The post holder is an experienced technical person that will oversee and provide technical support in the day-to-day planning, implementation, monitoring and coordination of the GIZ project activities in Magwi in line with the approved project implementation plans and SCI programme quality becnkmarks. In particular, s/he will be responsible for ensuring successful operation and implementation of the project while strengthening stakeholders engagement, collaboration and coordination required for project sustainability. S/he will actively lead in developing project implementation plans and budget, organising state and countly level project inception meetings, developing technical project implementation and agriculture extension guidelines for project team, capacity building of project team, and strengthening accountability mechanisms in the project. S/he will drive the project learning pricess and ensure learnings drawn from the implementation of the project are used to inform our continuous programming. S/He is responsible for the project budgetary control and management, and providing technical leadership to the project team.

Eligibility Criteria

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural science.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• At least 4-5 years of working experience in agriculture sector or FSL either with local or international NGOs or government.
• Well verse with agricultural extension methodologies such as FFS, with combined technical expertise in various aspects of agricultural crops production and forestry.
• In-depth understanding of emergency project cycle management, with particular experience in participatory planning, implementation and results-based monitoring of project activities.
• Motivated self-starter, able to carry out work independently but also coordinate effectively as part of a team;
• Proven skills for managing changes, achieving results, ensuring quality, team building and capacity building.
• Ability and willingness to work under pressure as part of a professional team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including cultural sensitivity, assertiveness and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated planning and organizational skills;
• Good spoken and written fluency in English and computer literacy (MS Office and email/internet);
• Excellent report writing skills
• Familiar with local context in the proposed location and can effectively navigate challenges in this location.

Desireable

• Practical experience in implementation of agricultural related interventions in both stable and volatile context with proven history of success and results.