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• Actively
  participate in developing messages, structures and systems to continually
  improve GHG/SNR’s Agricultural Extension Services to improve the
  productivity of poor farmers and help them turn that productivity into
  improved food security and livelihoods. Focus is on crop production,
  vegetable gardening and post-harvest handling.
• Directly
  take lead in GHG/SNR Agricultural Extension Work and supervise field
  activities to ensure effective use of resources and successful targeting
  of services to the most vulnerable beneficiaries’ farmers in northern
  Karamoja.
• Actively
  participate in community mobilization and sensitization for adoption of
  best agronomic and post harvest handling practices.
• The
  incumbent will identify training needs, production constraints and devise solutions
  to address the problems at hand.
• Carry
  out training of GHG/SNR beneficiaries on selected topics in the extension
  curriculum and ensure training is in accordance with the guidelines.
• Identify
  technologies, practices, tools, equipment, varieties and partners that
  have the greatest potential to improve the agricultural productivity of
  Northern Karamoja and food security of the area’s most vulnerable, and
  engage/introduce them into GHG/SNR.
• Collect,
  compile, verify, enter and keep data on GHG/SNR program beneficiaries to
  inform programming, this will involve collecting all Agricultural
  Extension Workers monthly reports from the field.
• Prepare
  timely sector monthly and quarterly progress reports by providing data to
  support evidence of tasks accomplished by all AEWs and other work plan
  activities accomplished and submit to Agronomist.
• Work
  closely with the Crop sector to guide and link farmers to access genuine
  agro-input implements from agro-input dealers, retailers, agents or
  stockiest.
• Coordinate
  and work closely with district production department/sub county
  authorities to ensure that they are informed about the program activities
  through curtsey visits to the Sub county headquarters of program operation
  and at the production department at the district.
• Represent
  the Agronomist and the agronomy sector in any GHG/SNR agricultural
  extension and advisory services in northern Karamoja.
• Carryout
  ground field verification of AEWs reports to capture the face and rate of
  farmer adoption to new technologies and better farming practices.
  Participate in organizing and conducting of monthly sector review
  meetings.
• Provide
  technical support and ground supervision of AEWs to ensure implementation
  of quality demonstration plots, farmer field days, farmer exchange visits,
  and community seed multiplication, perma-gardening and seed nurseries bed
  that may be supported by GHG/SNR program.
• Coordinate
  with other GHG/SNR teams and partners, including but not limited to:
  Livestock, Financial Access, Urban Development, Maternal and Child Health
  and KAPDA.
• Incorporate
  gender mainstreaming into GHG/SNR program activities, considering the
  specific needs of women farmers and their constraints to farming (time,
  land ownership, money, decision making etc.)
• Actively
  participate in the program reviews, assessments, monitoring activities,
  learning and evaluations. 

• The ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Assistant
  Agronomist job opportunity should hold
  a B.Sc. in Agronomy or related field within Agriculture is desirable and
  preferred. A candidate with a Diploma in General Agriculture
• At
  least three years field experience in agricultural extension services,
  agricultural programming, farmer training and community mobilization,
  project planning, activities with women, and similar relevant activities
  can apply.
• Candidate
  must be a self-starter, motivated and able to work independently and take
  initiative.
• Excellent
  English language, verbal and written communication skills; ability to
  speak Karamajong is required.
• Candidate
  must be willing to and able to travel extensively throughout northern
  Karamoja districts or program sites.
• Computer
  skill i.e. MS Office, MS excel and valid motorcycle riding permit is an
  added advantage.

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