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• Provide technical support to all FSL
  projects i.e. intensive agriculture, Multistorey gardening, use of zai
  pits, fruit
• Tasked with growing, general crop
  agriculture, Agro forestry and general farm level Soil & water
  conservation.
• Actively promote concepts of agro ecology
  and climate smart agriculture.
• Ensure active participation of the various
  categories of beneficiaries in project interventions.
• Implement all the planned field based
  activities in respective areas of project implementation on planned time.
• Prepare weekly and monthly individual work
  plans and submit to the supervisors.
• Formulate training manuals per thematic
  area, and Participate in the training of beneficiaries per the project
  requirements.
• Work in close liaison with the PM organise
  and supervise all project capacity development activities
• Actively participate in beneficiary
  profiling, beneficiary registration, and base line-end line assessments in
  FSL activities.
• Participate in all project review
  assessments, surveys and studies and ensure these are conducted per
  protocol.
• Document and compile reports on project
  activities including Monthly & Quarterly donor reports
• Support the establishment of a database
  for all project activities to regularly monitor and evaluate their
  activities.
• Manage reporting on project progress,
  success stories and lessons learned during project implementation.
• Conduct trend of food security and
  nutrition analyses of the refugee influx and host community and give
  recommendations on how Action Against Hunger can better position itself.
• Ensure that staff/persons under your
  supervision (Community based facilitators, demo site leaders)
• Ensure that staffs under your supervision
  develop quarterly activity workplans and adhere to them.
• Identify training needs of staff under
  your supervision and suggest an appropriate training plan.
• Work in liaison with relevant district
  departments (Production & Natural resources) and NARO to share
  relevant information.
• Participate in internal and external
  meetings per the PM guidance
• As delegated by the PM, respond to
  complaints and questions on related to FSL.
• Actively participate in events organized
  in the refugee and host community setting.
• Coordinate with other sections of Action
  Against Hunger and all other stakeholders in the response.
• As delegated by the PM, attend interagency
  & sectoral coordination meetings at the settlements and District
  level.
• Attend donor meetings and field visits as
  required.
• Perform any other duties as assigned from
  time to time

• The ideal candidate for the Action Against
  Hunger (ACF) Soil and Water Conservation Officer job opportunity should
  preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree (honors) in Soil Science, Watershed
  Management, Water Engineering, Irrigation Engineering, General
  Agriculture, Agronomy, Agricultural Extension, Agro Ecology, or any other
  relevant field with at least 3 yr continuous experience implementing soil
  & water conservation activities.
• Additionally, A diploma in Agricultural
  related studies with at least 3 years’ practical experience in a
  successful soil & water conservation project shall be considered.
• Previous work with a busy multi-sectoral
  setting/programming is an asset.
• Previous work in a refugee setting is
  desirable.
• Excellent communication skills (written
  and oral) in English
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and
  make decisions independently
• Extremely flexible with the ability to
  cope with stressful situations
• Excellent reporting skills with good oral
  and written communication skills
• Knowledge of the local language is an
  added advantage
• Highly diplomatic and culturally sensitive
• Fluency in written and spoken English

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