Livelihood Trainers at Transculuural Psychosocial Organization (TPO)

Training Skills: 

As a Livelihood Trainer, your responsibilities will include providing training in a range of agricultural-related skills, including:

• Crop cultivation, covering planting, nurturing, and harvesting techniques suitable to the local climate and soil conditions.
• Livestock management, including skills in raising and caring for animals, such as poultry, goats, or cows, addressing feeding, health care, and breeding.
• Fish farming, encompassing pond management, fish care, and harvesting methods.
• Beekeeping for honey production, including hive management, honey extraction, and marketing.
• Irrigation techniques, to set up and manage irrigation systems for ensuring an adequate water supply for crops.
• Organic farming practices to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
• Understanding the various stages of agricultural value chains, from production to processing, marketing, and distribution.
• Training in agribusiness skills, covering marketing, business planning, and adding value to agricultural products.
• Selecting appropriate seeds and implementing crop rotation for maintaining soil fertility.
• Soil management, involving soil testing, improvement, and conservation techniques for ensuring healthy and productive soil.
• Pest and disease control, including identifying, preventing, and managing crop diseases and pests using environmentally friendly methods.
• Techniques for proper post-harvest handling, storage, and preservation of harvested agricultural products to minimize losses.
• Farm record-keeping for tracking farm activities, expenses, and income to ensure profitability.
• Adapting farming practices to climate change and implementing measures to mitigate its impact.
• Operating and maintaining essential farm machinery and equipment safely.
• Encouraging beneficiaries to work together in agricultural cooperatives to pool resources and share knowledge.
• Basic financial management skills, encompassing budgeting, savings, and accessing credit for agricultural ventures.
• Conducting market research to identify demand and opportunities for agricultural products in the region.
• Promoting sustainable agriculture methods that conserve natural resources and protect the environment.
• Understanding the risks associated with farming and developing strategies to mitigate them.

Qualifications/Experiences:

• Minimum of a Diploma in relevant fields (Agriculture-related courses) with at least two years of working experience preferably in an emergency setting.
• Good communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English.
• Good IT skills, including the use of Word and database software.
• Demonstrable ability to adapt to changing program priorities.
• Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Commitment to TPO Protection Policy.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of local languages.
• Experience and skills in the management of staff.
• Experience in designing and facilitating training sessions.
• Understanding of the regional dynamics of the relevant field.
• Experience in working in an insecure environment.
• People in those locations are highly encouraged to apply.