Agricultural Advisor (12 Positions)

Position:    Agricultural Advisor Contract:        2-year renewable contract                                  Location:  Antananarivo, Madagascar The Agricultural Advisor is responsible for providing hands-on technical support to producers and producer organizations (POs) and for the operational implementation of the RIZ PLUS project's field activities in his/her intervention area. The Agricultural Advisor reports hierarchically to the Project Head of Mission and works in close collaboration with the project's technical and coordination teams. DUTIES • Provide hands-on technical support to producers and producer organizations (POs) in their intervention area, on behalf of the project; • Disseminate and promote among producers the good agricultural practices (GAP) promoted by the project, particularly in rice growing; • Organize and lead demonstration sessions, farmer field schools and practical training for producers targeted by the project; • Provide technical and organizational support to POs in their structuring and functioning, in line with the project's intervention strategy; • Ensure capacity building of producers on farming techniques, post-harvest management and marketing; • Identify producers' training and support needs and inform the project coordination to adjust action plans; • Support linking supported producers with input suppliers and markets/outlets identified by the project; • Ensure technical monitoring of demonstration plots and farms supported under the project; • Collect, consolidate and transmit to the project the technical monitoring data and performance indicators of the producers supported; • Identify and report to the team leader any technical and organizational constraints encountered in the field; • Draft and submit periodic technical reports (weekly, monthly) on activities carried out and results obtained for the project; • Participate in technical coordination meetings as well as supervision and monitoring & evaluation missions organized by the project; • Ensure, within their area of intervention, compliance with environmental and social safeguard principles as well as inclusion (gender, youth) promoted by the project; • Represent the project to producers, POs and local authorities in their intervention area.