Vacancy: Section Manager- Field (Agriculture)

Based in Mutare

Requirements

• At least a diploma in Agriculture
• Experience in agro industries is a must

Email : pamela@ipcconsultants.com

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Vacancy : Field Agriculture Assistant

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

Vacancy : Depot Manager

Our client, a leader in the grain commodity trading industry, is looking for the above mentioned position to join their team.

Duties/Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will be responsible for or have the following duties:-
• Responsible for managing the entire depot
• Responsible for procurement and dispatch of grain
• Regular farm visits and offering advice to farmers
• All cash dealings throughout the season
• Directly responsible for all stocks on site

Requirements
The ideal candidate must have the following:-
- Agricultural degree
- At least 3 years’ experience in a similar position
- Mature, responsible and reliable
- Honest and trustworthy
- Able to efficiently manage a workforce

Interested, qualified and suitably experienced candidates who wish to apply for the above mentioned position are to send through their CVs
in Microsoft Word Format to Trudy Kruger on tkruger@priconsultants.com
PLEASE NOTE: If you have already registered with us and wish to be considered for the above mentioned position, please send through an
email, requesting consideration, through to Trudy WITHOUT sending through another copy of your CV.

VACANCY: Junior Commodity Trader

Our client in the agricultural industry, is looking for the above mentioned position to join their team.

Duties/Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will be responsible for or have the following duties:-
- Seeking new business
- Handling buyers of all commodities
- Other commodity trading duties

Requirements
The ideal candidate must have the following:-
• Recent graduate with a degree of agricultural form
• Articulate and well presented
• Willing to learn and grow within the organisation
• Loyalty to employer

Interested, qualified and suitably experienced candidates who wish to apply for the above mentioned position are to send through their CVs
in Microsoft Word Format to Trudy Kruger on tkruger@priconsultants.com
PLEASE NOTE: If you have already registered with us and wish to be considered for the above mentioned position, please send through an
email, requesting consideration, through to Trudy WITHOUT sending through another copy of your CV.

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Vacancy: Agricultural Specialist

Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and
is at work in over 40 countries. The IRC has been working in Zimbabwe since 2008 implementing
programs in Economic Recovery and Development (ERD) , Health, WASH, GBV and Capacity
Building. The IRC’s Economic Recovery and Development work in Zimbabwe has assisted
thousands of smallholder farmers with training, market linkages and access to inputs and finance.
In anticipation of a multi-year livelihoods and food security program, the IRC is seeking an
experienced professional to lead the program’s Agricultural activities. The Agricultural Specialist
will report directly to the IRC ERD coordinator who is responsible for the overall delivery of
economic programmes including the agricultural value chain and youth and women employment
initiatives. The Agricultural Specialist and team will provide support to rural farmers in Zimbabwe
to facilitate market linkages, sustainably improve yields, increase farmers’ income, reduce
malnutrition and sustain land and water use. The candidate should be experienced in and aware of
approaches that address inequitable allocation of agricultural resources within rural households
especially those which occur between women and men.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in managing agricultural initiatives,
understanding the need to comprehensively address production and environmental conservation to
improve livelihoods in a sustainable and equitable manner. The Agricultural Specialist will work
with the IRC’s HQ-based agricultural advisors to design and implement interventions appropriate
to the Zimbabwe context in both agricultural and agro pastoralist systems and in particular those
which look at improving opportunities and decision making within households over use of
resources (land, inputs and credit). The candidate will need to take a long-term view to ensure
that the methods promoted to and devised with program beneficiaries will lead to improved
production without resorting to unsustainable practices that cannot be maintained beyond the life
of the funding. Links with research agencies as well as private companies that promote and
practice sustainable agriculture are encouraged. The candidate will be required to manage teams
and budgets under the leadership of the ERD coordinator and senior management in the country
program.

Major Responsibilities:
Technical responsibilities
1. Design surveys and assessment protocols that identify agricultural constraints and
opportunities for rural populations and especially for women, girls and young men in
Zimbabwe.
2. Provide timely and proper technical input and advice to field-based Project Manager and
Technical Officers on agronomic implementation and on essential activities including
conservation agriculture, water harvesting, watershed management erosion control, pasture
conservation etc that are appropriate to environmental conditions in Zimbabwe,
3. Design gender sensitive and appropriate interventions that develop and support farmers’
capacity (especially women, girls and young men) to access and effectively use agricultural
information, resources and inputs.
4. Supervise community mobilization and provide guidance and capacity-building tools to
strengthen farmers or community groups
5. Ensure that disaster risk reduction principles are mainstreamed across all agriculture
projects
6. Liaise and closely work with the nutrition specialists on agricultural activities that can
improve the access and availability of nutritional food especially for targeted women, girls
and young children
7. Supervise regular field monitoring visits and report findings efficiently
8. Take the initiative in respect to agricultural related issues in the target areas during the
course of the program by responding rapidly with solutions (e.g. threats caused by crop
diseases or pests or harsh weather conditions etc).

