Assistant Agriculture Officer

To lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of food security and livelihood projects in general and water resource management, irrigation infrastructure development and land management while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, strategic priorities and donor requirements.

Key Result Areas

Technical Level

Identify new projects and support proposal development to diversify livelihood and water resource management options with innovative activities.
Coordinate and plan climate adaptive food security and livelihood activities with a special focus on land and water management effectively, ensuring timely and quality execution.
Monitor interventions, assess impacts and provide feedback to line management.
Develop context-specific criteria and assessment tools in consultation with relevant management.
Ensure proper right holder data collection and screening, adhering to desired standards.
Identify gaps, avoid overlaps and advise field teams on best practices for sustainable livelihoods, water resource, and land management.
Foster team building and resolve field-level challenges.
Ensure effective M&E applications and maintain up-to-date information in MIS.
Establish and maintain relationships with local communities, line agencies, NGOs/INGOs and UN agencies.
Oversee planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring of programs/projects.
Prepare and maintain work plans, reports and documentation for project activities.
Facilitate community adaptation to environment-friendly and cost-effective approaches, focusing on climate change.
Ensure the inclusion of marginalized groups in project activities and promote DRR planning.
Participate in IR seasonal programs and showcase organizational successes.

Operational Level

Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on operational matters.
Manage and maintain records related to program and operations in compliance with ARM policy.
Prepare daily, weekly and monthly progress reports for management.
Ensure proper data management and adherence to standards as per ARM policy.
Collaborate closely with line and technical manager(s) for policy implementation.

Organizational Level

Support compliance with IR’s policies for effective service delivery.
Demonstrate IR values and comply with IR’s policies including zero-tolerance policy towards bribery and corruption.
Contribute to IR’s strategic priorities and identify ways to support organizational achievements.
Assist in documenting and showcasing organizational successes.

Person Specifications

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and sympathy with the organizational values & principles, vision and mission as well as commitment to its SEAH (sexual exploitation abuse and harassment) protocols. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards SEAH and don’t support any action that promotes or encourages SEAH.
“Please note, Islamic Relief is only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible/allowed to work in Pakistan.”
All the positions will be filled on a priority basis and applications will be closed as soon as positions are filled.

Additional Requirements

All offers of employment will be subject to;
Satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks.
IR also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

Language:

Urdu, English and local languages

Skills

ERP Systems Familiarity Reporting Skills MS Office

Job Details

Industry:

N.G.O./Social Services

Functional Area:

Field Operations

Total Positions:

1 Post

Job Shift:

First Shift (Day)

Job Type:

Full Time/Permanent

Department:

Programme

Job Location:

Thatta, Pakistan

Gender:

No Preference

Minimum Education:

Bachelors

Degree Title:

Master/Bachelor in Agriculture Engineering

Career Level:

Experienced Professional

Experience:

2 Years - 3 Years (2 Years with Masters/3 Years with Bachelor in agriculture engineering, land management, irrigation and water resource management.)

Apply Before:

Dec 27, 2024

Posting Date:

Dec 16, 2024

Islamic Relief Pakistan

N.G.O./Social Services · More than 5000 employees - Thatta

We are an independent non-governmental organisation (NGO) founded in the UK in 1984 by a group of concerned postgraduate students. Working in over 30 countries worldwide, we respond to disasters and emergencies, as well as promote sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities – regardless of race, religion or gender./p