Development Agent

About HRNS  

Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) is a German-based global nonprofit organization, registered in Ethiopia with the Authority for Civil Society Organizations, and has been operating in Ethiopia since 2015. The organization's objectives include improving livelihoods in rural environments, supporting youth, and protecting nature and the environment. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Familiarize with the scope and breadth of HRNS-Ethiopia program activities. 
• Maintain a high level of proficiency in the subject matter field by participating in in-service training and professional activities. 
• Use farm visit to remain knowledgeable of specific local needs and problems related to coffee, vegetable, fruit and forest seedling production, fattening & dairy production. 
• Foster communication among actors in the agricultural value chain such as producers, marketers, processers, etc. 
• Work closely with youth group, cooperatives, community leaders, local authorities and appropriate agents and specialists to identify and prioritize issues, problems and opportunities. 
• Develop and implement evaluation plans, report impacts, outcomes and results of programs. 
• Identify potential youth group facilitators and demonstration plot and help their capacity to accomplish project goals.  
• Provide guidance and actual demonstration on how youths can take advantage of such techniques and activities related to coffee, vegetable, fruit and forest seedling production; fattening & dairy production. 
• Provide current research-based information on the latest production techniques related to coffee production and on how coffee farmers can take advantage of such techniques. 
• Coordinate task to increase production, improve quality, generate climate benefits, and drive development and implementation of HRNS-Ethiopia work plan. 
• Collaborate with other staffs for planning, implementing and evaluating all HRNS Ethiopia’s programs. 
• Cooperate with other organizations and agencies as needed to strengthen or extend HRNS Ethiopia’s programs. 
• Record stories of successes, challenges, lessons learned and recommendations. 
• Perform all other tasks listed in job description required for the smooth and efficient running of the HRNS-Ethiopia operation in the country.  

Duty station:   The duty station will be Finoteselam, Semen Mecha Woreda 

Reporting:   The Development Agent Position will report to Youth Program Coordinator.    

Required: One 

Required qualification 

• Requires diploma or level-4 in plant science, animal science, general agriculture and related fields. 
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in the field. 
•  Knowledge of extension, rural development, etc. 
• Good communication skill and ability to prepare progress reports. 
• Oral and written English communication skills. 
• Two wheels motorcycle driving license. 
• International NGO experience is an asset.

How To Apply

Note: 

Salary as per the scale of the organization. 

Interested applicants can submit their CV via email to the following email address ethiopia@hrnstiftung.org within 5 working days (Monday-Friday) from the first day of this announcement 

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