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Posted 2018-05-17 05:59:21
Title:
Agriculture Technology Specialist, Agricultural Technology Demonstration
Centre, Zambia
Reports
to: Program Manager and the Director – ATDC (dotted line)
Location:
Zambia
Travel:
20% travel, locally and internationally
Partners:
The University of Zambia and TechnoServe
The
University of Zambia: www.unza.zm
TechnoServe Inc.: www.technoserve.org
I.
Program Description:
The
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have funded a three-year project which will
provide technical support to two Agriculture Technology Demonstration Centers
(ATDC) in Mozambique and Zambia. The goal of the project is to improve the
effectiveness of the Chinese funded ATDC’s as technology and innovation hubs,
making them key contributors to country led, inclusive agricultural transformation.
The
project includes two core components; the first will support the ATDC
leadership and staff to build their management capacity and strengthen
organizational functions and the second component will enhance the ATDC’s
capacity to identify, demonstrate, and pilot transformative technologies in key
value chains. In Zambia, the focus will be on the indigenous poultry (free
range or village chicken) value chain which was selected after a study was
conducted on behalf of the ATDC. The project involves significant stakeholder
engagement of value chain actors including the private sector, NGOs and
Government ministries and institutions with the University of Zambia (UNZA)
playing a significant role as the primary partner.
II.
Position Description:
The
Agriculture Technology Specialist is a three-year project funded position. The
position will be housed at the ATDC with the first year’s employment through
TechnoServe. To align with the goal of ensuring sustainability of the center,
the subsequent years of employment will be through University of Zambia with
the vision of continuing beyond the life of the project.
The
Agriculture Technology Specialist will be responsible for the introduction of
the four-step ATDC Technology Transfer Model for the Agricultural Technology
Demonstration Centre program in Zambia.
The
Agriculture Technology Specialist’s role is:
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To
identify, test, and evaluate improved technologies and models;
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To
support the ATDCs to engage with local research institutes, private sector
companies, and NGO projects to identify, test, and evaluate existing technology
solutions which might be a good fit with SHF needs;
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To
develop and disseminate training-of-trainers (TOTs) programs and materials on
selected technologies;
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To
support capacitation of ATDC to implement ATDC Technology Transfer Model (TTM)
process, including the development of various frameworks and tools;
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To
engage in dissemination of results from the TTM to relevant stakeholders; and
§
To
support development of communications regarding results of technology
demonstrations and broader ATDC communication needs.
Specific
core responsibilities include:
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Be
part of the design of the Industry Strategic Plan (ISP) for indigenous poultry
and manage its implementation;
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Identify
relevant technologies to demonstrate and pilot for the indigenous poultry
sector;
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Conduct
and manage the smallholder farmer needs assessment; develop data-sets and
facilitate the poultry assessment on behalf of ATDC;
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Develop
training materials and participate in the training of farmers taking part in
the Project;
§
Monitor
and evaluate the success of demonstration plots and assist to determine the
technologies which will be piloted;
§
Monitor
and evaluate the success of the poultry pilot which will contribute to the
strategy to scale-up implementation;
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Assist
the Program Manager in the implementation of program strategy and activities in
accordance with overall programmatic practices (donor relations, communications
and visibility, special projects, reporting); and
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Assist
in the effective monitoring and evaluation of program activities including
monitoring farmer demonstration and pilot plots.
III.
Skills & Experience
Qualifications
& experience
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Zambian
citizen or right to work in Zambia;
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Degree
in agricultural science with a specification in animal husbandry or related
discipline, Masters preferred;
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5
years of experience working in the agriculture sector, preferably in the
private sector
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Proven
experience working in the poultry value chain with knowledge in poultry
production and preferably directly with indigenous (free range) poultry;
§
Strong
knowledge of general agribusiness in Zambia and working with small-holder
farmers (SHFs);
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Strategy
development and implementation, and development of strategic partnerships is an
added advantage; and
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Previous
experience working in a multi-cultural environment; knowledge of Chinese
culture / language is an added advantage.
Competencies
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Results
oriented, with proven track record of working to achieve business targets;
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Strong
analytical skills, including quantitative;
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Demonstrated
capacity to produce high quality reports in English;
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Proven
ability to create buy-in and build consensus among colleagues and stakeholders;
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Strong
skills in business software (Excel, PowerPoint etc.);
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Strong
interpersonal and communications skills in a multi-cultural environment;
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Ability
to develop well-written, cohesive analyses and reports; and
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Written
and spoken fluency in English.
To
Apply: Please submit your application (by email only) to
with zambia-recruiting@tns.org the position title placed in the
subject line. Please include (1) cover letter describing your interest, (2)
curriculum vitae, (3) salary history, and (4) telephone contacts of three
professional referees. Please include all requirements in one document.
Applications will be treated confidentially..
Deadline
for applications is 5th June 2018.
Note
that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please
TechnoServe
is an equal opportunity employer.