Strategic Planning and Program Development
1. Participate in the development of the IRC Zimbabwe program strategy, by providing inputs
for any agriculture component and informing the ERD coordinator of relevant national and or
district policies and bylaws
2. Support the ERD coordinator in determining resource requirements for agricultural
programming (human resources, equipment and materials, funding)
3. Facilitate strategic decision making with the ERD coordinator and other technical specialists
on critical design issues including village/community selection, beneficiary selection criteria,
and modalities suitable varieties of crops, breeds of animals etc for the farmers in the
selected locations.
4. Produce/update program documentation (e.g. consolidated work plans, budgets,
responsibility matrixes, progress reports), for the ERD coordinator
5. Oversee collection, analysis and reporting of agricultural technical information (as well as
project indicators) and the capacities of sub contractor institutions in close coordination
with M&E Coordinator and the other specialists
6. Identify and facilitate external staff, institutional, and community access to resources,
advice, expertise, assistance, and materials that will lead to high-quality activities

Management and Administration
1. Coordinate and supervise all agriculture activities in IRC Zimbabwe’s portfolio and ensure
that they are implemented according to agreed guidelines, quality standards and schedule
2. Provide guidance to the ERD Coordinator and technical specialists on administrative matters
relating directly to agriculture activities (procurement, logistics, required paper-work, liaison
with finance department) and facilitate functional cooperation between personnel and
systems at all levels
3. Oversee budget management for all agriculture activities
4. Collect and provide information on agriculture activities as requested by the ERD
Coordinator and senior IRC staff
Procurement and sub-contracting
1. Liaise with logistics in the identification of appropriate suppliers for supplies, materials and
assets for agriculture projects, establishing quantities and quality of tools and inputs
2. Lead the establishment, through consultative processes and in collaboration with relevant
admin staff, of Memoranda of Understanding with implementing agricultural partners and
partner communities

Coordination
1. Serve as IRC Zimbabwe focal point for all agriculture-related activities
2. Participate in the interagency coordination efforts (e.g. development of standards, guidelines
and other context-specific tools) as well as inter-sector IRC meetings and coordination, as
required
3. Coordinate with the other IRC specialists especially the nutrition specialist to ensure cross-
programming synergies and coherence.
4. Communicate and liaise with other NGOs operating in the region with regards to the
agricultural assistance that they are carrying out and using this information to assist with
the development of IRC’s own program
5. Build and maintain relationships with other major national and local-level stakeholders
relevant to the agriculture sector and project activities

Monitoring, Evaluation and Control
1. Ensure transparency in accounting, reporting and documenting agriculture activities, and
ensure compliance with standards and donor policies
2. Coordinate with the M&E team to identify appropriate agriculture-related indicators and
elaborate monitoring plans, procedures and templates
3. Coordinate and supervise the collection and analysis of data to measure indicators and
ensure reliability and completeness of information
4. Coordinate the production of periodic reports to track performance and progress, according
to templates established with the M&E team
5. Discuss with the ERD coordinator and field project staff about challenges encountered by
the projects, and take timely final decisions on issues to be tackled
6. Keep the ERD Coordinator, the Programme Coordinator and the M&E team informed of
changes
7. Ensure that the changes are enforced and that appropriate resources and time are allocated
to operationalise them
8. Ensure the regular documentation and dissemination of lessons learnt

Location and Expected Duration:
Zimbabwe (field and HQ), 5 years

Required Qualifications:
At least 10 years of relevant experience in similar contexts;
Preferably Masters degree or equivalent in agriculture/ natural resource management
Demonstrated experience in designing and managing agricultural programs for the rural
communities in sub Saharan Africa particularly southern Africa
Excellent knowledge of English. Working knowledge of Shona/Ndebele is an advantage.
Zimbabwean nationals and qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. This will
be a rolling application, with no set deadline.

