Agriculture Trainer

Activation Date: 14 August, 2022   Announced Date: 14 August, 2022   Expire Date: 18 August, 2022

 
Job Location: Wardak

Nationality: National

Category: Agriculture

Employment Full Time

Type:

Salary: Based on Budget

Vacancy 024-STARS-AT22
Number:

No. Of Jobs: 5

City: Wardak

Organization: Skills Training And

Rehabilitation Society
 Years of 4 years of working
Experience: experience in related filed

Contract 18 Months
Duration:

Gender: Male/Female

Education: Bachelor degree in

Agriculture

Close date: 2022-08-18

 
About Skills Training And Rehabilitation Society:
Skills Training and Rehabilitation Society (STARS) was established by a group of
intellectual Afghans in 1997 to offer to help hand to the needy country people,
particularly women and children. STARS has been working in Afghanistan since 1997,
helping to tackle the country’s nutritional problems along with the provision of other
DRR and development services, and supporting vulnerable people to improve their
livelihoods. STARS helped food insecure individuals through local markets with the help
of donors. STARS supports emergency nutrition programs, providing ready-to-use foods
in response to severe malnutrition in Afghanistan.

STARS is registered with the Ministry of Economy, DAIL, and MOLSAMD and has close
coordination and project agreements with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Public Health,
Agriculture, Rural Rehabilitation Development, and some government provincial
departments. STARS has close coordination with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
and is one of the active members of the Child Protection Action Network (CPAN) in
Afghanistan. STARS is the co-chair of the National Action Coordination Group (NAGC) in
Afghanistan since 2011.

STARS is a member of the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR), Afghan
Women Network (AWN), civil society Empowerment Network (CEN) at the national level.
 It’s mention-able that STARS is the only women-focused organization in Afghanistan,
working in the DRR sector. STARS is a member of the Asian Disaster Risk Reduction And
Response Network (ADRRN) since 2006. In addition, STARS attended many South Asia
Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC) meetings which are the Apex body
of SAARC at the international level

 
Job Description:
 Develop training materials for training for community members.
 Conduct training sessions for beneficiaries in target communities.
 Evaluate the knowledge and skills of community members who received training to make
sure that the training approach is in accurate manner.
 Vaccinate livestock and check vital signs of hens to make sure, there is no life-threatening
diseases amongst livestock.
 Provide necessary medication for ill hens and applying the medication urgently within
program life period.
 Evaluates training by evaluating the effectiveness of training to specific job applications.
 Maintains safe and healthy training environment by following organization standards and
legal regulations.
 Implement teaching plan in accordance with the approved curriculum.
 Conduct practical work and site visit to ensure the utilization of the skilled and knowledge
gained through training.
 Conduct regular assessment on the progress of the trainees.
 Ensure the confidentiality of the filing/documents.
 Identify trainees’ strengths and individual interests.
 Enable and support the trainees to participate in recreational and group activities.
 Promote safety and assess risks associated with the Trainees’ behaviors and activities in
the training center under the direction of the Provincial Supervisor.
 Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
 Undertake practical tasks relating to the support of the placements.
 Promote trainees’ equality, diversity, rights, and responsibilities.
 Continue to develop your own knowledge and practice.
 Undertake any other duties appropriate to the post.

 
Job Requirements:
Minimum of 4 years of working in international/national NGOs in a similar position
University Degree in Agriculture

Good knowledge of English and computers.

Good communication and negotiation skills.

Problem-solving skills

 
Submission Guideline:
Please indicate the Position Title and Vacancy Number in the subject of your email and
application, otherwise, your application will not be considered

Please send your CV and application to:  cv.stars@yahoo.com

 
Submission Email:
cv.stars@yahoo.com
Community Mobilizer
Activation Date: 14 August, 2022   Announced Date: 14 August, 2022   Expire Date: 18 August, 2022

Job Location: Wardak

Nationality: National

Category: Nonprofit-Social Services

Employment Full Time

Type:

Salary: Based on Budget

Vacancy 026-STARS-CM22
Number:

No. Of Jobs: 5

City: Wardak

Organization: Skills Training And

 Rehabilitation Society

Years of 3 years of working

Experience: experience in related filed

Contract 4 Months
Duration:

