Summary
Date Posted: 3rd May 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
  Community Environmental Management and Development Organization (CEMDO –Tanzania) under support of SAVE THE CHILDREN, funded by USAID is pleased to invite qualified Tanzanians to fill the following vacancies in Lishe Endelevu project, that aims at improving nutrition outcomes for women of reproductive age, children under five, and adolescent girls, meaningfully advancing Tanzania along its journey to self-reliance in Morogoro region-Malinyi, Ulanga ,Kilosa, Gairo, Kilombero and Ifakara Councils)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project Name: Lishe Endelevu.
Project Period: 3 years and six months
Focus area: Nutrition
Place of duty: Morogoro region.
Starting Date: Immediately
Vacancies to be applied:
Project Extension Officers – Agriculture /Livestock officer (Advert no 007/2019-4 posts)
An agricultural/livestock extension officer directly works with farmers and other stakeholders related to agriculture/livestock. Their primary role is to aid these farmers or groups to make better decisions to increase agricultural production and providing Training to farmers, farmer groups, and model farmers on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture/Livestock Practices. The extension officer is constantly armed with the latest techniques and information related to agriculture and they relay this information to farmers and agricultural business..

  Duties
• Mobilize community to establish of kitchen gardens and livestock keeping (small animals) and scaling of successful approaches
• Provide agriculture extension service support to model farmers or focal farming households
• Advise farmers to adopt best farming practices
• To demonstrate on farms the proper use and application of inputs.
• To monitor and assist in collecting data from both demonstration farms and farmer’s farms in the area of operations.
• Coordinate and liaise with other stakeholders in the project implementation
• To develop the capacity of farmers to adopt and implement better practices through exposure to new knowledge, information, skills, inputs and processes to improve the long term performance of their farm businesses;
• To encourage farmers to adopt better practices through exposure to new knowledge, information, skills, inputs and processes to improve the long term performance of their farm businesses;
• To work with the Agriculture officer to generate public awareness on important agricultural issues (especially the advantages of local production, quality, climate change and safety), as well as to communicate all aspects of the Lishe Endelevu Project to a wide range of stakeholders
• Prepare field visit reports and reports

Job Skills: Not Specified

  Requirements:
• Holds a Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in either Agriculture or Food Technology or Agriculture & Home Economics or Agricultural Education & Horticulture or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Have at least two (2) years' experience in the relevant field;
• Experience/skills in projects’ management ,Administrative and reporting;
• Excellent communication capabilities;
• Computer literacy;
• Proficient in English and Kiswahili language.
• Strong commitment of work.
• Flexibility, availability to perform other duties;
• Team Player;

Job Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or Diploma
Job Experience Requirements: 2 Years

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Job application procedure
  Only online applications will be accepted. Please send your applications to; vacancy@cemdotz.org  copy, smapunda@cemdotz.org , for quick response on inquiries please call; 0622019 139 or 0712 066 067.
Deadline for application is; 8th May 2019
NOTE;
Interested candidates should download CEMDO Employment Application Form to CEMDO Website www.cemdotz.org  also attach your CV, cover letter and possibly the details of at least 3 persons for professional reference .Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Executive Director
CEMDO- Tanzania,
P. O. Box 70
Malinyi-Morogoro,
Tel/Fax: +255(0)785 566 777
vacancy@cemdotz.org

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