Assistant Agriculture Officer

To lead the planning, implementation and monitoring of food security and livelihood projects in general and water resource management, irrigation infrastructure development and land management while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, strategic priorities and donor requirements. 

Technical Level

• Identify new projects and support proposal development to diversify livelihood and water resource management options with innovative activities.
• Coordinate and plan climate adaptive food security and livelihood activities with a special focus on land and water management effectively, ensuring timely and quality execution.
• Monitor interventions, assess impacts and provide feedback to line management.
• Develop context-specific criteria and assessment tools in consultation with relevant management.
• Ensure proper right holder data collection and screening, adhering to desired standards.
• Identify gaps, avoid overlaps and advise field teams on best practices for sustainable livelihoods, water resource and land management.
• Foster team building and resolve field-level challenges.
• Ensure effective M&E applications and maintain up-to-date information in MIS.
• Establish and maintain relationships with local communities, line agencies, NGOs/INGOs and UN agencies.
• Oversee planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring of programs/projects.
• Prepare and maintain work plans, reports and documentation for project activities.
• Facilitate community adaptation to environment-friendly and cost-effective approaches, focusing on climate change.
• Ensure the inclusion of marginalized groups in project activities and promote DRR planning.
• Participate in IR seasonal programs and showcase organizational successes.

Operational Level

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on operational matters.
• Manage and maintain records related to program and operations in compliance with ARM policy.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly progress reports for management.
• Ensure proper data management and adherence to standards as per ARM policy.
• Collaborate closely with line and technical manager(s) for policy implementation.

Organizational Level

• Support compliance with IR’s policies for effective service delivery.
• Demonstrate IR values and comply with IR’s policies including zero-tolerance policy towards bribery and corruption.
• Contribute to IR’s strategic priorities and identify ways to support organizational achievements.
• Assist in documenting and showcasing organizational successes.

Person Specifications

• It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and sympathy with the organizational values & principles, vision and mission as well as commitment to its SEAH (sexual exploitation abuse and harassment) protocols. We have zero tolerance policy towards SEAH and doesn’t support any action that promote or encourage SEAH.

  Qualification 

• Master/Bachelor in Agriculture

  Experience:

• 2 Years with Masters/3 Years with Bachelor 

  Language:

• Sindhi, Urdu,English and local languages

  Skills

• MS Office, Reporting, ERP Systems Familiarity.
  
  Declarations # 1: I hereby confirm that I have never been involved and/or charged in violation of SEAH (Sexual Exploitation Abuse & Harassment) related concerns in my career.
  Declarations # 2: I confirm that the above information in the CV/Application is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give my employer the right to terminate any employment contract offered.
  Declarations # 3: I agree that information contained within this application and supporting documents (including "sensitive information”) may be accessed, stored and used and by the organization in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
   
  Pre-employment Checks:
  Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
  * Screening clearance
  * Receipt of satisfactory references

• Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding:
  IR is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IR engages. IR expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

• The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

• All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

• Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to live and work in Pakistan. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

• By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

• Preference will be given to local candidates.
   

• Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.