Agricultural Extension Specialist

Palladium Group

Pemba, Mozambique

Project Overview

The goal of the USAID/BHA Market-Based Approaches for Sustainable Livelihoods in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province Activity is to transition households of IDPs and returnees in Cabo Delgado from food assistance to sustainable livelihoods. The project will partner with private sector companies, already active in Cabo Delgado, to integrate IDPs and returnees into productive value chains, including cashew. The project will support the deployment of key agricultural technologies and social cash transfers to IDPs and host communities to improve livelihoods, using market-based approaches.

Purpose of Position

Palladium seeks an Agricultural Extension Specialist who will develop and provide trainings to a network of local extension officers while facilitating technical support for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnee farming households.

Responsibilities

Develop and provide training to a network of local extension officers with active participation of community and local government stakeholders;
Identify and recommend areas for specific training and capacity building, both for staff and target communities, and facilitate trainings, consultative workshops and field-based capacity building activities;
Facilitate technical support for IDP and returnee farming households;
Promote distribution of technologies, inputs, and agricultural extension services using market-based approaches;
Actively participate and report on progress of field activities, including successes, challenges, and lessons learned, and provide feedback into methodologies, approaches, and project deliverables;
Perform any other tasks as required by the immediate supervisor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agronomy, agricultural extension or related fields;
Minimum 7 years of experience in designing, managing and monitoring agricultural extension activities at the community level;
Demonstrated experience in conducting training, workshops, consultations and needs assessments;
Demonstrated ability to engage with communities to understand the various dynamics and interact effectively with diverse groups of people;
Past exposure and experience in practical field-based activity implementation in remote environments;
Mozambican nationality or permanent residency required;
Fluency in written and oral English required;
Portuguese language proficiency is preferred, as well as languages or dialects spoken in northern Mozambique, such as Makua-Lomwe or dialects of Tsonga and Shona.

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