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Vacancy :Business /Financial Analyst

Our client is a large agricultural group with local and regional operations across many parts of Africa.

The role of Business/ Financial Analyst focuses on the following areas:
Perform specific tasks related to the enhancement of group profitability, including identifying cost centres and their related
expenses, and calculating recovery rates for internal divisional operations.
Provide technical assistance in the design of cost accounting or reporting systems and related forms and documents, including
production and monitoring of long-term financial models against annual budgets and monthly results - this covers all companies
in the group.
Assist with the provision of advisory services to group companies with respect to updating key performance indicators and
interpreting cost accounting data. Recommend alternative solutions to cost accounting problems.
Perform specialized financial or cost analyses, cash flows, and prepare related reports.
Interview employees at all levels to analyse policies, work procedures and operational methods for improvement in company
performance.
Perform specific tasks related to reviews of management practices and policies and to recommend changes to enhance operating
efficiencies.
The role reports to the CFO and CEO as required. You must be a graduate and have a related background with strong financial
and analytical skills to perform the above tasks. Email your CV to Colin Roberts - colin@valcol.co.zw

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Vacancy: Agricultural Field Officer X3

Farm Community Trust of Zimbabwe (FCTZ), a local NGO Registered PVO: 3/99 seeks to recruit three (3) suitably qualified and interested Agricultural Field Officers for a Big Lottery Funded market led agriculture project: “Promoting Smallholder Market Engagement (PSME)” based in Mutare and working in the districts mentioned above. The project will be implemented together with local micro-finance institution, Zambuko Trust and an international technology development organization Practical Action. Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Reporting to the Sustainable Livelihoods Programme Advisor, the incumbents’ Key performance areas will include inter alia:
- Mobilize communities and beneficiaries in the irrigation schemes
- Facilitate training of communities and project beneficiaries in Community Based approaches
- Beneficiary targeting, registration and verification
- Selection, registration and verification of lead farmers and the Marketing Committees
- Coordinate and liaise with Agritex and Irrigation Development Officers for training of farmers and offering of extension services
- Facilitate training of Marketing Committees, farmers and extension staff in Participatory Market Systems Development
- Organize market led input supply to farmers
- Organize field days at irrigation schemes
- Organize annual district stakeholder information sharing meetings for the project
- Produce project weekly, monthly and half yearly reports to be submitted to the national office
- Monitoring and evaluation of project activities and progress
- Presentation of best practices at RDDC meetings and other forums.

Person Specifications
- A degree in Agriculture or Equivalent
- At least three years’ experience in a similar position
- Previous NGO experience will be a distinct advantage
- Excellent computer skills
- Good communication skills – both written and verbal; experience of writing reports
- Good organisational and personal management skills, with ability to prioritise work issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision
- Excellent personal skills in training, presentations and facilitation
- Class 3 drivers’ licence

Apply
Applications should reach the Human Resources Officer, Farm Community Trust of Zimbabwe, 9A William Gale Close, P.O Box WGT 1049, Westgate, Harare or email: silas.matenda1n@gmail.com
Application deadline: 29 April 2013

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Vacancy: MARKETING OFFICER (Agriculture)

 DUTIES TO INCLUDE
Creating and developing new innovative ways to communicate the company message to their existing customers
Contributing to the annual sales and marketing plan
Planning and project managing marketing events and evaluating their success
Evaluating the effectiveness of all marketing activity
Developing and implementing an internal marketing programme
Supporting the marketing manager in day to day marketing activities
Plan develop and deliver campaigns as agreed within timescales

HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please ensure you have previous relevant experience and qualifications. 
If interested, send CV toJOBS@RECRUITMENTMATTERS.CO.ZW

Vacancy: BOOK KEEPER (Agriculture)

DUTIES TO INCLUDE
*Managing debtors and creditors
*Cash book
*Reconciliations
*Statutory payments
*Cash flow / budgeting
*Producing monthly management reports
*Accounts administration


HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please ensure you have previous relevant experience and qualifications.
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Technical Officer

Minimum Qualification: Diploma In Agriculture: Working Exposure: Seed Production, Farm Management, Agricultural research, Field assistant or technician Job Specification: • plans seed production operations as per program • implements seed production protocol/procedures • execution of seed production procedures following instructions, applying corrective and preventative measures where necessary. • acquires background information to protocols/procedures • provides some technical guidance/support to staff they supervise • supervision of staff. Email CVs to linda@ipcconsultants.com