Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 12 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Reporting Lines
• The Project Assistant (Digital platforms) will work under the overall guidance of the FAO Representative in Zambia and the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) for the SIFAZ Project. They will directly report to Programme Specialist – Agricultural Extension. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with implementing partners from Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), NGOs, private sector, and relevant FAO technical units in FAO Zambia.
Technical Focus
The incumbent will support management of the e-extension activities and associated content within the project digital agriculture extension platforms. A particular focus of the incumbent will be day to day maintenance of all digital platforms especially the e-extension platforms under the project.

Tasks and responsibilities
• Up-to-date maintenance and updating of digital platforms with necessary content and troubleshoot any challenges to digital platforms.
• Monitor the e-extension platform usage and collate all information and reports on stakeholder usage of the platforms.
• The Programme Associate (Digital Platforms) will support implementation of the SIFAZ digital agriculture and e-extension strategies. Specifically, the incumbent will undertake the following activities:
• Provide day-to-day maintenance and management of all digital platforms under the project involving mobile based applications, web-based applications, USSD and bulk SMS platforms. This includes liaising with all technical units under the project to collate appropriate content and ensure its timely upload and dissemination to targeted audiences.
• Support routine monitoring of performance of all digital platforms, system health and identifying any troubleshooting needs to the any system. This includes liaising with appropriate service providers responsible for technical support to the project digital platforms to resolve any troubleshooting needs.
• Support routine monitoring of stakeholder usage of all digital platforms under the project through in-bult system analytics and routine user surveys. This includes routine collation of all information and reports on stakeholder usage of the digital platforms and contribute such information into regular/periodic implementation progress reports, development of information products to support decision making during project progress review exercise and contribute to preparation of advocacy material under the project.
• Participate in the synthesis of ecologically adapted research results on each recommended climate change mitigation practices, yield gap reduction practices, and SIPs technology packages. This will include generation of key agricultural extension messages for production of specific hard and electronic copies of the materials.
• Participate in the development of content for the e-extension and digital platforms under the project. Such content to cover and recommended climate change mitigation measures and SIPs technology packages making them available for dissemination through e-extension platforms. This will include ensuring sustained and dissemination of digital and e-extension products through the project digital platforms.
• Support the development of agricultural extension knowledge products, including analytical work and practical tools, related to the project digital agriculture strategy; support promotion of knowledge sharing and best practices at meetings and conferences, and interaction with national partners.
• Support the engagement of national, provincial and district MoA extension departments to identify key digital agricultural extension capacity development needs, key milestones in digital extension delivery and farmer engagements, and systematic evaluation of the effectiveness and performance of recommended digital technologies and extension products generated and released under the project.
• Perform any other related duties, as required for successful execution of SIFAZ digital agriculture strategy.

Minimum Requirements
Candidates should meet the following:
• University degree in Computer Science, Demography, Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, Social Sciences or other fields related to the FAO mandate.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in digital platforms involving mobile based applications, web-based applications, USSD and bulk SMS platforms.
• Working knowledge of English
• National of Zambia

FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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