Regional Agriculture Officer

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Regional Agriculture Officer Raising The Village Central Region Nonprofit, and NGO Farming & Outdoors, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products, Social Services & Nonprofit, Business Operations Department/Group: Implementation Reporting To: Lead Agriculture Development Years of Experience 2-3 Years Location : Central Region Travel Required: 80% About Raising The Village: At Raising The Village (RTV), we are dedicated to eradicating ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a dynamic, rapidly growing international development organization, we’ve assembled a team of over 270 passionate individuals in Uganda, alongside an additional 17 professionals in North America and 15 in Rwanda. Together, we are committed to elevating communities out of ultra-poverty by implementing innovative solutions and leveraging advanced data analytics to drive impact. To date, our holistic approach has positively impacted over 1 million lives since 2012, and we’re poised to achieve even greater milestones, aiming to assist 1 million individuals annually by 2027. Our growth and success are fueled by the invaluable support of global partners who share our vision of sustainable change. Learn more about our impactful programs at www.raisingthevillage.org Job Summary The Regional Agriculture Officer will ensure effective planning and design, and successful implementation and supervision of Agriculture extension interventions including cropping and livestock in Raising The Village’s partner last mile communities, as part of our core methodology. This role will involve working with our Venn team to identify and assess the key Agriculture extension needs in partner communities, supporting the Procurement team in the development and management of supply contracts in accordance with project budgets and timelines, and collaborating with program implementation staff, local authorities and communities to deliver Agriculture extension interventions. The incumbent in this role must have and demonstrate an understanding of agricultural technologies like; composting, organic pesticides, soil and crop management. The incumbent should also be able to advise partner communities on basic aspects of household health, nutrition and feeding, hygiene, breeding and care of animals. During implementation of the project’s activities, the Regional Agriculture Officer will be required to provide feedback to relevant partners and the local authorities with an aim of improving overall quality of Agriculture interventions. Main Responsibilities Program Design and innovation

• Assist to identify new methods of planting, fertilizing, harvesting and storing of crops to achieve optimum land usage and yield;
• Identify microorganisms and insects, parasites, and weeds harmful to crops and advise on control measures;
• Examine topographical, physical and soil characteristics to determine its most effective crop yield potential;
• Provide technical support regarding emerging issues and points of concerns in the areas of agriculture from planting to use of organic fertilization and pesticide to post-harvest management;
• Work with RTV staff, community champions and government officers to conduct follow-ups on community and household-based gardens where there are concerns and/or emerging agricultural issues;
• Support the project team to identify the seeds to be passed on to the next beneficiary;
• Provide support on all agricultural pilot initiatives from idea to implementation to evaluation, such as, keyhole gardens, backyard garden, etc.;
• Conduct seed verification Activities to ensure good quality seeds at household levels.

Conduct soil profiling, data analysis and provide technical advisory for the best practices for increased crop production.

• Work with procurement officers to guide on seed specifications and verification. Facilitation and Training
• Conduct refresher training as needed for RTV staff and local government extension officers in the designated regions, including but not limited to: RTV methodology on land preparation (community gardens, nursery beds and household gardens, compost pits, etc.); RTV methodology on post-harvest management and seed pass-on; Application of natural forms of fertilization; Natural forms of pesticide use;
• Conduct in-person field training with selected Agric Champions in each cluster of operation. Trainings are to focus on but not be limited to: RTV methodology on land preparation (community gardens, nursery beds and household gardens, compost pits, etc.); RTV methodology on post-harvest management and seed pass-on; Application of natural forms of fertilization; Natural forms of pesticide use;
• Participate in the development of training materials for RTV staff and extension officers;
• Develop and update training materials for Agriculture champions in local languages;
• Develop guides and 1-pager for community members to use in local languages. Project Management
• Attend district and cluster and staff meetings to discuss key agricultural issues, areas of success and areas in need of improvement to brainstorm possible solutions and next steps;

Complete weekly financial requests, submissions and reconciliations to the District Head;

• Capture and document -field data to the RTV data repository in line with RTV’s data protocols;
• Other requirements, as might be required, by their direct supervisor and/or management. Qualification, Skills and Experiences

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