Senior Expert with National Experience for the Agriculture Innovation Project II (AIP II)
Project description
The Agriculture Innovation Project II (AIP II) aims to improve smallholder farmers’ incomes and climate resilience in Upper Egypt by promoting market-oriented agricultural innovations. The project focuses on medicinal and aromatic plants and selected staple crops through Living Labs, Farmer Field Schools and interactive demonstration plots. Key targets include training 200 rural service providers and community leaders, supporting 6,600 smallholder farmers through 55 demonstration plots, and promoting the replication of climate-smart agriculture, good agricultural and post-harvest practices through knowledge-sharing activities and learning materials.
Job description
The Senior Expert will manage day-to-day national technical implementation of the assignment, jointly developing and rolling out climate-smart agricultural innovations with the Team Leader. Main Responsibilities
- Coordinate the technical planning and implementation of all work packages at national level.
- Co-design and supervise CSA/GAP interventions, interactive demonstration plots and farmer training programmes.
- Develop crop calendars and plan field visits, technical support and local capacity development measures.
- Ensure knowledge and information exchange with donors and local stakeholders.
- Oversee technical quality, gender-sensitive implementation, monitoring and timely reporting to the Team Leader.
Qualifications
o Master’s degree in agriculture and/or climate-smart agriculture.
o English at B2 level
o At least 7 years of professional experience in agriculture, including climate-smart agricultural innovations.
o At least 5 years of professional experience in GAP, including climate adaptation solutions.
o At least 5 years of management experience in projects, companies or other organisations involving responsibility for small-scale farmers.
o At least 7 years of professional experience in Egypt.
o At least 5 years of experience in development cooperation projects.
o Strong teamwork, initiative, communication, intercultural competence and partneroriented working methods; availability for field travel as required.
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