The overall objective of the position is to promote project objectives and guide and support the smallholder farmers to produce quality crops, vegetables, and rear dairy cows, and shoats at community level. The Community Development Officer shall be responsible for the day-to-day monitoring of project activities in her/his assigned area.

Key Responsibilities:

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• In collaboration with the project officer,

• Conduct day to day follow up of crop production, wellbeing of dairy cows and shoats, timely irrigation of vegetables from planting to harvesting.

• Organizing and mobilizing smallholder farmers into groups and primary coops in collaboration with relevant government line department staff

• Facilitate timely distribution of agricultural inputs to the targeted beneficiaries

• Perform other assignments as requested by his/her supervisor.

• Collect pertinent data from all project intervention areas

• requested by the Project Manager and the Head of Programs

Key Relationships:

Internal

• Project manager (Line manager)

• Oda Bultum ICDP Project Officer

• SHA Ethiopia Head of Programs

• Other SHA Ethiopia staff

• Union/Cooperative staff and members

• Finance and Administration Team,

External

• Local Government Authorities,

• Financial Institutions,

• Other International and Local NGOs,

• Private Sector Organizations,

• Business Advisors and Mentors.

Department: Programs

Location: Oda Bultum, Bedessa

Contract Type: One year with a possibility of extension

Reports to: Project Manager

Required Qty: 2

Job Requirements

Qualifications/Knowledge and Experience

Essential:

• BSc degree in agronomy, plant science, agriculture, agricultural extension, cooperative development or related fields.  At least 3 years relevant working experience in crop, vegetables and dairy/shoats value chains, seed

• Good inter-personal and communication skills

• Capacity and maturity to establish and maintain links with government officials, unions and primary coops

• Ability to organize and manage events like farmers field day, training, and workshop

• Have excellent communication skills in Afan Oromo language

Desirables:

• Ability to effectively communicate in speaking and writing English language

• Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder working environments

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

• Basic knowledge of skills in computer application

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