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Skills Required
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Organization code of conduct and understand the principals of Organization statement of faith, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must have passion to build relationships and connect with beneficiaries.
2. Must have ability to facilitate agricultural trainings with beneficiaries. 
3. Proactive and able to manage workload with guidance from his/her supervisor.
4. Positive, enthusiastic, and willing to learn, possessing a ‘can-do’ attitude. 
5. Excellent time-manager who can balance multiple priorities.
6. Motivated to learn and perform and not afraid to ask questions.
7. Good communicator and comfortable to work in a team environment.
8. High professional and ethical standards.
9. Must be a humble team player.
10. Ability to be flexible and adaptable, taking on additional responsibilities as needed.
11. High level of integrity and stewardship.
12. Committed to the ORGANIZATION values and ethics.
13. Willingness to travel in and out of the field (80% of time in field locations).
14. Possesses strong understanding of local area.
 
Education / Experience Needed
• Must have relevant agricultural experience including in the areas of green fodder cultivation (clover, barley, corn), agriculture development, irrigation systems for farming including drip-line irrigation and water wells functionality, agricultural distributions, and livestock nutrition. 
• Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture or other related area of study is preferred but not required. 
• Work experience with INGO’s is preferred but not required. 
• Computer skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel is preferred but not required. 
LANGUAGE  
Arabic required; Kurdish and English are preferred.

REASONING ABILITY 
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and visit the field in varied temperatures. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk and run; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 kgs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

o The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be exposed to loud noises around the maintenance and construction workshops.
o May travel in country with exposure to communicable diseases, hot and humid weather conditions. 
o Work in a security context that is fluid

This is a non-contractual document that can be varied from time to time as circumstances dictate. This job description is intended to summarize the main duties and responsibilities of the post; this is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All Organization staff is expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.