National Agriculture Specialist

Overview

The National Agriculture Specialist will support the implementation of a project in the Federated States of Micronesia to strengthen climate-resilient and nutrition-sensitive school garden systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and quality delivery of project outputs related to school gardens.
• Organize and facilitate inception meetings.
• Establish coordination mechanisms.
• Lead baseline survey development, administration and analysis.
• Oversee pilot school identification and confirmation.
• Coordinate site preparation, garden design, nursery establishment and compost production.
• Manage procurement of project inputs.
• Supervise crop establishment, field management and harvesting.
• Coordinate provision of produce and logistical support for cooking demonstrations and nutrition education.
• Develop training materials and deliver capacity-building sessions.
• Coordinate three cropping cycles.
• Contribute to impact surveys and support behaviour change monitoring.
• Document success stories, lessons learned and good practices.
• Ensure timely delivery of project reports.
• Respond to ad-hoc questions and perform other duties.

Required Experience

Minimum three years of relevant experience in agriculture, agricultural extension, crop production, school gardens, community-based agriculture, agricultural project implementation or related fields. Demonstrated experience in agriculture production, climate-resilient agriculture, agriculture extension, nutrition-sensitive agriculture or related field. Experience in school garden systems, community-based agriculture, agriculture extension, youth agriculture programmes or related agricultural initiatives. Experience in training delivery and capacity development. Experience in project coordination and stakeholder engagement. Demonstrated monitoring and reporting experience. Knowledge of small island developing states (SIDS) contexts, particularly in the Pacific region. Experience working in the Federated States of Micronesia or Micronesia region is an asset. Demonstrated experience working in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), including familiarity with national and state-level institutions, community structures, and local agricultural contexts.

Qualifications

University Degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in Agriculture, Agronomy, Environmental Science, Rural Development, Natural Resource Management, Community Development or related field from a recognized institution.

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