Duty Station: Nuwakot

District: Manakamana VDC.

Contract Type: Initial 3 month probation period with possibility of extension

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Conduct farmer field schools/FFS-IPM with the project beneficiaries
• Provide technical supports to farmers on IPM and sustainable farming
• Provide on the spot technical supports to farmers on improved farming, disease and pest control and management in target beneficiaries
• Travel frequently to the communities/farmers and provide technical supports
• Plan and effectively implement the field level agriculture and livestock activities based on DIP
• Knowledge of farm design, livestock management, fruit and vegetable farming, seasonal staple crops farming
• Effectively coordinate with the project team in identifying communities where agriculture and livestock interventions are most needed which could boost up agricultural production and bring about long-term effects in communities.
• Demonstrated skill in cutting and grafting techniques, transplanting, and creating poly-houses construction and production.
• Provide technical assistance to the community on how to improve sustainable agriculture practices and increase crop and livestock production.
• Promote most suitable breeds of livestock and poultry and fodder species that adapt better to the local environment.
• Make regular field visit to collect and data verification and support to follow M&E system at field level.  
• Ensure that agriculture development strategies and activities are designed and implemented based on sound contextual analysis.
• Conduct the various training related agriculture and livestock in community level
• Collect report from community mobilizers and prepare weekly and monthly report and submit to team leader
• Ensure all visit and training reports within a week of accomplishment
• Ensure that lessons learnt, case studies and success stories are well documented and shared among the team
• Knowledge to Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point

Qualification/Experience:

• Successfully completed course of Agriculture Technicians (JTA) with 2 years relevant experiences
• Having experience in Conduct farmer field schools/FFS-IPM training facilitation skills and documentation
• Ability to coordinate with people, having high integrity and respect diversity