Tasks and responsibilities

•    Identify FFS groups and farmer organizations with capacity to produce cereals in order to increase the production and the public reserves in the province. 
•    Contribute to the strengthening of seed production of cereals in order to have it available for the smallholder farmers through the local agrodealers participants of the e-voucher program. 
•    Strengthen certified maize seed production in Manica and Nampula contract seed producing companies to supply certified seed to be used on cereals food production. 
•    Support production intensification of cereals based in the use of inputs of quality, such as certified seeds and fertilizers.
•    Coordinate with the e-voucher team the access of smallholder farmers to inputs subsidized by the project.  
•    Provision of support to effective risk-share and de-risk private driven aggregation and geo-cluster schemes for dedicated value chains, to further improve and scale the inclusion of smallholder farmers. 
•    Roll-out of a smart subsidy model for milling and other small scale agro-processing. 
•    Coordinate the field activities and market strategies together with public and private stakeholders.
•    Elaborate work plan and reports according with the demands from M&E Specialist.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    University degree in Agronomy, Rural Extension or other related subjects.
•    Five years of relevant experience in Rural Extension. 
•    Relevant background experience on technical areas related to cereals production, value chain approaches and market-oriented production.
•    Working knowledge of English and fluent in Portuguese.
•    Working knowledge of the local language spoken in Manica and Nampula Provinces.

FAO Core Competencies

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

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