Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Description of SeZIL:
We are looking for self-motivated individuals interested in working on an international team of researchers focused on improving agricultural outcomes for smallholder farmers.
Seeds for Zambian Incomes and Livelihoods (SeZIL) is a three year project co-sponsored by the German Investment Corporation (DEG) and KWS SAAT (https://www.kws.com/corp/en/). SeZIL will empower Zambian smallholder farmers through improved access to diverse crop varieties, the hands-on training needed to evaluate them, and long-term improvements to their ability to produce those that best fit their needs. Project partners GNA, KWS, and the Zambian Agricultural Research Institute will work together to address knowledge about and access to varietal diversity and improved cereal-legume cropping systems. Activities will be organized around GNA’s well-regarded seed outgrower system, which will form the backbone of a testing network dedicated to comprehensively testing seeds from Zambian and international breeders.

Responsibilities:
• Organize and coordinate maize, sorghum and legume variety tests among hundreds of smallholder farmers in a highly farmer-participatory manner
• Interact with Private Extension Agents to coordinate the delivery of agricultural inputs
• Plan localized trainings and workshops to build the capacity of smallholder farmers
• Train smallholder farmers in relevant technologies related to varietal testing
• Travel to remote locations to visually assess and document agronomic practices among the testing network
• Participate in the collection and organization of agronomic data

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Training:
• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or a related field, is required
• Two or more years of work experience in event planning, capacity development, and/or agriculture is required
• Extensive experience designing and facilitating trainings is required
• Experience working on a previous capacity development project is preferred
• Experience in farmer-participatory action research is preferred
• Experience working in the agricultural sector is preferred
• Expertise in interpersonal communication is preferred
• Knowledge of experimental design and statistical analysis is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to be organized, empathic, and self-motivated is required

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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