Agriculture and VSL Intern (x2, Kariba Rural and Gokwe North) 7 months
Graduate Trainee Jobs
- Nutrition Action Zimbabwe ~~ 0
- Expires 24 Nov 2023
- Kariba
- Internship
Job Description
Assist in the implementation and providing technical support to agricultural and VSL activities and follow them up with the beneficiaries
Throughout the internship, the intern will have the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in Agric and VSL operations, develop problem-solving and analytical skills, and contribute to the overall success of the organization's Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) functions.
Duties and Responsibilities
Main Duties:
Result area 1: Agriculture (Crop and Livestock Production)
*Assisting the Agric and VSL Officer to prepare weekly and monthly work plans and ensure that they are followed.
Assisting in organizing and conducting trainings for all program beneficiaries as per project document and implementation plan.
*Contribute to data collection, capturing and management, as needed.
*Assisting in the smooth distribution of project inputs to selected beneficiaries, ensuring their proper utilization as per project document.
*Produce timely and quality reports for internal use (training, activity, weekly, monthly and quarterly) and contribute to donor reports on the
status of on-going programming as required.
*Assisting in training of Diptank Management Committees on animal health, tick-borne diseases, dipping and diptank management.
Assisting in training and mentoring Lead Farmers on Good Agricultural Practices; support them during cascade training to other farmers.
*Assisting in training lead farmers and project beneficiaries on the Healthy harvest curriculum, improved livestock production, indigenous poultry
production, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), fodder production and processing, markets and market linkages.
*Assisting in monitoring project implementation, adoption of new technologies and provide remedial support to targeted beneficiaries.
Assisting in identification, tracking and documentation of stories of significant change as required by the project.
*Assisting as a liaison between communities and the NAZ office; maintain good relationships with beneficiaries and local leaders/Authorities and
all relevant stakeholders; and represent NAZ appropriately in the field.
*Comply with NAZ policies and regulations with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other
relevant policies and procedures
*Assisting the Agric Officer to develop a clear and adaptive training work plan based on the seasonal calendar, farmer availability, project
deadlines and targets, etc.
*Assist in providing guidance to farmers on appropriate cropping patterns, farming techniques, etc.
Result area 2: Village Savings and Lending (VSL)
Assisting the Agriculture and VSL Officer in:
*Conducting community/ stakeholder mobilization, orientation, and sensitization on VSL.
*Identifying and strengthening/capacitating existing groups on income generating activities through the SPM model.
*Training new groups on the VSL concept and conducts community capacity building, such as training of committees, Cluster Facilitators and
individuals on all relevant topics, as identified by the needs assessment.
*Training VSL groups in value addition and market linkages.
*Training VSL individuals with small enterprises on business development services.
*Facilitating linkages of VSL groups to micro-finance institutions and skills development institutions.
*Sensitizing VSL groups towards behavior change on decision making, power relations and other gender related issues affecting health and
nutrition.
*Monitoring and keeping track of group savings activities and data.
*Participating in data collection, e.g., administers questionnaires, collects statistics relevant to the project and analyses group data using the MIS.
*Monitoring VSL groups and conducts verification and follow-ups and provides required technical assistance on selected value chain
development.
*Facilitating registration of producer groups for market linkages and participates in collection of value of base income, production and value of
sales / income tracking information at farmer level.
*Identification of opportunities to link farmers to other project interventions, ensuring there is integration of project interventions.
*Regularizing analyzing food security and markets situation and prevailing trends; and provide constructive feedback.
*Compiling monthly reports, as well as activity and training reports.
*Policy compliance – Mandatory Reporting Policy (MRP):
*Comply with policies.
Assist where necessary in undertaking activities that aim to prevent the occurrence of sexual abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries by NAZ and
other humanitarian workers.
Confidentiality:
*Ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of NAZ acquired in the course of duty, to any *other person or organization without authority, except in the normal execution of duty.
Qualifications and Experience
1) Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture.
2) Ability and willingness to ride a motorcycle is an added advantage
How to Apply
Kindly use this smartrecruiters platform link to fill in your application and attach any relevant supporting documents not later than 24 November 2023: Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
