FOCCAD in partnership with CARE Malawi will be implementing the DREAMS project in Thyolo district aimed at promoting community resilience and livelihoods during emergencies. Vacancies exist for well qualified individuals to support with the implementation of the program as follows:
Field Officer: Natural Resource Management- Thyolo
Reporting to: Program Officer: Agriculture and Livelihoods-FOCCAD
Responsibilities
- Support rehabilitation of watersheds in areas that are heavily deforested using the integrated watershed management approach (IWM)
- Support restoration of natural resources through soil and water conservation.
- Support promotion of technical practices for watershed restoration and conservation agriculture practices.
- Support planting trees along degraded areas around community gardens
- Lead in community reclamation of gullies heading to community productive assets
- Establish community-based committees for sustainability and ownership.
- Lead training of extension workers on water shed management
- Support farmer field school approaches with targeted communities.
Qualifications:
- Degree in Environmental Science or General Agriculture
- Strong experience in resilience and livelihoods programing
- Strong experience in water shed management approaches and technologies
- Strong experience in emergency response and resilience development
- Knowledge of farmer field school approaches and quick win extension interventions in emergencies.
Applications and copies of CVs addressed to The Executive Director, FOCCAD, Po Box 23, Nkhotakota, to be emailed to the following address:email with the job position as the subject. No hand delivered applications will be accepted.
