Agriculture Technician

Description of Job

Under the overall guidance of the Executive Director, the Agriculture Technician is responsible for overseeing the crop-related project interventions and shall shoulder the overall responsibilities for the technical support on the implementation of project activities in Benighat Rorang RM. She/he shall also be matrix supervised and task assigned by Cluster Crop Value Chain Specialist of FAO.  

The Agriculture Technician carries out tasks in accordance with the FANSEP, Project Cluster unit program and policies and systems of FOCUS Nepal.  She/he should follow the guidance of the FAO staff and closely work in coordination with other stakeholders at the local level.  

Major responsibilities

• Formation of new groups and selection of existing groups (FFS groups, mother groups, and farmer groups)
• Conduct group-level orientation/meeting to sensitize FANSEP activities.
• Facilitate groups to prepare by-laws, group registration at concerned municipalities and institutions and provide group strengthening support.
• Facilitate groups in developing proposals/business plans.

• Mobilize crop FFS groups for crop FFS and other training in line with the work plan of the FANSEP/FAO-TA Project
• Identification of lead farmers from the FFS and facilitate their participation in additional refresher training.
• Prepare and submit trimester and monthly Joint work plans and monthly progress reports as per the format developed by the project.
• Identification of demonstration sites, as well as the timely distribution of quality inputs.
• Facilitate to prepare field days in the GPs, related to the demonstrations and FFS topics.
• Implementation of seed-related activities.
• Provide management, advisory, and other technical support to farmers/farmer groups to the project communities, and adjoining communities within reasonable reach. 
• Technical support to farmer/farmer groups.
• Monitor, supervise and prepare monthly progress reports on project-related activities.
• Collect and report field-level data required for PMIS to the Crop Value Chain Specialist of FAO-TA monthly and when required.
• Prepare and submit trimester and monthly joint work plans as per the format developed by the project.
• Assist in conducting Model FFS organized by FAO-TA project and help in collecting/recording relevant data from on-farm trials conducted in the FFS.
• Report on progress in the use of funds disbursed to the beneficiary groups by the project as instructed and on the implementation progress of business plans and matching grant program.
• Implement awareness-raising activities on environmental and social issues and safeguard aspects and collect information as per project requirements.
• Undertake other project-related tasks as assigned by FAO TA-Team

Minimum SLC pass with JTA level course of TSLC in Agriculture with at least 2 years of experience in agriculture development projects/activities.Hardworking, adaptive, result oriented and a good team player.

Applications:

Interested Nepali applicants having above mentioned qualification and skills are requested to submit an application letter, updated CV with two referees through email: recruit.focusnepal1@gmail.com by 11^th August 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further process. Applications will proceed as soon as we receive. FOCUS Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all applicants.

Woman and candidates from marginalized castes and ethnic groups are encouraged to apply.

Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.