Regional Agriculture Officer (4 Vacancies) - Multiple Districts (Teso, West Nile, Midwest, and Southwest regions)

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Job TitleRegional Agriculture Officer (4 Vacancies)

Department/GroupTechnical

Reporting ToLead Agriculture Development

Years of Experience2-3 Years

LocationRegional (Multiple Districts)- Arua, Kyenjojo, Ntungamu, Mbale

Travel Required80%

Job description

About Raising The Village

At Raising The Village (RTV), we are dedicated to eradicating ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a dynamic, rapidly growing international development organization, we’ve assembled a team of over 350+ passionate individuals in Uganda, Rwanda, DRC and Tanzania, alongside an additional 15+ professionals in North America. Together, we are committed to elevating communities out of ultra-poverty by implementing innovative solutions and leveraging advanced data analytics to drive impact.

To date, our holistic approach has positively impacted over 1,000,000 lives since 2012, and we’re poised to achieve even greater milestones, aiming to assist 1 million individuals annually by 2027. Our growth and success are fueled by the invaluable support of global partners who share our vision of sustainable change. Learn more about our impactful programs at www.raisingthevillage.org

Job Summary

The Regional Agriculture Officer provides technical leadership and coordination for Agriculture extension work - including cropping and livestock - across multiple districts within their region, as part of RTV's core methodology. The role has a strong training and cascade-capacity-building focus: coordinating harmonization trainings for Government Extension Officers through identified Master Trainers, building the agricultural capacity of RTV implementation staff, and running virtual harmonization trainings on the full agriculture methodology for extension staff region-wide.

The Regional Agriculture Officer works closely with the Venn team to identify and assess Agriculture extension needs, with Procurement on the development and management of input/seed contracts, and with program staff, local authorities, Master Trainers and Government Extension partners to ensure Agriculture interventions are technically sound and consistently applied. The incumbent technically supports the design of regional adaptive clusters, introduces relevant agriculture innovations, oversees agricultural project pilots, and strengthens teams in maintaining standard demonstration gardens as reference models across the region.

Main Responsibilities

Program Design and Innovation

● Support the Venn team to design and plan Agriculture extension activities across the region.

● Provide new insights on agricultural program innovations, especially in the context of climate resilience.

● Review project designs and ensure agricultural components are realistic and feasible for communities across the region, based on availability, soil, water, etc., and provide feedback where required.

● Technically support the design of regional adaptive clusters, tailoring RTV's methodology to local district context.

● Introduce relevant agriculture innovations across the region's clusters.

Technical Support

● Assist in identifying new methods of planting, fertilizing, harvesting and storing crops to achieve optimum land usage and yield;

● Identify micro-organisms, insects, parasites and weeds harmful to crops and advise on control measures;

● Examine topographical, physical and soil characteristics to determine the most effective crop yield potential;

● Provide technical support on emerging agriculture issues, from planting to organic fertilization, pesticide use and post-harvest management;

● Work with RTV staff and government officers to follow up on community and household gardens with concerns or emerging agricultural issues;

● Support the project team in identifying seeds to be passed on to the next beneficiary;

● Work with Procurement officers to guide seed specifications and verification.

Training, Capacity Building & Harmonisation

● Conduct Harmonisation Trainings for Government Extension Officers through identified Master Trainers, ensuring consistent, region-wide application of RTV's agriculture methodology.

● Conduct Capacity Building of Implementation staff (Project Assistants, Project Officers, etc.) in agricultural practices across the region.

● Conduct refresher training as needed for RTV staff and local government extension officers, including but not limited to:

o RTV methodology on land preparation (community gardens, nursery beds, household gardens, compost pits, etc.);

o RTV methodology on post-harvest management and seed pass-on;

o Application of natural forms of fertilization;