Agronomist

About DACAAR

We are a non-political, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian and developmental organization working to improve the lives of the Afghan people since 1984. We address the acute needs of the most vulnerable and support early recovery and sustainable development for all Afghans. We align our work to the specific needs and priorities of the Afghan communities.

Job Summary

Conducts beneficiary selection according to the beneficiary selection criteria, collect demographic data according to the food security program’s needs, actively select, arrange, participate and provides facilitation in the food distribution points and processes, ensure quality of food items and maintain internal and external coordination according to the needs of the food security program.

Duties & Responsibilities

·        Conduct food security assessment and beneficiary selection according to the beneficiary selection criteria.

·        Collect demographic data according to the food security program’s needs.

·        Actively engage in selecting, arranging, and facilitating food distribution processes.

·        Ensure quality of food items and maintain internal and external coordination according to the needs of the food security program.

·        Conduct assessment and identify protection threats around the delivery and distribution locations.

·        Ensure that beneficiaries understand how to prepare the food provided.

·        Ensure that families are able to safely store the distributed food items.

·        Ensure that the distributed food meets the nutritional needs of the target beneficiaries.

·        Ensure that the quality of food packages is same across the entire target population.

·        Identify new food needs through committees, elders or women groups.

·        Organize and facilitate food distribution process.

·        Plan day to day assessment, beneficiary selection, delivery, distribution and other necessary issues according to the food security interventions.

·        Facilitate and participate food distribution process.

·        Identify logistical and financial issues (distance/transportation/cost) related to the distribution of food packages.

·        Develop do-no-harm methodologies and techniques for assisting food package distribution process.

·        Facilitate the process of organizing food packages and its distribution for the target beneficiaries.

·        Inspect and ensure the quality of food items and its proper packaging.

·        Compile reports, document and record Information in soft and hard as necessary.

·        The Agronomist must strictly follow the organization's existing security policies, procedures, and daily instructions of the safety personnel.

Any other tasks giving by the supervisor.

Job Requirements

Education/ Qualification and Employment Benefits                                               

Education: Bachelor Degree in Agriculture is required.

Experience: Five (5) Years of Experience in related field especially FFS Saffron , kitchen gardening, integrated farming, cultivation, greenhouse management and orchard establishment and management is required.

Other qualifications’ an advantage:

Ability in team working, Good Interpersonal Skills, Good Organizational Skills and good FFS facilitation skills.

Languages: Pashto, Dari and English.

Employment benefits:

·        Good training opportunities to enhance employees’ skills

·        Eid bonus on both Eids (after the completion of three months service)

·        36 days of paid annual leave per year

·        10 days of paid sick leave per year

·        30 days of paid Hajj leave (after the completion of one year service)

·        90 days of paid maternity leave for female employees(after the completion of three months service)

·        5 days of paid paternity leave for male employees(after the completion of three months service)

·        10 days of public holidays per year

Submission Guideline

Procedure for submission of applications:                                                                                      

Interested and qualified candidates should submit a DACAAR Job Application Form along with introduction letter and CV online to jobs@dacaar.org or a Hard copy to HR Department in DACAAR main office Kabul.

Important Note:

·  Applications without DACAAR Job Application Form will not be considered.

·  Application without Indicating the Vacancy Announcement number and the title of the post applied for in the subject line will not be considered. 

·   DACAAR job application form can be obtained from; DACAAR website www.dacaar.org/, acbar website www.acbar.org/; jobs.af website www.jobs.af / and DACAAR Main Office kabul.

·  Applications submitted as .RAR file and the size is exceeds 2MB and subject line exceeded 50 letters will be rejected by the system.

·  Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted and called for the written test/ interview.

·  The salary would be paid in AFN according to the actual exchange rate.

DACAAR is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the society. While all applicants will be strictly assessed on their individual merit, qualified women, people with disabilities and members of minority communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Kabul Office Address:

DACAAR, Main Office, Paikob-e-Naswar, Wazirabad, Kabul, Afghanistan

Postal address: Central P.O. Box 208, Kabul, Afghanistan

Phone: (+93) 0202230752/ (+93) 0202230753

E-mail: jobs@dacaar.org

Web site: www.dacaar.org

Functional Area

Agriculture

Countries

Afghanistan

Provinces

Nangarhar

Submission Email

jobs@dacaar.org

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