Volunteer M&E Intern at Skills Outside School Foundation

JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSONAL SPECIFICATION FOR M&E INTERN FOR THE AGROPRENEUR PROGRAM IN RIVERS STATE, PHASE 1

REPORTS TO: Field officer

LOCATION: Local Government, Rivers State

DURATION & HOURS: Temporary for 7 months, renewable based on performance and availability of funds

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

To be responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of local farmers’ agricultural activities in Rivers State for the Skills Outside School Foundation- “Agropreneur Intervention in Rivers State, Phase 1”This post works directly with farmers on a day to day basis on best agricultural practices and activities and motivates farmers to look at agriculture as a business after the training session received early in Feb, 2021. It requires a solid technical background in agriculture, training experience and ability to interact with the farmers, local community and NGO partners.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Project implementation and Technical support

• Support the field officer to provide technical guidance in the areas of best farm practices in line with the just concluded IITA trainings
• Work with local to provide technical assistance to the small holder famers including assisting farmers in adopting new technologies and innovations for increased productivity, quality, efficiency, management etc through demonstrations where relevant.
• Develop strong working relationship with the community, focal point of the farm clusters, the field officer and the organization.
• In collaboration with the project team ensure timely distribution of farm inputs where relevant.

Coordination and Representation:

• Work closely with the local farmers, the focal points of the farm clusters and the community where relevant.
• Work closely with the field officer and M&E team to deliver accurate reports from the field activities
• Ensure alignment with the project and other related projects are being implemented.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning [MEAL]

• Support monitoring, evaluation, supervision and reporting of the project activities in the project area in coordination with the field officer and the M&E team.
• Ensure timely submission of report from field activities including but not limited to audio, visual and theoretical.
• Provide regular support to M&E team and field officer using standardized formats and reporting on implementation of field activities (bi-weekly).
• Document the implementation process, lessons learnt and success stories in each month of the project implementation
• Contribute to ensuring accountability to project beneficiaries and local stake holders.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Applicant must be a 300-400level student studying an agricultural related course in any of the Rivers State tertiary institute [University or Polythecnic]
• Applicant must be genuinely, willing and available to participate in this role.
• Applicant must have a smart phone.
• Applicant must have basic knowledge of Microsoft accessories: MS word and Excel.

Experience

Not essential but is an added advantage

Skills and Abilities

• Communication: written and verbal
• Knowledge and practical experience of farming field approach
• Farm participatory approach
• Field level training
• Date entry, collection and analysis