Job Description
Reporting to the District Executive Secretary, the Site Supervisors for land husbandry activities will be responsible of the following:
• Daily deployment of casual workers (giving opportunity to women, men and young people) and attribution of daily tasks to casual laborers
• Provide technical guidance to site agronomists for whole process from land preparation ,fertilizers application and planting;
• Provide daily technical guidance to the site technicians
• Assist in organizing land owners into small groups (“Amatsinda”) in order to set up on-site extension system (Twigire extension system), to consolidate land and valorization of the developed command area within scheme (ensuring prepared land/ plots are well planted using green fertilizers and compost combined with precise application of synthetic fertilizer if needed), Ensure the performance of the technical team (site agronomists) deployed on the site and the performance of casual laborers.
• To crosscheck, prepare and submit fortnight lists of manpower.
• Produce and submit daily and weekly reports to the Site Coordinator with a copy to the Project Field Staff
• To ensure:
Dimensions, spacing and gradient or levelness quality of earth bunds, improved bench terrace and ditches made as of technical specification
All constructed improved bench terraces are connected to cut off drains or waterways
the inverse slope of the level terraces and connectivity to the drainage canals(wherever recommended) constructed along their up-slope sides are respected
The gradient of the embankments of the terraces, waterways and cut off drains is well done according to the technical specifications
Dimensions, spacing, gradient and side slope of cut off drains and waterways are well done depending on the coming water from the surrounding catchment
wooden trusses and pegs used in the constructions of gully plugs and check dams are of good quality
The embankment of gullies shaping for maintaining stability is well graded
The lime and compost are applied at the right time and dose.
Height, type and planting dimension as well as area coverage of grasses, and herbaceous legumes planted for strengthening terraces, ditches and gully embankments, floors and sides of cut off drains and waterways are respected according to the technical specification
Embankments of constructed bench terrace and are protected as per their technical specifications;
Most or the totality of the check dams materials are found from local community working with district community development officer in order to build sustainable ownership and reduce the cost of land husbandry works
All the constructed infrastructures are well maintained
The task daily assigned to a single labourer is accomplished in time at the quality required.
The report on land husbandry work per site is daily done to the District Technicians, Project Coordinator (DPC) and Project Land Husbandry Officer.
Note:the required working experience is for soil erosion control activities
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies
2 Years of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma in Crop Production
5 Years of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma in Agroforestry
5 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agroforestry
1 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Rural Development
2 Years of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Irrigation and Drainage
1 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Soil and Water Management
1 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Engineering
1 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Soil Sciences
1 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry,
1 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Economics
1 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Crop Production
1 Year of relevant experience
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Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture
1 Year of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma in Soil and Water Management
5 Years of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma in Irrigation and Drainage
5 Years of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma in Agricultural engineering
5 Years of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma (A1) in Forestry
5 Years of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma in Soil Sciences
5 Years of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma in Horticulture
5 Years of relevant experience
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Advanced Diploma in Agriculture Economics and Extension
5 Years of relevant experience
Competency and Key Technical Skills
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Integrity
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Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
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Inclusiveness
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Accountability
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Communication
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Teamwork
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Client/citizen focus
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Professionalism
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Commitment to continuous learning
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Communication skills
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Resource management skills
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Problem solving skills
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Decision making skills
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Time management skills
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Risk management skills
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Results oriented
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Digital literacy skills
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Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
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Team working Skills
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Analytical skills;
