Emergency Agriculture Assistant/ Mobilizer

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Summary of Key Functions

The Emergency Agriculture Assistant/Mobilizer will be technically responsible for the component of home base gardening including community mobilization, assessment for beneficiary selection, provision support to the verification process of beneficiaries, provision of technical guidance, and training to the agriculture related activities, that can improve the economic situation of targeted beneficiaries, making the beneficiaries more active and resilient to their home base gardening.

He/ She will report to the project officer and work closely with other project staff in the professional and efficient implementation of field activities, with main focus home based gardening.

KEY RELATIONS

Project Officer, Project Manager, FSL Program Coordinator, related Project staff, MEL Officer, M&R Officer and sub office support staff.

Duty Locations: Khost sub office (regular visit to Targeted districts and project sites)    

KEY RESULT EXPECTED

Mobilization of communities and facilitate solution of issues if any.

To introduce climate appropriate home-based gardening methods and varieties of input to contribute to HHs incomes and promote sustainable livelihood practices.

Develop and deliver home base gardening trainings for the project beneficiaries.

Close working with target beneficiaries to improve the impact and quality of their home-based agriculture farming/products especially vegetable.

Provide technical training and guidance on food processing and innovative agricultural aspects.

Ensure involvement of vulnerable women in the project activities especially Kitchen gardening and food processing and facilitate mobilizing of skills and resources for them.

To maintain close cooperation with the targeted local communities, district agriculture unit and other relevant local entities in the targeted districts, involving them in the project for better implementation of activities.

Project field monitoring on regular basis with provision of technical advice to the beneficiaries.

Exchange experience and lessons learnt among the field staffs.

To contribute in data collection by using needs assessment, identification of beneficiaries and data collection either via paper forms or through digital equipment;

Support/facilitate project operation staff in provision, distribution and monitoring of agriculture input and equipment.

Provide reporting inputs for project activities results, success stories and other quantitative and qualitative outcomes, required by M&R officer.

Perform of any other job-related tasks as assigned by supervisor.

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 Gender equality and inclusion are fundamental at CARE, promoting equal rights and challenging discriminatory norms to achieve social justice. We foster an inclusive workplace respecting diverse gender identities, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences through dialogue, training, and diversity initiatives. All CARE staff must uphold ethical standards, following codes of conduct to prevent abuse, including sexual harassment, exploitation, and neglect. Regular monitoring ensures accountability to uphold these principles and support our mission of social justice and poverty alleviation.

COMPETENCE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Core Competencies:

Inter-personal and reporting skill, Professional communication skill, Conflict resolution skills. Good planning and delivering best results. Belief in and ability to work in Teams, trust building and empowering skills. ability to present ideas effectively. Able to facilitate change and demonstrate innovation. Good problem analysis skills. Committed to gender equality within programming and teams, Skill in facilitating meetings effectively and efficiently; self-starter, has ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships.

Education: 

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture related fields.

Work Experience:

At least 3 years of work experiences with national and international organizations in agriculture program/project with a sustained interest in agricultural value chain.  

Languages Skills: Fluency in written and spoken in Dari and Pushto languages, English is preferred.

Email / Application Form: afg.vacancies@care.org