Programme Specialist -Agriculture

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About the Organization

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) is a non-denominational, non-government development organization. AKRSP(I) works as a catalyst for the betterment of rural communities by providing direct support to local communities. AKRSP(I) is active in over 3255 villages of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra. It has impacted lives of over 3.5 million people from marginalised sections of society. Over 80% of the households impacted by AKRSP(I)'s work belong to marginalised communities like tribals, dalits, and minorities. Over 60% of beneficiaries are women who form a core group for program interventions.

Job Description

• Liaison with Donors and Govt. Dept.
• Provide all required supports to team in agriculture projects.
• Training and capacity building support to the field staff, village leaders, GO – NGO representatives
• Prepare programme Manual, training manual. Set up system for programme effectiveness assessment.
• Prepare SoP of programme, manual of programme, strategy of programme.
• Productivity enhancement and crop diversification
• Programme planning and implementation on Sustainable agriculture practices.
• Market linkages for multiplier impact of agriculture-based production enhancement.
• Document the good case studies.
• Prepare programme proposal.
• Carefully understand the programmes and different project, area of the programme its issues and challenges
• Engaging techniques such as System of Crop Intensification, Conservation Agriculture IPM and INM for enhancement of the production sustainably
• Planning of agriculture budget for the implementation
• Linking with the local stakeholders – agriculture university, KVK, other NGOS, technical organization to support agriculture intervention in various forms.
• Timely reporting to the donor in English with the help of field team and research and monitoring
• Managing necessary field data/photographs required for reporting to the donor
• Any other task assigned by AKRSP (I) management

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• B.Sc. Agriculture/M.Sc. Agriculture
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of grass root agriculture extension work

Skills & Competencies required

• Strong knowledge of Agriculture
• Good command in Hindi and English
• Good command in MS Office
• Good field activity organizer and manager
• Should be efficient in using newer technologies

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