Production & Marketing Officer

We are looking for a candidate who has

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agribusiness, or a related field. 
  
• Relevant experience of at least 5 years in agricultural production, including crop cultivation and livestock management.
  
• Familiarity with sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices.
  
• Strong marketing skills with a track record of successfully promoting agricultural products.
  
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data effectively.
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare reports.
  
• Proactive mindset with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
  

• Develop appropriate training content, materials and tools targeting different audiences (community, staff, partners, and other relevant stakeholders). 
  
• Train staff, Community based facilitators / project participants on regenerative and restorative interventions, biodiversity interventions such as perma – gardens and agroforestry etc.
  
• Participate in setting selection criteria for participant, targeting and vetting exercises; ensure fair representation women, men, boys, and girls at farm/community level decision making by applying the Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD) principle.
  
• Conduct site supervision to ensure that selection and design of technologies are appropriate and make necessary adjustments dynamic and responsive.
  
• Facilitate platforms for knowledge sharing through the establishment of demonstration gardens, kitchen gardens, block farms and networks on food security and nutrition as well as agroecology.
  
• Integrate topics on Cash, Nutrition, environment, and gender training in agricultural production and marketing systems.
  
• Participate in Advocacy on food security and Nutrition, climate change and food systems transformation initiatives.
  
• Actively participate in project design and proposals development on the elements of food security and nutrition principles and sustainable food systems.
  
• Ensure project reports are timely produced and shared with donors and stakeholders according to agreed reporting guidelines.
  
• Promote transparency and accountability to project participants through application of DCA complaint and feedback mechanisms.
  
• Closely work with stakeholders (Local government, OPM, UNHCR, target beneficiary representatives, etc.) to ensure effective coordination and institutional linkage is established on agroecology and sustainable food systems. 
  
• Link project participants to input dealers, financial institutions and off-takers or markets.
  
• Participate in budget preparation, regular budget BVA monitoring, and budget realignment processes to ensure the timely utilization of all grants in accordance with donor guidelines.
  
• Ensure full compliance with DCA and donor financial guidelines and policies while implementing the project budget.
  
• Represent DCA in relevant sector working groups such as Livelihood and environment sector, food security and nutrition working groups as well as agriculture or agroecology related platforms.