Agricultural Extension Specialist, USAID/BHA Market-Based Approaches for Sustainable Livelihoods in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province

Project Overview
The goal of the USAID/BHA Market-Based Approaches for Sustainable Livelihoods in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province Activity is to transition households of IDPs and returnees in Cabo Delgado from food assistance to sustainable livelihoods. The project will partner with private sector companies, already active in Cabo Delgado, to integrate IDPs and returnees into productive value chains, including cashew. The project will support the deployment of key agricultural technologies and social cash transfers to IDPs and host communities to improve livelihoods, using market-based approaches.

Company Profile
Palladium is a global company working to design, develop and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.  

Purpose of Position
Palladium seeks an Agricultural Extension Specialist who will develop and provide trainings to a network of local extension officers while facilitating technical support for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnee farming households.

Duration: The Activity is projected for 3 years (October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2027)  
Location: Cabo Delgado Province (Project Office in Pemba), Mozambique 
Reports to: Deputy Team Lead

Responsibilities

Develop and provide training to a network of local extension officers with active participation of community and local government stakeholders.Identify and recommend areas for specific training and capacity building, both for staff and target communities, and facilitate trainings, consultative workshops and field-based capacity building activities.Facilitate technical support for IDP and returnee farming households.Promote distribution of technologies, inputs, and agricultural extension services using market-based approaches.Actively participate and report on progress of field activities, including successes, challenges, and lessons learned, and provide feedback into methodologies, approaches, and project deliverables.Perform any other tasks as required by the immediate supervisor.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agronomy, agricultural extension or related fields.Minimum 7 years of experience in designing, managing and monitoring agricultural extension activities at the community level.Demonstrated experience in conducting training, workshops, consultations and needs assessments.
Demonstrated ability to engage with communities to understand the various dynamics and interact effectively with diverse groups of people.Past exposure and experience in practical field-based activity implementation in remote environments.Mozambican nationality or permanent residency required.Fluency in written and oral English required.Portuguese language proficiency is preferred, as well as languages or dialects spoken in northern Mozambique, such as Makua-Lomwe or dialects of Tsonga and Shona.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status. 

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Safeguarding - We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse.  All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.