FSL Officer-Agriculture/Agronomist

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.  
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
•    No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 
•    All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
•    Violence against children is no longer tolerated 
We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
SCI - Afghanistan
 Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.
We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY : 
The main areas of accountability and responsibility of this position are, to support the implementation of the Agriculture component under SC-NL grant over the target province/s. 

Key Responsibilities:
    Support the project team in terms of community mobilization and sensitization.
    Conduct and support beneficiary selection through a household selection proper method.
    Lead the planning and implementation of climate-smart agriculture interventions, including the distribution of drought-resistant seeds, tools, and inputs to farmers.
    Provide technical training and capacity-building to farmers in climate-smart agricultural practices, food processing, handling, storage, and marketing.
    Support the establishment of small and medium-scale food processing businesses, improving their access to markets and increasing food production and income.
    Monitor agricultural activities to ensure increased productivity and the adoption of climate-resilient practices among target communities.
    Collaborate with community leaders, agricultural cooperatives, and other stakeholders to ensure the success of agronomy-related interventions.
    Conduct participatory assessments and surveys to identify agricultural needs and opportunities for improvement within the targeted communities.
    Ensure that all agronomy interventions are aligned with gender-sensitive approaches, encouraging active participation of women and youth in agricultural activities.
    Provide regular updates and reports on the progress of agronomy-related activities.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning
    Prepare and implement action plan for quality monitoring 
    Mobilizing and Making communities aware of project objectives, outputs and activities and MEAL systems and SCI Child Safeguarding Policies.
    Facilitate project and activities information at all events such as training and workshops
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
    holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children values
    holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
    sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development and encourage their team to do the same
    widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
    builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members, and external partners, and supporters
    Values diversity, and sees it as a source of competitive strength
    approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
    develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
    honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe, so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS  
14th grade (Agriculture institute) (preferred to Bachelor's degree in the field of Agriculture.)
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
    Minimum of 3 years of experience in agronomy, climate-smart agriculture, or related livelihood interventions.
    Strong understanding of climate change impacts on agriculture and sustainable farming practices.
     Experience working in rural and vulnerable communities, including returnees and pastoral populations.
     Excellent training and facilitation skills with experience in building capacity in rural agricultural contexts.
 Strong organizational and reporting skills.

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their update CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.
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Save the Children International (SCI) is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to our vision and values. We provide equitable employment opportunities and aim to increase the representation of women, people with disabilities, and individuals from minority groups to effectively meet the diverse needs of the children and communities we serve.

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