AG Care in partnership with World Vision is implementing a Food and livelihood surety Project in Dowa district.  A job vacancy has risen with the following details;

Position: Project Officer

Duty Station: Mponela, Dowa

Contract Duration: One year starting in October 2024 with a possibility of extension depending on funding availability and performance.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Daily technical planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring and reporting of project activities, and ensuring proper coordination with relevant stakeholders with reference to project proposal and the budget.
• Prepare, compile and produce monthly, quarterly and annual quality reports on project progress.
• Identify training gaps, coordinate and facilitate training sessions and meetings at community and district levels.
• Plan, facilitate and conduct training sessions on conceptual understanding of various project components and capacity building for beneficiary communities.
• Participate in assessment, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes of the area office for various intervention activities of the Programme.
• Ensure that all relevant data in the project area is well captured to allow for easy monitoring of progress
• Ensure proper filling documents, and data storage.
• Explore and assess new and better ways to implement activities (innovation)
• promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
• Conduct community dialogues among communities to create awareness on how they can improve their social-economic statuses.
• Ensure good collaboration with government stakeholders and other development agencies.
• Represent AG Care at relevant networks, workshops, seminars and policy events.
• Identify and track emerging issues for further resource mobilization.
• Contribute design and development of project proposals.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key contacts in strategic partner organizations
• Ensure that all resources entrusted you are well managed and the spirit of stewardship manifests all the time.
• Capturing and compiling transformation stories/case studies.
• Undertake duties assigned by the Executive Director

Minimum Required Qualifications, skills, and relevant work experience

• Qualifications – Bachelor of Science in Agricultural, Environment and Natural Resources Management, Agribusiness Management and Agronomy
• Minimum of two-year practical work experience in project implementation will be an added advantage.
• AG Care is an equal employer. Female candidates are encouraged to Apply.

Method of application

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience should submit their applications and CVs and provide names and contacts of three traceable referees by 20^th  September 2024. Please indicate on the email/letter the post you are applying for. Only shortlisted candidates will receive feedback.

Applicants should send their applications through email to: (Including copies of certificates) or hand delivered to:

The Executive Director

AG Care,

P.O. Box 1220

Lilongwe

Email: hr.agcare@gmail.com