Programme Specialist -Agriculture

ABOUT AKRSP (INDIA)

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) - AKRSP(I) is a programme of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) which works in over 30 countries around the world.

Programme Specialist -Agriculture

Location: Dangs (Gujarat)

Education: 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

Job Profile

• 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.

Benefits :

• Excellent opportunity to be part of Internationally renowned NGO.
• On site and off-site in-depth training for all profiles.
• 5 days week and flexible working hours.
• Medical insurance for all team members, their spouse, and children.
• Maternity and paternity leaves.
• 15 General Leaves in a year. Additionally, there are 16.5 earned Leaves which can be encashed if not availed. There are also 10 declared holidays and 3 optional holidays for all team members. There is Diwali break for 5 days ever year. Women team members can avail 2 days of work from home every month during menstrual periods if required.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

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