Roles and Responsibilities
The Field Officer will have the following roles and responsibilities:
Ensure the successful implementation of project activities, including planning and the transparent procurement of grant-related goods and services. Successful implementation should include on-going consultative processes with government and community involvement in all phases.
Write grant ideas, success stories and weekly grants updates and monthly project reports Coordinate with the implementing partners to track physical progress of the ongoing grants.
Interact/ hold meetings with the community committee members aiming at improving the quality and deliverables and subsequently gaining the confidence of stakeholders.
Participate in the bidding of grants and assist the logistics in relevant documentation.
Identify the area/region based on strategic objectives of the program to prioritize the donor grants, completed projects and monitor quarterly targets in conjunction with other key quality assurance and research staff for effective and efficient project implementation.
Share with other program staff successful methodologies for consultative approaches to grant development and implementation
Work with volunteers and interns, in report writings, grants updates and community mobilization accordingly to program policy.
Conduct baseline and situation analysis surveys.
Work in close coordination with the technical section to ensure quality of work.
Conduct monthly data collection, verification and validation.
Supervise and manage all activities in absence of ADS team leader/Project Coordinator.
Increase knowledge in terms of Good Agricultural Practices in different value chains under the ADSW food and nutrition security focus.
Profile of Farmers field School (FFS), Sensitization of the project to stakeholders, provision of technical assistance in the areas of agricultural productivity, conduct farmer contact meetings and follow up meetings, select and recruit model farmers as well as setting up of FFS demos.
Assess the training needs of farmers and stakeholders and participate in joint activities with other stakeholders e.g., field days.
Train the community members eg farmers to aid adoption of new farming technologies
Provide training and support farmer field schools and farmer groups.
Liaise with the Ministry of Agriculture, and other stakeholders in successful implementation of projects.
Compile and document relevant information for collaborative activities and missions.