Solidarités International Recruitment, Tuesday 3, July 2018

Solidarités International Recruitment, Tuesday 3, July 2018 – Solidarités International (SI) is a French compassionate association working for more than 35 years who is focused on giving guide in case of contention and cataclysmic events.

Our central goal is to give help as fast and as productively as conceivable to imperiled populaces by meeting their essential needs: water, nourishment and asylum.

SI has begun exercises in North-eastern Nigeria in August 2016 in the fields of Wash and is presently interceding in 4 zones of the state for Wash and Shelter exercises.

We are enlisting to fill the situation beneath:

Title: Agronomist
Location: Ngala, Borno
Beginning of Contract: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3 months (with possibility of extension) – Probation period: 1 month
Slots: 3

Job Description

• The agronomist, under the direct supervision of the FSL team leader, implement and monitor the agriculture related activities, following Solidarités International technical recommendations, procedures (including safety procedures), schedules and deadlines.

Main Responsibilities
Representation and Community Mobilization:

• Mobilize the targeted communities and create awareness about the project activities; make sure that the projects’ objectives and the selection criteria are well understood and accepted by the communities
• Establish and maintain good relations with local participants and communities (populations) in the area of intervention to know their perceptions of the operations and to understand the needs, complaints, and major events that may have an impact on the activities of Solidarités International
• Listen to the population and local participants in the field and report to his/her project manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarités International teams
• Implementation and Monitoring
• Under the supervision of the FSL team leader:
• Participate in the identification of the beneficiaries of agricultural inputs’ distribution, in collaboration with local authorities and landowners and according to specific criteria
• Participate in the distribution(s), for both micro-vegetable gardening and main food crops cultivation ((input distribution, trainings, set up, maintenance, monitoring, reporting, etc.)
• Ensure the proper follow-up of the beneficiaries and provide them with adequate technical support during activities
• Participate in identifying the training needs among the population and propose appropriate contents and training support material for the training sessions and awareness messages to be disseminated
• Conduct training sessions among the beneficiaries and ensure day-to-day technical support
• Ensure the day-to-day implementation of the activities and report difficulties met quickly to his/her direct supervisor
• Support the FSL team leader in the definition of technical specification of agricultural inputs and, if needed perform germination tests
• Propose relevant activity to undertake to his/her direct manager for the preparation of the weekly planning
• Participate in the monitoring of the activities in the field and data entry, according to the direct manager needs

Reporting and Communication:

• Use the monitoring tools provided
• Participate in the files archiving at Solidarités International’s office, accessible to the whole team
• Draw up and submit a weekly report to his/her direct manager
• Take part in weekly program meetings and clusters on request
• Report back any problems and constraints encountered during the course of the activities, including safety issues, to his/her direct manager
• Collaborate with the other components of the FSL department and support them when asked

Requirements
Technical Competences:

• Training: A University Degree in Agronomy
• Project related skills: good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up
• IT skills: Good knowledge of Office software : Excel, Word.

Personal Abilities:

• Professional experience: 1 year of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector) – Humanitarian experience is a plus
• Languages: English (mandatory), Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus)
• Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (internal and external communication), team player, capacity to delegate and to manage, initiative and autonomy, capacity of prioritization of tasks

Salary and Conditions

• In accordance with SI’s Terms of Employment; for national staff in Nigeria.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications (CV and suitability statement as a single attachment) to: [email protected] The file must be named with the name and the surname of the candidate and the subject of the mail must be “AGRONOMIST NGALA”