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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
• Liaise 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
  CSDO 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
• Spear head
  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
• At least 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.
• 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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