Agronomist

Aga Khan Foundation -
Aswan, AswanPosted 5 years ago

29Applicants for1 open position

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In early 2018, Drosos Foundation Egypt has approved the funding of “Women In Agriculture” project. The project is managed and implemented by Om Habibeh Foundation (OHF) in Aswan under the Rural Development Programme. The project will be implemented in two of the poorest areas in Aswan Governorate, Kom-Ombo and West Aswan. The project aims to scale up the agriculture activities and the number of female beneficiaries in both of the above mentioned areas, in order to support women with their increasing economic hardship and enable them to participate in economic activities.

Position Objective

To promote environmentally sound practices in Agriculture through the implementation of kitchen and rooftop gardens.

Main responsibilities

General tasks

Orient women and facilitators about the programme.
Supervise the work of the kitchen and rooftop gardens’ facilitators and assess their performance.
Ensure women’ groups formation and the seasonal agriculture plans are in place and with high quality.
Coordinate the work of the agriculture consultants with women and facilitators.
Conduct village agriculture baseline (farmers, crops, land … etc.).

Technical and specific tasks

Encourage women household initiatives, facilitators and agriculture committee

Conduct field visits, demonstrations and cross visits for women and facilitators to support compost home making and other agriculture initiatives.
Disseminate the information on the fertilizers and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) requirements of each vegetable.
Support the formation and meetings of the CSOs women agricultural committee.

Promote the cultivation of the kitchen and rooftop gardens’ vegetables

Select, train and assess the performance of KGs facilitators.
Link women to outlets and marketing places.
Disseminate information about vegetables among facilitators and women households.
Raise awareness on the best use of modern irrigation to save water.
Coordinate the work with the marketing officer and female facilitators to market the production in and outside the village.

A bachelor’s degree in Agriculture.
At least 4 years of working experience in the agriculture field, plant protection, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Ability to build trust, motivate and work with women.
Strong sense of responsibility, professionalism and thoroughness.
Ability to work within tight deadlines.
Very good organizational, interpersonal, communication, training and facilitation skills.
Very good IT skills.
Good reporting skills.