Gender: Male/Female

Education: University degree in

Forestry Geography
Environment Natural
Resource Management
Agriculture

Close date: 2022-08-18

 
About Skills Training And Rehabilitation Society:
Skills Training and Rehabilitation Society (STARS) was established by a group of
intellectual Afghans in 1997 to offer to help hand to the needy country people,
particularly women and children. STARS has been working in Afghanistan since 1997,
helping to tackle the country’s nutritional problems along with the provision of other
DRR and development services, and supporting vulnerable people to improve their
livelihoods. STARS helped food insecure individual through local markets with the help
of donors. STARS support emergency nutrition programs, providing ready-to-use foods
in response to severe malnutrition in Afghanistan.

STARS is registered with the Ministry of Economy, DAIL, and MOLSAMD and has close
coordination and project agreements with the Ministry of Women Affairs, Public Health,
Agriculture, Rural Rehabilitation Development and some government provincial
departments. STARS has close coordination with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
and one of the active member of Child Protection Action Network (CPAN) in
Afghanistan. STARS is the co-chair of National Action Coordination Group (NAGC) in
Afghanistan since 2011.

STARS is the member of Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR), Afghan
Women Network (AWN), civil society Empowerment Network (CEN) at the national level.

It’s mention-able that STARS is the only women-focused organization in Afghanistan,

working in DRR sector. STARS is the member of Asian Disaster Risk Reduction And
Response Network (ADRRN) since 2006. In addition, STARS attended many South Asia
Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC) meetings which is Apex body of
SAARC at the international level

Job Description:
Facilitate community-based planning and community-based participation in the
targeted activities.
Data collection and working with the community for their best suggestions for project
activities
Assist the province field staff and husbandry trainers in conducting the training and also
distribution of packages.  
Develop and implement a community mobilization plan.
Mobilize and motivate the target community.
Inspire a sense of contribution, participation, and self-reliance in the target
communities.
Establish and develop good mutual understanding and cooperation between the
FAO/partner and the people.
Maintain good working relations with authorities.
Involve all stakeholders in the project including gender equality.
Support project initiation, progress, project review, and final completion.
Identify areas where technical support to the project is required.
Data collection through the KOBO platform.
Establishment of community committees for different activities.
Identify beneficiaries for alternative livelihood activities and engage in the input
distribution

Other Activities:

Perform other related duties as may be required.

Expected Outputs:

Conduct awareness raising campaigns inside the people, CDCs and communities. 
Prepare list of participants in the awareness raising campaigns and project orientation.
Support input distribution for FAO packages, cash and non-cash items. 
Support implementation of alternative livelihood activities.
Support and facilitate community meetings.

Other Technical/Functional Skills:

Ability or willingness to travel extensively in remote or inaccessible areas to conduct

meeting and awareness raising.
Having necessary motivation to work as a team through creating a supportive
environment;
Ability and willingness to travel extensively in remote or inaccessible areas to conduct
ground-survey;
Have necessary motivation to work as a team through creating a supportive
environment; and
Ability to organize work systematically set priorities and meet deadlines;
Ability to structure and convey information in an appropriate format and timely
ensuring accuracy and consistency;
Good IT skills especially in Geographic Information System and MS Office applications
and proficiency in using internet search engines and other relevant online tools such as
KOBO;
Experience or familiarity in organizing stakeholder meetings/workshops with national
participants;
Good writing skills in English
Good computer skills with extensive experience in word processing spreadsheets and
other software applications.

Job Requirements:
University degree in Forestry Geography Environment Natural Resource Management
Agriculture Horticulture or closely related field.

Experience: At least three year of relevant experience.

Computer skills: The best candidate should have good knowledge of MS Office Package
(word, excel, power Point and internet)
Language skills: The successful applicant will be fluent in spoken and written Dari and
Pashto, English is also preferred                                                           
Skills and abilities: Should be able to communicate well in a professional          working
environment and must be able to organize his/her daily tasks properly and ability to
work during the official time

Submission Guideline:
Please indicate the Position Title and Vacancy Number in the subject of your email and
application, otherwise, your application will not be considered

Please send your CV and application to:  cv.stars@yahoo.com

Submission Email:
cv.stars@yahoo.com