Country: Somalia
Closing date: 07 Nov 2018
BACKGROUND
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers help to people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. IRC is currently working in Somalia, supporting communities affected by disasters like drought to recover from shocks by implementing essential lifesaving and resilience projects in Galmudug and Puntland states and Banadir region.
The IRC is a member of the Building Resilient Communities in Somalia (BRCiS) Consortium and implements multi-year Resilience Programs in Somalia. BRCiS is prioritizing recovery and resilience activities that will (1) enhance opportunities for sustainable livelihoods (2) promote social cohesion, governance, and Natural Resource Management through future flooding and drought mitigation and (3) provide integrated basic health and nutrition services. Most of the communities that BRCiS is targeting are currently engaged in BRCiS resilience programming but have not yet graduated to a level of full resilience. In addition to the subsequent support, these communities will also be targeted in future grants to continue contributing to comprehensive, integrated Community Action Plans. In these communities, BRCiS is identifying priority water management infrastructure projects for FAO to rehabilitate or construct that are aligned with FAO’s objectives to maximize food production in severely flooded riverine areas and to mitigate future flooding and drought impacts. BRCiS, in turn, will directly provide supplementary activities to target communities, centered around community engagement on governance over the asset, training on maintenance and optimizing utilization, and additional livelihood inputs including provision of agricultural extension training, good agricultural production and conservation, preparation of nurseries for raising seedlings and provision of the agricultural inputs packages.
The IRC plans to train farmers on agricultural extension, good agricultural practices and nursery preparation for raising seedlings.
The IRC is therefore, looking for an experienced and reputable trainer to conduct technical support to the farmers in Dhusamareb for 3 months.
OBJECTIVE OF THE CONSULTANCY:
The general objective of the consultancy is to Train and enhance farmers on Agricultural extensions, good agricultural practices and nursery preparation.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
- Train farmers on good agricultural practices and soil conservations techniques.
- Provide technical support in the preparation of nurseries for raising seedlings.
- Create linkage between farmers and potential markets by holding field days.
- To conduct continuous monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness agricultural production in the region.
METHODOLOGY
The training will utilize a wide range of methods blended with demonstration and practical sessions to ensure knowledge is imparted, learners remain interested and enhances knowledge retention for participants with low literacy skills and relevant to the context.
The consultant will therefore consider different methods to improve the capacity and skill of trainees through.
- Short lectures.
- Brain storming.
- Slide shows and videos.
- Questions and answers.
- Discussion.
- Individual & group exercises.
- Field visits and demonstration plots.
SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The local consultant will be responsible in preparing training programme on good agricultural practices and conservation and provide technical support in nursery preparation and all agricultural technical support required in the field. The following are the specific responsibilities of the consultant:
- Lead the beneficiaries in performing daily duties required.
- Supervise and implement tree production and nursery preparation.
- Train and guide beneficiaries in tree and tree nursery establishment.
- Ensure all equipment used is fit for purpose before use fixing any problems/faults in good
- Train staff in horticulture best management practices.
- Monitor and react quickly to potential problems and risks to the pest and disease infestation.
- Soil mixture components, mixing processes and mixture ratio.
- Nursery share preparation and shading.
- Watering, weeding, and transplanting of seedlings.
- Application of additional fertilizers both foliar feed and Urea.
- Preparation of compost manure.
- Seedling management and protection for pest and disease attack.
- Conduct agricultural extension training, good agricultural practices and horticulture training to the staff.
DELIVERABLES.
The consultant is expected to:
- Submit an inception report detailing training content and methodology for the training and nursery preparation techniques.
- Share detailed training modules and curriculum and technical skills required for the nursery establishment.
- Prepare the training and technical reports.
- Organize practical sessions in the Final report on implemented works.
KEY QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS REQUIRED
- University degree in agriculture.
- At least 5 years of working experience and qualification with background on agriculture related activities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of horticultural practices of arid and semi-arid land.
- Experienced in nursery establishment and management including facility installation and maintenance.
- Excellent personal management skills.
- Good knowledge in green house installation and management.
- Excellent interpersonal management and communication skills.
- Ability to apply concepts in a variety of situations and experiment and improve growing methodology.
- Must be highly motivated can work independently.
How to apply:
Qualified applicants who meet the above requirements are invited to send cover letters, CVs, Academic/Professional Certificates and copies of passports as well as 3 referees to the following email: ircsomaliajobs@rescue.org clearly indicating the consultancy title on the subject line.
Deadline for receiving applications: 7th November 2018. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
IRC is an equal opportunity employer