• Technical inputs in planning, organizing and implementing operational plans of
  agriculture including cereal crops with concerned communities, line
  agencies and stakeholders.
• Facilitate and participate in designing good agriculture practices, curriculum, trainings manuals and extension methodologies and modalities.
• Develop sustainable methodologies and techniques for assisting farmers with
  planning and execution of crops, directed at improving rural livelihood.
• Review sector interventions and implementation methodologies and suggest specific
  recommendations for their improvement.
• Ensure quality assurance of activities and inputs.
• Ensure that the implementation of the agriculture component of the project is technically sound.
• Be able to estimate the income benefits to families using improved technologies.
• Provide necessary technical resources to support project implementation.
• Identify training needs, prepare materials, and conduct training for staff and the communities.
• Support the Project Manager to prepare and submit quality and timely Monthly Management
• Reports by supplying technical activity implementation progress.
• Prepare training materials on crop production, preservation, and dry-land farming technics.
• Work in coordination with the project Manager and area supervisor of the project for the distribution of wheat crop input to farmers of the target area.
• In collaboration with the M&E officer ensure the monitoring system and tools are developed and used to track the progress of project implementation and to capture learning.
• Provide technical inputs to extension while focusing soil health and fertility, cropping
  systems, plant diseases, crop pests, weed management, alternative crops, decision
  support systems for agriculture, or farm business management.

Any other tasks given by the supervisor.

• University degree in (Agriculture or any other relevant field).
• Minimum of 04 Years of professional experience in designing, implementing & Monitoring & evaluating of Agriculture projects/activities in Afghanistan. Strong background in social & Agriculture issues affecting rural development, including gender.
• Other qualifications’ an advantage Well written communication skill, especially in drafting evaluations, assessments & reports

Languages: Dari, Pashto and English verbal and written.

Other skills required:

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
• High degree of initiative, flexibility and creativity
• Practical agricultural skills, preferably applied in the tropics
• Ability to work well within a small team and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience in capacity development and/or mentoring an asset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills