ANTICIPATED INNOVATION FOR AGRIBUSINESS  PROJECT 

IFDC MOZAMBIQUE 

CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE LEAD 

CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND  

The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is an independent non-profit organization that combines innovative research, market systems development, and strategic partnerships to spread sustainable agricultural solutions for improved soil health, food security, and livelihoods around the world. 

IFDC is accepting applications from qualified candidates for a Team Lead and various senior and mid-level technical positions for a multi-year, European donor-funded initiative in Northern Mozambique. The proposed activity seeks to increase incomes, jobs, and productivity, through an inclusive, market systems development and resilience approach to increase the competitiveness of priority value chains across Nampula, Zambezia, and Cabo Delgado.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Lead is responsible for designing and implementing the project’s strategy to promote scalable green innovations that increase agri-food value chain actors’ resilience and adaptive capacity, foster eco-efficient practices, while reducing businesses’ footprint on the environment. He/she provides support to management to strengthen inclusive business models through partnerships, with a specific attention to the terms of inclusion of resource-constrained households, women and the youth (both females and males) as farmers. 

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• In close collaboration with other project technical staff and collaborators, develop, implement, monitor and document a strategy for the selection, incubation and scaling of inclusive green innovations.  

• In support to the project managers and other staff, organize gender and youth-sensitive assessments in target farming systems and value chains, including appraisals of climate change risks, environmental impacts, CSA capacity building gaps and other barriers to the adoption and scaling of eco-efficient technologies and practices. 

• Assess and adapt tools developed by partners for introducing and scaling CSA practices for farmers, businesses and services providers. Building on existing materials, develop and implement tailored CSA training and coaching interventions targeting households, smallholder farmers (esp. women and the youth), their organizations and other entrepreneurs. 

• Coordinate the promotion of context-specific indigenous and new CSA technologies and practices, and green innovations throughout the core- and supplier value chains. A specific attention should be given to innovations that contribute to empowering women and the youth (as farmers, other entrepreneurs and laborers) on-farm and off-farm. Ensure innovations do not increase women’s workload and constraints. 

• In close collaboration with IFDC Specialists and other IFDC-led projects, facilitate the introduction and adoption of climate-smart nutrient- and water innovations, reducing nutrient losses and increasing water productivity. 

• Promote private investment opportunities for the roll-out of proven cases of best-fit green innovations. 

• Report on the progress of the CSA strategy and develop business studies, field stories, fact sheets and other outreach materials. Disseminate evidence-based knowledge products on climate-smart technologies and practices in supported inclusive business models, including investments and return on investment (ROI) scenarios. 

• Develop a close collaboration with other IFDC and donor-funded programs, identify complementarities and synergies in common focus value chains.  

• Promote and increase stakeholder capacities in climate smart agriculture (CSA) solutions for smallholder farmers. 

• Support the switch by companies, SMEs and others to reorient their products and services to cater for a more climate resilient market for the respective agribusinesses/ value chains. 

• Support Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning activities

SUPERVISION AND TEAM COLLABORATION 

The CSA lead reports to the project manager. S/he works in close collaboration with project colleagues, other IFDC staff and colleagues from other consortium members. 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS  

This is a senior position that requires highly motivated and self-driven individuals with the following qualifications. 

• Holds a master’s degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, International Development, Natural Resources Management or another related course.   

• 5 or more years of experience successfully leading management of technical components of complex, results based, international or rural agricultural development programs, preferably in Northern Mozambique.  

• Proven track record leading climate smart agriculture methods in rural areas; these include agroforestry, conservation farming, integrated water resource management, energy management etc. 

• Proven track record working with public and private sector stakeholders (private sector, government, NGOs, and other local groups/entities) on socially inclusive programming.   

• Experience on European donor, USAID, or other donor-funded projects in Mozambique.   

• Demonstrated ability in the concepts, principles, methods and techniques of climate smart sector development activities, including training, capacity building, agribusiness development extension services and the technical activities mentioned above for agribusiness and rural agricultural development. 

• Ability to manage partners, sub-contracts and grant making programs with all required reporting requirements. 

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally in small and large audience settings. 

• Fluency in written and spoken Portuguese and English is required, proficiency in multiple local languages is an asset.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES  

Mozambican nationals are strongly encouraged to apply. Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application through the provided link.   

Required Skills Required Experience

EDUCATION:

• BSN from an accredited school of professional nursing required.

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)

COMPLEXITY OF WORK:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.