New opportunity

Position title: District officer

Nationality: Afghan

Category: Agriculture

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary: 200 USD

Vacancy Number: GRLO-1-24

No. Of jobs: 2

Province: Badakhshn

District: Shuhada and Jurm

Organization: Global Roots for Life organization

Years of experience: at least 3 years work experience in a similar field and level of responsibility

Contract Duration: 8 months

Gender: Male

Education: University degree in Agriculture (horticulture or Agronomy) is required

 Close date: March 15-2024

Job description:

Role:

The Project Officer will be in charge of the implementation of project activities as part of Global Roots for life's food security program to enhance the protection of the children in Afghanistan.

Core Responsibilities:

• Monitor and report on all project expenses of budgets and available funding, including supporting documents;
• Coordination with all project stakeholders, community’ elders, and beneficiaries.
• Cooperate with the procurement department to procure the needed equipment and raw materials for the classrooms, garden and greenhouses.
• Responsible for compilation of information on project implementation, quality elements of agriculture activities, and reporting to the project manager on a regular basis.
• Ensure improved coordination by working closely with project team (project trainers, gardener and daily workers to ensure project activities are implemented smoothly.
• Train the CGP gardener in new agriculture technology agronomic practices, horticulture techniques, and methods to enhance productivity in the area and in the greenhouse.
• Support the gardener and daily workers through field visits.
• Immediately flagging any challenges or delays to the project officer.
• Provide material (photos, videos, stories from the field and classrooms) about the project and timely reports to showcase project outcomes and achievements;
• Coordinate the maintenance and operation of farm equipment and techniques.
• Provide educational training to his team members.
• Make recommendations on the schedule, cycle and timing of planting, cultivation and harvesting.
• Expected to plant, harvest, wash, package, irrigate, fertilize, weed, prune, clean, transplant, maintain plants and soil in an organic manner
• Assist the gardener in the process of planting, irrigation, applying fertilizer, and products harvesting.
• Be receptive to learning new methods of farming/gardening and sharing existing knowledge of farming/gardening
• Identify plants as well as problems such as diseases, weeds, and insect pests.
• Assist the project trainer and gardener during the Agricultural products distribution to project beneficiaries.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the project officer or director.

Qualification and requirements:

• University degree in Agriculture (horticulture or Agronomy) is required.
• At least 2 years' experience working in Agriculture (greenhouse, vegetables production or a similar field).
• Fluency in English is a must, with excellent written and oral communication skills
• Computer knowledge of Ms office (Word, Excel and Power Point).

Submission Guideline:

 Interested and qualified candidate for this position are encouraged to apply and send their CVs with a cover letter before March 15-2024. only qualified candidates who are meeting the position requirements will be shortlisted & contacted.

Note:

 • Please do not forget to mention the title of position and district name in subject line of your email.

• Local qualified candidate will be preferred.

Submission Email: admin.finance@grlo.org