| BACKGROUND
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) is an assembly of Catholic Bishops in Malawi comprising eight Dioceses namely Chikwawa, Blantyre, Dedza, Karonga, Lilongwe, Mangochi, Mzuzu and Zomba. ECM has a Secretariat in Lilongwe which coordinates and facilitates programs designed to fulfil the mission of the Catholic Church in Malawi which is: “To bring about the kingdom of God in Malawi by teaching and promoting unity, development, justice and peace, health, education, pastoral and communication”. The vision is: “A Holy Spirit-filled family of God committed to Holistic Evangelisation and development for all’. The mission is: “To bring about the kingdom of God in Malawi by teaching and promoting unity, development, justice, peace and solidarity”.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates of Malawi origin to fill the position of tenable at the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, Catholic Secretariat in Lilongwe under the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS).
KEY FUNCTIONS
Basic Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant field with 5 years’ experience. Those with Masters’ Degree will have an added advantage;Proven track record in both agricultural field and experience and educational background;Well respected and known for farming expertise within his or her designated country;Well versed and committed to implementation of best practices in sustainable agriculture and Laudato Si with experience in environmental sustainability;Familiar with managing an operational agriculture project and farm;Clear track record in developing and teaching agriculture project and farm managers and workers;Broad knowledge encompassing both crop and animal producing farms;Skilled in implementing farming enhancements including, water and soil management, latest farming technologies;Expert reviewer: efficient and organized in maintaining on-site monitoring, farm assessments and business development reporting of working farms;Able to work and coordinate with National PMS Director in managing the Agriculture Initiative by providing critical analysis and timely data inputs necessary for project success.
Agricultural Expert Job Description
The Agricultural expert will cover tasks associated with the complete life cycle of projects — from initial assessment for:
Inclusion in the investment program;Admittance to education program;Consulting on business plan preparation;Plan review;Pre-funding assessment; and
Post funding monitoring and advisory services.
Outline
Reviewing draft proposals, advise as appropriate and submit to the coordinating team
Providing the proposers with guidelines on how to write up their business plans;Conducting field visits to assess the technical feasibility of the projects, in terms of choice of crops/livestock, environmental sustainability, Implementation approach and schedule, project financial requirements, etc.;Advising and reviewing corrected versions of the proposals/business plans and submitting to the coordinating team;Analysing the training needs survey forms to determine the kind of courses appropriate for the training of project managers;Submitting a report of the feasibility assessment providing clearance for financing of the projects and/or acceptance into an education program;Assisting the leaders of projects earmarked for financing in developing work plans, making key purchases of livestock, equipment;Assessing Project Progress at agreed intervals
Reviewing reports from project (compare actual performance vs business plans projections);Reviewing metrics in finance, social impact;Making subsequent field visits to provide technical guidance and consultations especially where project activities are being modified or new strategic directions are being taken, Assess ongoing viability of project and recommend changes.
Provide a technical evaluation report at agreed intervals to enhance quality of monitoring program and educational programs.
Once projects are fully underway in each location, the Agricultural Expert would be monitoring projects in different phases:
Initial Stage: IPS only, missing business plans, no site visit
Emerging stage: Projects which may lack updated business plan, out of date IPS, require site visit or follow up visit
Close to Funding Stage: missing key data or other viability metrics completion of key figures in business plans, requires final assessment.
Funded Projects: Help in early execution, purchasing decisions, follow up to assess progress, note variances from plan positive and negative
Projects that require additional work: Help identify problems Consult on plans to get back on course The Agriculture expert will have on going role of the consultant will be to monitor how well the curriculum, teaching and coursework is preparing students for successful projects
Remuneration
The successful candidate will be offered competitive remuneration on renewable contract
Mode of Application
All application letters must include current contact details, Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of relevant certificates and names of three traceable referees one of whom should be the current or previous employer.
All applications should be sent to:
The Secretary General,
Catholic Secretariat,
P.O. Box 30384,
Capital City, Lilongwe 3.
Or
Email: ecm@ecmmw.org
Applications to reach him not later than 31st August, 2017
Location: Lilongwe
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: N/A
Job deadline: 31st August, 2017
Company: Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) | | |
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