Job Location: | Balkh |
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Nationality: | Afghan |
Category: | Program |
Employment Type: | Full Time |
Salary: | As per the HIHAO Salary Scale |
Vacancy Number: | HIHAO/24/24 |
No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
City: | Mazar-e-Sharif (with frequent travel to districts) |
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Organization: | Hand in Hand Afghanistan |
Years of Experience: | At least 3 years’ experience in agriculture related areas with NGOs or INGOs |
Contract Duration: | Project Base |
Gender: | Male |
Education: | University degree (Bachelor) of Agriculture faculty. |
Close date: | 2024-09-22 |
Hand in Hand Afghanistan Organization (HIHAO) is a not-for-profit organization based in Afghanistan. It started operations in 2007. HIHAO is part of the international Hand in Hand (HiH) network of independent organizations, working together towards a shared vision to alleviate poverty through job creation. The overall Hand in Hand mission is to promote the economic and social empowerment of women, by supporting the creation of sustainable enterprises, improved livelihoods and jobs.
HIHAO has implemented projects funded by DFID, European Union, CAFOD, UN WFP, GIZ, USAID, WB, DANIDA, SIDA, Hilti foundation, UN FAO, UN OCHA, UN Women, and Hand in Hand International through its main office in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, regional and provincial offices across Afghanistan.
Hand in Hand Afghanistan is implementing the project of building resilient community for sustainable development in Rural Afghanistan in Balkh province which is by funded by SIDA and SDC. The project aims strengthen the resilience of rural communities to economic, climatic and conflict-related shocks.
Under the supervision of the Project Manager and in close coordination with the Capacity Development Manager, the agronomist is responsible to conduct technical assessments and identify potential agribusinesses in the project target areas, prepare required technical reports, prepare, review and revise all the agriculture related training manuals and curriculums. Additionally, he is responsible for conducting the agriculture related training packages for the project staff and project beneficiaries and providing any other technical support to the project team. The agronomist will perform the following duties with transparency and integrity, and in adherence to the policies as provided by the HIHAO.
Key Responsibilities:
Interested applicants should submit their application comprised of a one-page cover letter explaining their interest and suitability for the position along with an updated CV.
The application should send via email to: jobs@handinhand.org.af and copy to projectmanager.mazar@handinhand.org.af
Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates whose application meets the above criteria will be contacted for an interview.
Note: Please clearly indicate the vacancy announcement number Job title and location in the subject line of your email (Agronomist-HIHAO/24/24-Mazar).