Agriculture and Natural Resources officer

Type of employment :- Definite Period 

Job Purpose:

To provide technical support, and guidance for the project planning including conducting situational analysis & and implementation of Agriculture/Natural resources sector (Food, Income and Market related interventions) which intended to bring positive changes in the lives of target population

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Program Design

• Play lead role on the identification of water shades, Food, Income and Market (FIM) program interventions in accordance with Concern Ethiopia  strategic plan and Project Cycle Management guidelines;

• ·       Come up with new ideas and innovative technologies appropriate to the local context and manageable by target population

• Responsible to prepare Agriculture/Natural resources activities vs budget and action plan in the long term program.

• Tailor program with mainstreaming issues identified by the organization in FIM projects during program design;

• Responsible to documentation and coordination of Agriculture/Natural resources program design;

• Design appropriate implementation modalities and program approach to strengthen sustainability factors moreover, build the capacity of key stakeholders so as to implement the program/project effectively and efficiently in collaboration with concerned units. 

  Program Implementation

• Implement  Agriculture/natural resources and early warning activities as per the plan within the agreed time table;

•  Facilitate and encourage sustainable agriculture extension and farmer’s asset building to enhance the return on asset in collaboration with the community, government and other responsible bodies;

• Design appropriate implementation modalities and program approach to strengthen sustainability factors; including DRR and resilience

•  Under take assessment surveys (early warning, intervention impact, baseline data, case studies, etc) in collaboration with the responsible stakeholders;
• Build confidence in application of change through introducing  innovative ideas/approaches into the agriculture and other related rural livelihoods strategies;
• Conduct and facilitate training on rural livelihoods intensification and diversification techniques and methodologies for field staff and project stakeholders;
• Build, in collaboration with concerned units,  the capacity of key stakeholders so as to implement the program/project effectively and efficiently;
•  Promote and ensure community participation & initiatives through all possible methods (esp. the marginalized group) in all aspects of program activities;
• Facilitate and encourage sustainable Resilience extension and farmer’s asset building to enhance the return on asset in collaboration with the community, government and other responsible bodies;
• Under take assessment surveys (early warning, intervention impact, baseline data, case studies, etc.) in collaboration with the responsible stakeholders;
•  Facilitate and participates in Woreda /zone level seasonal (Meher and Belg) food security needs (crop and livestock performance) assessments in Concern Worldwide program areas.
• Identify appropriate mechanisms to which allow the capacity building, risk mapping, hazard, capacity analysis and contingency planning to take multi hazard approach CWW and partner’s staff to effectively implement Agriculture/Natural resources. 
•  Maintain good network with partner organizations at Woreda  levels working in Resilience and early warning system;
• Promote and ensure community participation & initiatives through all possible methods (esp. the marginalized group) in all aspects of program activities;
• Prepare technical and supportive supervision plan based on the need assessment for staff and project stakeholders and report on time;
• Facilitate and participate in the identification and selection of target beneficiaries in collaboration with CWW project staff, local community and Local Government structures.

Reporting

• Prepare periodic quality progress reports (monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, annual etc. reports for Concern, government and donor);

• Document all the progress of  activities (at activity, output and impact level) and maintain project data, record and documents;

• Conduct case studies and document the findings;

• Financial Management

• Under the guidance of project manager:

• Responsible to control the budget allocated to the sector and ensure that activities are implemented according to quality required and agreed plans.

• Ensure that  annual/program budget are responsive to cost and value for money

• Responsible for ensuring proper, efficient and timely utilization of allocated program/project budget, including purchasing of materials;

•  Prepares detailed Agriculture/Natural resources program budgets with monthly cash flow;

 HR

•  Participate in the recruitment of Agriculture/Natural resources sector field staff;

•  Provide technical support or coach field staffs to build  their capacity to perform their assigned roles and responsibilities;

• Prepare and conduct in house trainings for employees of Concern and key stakeholders that involve in the project implementation and M & E;

• Perform any other task as assigned by line manager

Networking

•  Create appropriate links, working procedures and information sharing with other program staff and external stakeholders.

• Integrate the program with other program staff and concerned stakeholders.

• Establish strong linkage and collaboration with Woreda Agriculture office in the implementation of Agriculture/Natural resources sector activities.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Develop participatory program/project monitoring plan and internalize with the action plan and implement the plan accordingly

• Under take assessment surveys (EW, intervention impact, baseline data, case studies, etc.) in collaboration with CWW MEAL team and  the responsible stakeholders

•  Evaluate the project implementation and impact in collaboration with all responsible stakeholders.

• Conduct and document annual learning reviews

Mainstreaming

• Design and create appropriate methods/ways and implement to mainstream all cross cutting issues like Accountability, gender, inequality, HIV/AIDS, DRR and controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the implementation of Agriculture/Natural resources related activity in line with Concern Worldwide – Ethiopia guideline.

Gender             

• Ensure that all HR policies and procedures relating to Concern Ethiopia’s gender equality strategy are implemented

• Ensure that all gender sensitive policies and procedures are fully adhered to during recruitment processes and targeting of beneficiaries

• Contribute to promoting a gender sensitive working environment within Concern Ethiopia

Emergency      

• Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and the Ethiopia Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Accountability             

• In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):

• Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);

• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;

• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behavior is disseminated among programme participants and communities.