Regional NRM/Climate Change Trainer

Job Description

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Job Description:

As a Regional NRM/Climate Change Trainer, you will play a pivotal role in implementing climate-smart agriculture and natural resource management (NRM) activities. Your responsibilities include:

• Conducting needs assessments, surveys, and focus group discussions on NRM/Climate change requirements.
• Supporting and implementing agricultural activities, training lead farmers, smallholder farmers, and community elders on innovative climate-smart agriculture/NRM Practices.
• Facilitating exchange visits for lead farmers and ensuring follow-up extension services.
• Establishing and training natural resource management committees aligned with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock strategy.
• Training lead farmers and follow farmers on climate-smart agriculture/NRM technologies for demonstration and replication.
• Organizing environmental protection, climate change adaptation, pasture, rangelands, and forest management training for NRM community members.
• Conducting awareness campaigns on the impacts of climate change, climate change adaptation, and tree planting campaigns in local communities.
• Providing practical field input for the preparation of training manuals and materials.
• Actively participating in regular meetings with program and operation staff to address technical issues promptly.
• Ensuring integration of climate-smart agriculture/NRM activities with other NAC sectoral activities.
• Keeping and completing records of the training program and providing supply support to target civil society groups/communities.
• Assisting the M&E unit in collecting data from the field for baseline, midline, and final evaluations.
• Adhering to NAC Safeguarding Policy and providing appropriate feedback and suggestions to supervisors on relevant stakeholders concerning NRM activities.
• Coordinating with DAIL, other Governmental Agencies, and NGOs to leverage support for NRM activities.
• Undertaking any other tasks assigned by the regional program coordinator and head of the regional office.

Reporting:

• Coordinating with the line manager for report completion and confirmation with line departments at the district and provincial levels.
• Providing reports from trainings, workshops, practical sessions, and assessments conducted in communities.
• Assisting the regional program coordinator during the preparation of plans and reports.
• Submitting technical reports and providing technical assistance to the M&E Unit in report preparation.
• Documenting lessons learned and success stories in coordination with M&E staff.
• Representing NAC in coordination meetings with government and non-government agencies.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

Additional duties may be assigned based on the nature of NAC projects, as directed by the direct supervisor. Priority will be given to the local community.

Job Requirements:

Language Requirements:

Fluent in Dari.

Good at Pashto.

Good at English (speaking and writing).

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture/NRM climate change.

Work Experience:

• Four years of experience in climate-smart agriculture/NRM activities.
• More than four years of demonstrated success in climate-smart agriculture/NRM training.
• Excellent experience in coordinating programs at the provincial level.
• Complete experience with household surveys.
• Good experience setting up group discussions to gather information.
• Excellent understanding of local cultural and religious context.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, promoting collaboration and teamwork.
• Integrity and accountability.
• Good communication.
• Analytical skills.
• Works well under pressure and meets tight deadlines.

Skills:

• Proficiency in Office Package and usage of job-related software.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work well under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Report writing skills.
• Usage of job-related software.
• Self-confident while performing the job.

Submission Guideline:

Interested qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to this position by submitting their updated CVs and Cover Letters via email to jobs@nacaf.org, with the subject line indicating the job title and vacancy number (Regional NRM/Climate Change Trainer VA#082024).

Note: Applications with a subject line different from the mentioned format or received after the deadline will be automatically rejected.

Ensure that your CV & Cover Letter are renamed to your full name to avoid rejection.

NAC is an equal opportunity employer; women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAC offers an encouraging and team-oriented working atmosphere, significant career challenges, interesting work, and competitive salary packages.

How to Apply:

Send your application (CV and cover letter not exceeding 800 KB) to jobs@nacaf.org.

Submission Email:

jobs@nacaf.org