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GFA Consulting Group GmbH
Vacancy:
of the “extension support team” in the frame of the GIZ support to SLMP Ethiopia? Addis Ababa
Job Code:
AFR-ETH11GIZ0514/1
Starting date:
May 2013
Assignment Duration:
until December 2014
Closing date for applications:
April 11, 2013
GFA Company Profile
GFA Consulting Group is an independent worldwide operating consulting company with its head office in Hamburg - Germany. We mainly provide international consultancy services within the framework of international development cooperation. Amongst our area of operations are Agriculture and Rural Development as well as Natural Resources Management, Private Sector Development, Decentralisation, Health etc.
Job Description:
The Sustainable Land Management Programme (SLMP) in Ethiopia aims at securing and improving the basis for agricultural production in order to secure food security. Soil erosion is stopped with the help of technical and biological methods, secured fields and pastures are re-introduced into watershed management and development actions and framework conditions are altered to enhance rural development and agricultural production. In addition, the national extension service is being supported to improve its service provision to farmers and farmer groups.
The TL will lead a team of 10 national experts (agricultural and pedagogical experts) and a number of international and national experts in order to deliver outputs in the following three fields:
Knowledge management (improvement of the existing SLMP website, of information flow and presentation of best practices, elaboration of PR material);Elaboration, test and introduction of target group specific extension packages;Improvement of in-service trainings of extension staff (elaboration and use of improved training material and methods, TOT, coaching).All activities and outputs are to be integrated into the overall Sustainable Land Management Programme (SLMP) of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and are part of the GIZ support to SLMP Ethiopia.
Qualifications:
MSc or PhD in Agriculture with professional experience in pedagogic/adult education/extension or MA or PhD in adult education with professional background in agriculture;At least 10 years professional experience in agricultural extension;At least 5 years of experience in managing large teams;Good writing and PR skills;Working experience in Africa;Working experience in German Cooperation Programmes is an advantage;Fluency in German and in English.
In case of interest please send your application by email to:
Dr. Edda Meinheit
Recruiting Department
GFA Consulting Group GmbH
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Please have a look at our website: http://www.gfa-group.de
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