Horticulture Production Expert
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Role Summary
Join Development Aid as a Horticulture Production Expert in Somalia, leading climate-smart projects to enhance productivity and resilience in agriculture.
Minimum Requirements
As part of the selection process, the candidates may be requested to provide examples of verifiable project reports from their most recent or relevant assignments. Links to reports which are available online can be provided as a part of the application.
- Qualifications and skills*
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, Agronomy, Crop Science, Plant Protection, or a closely related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in facilitation and training skills
- Evidence of experience with Farmer Field Schools.
- Demonstrated excellent command of spoken and written English.
- General professional experience*
- At least eight years’ experience in climate-smart horticulture, including drip irrigation, greenhouse systems, and regenerative practices.
- A minimum of five years’ proven experience working on horticulture projects in rural, semi-arid, or resource-constrained environments.
- Specific professional experience*
- At least five years’ experience working with farmers or farmer groups on irrigated horticulture farming involving Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), seed systems, and post-harvest management.
- At least four years’ hands-on experience in assessment, technical design, training, and supervision of at least one irrigated horticulture project involving rural farmers within the last five years.
- Evidence of hands-on experience in production scheduling to align planting calendars with market demand, and in leading crop yield assessments, including sampling design, data collection, and statistical analysis in at least one project within the last five years.
- Evidence of competence in horticulture related technical specifications, cost estimates and selecting agricultural inputs (seeds, bio-pesticides, and fertilisers) that meet Global G.A.P. standards in at least one project within the last five years.
Eligibility Criteria
Only candidates with the legal right to work in Somaliland can apply for this position.
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