming including training, cash transfer for asset purchase by participants, support in the purchase of assets related to farming activities, ensuring that participants and/or their guardians have enrolled in smart Nkunganire system, for inputs purchase with government subsidies, as well as using the required quantity and quality of inputs. Also, the position holder will support in asset follow-up, facilitating linkages with market actors and service providers.
• Provide support to the technical Coordinators for developing specific livelihood pathways and training modules, as needed.
• Support front-line staff training on the newly developed training materials; finalize the participant training rollout plans and provide logistics and planning support to the cascading down of the training.
• Support the budgeting, planning and delivery of all agriculture related livelihood interventions, including supporting localized market assessments; training on chosen livelihood pathways; entrepreneurship training; asset mapping, procurement, distribution and management.
• Support the facilitation of relevant linkages to TVET, apprenticeship and entrepreneurship.
• Support the training of branch staff and ensure the participant’s economic needs assessment and market assessments are done effectively prior to livelihood selection.
• Support the selection and training of the Community Agriculture Promoter and ensure they are ready to provide service to participants.
• Be informed of and compile a full list of both national and Districts laws and regulations, disseminate this knowledge with field teams and ensure all livelihoods and market development interventions are developed in accordance with those existing laws and regulations.
• Perform periodic review of training modules and make necessary changes, as needed in joint collaboration with the Technical Coordinator – LMD.
• Support and collaborate with the Technical Coordinator – GESI for effective integration of GESI considerations in program economic and livelihood activities, including making accommodations for vulnerable groups such as PWDs, IDP, refugees, and other relevant underrepresented groups

Coordination and Planning Support:

• Support communication with key stakeholders (government and non-government) and collect relevant training materials that can be used to develop/strengthen/ contextualize BRAC’s training materials.
• Support coordination with a range of stakeholders, including government entities, INGOs, CSOs, YDC members, service providers, to support delivery of interventions.

Reporting Support:

• Regularly check MIS and ensure proper reporting, data accuracy and validation.

Safeguarding responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Country-specific training manual development, clear training roll-out and staff capacity building plan.
• Timely and effective delivery of all livelihood and market development related activities.
• Individual/specific KPIs as agreed with supervisor.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Crop Production and Horticulture, Agronomy, Agribusiness, Rural Development or any other related subject.

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Training materials development and staff capacity development
• Computer literacy
• Report writing

Experience Requirements:

• 3 years of relevant experience, preferring in programs focused on the Agriculture sector, livelihoods or economic development in an NGO or other humanitarian environment.
• 1 year of experience in implementing activities related to socio-economic empowerment for young women would be an added value.
• Previous experience in providing technical assistance, especially related to livelihood or economic empowerment-related activities, training module development, and training facilitation,
• Previous experience working in integrated programs targeted for women is a plus.

Employment type: Regular/Fixed-Term

Salary: Negotiable

About BRAC International:

BRAC International (BI), a leading non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our vision is to create a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the last five decades has grown to become one of the world’s largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs), reaching over 100 million people. We started our first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from our work in Bangladesh to support a nation devastated by war. Currently operating in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Born, proven and led in the Global South, BRAC International brings a unique Southern perspective and commitment to continuous learning, providing a depth of insight, experience and evidence to meet the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage across Asia and Africa. To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org)

Our Core Values:

• Integrity: We approach our work with honesty and integrity.
• Innovation: We innovate and iterate to improve our impact.
• Inclusiveness: We foster inclusion to reach those who need it most.
• Effectiveness: We strive for effectiveness to better serve people in poverty.

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application process to grab your dream opportunity!

Qualified and interested candidates are recommended to email their Resume with a signed cover letter in a single PDF format and any supporting documents to [email protected]; mentioning a brief academic background, career summary, core competence, notarized copies of academic qualifications and professional certifications (if any) etc. within 250 words.

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar

Application deadline: 5^th April 2025

Please note that the shortlisting will be done on rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.

“BRAC International is an equal opportunities employer”