I. Program Description: The primary objective of the TechnoServe agronomy program will be to increase production of the coffee tree for coffee farmers through both yield improvement and behavioral shifts due to price incentives. This production improvement will be achieved through educating project farmers on agronomy and environmental best practices, farm management, and assisting them in applying those techniques at an individual farm level. TechnoServe will use a two-year farm college training and individual farm visits to improve farmer knowledge of agronomy techniques and oversee implementation.
II. Position Description: The intern will support the implementation of strategies that will enable small holder coffee farmers to achieve sustainable increases in coffee quality and yields as per TechnoServe quality requirements. Responsible for day-to-day execution of the coffee agronomy program, activities plan and supervise project deliverables of farmer trainers to ensure the timely achievement of targets
III. Duties & Responsibilities
INTERN- Agronomy Advisors are responsible to support the Business to follow up and implement the day to day project activities at the grass-root level including the following duties & responsibilities: -
1. Planning and management of Farmer Trainers (FTs)
· Submit weekly work plan – details when and which trainings the intern will attend/supervise will attend trainings
· Review FT weekly work plan with dates
· Collect weekly training plans and data from FTs
· Provide feedback, coaching and development activities related to performance management, following HR guidelines.
· Notify SBA of any performance issues as soon as observed.
· Develop a team spirit among all reports.
· Model that the monthly agronomy training to FTs at local farmers field.
· Supervise teach-backs and give feedback.
· Ensure each training modules is completed within a months’ time.
Observe FTs’ training delivery at the farm level
· Observe full training to farmers
· Give feedback and coaching to FT based on observation.
· Check visited HH list, cross check with the list in the database. Ensure reported data is accurate.
4. Back checking farm Visit
· Pick farmers at random and advise on the Best Agronomy Practices they learned
· Discuss training, farmer adoption and challenges
· Complete Best Practice check list
5. Visit Demo plots
· Check demo plot status, complete form and give feedback to FF
· Meet with Focal Farmer and discuss things done well and things needed to be implemented on the demo plot.
6. Tablet survey M & E
· Complete digital electronic based training and demo plot observation form
· Collect, check for completion and submit complete set of Farmer Trainers’ attendance sheets to SBA within 1 week of training completion.
· Discuss any attendance issues with Farmer Trainers and Business Advisor and support to develop action plan.
· Compile weekly attendance update and submit to SBA
· Collect official voucher receipts for transport and accommodation
· Submit documents to the SBA on a timely basis
· Create a good working relationship with stakeholders.
· Meet with Kebele leaders and Cooperative to give progress report every quarter.
· Support Farmer Trainers to mobilize farmers at the Kebele level.
· Perform other duties as assigned by the Agronomy Senior Business Advisor.
I. Required Skills & Experience:
· Willingness to be based in assigned remote locations in Sidama Zone and willingness to spend significant time in rural areas;
· Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field – Plant science, Horticulture, Crop science, Agriculture, etc. May accept experience in lieu of a degree;
· Interpersonal and cross-cultural skills as well as problem solving skills;
· Planning skills and working to strict time-guidelines;
· Fluency in Amharic and Sidamigna,
· English oral & written presentation skills;
· Computer literacy, including Word and Excel
II. Preferred Skills:
· Familiarity with Sidama area
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