SNV Netherlands Development is a not-for-profit international development organization that has built a long-term local presence in 38 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin-America. SNV Ghana implements projects to improve individual lives and contributes to solving global challenges in the areas of Agriculture, Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene. SNV\u2019s implementation approach focuses on developing innovative solutions to alleviate poverty through sustainable and locally-led development.<\/p>\n
Among SNV\u2019s Agriculture Projects is the Horti-Fresh programme. This is a 4-year sector programme (2018-2021) funded by the Dutch Embassy in Accra. The aim of the programme is \u201cA sustainable and internationally competitive vegetable and fruit sector that contributes to inclusive economic growth, food and nutrition security\u201d. The programme will contribute to three major areas that have been identified and that are in line with Ghana\u2019s development policy: a competitive and innovative high-value fruit and vegetable sector; an inclusive and sustainable fruit and vegetable sector and a conducive business climate that facilitates the development of the fruit and vegetable sector.<\/p>\n
The programme has a fruit as well as a vegetable component, the latter known as GhanaVeg. The project\u2019s structure combines an overall private sector-led sector development approach, through the establishment of a Business Platform, as well as strong business-led initiatives through Innovation Funds, Agronomic Services Fund and commercial loans. The West Africa HortiFresh is being implemented by a consortium of Wageningen UR (CDI www.wur.eu\/cdi), SNV (www.snv.org), Advance Consulting, SENSE and Resilience.<\/p>\n
The programme currently seeking applicants for a full-time position Fruit Agronomist. Position is based in Accra<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Fruit Agronomist<\/strong><\/p>\n Position Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n Horti-Fresh is currently seeking candidates for a full-time position of Fruit Agronomist. The Fruit Agronomist is responsible for providing hands-on support to fruit farmers, exporters and processors, input dealers and service providers; coordinating the agronomy modules, conducting research for business plans and Training of Trainers, as well as the organization of demonstrations, field days and variety trials.<\/p>\n Under the supervision of the Project Manager, key responsibilities of Fruit Agronomist will include:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Provide hands-on advice to partner companies and the fruit cluster (sub-) projects, including smallholders who are involved in company supply chains, outgrower schemes, etc. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Candidate must have relevant experience in farmer training (development, training, evaluation, setting up field demonstrations and trials. They need excellent writing, communication and facilitation skills Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Application Guidelines: Please read these carefully. Failure to comply will adversely affect your application. Interested applicants are kindly requested to send their applications in English in the form of a one-page letter and current CV outlining experience, qualifications and three reference contacts by email to SNV HR at: jobsghana@snv.org<\/p>\n Closing Date: 15 March, 2018<\/p>\n \u2022 Only those applicants whose work experience and education meet the mandatory requisites below will be considered for the position.<\/p>\n \u2022 Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SNV Netherlands Development is a not-for-profit international development organization that has built a long-term local presence in 38 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin-America. SNV Ghana implements projects to improve…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[135],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-7DH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29369"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29369\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Prepare, support and execute Training of Trainers as assisted by Wageningen Research.
\n\u2022 Explore with Universities and Agricultural Colleges the inclusion of the Agronomy Modules in their Curricula.
\n\u2022 Follow-up with trainers on disseminating the knowledge to their farmer groups and outgrower schemes, through setting up demonstration sites, field days and trainings.
\n\u2022 Coordinate a number of trials with NGOs and research institutes; ensuring that trials are implemented according to protocols with highest standards of crop management.
\n\u2022 Contribute to the documentation of the program\u2019s achievements in terms of: reports, publications, brochures and\/or guidelines.
\n\u2022 In collaboration with partner companies and clusters, promote inclusion of smallholders, especially women and youth.
\n\u2022 Gather data for the development of new business models, business plans, and financial products<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Minimum seven years\u2019 of experience working in agricultural advisory services, preferably in the West African fruit sector, both with companies and with smallholders;
\n\u2022 At least three year experience in project management, organizing events, workshops and\/or trainings;
\n\u2022 Master\u2019s degree in one of the following: plant sciences, agronomy or horticulture;
\n\u2022 Excellent English, while a good working knowledge of French will be an advantage.<\/p>\n