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Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)

Agriculture Officer

Khunti, Jharkhand, India ·

On-site

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A little bit about who we are: At WOTR, we are committed to tackling the key causes of rural poverty by rejuvenating ecosystems and building the community’s resilience to climate change by enhancing water availability, increasing land and agricultural productivity, diversifying livelihoods, empowering women, and strengthening the health and well-being of vulnerable rural communities.

WOTR brings together practitioners, academics, researchers, trainers, and policy makers to work collaboratively in building the resilience of rural communities. Our partners, including donors and government agencies stand resolutely behind us to affect this.

Over the course of 32 years, we have already made a significant impact, having worked in 10 states and 7,255 villages, and positively impacting the lives of about 8 million people. We remain dedicated to continuing this important work and expanding our efforts to make an even greater difference in the lives of those we serve.

As a Field Officer Agriculture you will be responsible for:

• Develop systems to address gaps in agriculture interventions at farm level such as SCI method of cultivations for various crops and on improving soil productivity.
• Preparing Farmers field school (FFS) modules for all relevant Agriculture Interventions.
• Design and develop sustainable crop management practices and provide support in their uptake at field level.
• Good knowledge of policy analysis and quantitative data analysis but should have the flexibility to do qualitative data analysis, too (if required); skill in developing of tools for investigation (quantitative and qualitative).
• Conduct review of literature to identify intervention on climate adaptive agriculture practices and support in their demonstration at field level and further upscale.
• To collaborate with different teams, universities, research institutes to undertake various studies. Support in undertaking extension works from research institutes such as ICRISAT, state universities, CRIDA etc., at field level.
• Contribute to research papers and articles preferably in peer review journals and publications.
• Assists and also write proposals to various donors and institutes for research funding on carbon capture models.

Apply if you have:

• Bachelor in Agriculture or Masters in Agriculture or relevant subject
• Minimum 4-5 years relevant field experience
• Knowledge of Local Language and Hindi preferred.
• Experience in development sector would be added advantage.

To Apply: https://forms.gle/6p618YCTe2Y9YUbB6