Advertised in daily Classified Source newspaper dated 08 March, 2024. Applications are invited for appropriate candidates in CARE International to complete fill their vacant position.
Presently, the CARE International Islamabad is on the lookout for suitable candidates for their vacant position i.e. Climate Smart Agriculture Specialist to join their team.
Provide technical guidance/recommendations and support the development, implementation and mainstreaming of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies across all SFtW Program areas of intervention including crops, livestock and irrigation.
Support in the implementation of CSA activities by the local partner
Work closely with the Senior Project Manager to develop the CSA adoption Plans and the Cost, Benefit analysis.
Support the strengthening of partnerships and linkages with public and private institutions that generate relevant information and technologies that support CSA.
Support the preparation of quality and timely briefs and reports on SFtW Program in the area of responsibility for internal and external use.
Support partner team for delivery of all program activities in project intervention areas.
Liaise with M&E team and implementing partners to conduct relevant assessments to gather feedback and comments to support program reviews and improve delivery.
Contribute to project progress reports by providing field data and lessons gathered from the fields during project implementation
Reporting and Coordination (15%)
Coordinate with partners and stakeholders for CSA activities implementation.
Prepare timely transparent honest and accurate reports according to the requirements of the donor and internal deadlines; reflecting all project progress challenges lessons learned and other relevant details withholding information pertinent to the project for any reason.
Provide regular update on CSA Interventions on weekly or monthly reports as required by CARE
Prepare reports according to government requirements and requirements of the donor.
Attend coordination meetings to report on any project challenges to Coordination as requested; pro-actively raise foreseen issues challenges and delays to line manager and Country Director in advance to maximize risk mitigation.
Resource Mobilization (15%)
Contribute and provide insights into fundraising efforts related to the scope of climate-smart agriculture.
Regularly coordinate with donors and conduct monthly and quarterly meetings with the donors for project updates, challenges, solutions and support required
Regularly coordinate with partners, visit partner office and project site on a monthly basis (additional visits as essential) and conduct partners’ review meetings on a quarterly basis.
Proactively identify new funding opportunities and interact with donors where possible.
Support in new program designing and technical write ups
Any other task as assigned by the supervisor (10%)
Any other tasks or responsibilities based on organizational and programming need as assigned by Line Manager.
Safety and Security is everyone’s responsibility within CI through full compliance and accountability (as per Principle of the CARE International Safety & Security Principles).
III. Problem Solving
Levels one and two of problem solving apply to the incumbent. The incumbent will be involved in daily routine activities, s/he also uses interpolative skills to pick and choose the right solution to address given problems.
Interested candidates should email their CVs (necessary documentation) by 19 March, 2024. The job title must be clearly stated in the Subject line. CARE International provide equal Opportunity for all equally competent candidates.
