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Sorghum Agronomist/Agriculture Advisors at SNV Ghana


March 21st, 2023 at 01:19 pm

Sorghum Agronomist/Agriculture Advisors at SNV Ghana

Company Description

SNV is a non-profit international development organization that uses practical knowledge to improve the lives of poor people in a way that lasts. We use our large and long-term presence in the country to use and adapt our top-notch expertise in agriculture, energy, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) to local needs.

SNV makes €130 million a year and has over 1,250 employees in more than 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We are proud to be a non-profit organization that uses project financing to carry out its mission. This means we have to work well and put money into improving how we do things.

During project planning and implementation, SNV works more directly to change systems. We do this by strengthening institutions and getting markets going, which help many more people get out of poverty after our projects end. We keep putting ourselves out there as a high-quality organization with decentralized management.

Our teams all over the world are helped by our Global Support Unit, which has 70 people on staff. Visit our website, www.snv.org, to learn more about SNV.

Overview and Background

As a development organization that works to help the poor, SNV helps smallholder farmers improve their production efficiency and product quality, get better access to inputs and farm management services, and make their farms more resistant to climate change by using climate-smart practices. SNV also helps farmers organize themselves better, gives them better access to markets, and secures companies’ supply bases by making farmers more loyal and investing in fair, equitable, and long-term practices.

SNV is in the process of starting a project that will help improve the supply of high-quality white sorghum for processing. The project will help over 13,000 smallholders in up to 16 districts in Ghana’s sorghum-growing belt.

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SNV is currently accepting applications for two (2) full-time positions as Agriculture Advisors who have experience with sorghum for a project that is about to start. The job will be based in the city of Tamale in Ghana.

Job Description

Under the direction of the Project Manager, the two Sorghum Agronomists on the project will each be in charge of overseeing activities in target project districts and giving farmers, aggregators, and other value chain actors technical advice and agronomic advice. The Advisors will help the Project Manager and project partners make sure that project activities are carried out well so that project goals and objectives can be met.

Duties & Responsibilitie

The most important things that each Advisor will have to do are:

  • Before planting, you should make sure that farmer groups are formed and that farmers have access to credit, suppliers of inputs, farm management services, etc.
  • Growing and teaching farmers how to control soil fertility and moisture, as well as how to get rid of pests and weeds, as part of regenerative agriculture practices.
  • Harvesting: Help organize pre-harvest meetings, and educate farmers about pricing agreements, grain quality standards, and ways to prevent losses after harvesting.
  • Make farmers more loyal to sorghum grain sources.
  • Find and profile farmers who need help with production.
  • Lead the way in which the quality of grains for delivery is managed.
  • Lead activities that help farmers get new technologies.
  • Help grain aggregators get and deliver the grain.
  • Farmer learning plots and other M&E indicators for learning should be watched and data should be collected on them.
  • Keep an eye on how well sorghum is being grown by farmers.
  • Make sure that aggregators and farmers meet their annual production goals.
  • Support the creation of VSLAs and get them to work.
  • Help get people involved in the production of sorghum.
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Qualifications

  • Master’s degree and at least seven years of experience in a related field, such as agriculture, agronomy, crop science biotechnology, development studies, or any related field.
  • The person applying must have a good understanding of value chain development and agribusiness operations, as well as relevant work experience with the private sector. She or he must know a lot about sorghum and have a lot of experience in Ghana.
  • At least five (5) years of experience as an agronomist or in developing the value chain in the sorghum or related crop sector.
  • Experience in large and complex grain production and strengthening the supply chain is preferred.
  • Proven experience in putting together projects and a good understanding of how to build an inclusive value chain in the sorghum and relevant grain sector.
  • Focus on results and the ability to make decisions and reach goals with little supervision.
  • Strong agribusiness relationships, management experience, and a strong focus, as well as the ability to build trust and confidence among clients and investors, as well as the ability to manage different stakeholders.
  • Good project management skills: being able to help with the project’s overall monitoring and evaluation system will be a plus.
  • Excellent skills at planning, negotiating, persuading, giving advice or coaching, and networking.
  • Approach that makes it easy to take on more responsibilities as they are given.
  • Willingness to go to all of the project sites.
  • Excellent skills in writing and speaking, as well as in giving reports and presentations.
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Key competencies

  • Entrepreneurial, focused on getting things done, and a change agent.
  • Ability to talk to farmers and business owners along the agricultural value chain in a good way.
  • Able to help and energize project teams with many partners.
  • Experience with managing and writing down information.
  • Team player and confident to work in a setting with people from different backgrounds and fields of study.

How to Apply for this Sorghum Agronomist/Agriculture Advisors at SNV Ghana

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Closing Date: 21st March 2023

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