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Agriculture Assistant

The Agriculture Assistant will be based at the SIF Base office in Peshawar and will be responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and reporting climate-smart agriculture, horticulture, and Livestock interventions in Peshawar and Nowshera District under the direct supervision of the Livelihood Officer. S/he will technically ensure adherence to the standards of humanitarian work while implementing project-related activities in a timely manner.

In addition, s/he may be called upon to carry out surveys, participatory needs assessments, or any other activity that may be deemed necessary.

Responsible for:

Development of area profile and collection of data regarding the target groups.
Identification of the Assessment of project beneficiaries as per the approved beneficiary selection criteria.
Assessment for potential disaster-resilient and climate-smart agriculture & livestock needs according to the area.
His/her responsibility is to make aware of disaster-resilient and climate-smart agriculture & livestock management to farmers with the available services and equipment.
He/she is responsible for coordinating and instructing crew members to develop the farms in a rural area and highlight the problems, to diminish them.
The responsibility of the agriculture assistant is to provide training on resilient and climate-smart agriculture & livestock management to the farmer committee.
He/she is responsible for providing modern technology on resilient and climate-smart agriculture & livestock management to plow fields in an easy way and motivate farmers to adopt modern farming.
He /she is responsible for motivating farmers to use highly productive seeds, protective insecticides, and available modern fertilizers.
The agriculture assistant is responsible for promoting farmers to improve the quality of fields and livestock.
He/she is responsible for providing the maximum healthy crops, and livestock which is beneficial for the government also.
He /she will be responsible for coordination will the line departments.
Any other assignment was given by the supervisor according to the project’s need.
He/she will be responsible for the identification of potential needs in the agriculture & livestock sector.
He/she will be responsible for amazing ideas and techniques which can help in improving the production rate of target area.
His/her responsibility is to teach formers by giving the best skills or tips for handling problems and issues.

Objective 2: Coordination

Activities:

Maintain close liaison with CBOs and farmer committee.
Establish strong liaisons with all relevant departments and get the technical guidance, day-to-day lessons, and best practices replication in implementation.

Objective 3: Documentation

Activities:

Ensure proper documentation.
Developed case studies/ success stories.
Final report of different activities works.

Objective 3: Reporting

Activities:

Report all the activities to the line manager in a timely manner.
Collect and analyze the reports and provide necessary feedback to the concerned.
Prepare field visit reports and other ad hoc reports

This list is not limited; the employee may be required to perform any other task necessary and compatible with its functions.

Knowledge/ Skills/Behavior

University degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, social sciences, or management sciences with a technical degree/Diploma.
Good communication skills (both written and verbal); fluency in local language & Urdu; knowledge of English an asset.
Minimum Two Years of relevant experience.
Good knowledge of the rights-based approach and of social dynamics in the working area.
Experience working with diverse civil society organizations.

Position based in Peshawar and field area is Peshawar and Nowshera in KP

Skills

Communication Skills Team Work Field Task Management

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

Job Location:

Peshawar, Pakistan

Gender:

No Preference

Minimum Education:

Bachelors

Career Level:

Experienced Professional

Minimum Experience:

2 Years

Apply Before:

Jan 16, 2025

Posting Date:

Dec 31, 2024

Secours Islamique France-SIF

N.G.O./Social Services · 51-100 employees - Peshawar

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