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• Ensure
  that the cluster designs are in line with the Food security and community
  resilience national office strategy
• Ensure
  that Cluster Agriculture & food security project activities are
  integrated with other sectors and with the District development plan
• Supervise
  and monitor ongoing activities under the Cluster Agriculture & food
  security projects
• Ensure
  quality in the roll out of the Food security and community resilience
  project  models
• Coordinate
  Cluster Agriculture & food security projects being implemented by
  partners and technical resource persons.
• Initiate
  and participate in Food security district Advocacy initiatives
• Works
  closely with the National office Food security technical specialist for
  quality implementation of Agriculture and food security projects.
• Ensure
  cross cutting themes are mainstreamed in Agriculture and food security
  projects.
• Ensure
  Agriculture and Food security projects integrate and address child
  protection
• Work
  with CSDF to ensure Registered Children and their households are
  participating and benefiting from Agriculture and Food Security programme
  interventions

• Mobilization
  of farmer groups and conducting trainings to build capacities on
  Agriculture & food security improved methodologies.
• Provide
  mentoring and coaching to community groups to build local capacity for
  understanding and connecting with community linkages.
• Identify
  technical experts to train community groups
• Liaise
  with the National Office Food security technical specialist on staff
  capacity building in Agriculture and food security.

• Identify
  and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with
  partners and other stakeholders in implementation at the District level.
• Participate
  and represent WVU in key donor engagements and technical working forums at
  district, region and National level when applicable
• Point
  of contact for consultation on issues to do with Cluster ADP Agriculture
  & food security and related issues.
• Identify
  market development opportunities that present through networks and
  relationships with other institutions and organizations and NGOs working
  in the agriculture and food security.
• Work
  closely with District initiatives through the District production Office
  on constraints of targeted crops and Agricultural initiatives

• Effectively
  document all information related to project successes, innovations and
  promising practices and disseminate through appropriate mechanisms.
• Responsible
  for capturing child well being indicators related to Agriculture &
  food security projects in the cluster
• Ensure
  identification of  research areas,
  conduct research and document learnings
• Take
  lead of the Cluster Agriculture & food security project in output
  & outcome monitoring processes
• Support
  processes of project baselines and evaluation of Agriculture & food
  security projects and interventions

• Track
  and manage budgets allocated for the project
• Prepare
  timely, accurate, compliant and quality reports.
• Charged
  with good stewardship of all project assets at ADP & cluster office

• Identify
  and initiate viable funding proposals for resource acquisition to support
  agriculture and food security interventions.
• Participate
  in resource mobilization through concept papers/proposal writing for fund
  raising and market them with support offices and other donors.

• The
  Agriculture and Livelihood Specialists should possess Bachelor’s degrees
  in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, or Agriculture
• A
  minimum of five years’ experience in implementing agriculture projects.
• Strong
  experience in networking, community mobilization and facilitation.
• Demonstrated
  experience and skill in research, analysis and report writing
• Prior
  experience in proposal writing and development
• Exhibit
  commitment to implementing WV’s vision and mission at all levels
• Excellent
  interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability
  to work sensitively with people from a variety of social backgrounds.
• Computer
  literacy skills
• Must
  be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities..
• Highly
  motivated to achieve quality results and service
• Demonstrated
  accountability and integrity
• Willingness
  to stay upcountry
• All
  applicants must be mature and committed Christians who possess the ability
  to demonstrate an active involvement with their faith and are also able to
  appreciate and stand above denominational diversities

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