Economic Recovery Agriculture Team Leader at Danish Refugee Council - Yola

Job summary

The Economic Recovery Agriculture Team Leader's main objective is to provide efficient and effective program implementation and smooth running of the Economic Recovery sector operations according to DRC's internal policies and guidelines following donor procedures and program design.

Responsibilities

• Produce work plans for the sector staff following the annual project planning cycle
• Train staff and provide regular updates on work planning and reporting against SMART objectives.
• Oversee the performance of the Economic Recovery Agriculture team.
• Provide field supervision to Economic Recovery Agriculture Officers and Assistants

Implementation And Planning

• Coordinate with the support services, protection, and EcRec teams to ensure proper agriculture and MSD implementation management.
• Serve as the main contact for Agriculture activities in DRC Adamawa operations and work closely with State Government Technical Line Ministries and departments in ensuring high quality standards in DRC Economic Recovery sector operations.

Coordination And Representation

• Represent the Economic Recovery sector during stakeholders and partners meetings (local communities, local government officials, Early Recovery and Livelihoods Sector Working Group, Food Security Sector and Agriculture Livelihood Working Group).
• Coordinate with Ministry of Agriculture Extension workers to facilitate beneficiaries' training.

Monitoring And Evaluation

• Participate in monthly Budget Follow-up review meetings and ensure all livelihood activities are updated and submitted to EcRec Manager.
• Work with M&E to manage agriculture component data (training, distribution, baseline surveys, yield assessment, PDM etc.)

Administration, Logistics & Logistics

• Ensure compliance with donor requirements regarding programming implementation and asset management.
• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up.

Personnel Management

• Directly supervising EcRec Agriculture Officers (2), Assistants (4).

Requirements

• University Degree or advanced training/ course in Agriculture, Agronomy, Agricultural Extension, Agroeconomics, Horticulture, Plant Sciences or related field.
• At least 4 years of relevant professional Economic Recovery Agriculture components experience with a humanitarian aid organization.

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