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• Plan and
  implement programmatic components of AFAAS Strategic Plan, with focus to
  Country fora (CF) institutional and organisational development;
• Significantly
  contribute in the process of planning, developing and implementing
  strategic and operational plans, facilitate and backstop the development
  and update of policies, manuals, handbooks, guidelines, and protocols of
  AFAAS; including ensuring that CFs workplans and budgets are integral in
  AFAAS AWPs and budget;
• Offer support
  the development of AFAAS business plan and resource mobilisation for
  implementation of AFAAS strategic plan. Pro-actively engage in resource
  mobilization, fundraising initiatives and project proposals development;
• Take lead
  n the contracting process for program activities and services, i.e.
  preparing terms of reference and identify consultants/institutions to
  undertake regional and national level assignments in accordance with the
  approved Annual Work Plans;
• Provide support
  to emergence of AEAS innovative approaches, tools and methods and scale up
  and out the proven technologies, innovations and promote and facilitate
  the development and utilisation of Information and Communications and
  Knowledge Management;
• Provide
  technical support in managing of innovation grants;
• Provide
  Program capacity development support; develop capacity development plan
  for AEAS stakeholders at national and regional level; and backstop
  national facilitators/ consultants in the use of the CF establishment
  guidelines for CF institutional development;
• Back stop
  and convene AFAAS Thematic Working -Groups to provide guidance and revise
  products/ reports on specific technical, policy and programs;
• Participate
  in organizing regional and continental lesson learning events and collate
  and synthesize lessons for experience sharing at different CF;
• Monitor
  and supervise the execution of CF activities, and national components of
  regional activities in country, ensuring in particular close working
  relations with national and local authorities, Civil Society
  Organisations, Farmer Organisations and providing technical support to the
  CFs;
• Participate
  in advocating and lobbying for the interests of AFAAS at national,
  regional and international levels including developing materials for AFAAS
  promotion, visibility and public relations;
• Perform any
  other duties as might be assigned by Executive Director from time to time.

• The
  Programmes Officer must hold a good master’s degree in Agricultural
  Sciences (Agricultural Extension, Agronomy, Economics, Rural development)
  or related Social Sciences with post-graduate qualifications relevant to
  project planning and management or institutional development. PhD degree
  shall be an added advantage. 
• Comprehensive
   understanding of the institutional
  developments and emerging paradigms in agricultural innovation systems,
  CAADP processes and FAAP principles with extensive understanding of the
  AFAAS structures
• A minimum
  of seven years’ professional experience in Agricultural research and  Development with focus to institutional
  development, networking, and participatory approaches, joint management
  and gender issues;
• Prior experience
  of donor compliance mechanisms and Programme Management cycle
• Excellent
  communication skills and a track record that shows ability to facilitate
  and coordinate teamwork and to interact with stakeholders at regional and
  international levels
• Possess
  the ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment;

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