Location: Malipati, Chiredzi
Reporting to: Team Leader, Agriculture and Market Linkages
Responsible for: Supporting communities in the implementation of sustainable agricultural
practices for climate mitigation and adaptation.
Main duties
- Provide technical advice to stakeholders and communities in nutrition gardening,
conservation farming
- Train contact farmers and participating farmers in conservation farming, agronomy and
natural pest control
- Facilitate establishment of conservation farming demonstration plots
- Monitor Farmer-to-Farmer extension and training in conservation farming techniques
- Provide relevant support towards establishment of community nutrition gardens
- Organize regular meetings with the Environmental Sub Committees, farming community
and other stakeholders involved in project implementation within the project sites
- Facilitate establishment of seed banks for open pollinated varieties by the communities
- Prepare and produce training materials (manuals, notes) progress reports and
occasional technical papers on issues related to the organisation’s work in order to build
capacity and transfer skills to the community
- Assist in organizing and conducting field days, agriculture shows and seed fairs
- Supervise community workers
- Prepare monthly progress reports
Qualifications and requirements
- BSc. Degree in Agriculture, Ecology, Environment, Rural Development Natural Resources
Management
- 2 years relevant working experience after graduation plus experience. Hands on
experience in community development work will be an added advantage
- Working knowledge of Ndebele and/or Shangaan is an advantage.
To apply
Please send your application and CV to email address: info@safire.co.zw
Application deadline: 6 December 2013