Job Title: Â Agronomist (Part-time Jobs)
Organisation:Â International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Duty Station:Â Â Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. Founded in 1975, IFPRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a global research partnership for a food secure future. The mandate of IFPRI is to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting world food needs in ways that conserve the natural resource base, with emphasis on low income and on the poorer groups in the countries.
About Project:
IFPRI – HarvestPlus Uganda with funding from Latter-Day Saints (LDS), seeks to scale biofortified crops in refugee settlements in Rwamwanja, Kyangwale, Kiryandongo and Lamwo as a food-based approach to address food and nutrition insecurity and micronutrient malnutrition. This will involve working with NGO partners in refugee settlements to increase the production, consumption, and marketing biofortified crops. To accomplish these activities, HarvestPlus is seeking consultants on a part time basis to support implementation of these project activities in the project area.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold 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
How to Apply:
All qualified and interested candidates 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;
IFPRI-KampalaRecruitment
cgiar.org and copied to M.Adrabocgiar.org c/o IFPRI PO Box 28565, Kampala
Deadline: 24th March 2024
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