Livestock Facilitator Farmer Field School (FFS):

Position Summary:

AFH Pakistan is seeking to hire Livestock Facilitator Farmer Field School (FFS) for implementation of the field activities for the project.

Total Positions: 08

Duration: 12 Months (Fixed- Term)

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate field level interventions for establishment of Farmer Field Schools and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as well as Climate smart livestock (CSL) sites.      
• Facilitate and participate in capacity building events/ trainings on FFS, facilitation skills, farmer training curricula, monitoring methods, and others;
• Provide support in introduction and establishment of CSA and CSL initiatives.
• Facilitate the Training of Farmer Facilitators (ToFF) and provide continuous backstopping to the Farmer Facilitator.
•  Provide support to run the FFS/LFFS/CSA/CSL practices and facilitate ongoing project related activities in the selected district.
• Document, report and develop database, based on the progress of trained beneficiaries’ information.
• Identify and develop case studies and success stories for periodic reports.
•  Responsible for project activities in the targeted area (social mobilization, field assessments, identification and organizing selected beneficiaries, promote CSA & CSL, distribution of various agriculture inputs in the selected villages, etc.).
• Enter FFS Facilitators and learner's data in Kobo database regularly to support Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Team to undertake pre and post monitoring of the FFS sites, learners and trainings offered.
• Closely work with district team lead - Project Officer and Programs Coordinator for collection and compilation of all the information related to FFS/LFFS/CSA/CSL;
• Facilitate field level activities related to mobilization, formation and facilitation of FFS in the target villages.
• Conduct regular field visits of the project area and provide guidance and recommendations for appropriate crops management and livestock area specific interventions for establishment of FFS/LFFS.
• Perform any other associated task as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences, Health Management, Agriculture/Livestock or Master’s Degree in Agribusiness/ Natural Sciences or related education background.
• At least 1 year of Farmer Field School (FFS) /Farmer Field Schools for Women (FFS-W) relevant experience.
• 1-2 years’ Agribusiness and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)/ Climate Smart Livestock (CSL) relevant experience will be an asset.

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