Agriculture Practices - Consultancy

Mada is seeking a consultant with experience of providing a range of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training (i.e. fertilization, irrigation, integrated pest management, seeds and varieties selection, etc…) for open field and greenhouses’ farmers, conduct field-monitoring visits and reporting.

The selected consultant will work closely with the farmers, mainly youth and women, to train them on different agricultural topics, create a healthy training environment and provide support as necessary.

Main responsibilities

• Develop a clear outline of sessions based on the needs assessment developed by Mada
• Provision of onsite 16 training days, 6 hours per day divided between theoretical and practical, for open-field and greenhouses farmers
• 8 training sessions for open-field farmers and 8 for greenhouses farmers. 20 farmers will be included in each group.
• The consultant has to share the training curriculum that will be used to deliver the training sessions.
• Agree with Mada on the training approach and training curriculum.
• Develop pre and post-tests to assess the capabilities of the beneficiaries and to monitor their progress during training sessions.
• The consultant has to monitor the attendance of beneficiaries and report any issues to Mada’s Project coordinator.

Minimum Qualification and experience

• Master’s degree in agricultural engineer
• Full adherence to Mada’s mission and vision, as well as Ethics Code.
• 2 to 3 years of experience in delivering similar training.
• 2-3 years of experience working in NGOs in the livelihood sector.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Having previous working experience in Minnieh-Donnieh is a plus.