Agronomist job at IFPRI - HarvestPlus

Vacancy title:
Agronomist

Jobs at:

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, March 24 2024 

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 21 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Duties
• Train and follow up seed/vine producers and support establishment of multiplication gardens for OSP and HIB Support promotion and marketing of seed and ensure data collection on quantities marketed.
• Develop training package and strengthen capacity of field extension workers in agronomy for the 3 different biofortified crops in order to increase yield, area under production for the crops; and productivity of biofortified crops.
• Monitor field performance and support uptake of recommended management practices.
• Work closely with marketing team to ensure staggered production to ensure continuous supply of biofortified crops on the market.
• Participate in regular planning and review meetings to enable participatory monitoring evaluation and learning of partners to improve performance.
• Participate in report writing.

Qualifications and Experience
• A degree in agriculture with 5+ years relevant experience in agricultural extension
• Knowledge and experience in seed systems for both seed and vegetatively propagated crops
• Collaborative, self-motivated and able to work well within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Very good oral and written English communication skills;
• fluency in some local languages.
• Very good interpersonal and organizational skills
• Willingness to undertake regular travel.
• Familiarity with research and scientific data collection methods
• Experience in working with/contacts in the NGO community.
• Knowledge of pro-poor strategies; gender-sensitive approaches



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Application Process: Applicants who meet the requirements should send a one-page application letter and CV of not more than 3 pages,
including names, phone number and email contact of 3 professional referees.
Applications should be emailed to: cgiar.org>IFPRI-KampalaRecruitmentcgiar.org and copied to M.Adrabocgiar.org c/o IFPRIP.O Box 28565, Kampala by 5:00 pm on 24th March 2024.

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