Announcement Description

Since 2004, innovative cropping systems and practices based on the principles of Conservation Agriculture (CA) have been designed, tested, and validated for pilot extension with the farmers for both upland and lowland agroecosystems in Cambodia under collaboration between Department of Agricultural Land Resources (DALRM)/GDA and CIRAD and fund from various donors namely French Development Agency (AFD). Results showed that CA improved soil fertility, reduced labor force, conserved water, increased yield and smallholder farmer’s income. Conservation Agriculture Services Center (CASC) of DALRM are partnered with other development partners especially private sector to sustainably scale up the CA practices valuing their crucial roles in providing technologies, operational know-how and information needed for different value-chains.

MetKasekor model is a new extension model, developed to scaling up the CA practice via government agents to smallholder farmers. This model emphasizes the important involvement of diverse institutions including national-level departments such as Department of Agricultural Engineering (DAEng), DARLM, Department of Extension of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DEAFF), Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (PDAFF) and private companies in order to carry out a successful extension on the CA practices.

Conservation Agriculture Services Center of DALRM in partnership with CIRAD (CASC/DALRM-CIRAD) act as a key institution to transfer technical knowledge to PDAFFs on their respective fields related to the CA practice. Once PDAFFs are trained and well-equipped with CA knowledge, they will work together with private companies to provide extension to cooperatives, and early adopters— potential groups that could further disseminate the CA practices to smallholder farmers. During the implementation (2021-2024), Swisscontact and CIRAD will provide necessary technical and financial supports to pilot the model in Battambang and Preah Vihear province.

Announcement position

• Job Title: Program officer
• Location: Preah Vihear Province
• Salary: N/A
• Term & location: The duty station is based in Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province with time to time traveling to other target areas.
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Report to: CASC/DALRM_CIRAD coordinators
• Closing Date: 15-July-2021

Responsibilities

1. The program officer will have to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:
2. Conduct the 6 main stages of Metkaksekor extension model; (Stg 1). Search and Identification, (Stg 2) Demand Creation Meeting, (Stg 3) Field Showcase of 4th CA Operatational Sequences, (Stg 4) Large scale Demonstration to Showcase CA Machinery and Technology, (Stg 5) Annual meeting, and (Stg 6) Promotional Meeting for Private Sector;
3. Contribute to the continuum of creating demands and building connections between farmers and service providers and participate to promotional and marketing event with the service providers;
4. Implement a simple tool allowing the service providers to record their costs and working time;
5. Provide technical support and/or any assistance and organize regular exchange with farmers’ network, farmers’ extension networks, FWUC, service providers, development operators, district and provincial department of Agriculture, as well as with other implementing entities of Metkaksekor program;
6. Provide support to implement the field operational sequences, the use of appropriate scale machineries, the use of plant genetic resources, the design and assessment of innovative CA-based annual lowland and upland crop production systems;
7. Develops the activity plans, budgets, and organizational arrangements to proper implement the activities to achieve the assigned tasks; and
8. Submit progress technical report, monthly, quarterly, semester, and annual in Khmer or English.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

Application Information

Interested candidates are invited to submit current curriculum vitae in English to Mr. LENG Vira via email provided in the contact details.

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the interview.

Benefits

• The salary is subject to negotiation based on the working experiences.
• Health insurance is covered.

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