About this role
Key Responsibilities
Implementation of Optimisation Recommendations
- Support households in adopting improved planting densities, crop combinations, and spacing models.
- Facilitate installation of vertical trellising, perimeter cropping systems, and hanging/vertical production methods.
- Assist households in adopting water‑saving technologies (mulching, clay pot irrigation, bottle drip, basin furrows).
- Promote crop diversification using heat‑tolerant and high‑value varieties suitable for shade‑nets.
- Guide groups in implementing crop rotation schedules, organic soil improvement, and low‑cost infrastructure upgrades.
Field‑Based Action Research & Learning
- Conduct routine field observations, collect data, and document results on productivity, water use, income, and crop performance.
- Trial new micro‑innovations (e.g., climbing varieties, intensive bed designs, micro‑irrigation prototypes).
- Monitor adoption rates and identify barriers faced by households.
- Support demonstration plots and Farmer Field School‑style learning sessions.
Data Collection, Analysis & Reporting
- Collect quantitative and qualitative data weekly using digital tools or paper forms.
- Maintain an updated database of shade‑net performance indicators.
- Prepare concise progress briefs, case studies, and action research summaries.
- Contribute to donor reports, learning products, and internal knowledge sharing.
Capacity‑Building & Community Support
- Train households on optimised agronomic practices, including IPM, soil preparation, and succession planting.
- Work with women’s groups, youth groups, and small producer collectives to strengthen agribusiness potential.
- Support community mobilisation and follow-up visits to ensure adoption and consistency.
Coordination
- Work closely with the Project Officer – Livelihoods, enumerators, community facilitators, incentive staff, and relevant partners.
- Participate in team meetings, field planning sessions, and joint monitoring visits.
- Liaise with local agricultural officers, extension providers, or other technical stakeholders where required.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, Agronomy, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management,or related field.
Technical Skills
- Basic understanding of horticulture, crop production, or smallholder agriculture.
- Ability to learn and apply new agricultural techniques quickly.
- Familiarity with data collection tools (ODK, Kobo, Excel, etc.) is an added advantage.
- Demonstrated interest in action research, participatory learning, or community‑based approaches.
Soft Skills
- Energetic, curious, and willing to work outdoors in field settings.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Organized, self‑driven, and able to manage field tasks with minimal supervision.
- Ability to engage respectfully with refugee and host community households.
Experience
- Experience in community agriculture, agribusiness, or livelihoods projects.
- Previous work or volunteering in humanitarian or development settings.
- Experience conducting surveys, monitoring activities, or practical fieldwork.
Personal Attributes
- Passion for practical, hands‑on learning and experimentation.
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively in diverse communities.
- Problem‑solver with a positive, flexible attitude.
- Commitment to accountability, transparency, and safeguarding principles.
Child Protection, Safeguarding & PSEA
- The Community Liaison Assistant (CLA) – Optimisation Agronomy must adhere to all organisational safeguarding, Code of Conduct, and PSEA policies and will be required to report any concerns immediately.
How Success Will Be Measured
- Adoption rate of optimisation techniques among targeted households.
- Quality and accuracy of field data collected.
- Demonstrated improvements in crop productivity or water efficiency from supported households.
- Timely submission of reports and learning documentation.
The position is for 4 months.
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