Agricultural Extension Officer at Action Africa Help - International

Job Details

The Somalia programme of Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is recruiting an Agricultural Extension Officer, who will support in building the capacity of AAH-I livelihood project staff by providing agricultural extension advice. S/He will ensure that the approaches used during implementation are accurate and
effective, conforming to the global best practice while staying relevant to the context of the project.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide relevant training and skills development to community members on conservation agriculture and on-farm water management
• Lead stakeholder dialogue and consultation meetings with project communities
• Coordinate the establishment of kitchen gardens and scaling of successful approaches
• Provide agriculture extension service support to focal farming households
• Support the development of increased market linkages for focal farming households
• Prepare field visit reports
• Coordinate and liaise with other stakeholders in the project implementation
• Advise farmers to adopt best farming practices
• Represent AAH-I in the cluster/donor meetings