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• Design, implement and monitor
  environmental friendly agricultural interventions
• Build, maintain and strengthen partnership
  programs with the community with a focus on improved environmental
  management, innovation and sustainability.
• Actively contribute to the management of
  biodiversity and ecosystem services through an ecosystem approach
• Actively participate in proposal writing
  through provision of technical documents and studies related to
  sustainable crop production, intensification and sustainable use of
  agricultural biodiversity.
• Contribute to the provision of technical
  advice and preparation of technical documentation related to agriculture
  and environment at local and National levels
• Develop and implement a strategy to
  increase land under agricultural coverage through legislative and other
  means.
• Research and understand national policy
  approaches and best practice on environment and Agricultural issues.
• Conduct environmental monitoring and
  conduct an analysis and interpretation of results, preparation of reports
  and maintenance of records.
• Works closely with appropriate officers in
  the government agencies, local authorities, and other implementing
  partners in respect of environment issues
• Researching potential funding sources to
  support environment and Agriculture interventions and support in the
  preparation of proposals.
• Develop and maintain appropriate
  relationships with all parties working on Agriculture and Environment
  interventions.
• Identify and liaise with a range of local
  and national stakeholders to secure community partners to support
  initiatives that increase crop production
• Actively monitor and evaluate the project
  activities to ascertain quality and impact
• Prepare and submit periodic reports to the
  Area Manager for collation and submission as a single programme report
• Serve as a member of the senior programme
  team, attend programme meetings with input from the Agricultural and
  Environment sector.

• The Project Officer should preferably hold
  a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agro-forestry or a related
  qualification from a recognized institution
• Hold an additional certificate in project
  management
• A minimum of three or more years’
  experience in similar or higher position.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication
  skills
• Excellent command of both written and
  spoken English
• Patient, understanding and of a pleasant
  character
• Computer literacy skills with the ability
  to use Microsoft Office
• Excellent Management skills
• Ability to build and develop the capacity
  of others
• Ability to mobilize different audiences
  and communities
• Exhibit commitment to the organizational
  values

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