Agriculture Officer

Forum for Rural Welfare and Agricultural Reform for Development (FORWARD Nepal), a National NGO founded in 1997, working in the fields of Food and Nutrition Security, Livestock and Fisheries, Sustainable Livelihoods, Natural Resource Management, and Climate Change Adaptation/DRR, invites application from interested candidates for the position of Agriculture Officer-1 and Field Officer-1 (Nutrition & MEAL) for Nutrition Smart Community (NSC) project in Madhesh province. Please send your application along with the updated CV with the names of two referees via this link Click here until March 28, 2024.

Agriculture Officer -1

Reports To: Project Coordinator
Duty Station and key responsibilities:
The Agriculture Officer will be based in the Paroha Municipality of Rautahat district. S/he will be directly reporting to the project coordinator.

Job description:

• Ensure implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of project deliverables at the Palika level in coordination with the district team.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders (Farmers, FFS groups, CBOs, Agriculture section of Municipality, and other NGOs) for effective implementation of the project activities
• Visit target groups and beneficiaries (EGL, Farmers, FFS members, etc.) on a regular basis to discuss with farmers their problems and provide need-based technical support
•  Provide technical inputs on agricultural technologies, cow shed improvement, bio-pesticides, compost mal, IPM, GAP, etc. to farmers.
• Support in capacity building of Nutrition Promoters and community volunteers on agriculture and advocacy.
•  Demonstrate good agricultural practices in the field and guide farmers in adopting the demonstrated technologies.
• Support in designing and implementation small space cultivation practices like kitchen gardening, nutrition gardening, multilayer farming, etc.
•  Coordinate with local government to facilitate governmental agricultural services to farmers.
• Advocate local government in improving agricultural policies at the local level.
• Coordinate with local government to incorporate successful approaches and tools in their annual planning of activities.
• Coordinate with local government for the extension of proven agriculture technologies in the Palika.
•  Collect field data as per the requirement of the project and as guided by the project coordinator.
• Ensure the timely production of reports and records, stories regarding projects.
• Support PC/PO in organizing training, workshops, and field visits at the Palika level.
•  Support/participate in other projects as assigned by the Project Coordinator or designated representative.

Qualification and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture with experience of 1 year on relevant field.
•  Knowledge on agriculture technologies, nutrition and food security, WASH and advocacy.
• Ability to work in close coordination with community and Palika members.
•  Willing to travel at rural areas and work with the FCHVs and lead farmers.

Salary and Benefits: will be as per the provision made in the prospective project.

Procedure for Selection: Candidates should attend both written exams and oral interviews. Selection of candidates for the interview will be on the basis of CV screening, and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for the interview.

 Women and members of marginalized groups are encouraged to apply.

Please visit FORWARD Nepal’s website: www.forwardnepal.org/announcements for further information.

FORWARD Nepal

Bharatpur Metropolitan City – 2, Kshetrapur, Chitwan

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