The market-oriented agriculture programme in the North-West of Ghana (MOAP-NW) is part of the EU Ghana Agriculture Programme (EU-GAP) and is embedded in the GIZ \u201cSustainable Employment through Agribusiness (AgriBiz) Programme\u201d.
\nIt is implemented in 14 districts of the Upper West, Savannah & North-East regions, in close collaboration with the regional and district departments of Agriculture, MOAP-NW supports 7 value chains, among them being groundnut and soya.
\nMOAP-NW\u2019s objective is to improve the quality of agricultural produce and to strengthen the competitiveness of value chains.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: National Long-Term Advisor (NTLE) Agronomist (Legumes)<\/strong><\/p>\n General Scope<\/strong><\/p>\n The NLTE Agronomist (Legumes) will be part of the technical team based in Wa. Working closely with the NLTE Agronomist (Cereals). (S)he will be working on all activities that impact legume production, aggregation, processing and marketing. There will be close interaction with other components of the EU-GAP<\/p>\n Specific key tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Define good agricultural practices to be promoted Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Your Profile<\/p>\n \u2022 B.Sc. minimum, M.Sc. desirable, in Agriculture, Agricultural Technology, Agricultural Sciences Other knowledge, additional competences<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 A professional interest in staying abreast of new developments in agriculture Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested and suitably qualified applicants are requested to submit their application, not later than 07th October, 2022, consisting of a cover letter and an updated CV (of not more than 5 pages). These documents shall be sent to:<\/p>\n matthias.webendoerfer@afci.de<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a007 October, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The market-oriented agriculture programme in the North-West of Ghana (MOAP-NW) is part of the EU Ghana Agriculture Programme (EU-GAP) and is embedded in the GIZ \u201cSustainable Employment through Agribusiness (AgriBiz)…..<\/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":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-jhV","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74147"}],"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=74147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Elaborate training curricula (competency-based training) and training material
\n\u2022 Incorporate the training of extension agents and supervise the training of trainers
\n\u2022 Train the agricultural advisors of large off-takers (processors, exporters) Design demonstration and learning fields and analyse data
\n\u2022 Maintain an information database and remain up-to-date and knowledgeable about developments in the legumes sector
\n\u2022 Record data to be fed into the M&E System & contribute to quarterly & annual reports<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Minimum 5 years of professional experience in agricultural sector development, with at least 3 years professional experience in a comparable position
\n\u2022 Very good understanding of agricultural development issues
\n\u2022 Extensive knowledge of climate change adaptation measures, soil conservation, water harvesting, irrigated agriculture, cultivation of soya, cultivation of groundnut, mechanisation
\n\u2022 Strong experience in agricultural value chain development\/effective collaboration with private & public sector
\n\u2022 Experience in results-based monitoring and report writing
\n\u2022 Skilled in project communication and the development of communication material
\n\u2022 Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment, good interpersonal and negotiation skills
\n\u2022 Good working knowledge of the Upper West, Savannah and North-East regions of Ghana
\n\u2022 Proof of familiarity with Microsoft Office, especially Excel<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Strong quantitative and analytical skills
\n\u2022 Ability to manage your own time and responsibilities independently
\n\u2022 Strong managerial and organisational competence
\n\u2022 Willingness to travel frequently, especially within North-West Ghana
\n\u2022 Fluent written and oral knowledge of English \/ Oral proficiency of one or more local languages of North-West Ghana<\/p>\n