The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) in consortium with DAI, who is the consortium lead, and CARE, is Implementing development project in South Sudan. Building on USAID’s decades of investment in the South Sudan agricultural sector and catalyzing the resourcefulness and creativity of South Sudanese communities, the Resilience through Agriculture in South Sudan (RASS) Project is designed to support and accelerate the transition from relief to recovery to sustain conditions for improved food security and community and household recovery and resilience in the 13 targeted counties in South Sudan. The 13 target counties include Panyijar, Akobo, Uror, Duk, Wau, Jur River, Leer, Mayendit, Ulang, Baliet, Pibor, Budi and Kapoeta North.
The project will focus on three core objectives which include improving the effectiveness of local systems and strengthening the capacities of community groups to achieve market sensitive production under Objective 1; facilitating increased production of diverse nutritious foods by strengthening productivity, reducing food loss and improving nutrition behaviors under Objective 2 and; Objective 3 will target subsistence farming households, strengthening their capacities to sustain and diversify their livelihood and participate in market opportunities emerging from activities under Objectives 1 and 2. Overall management of the RASS Project and management of activities under Objective 3 are the responsibility of DAI and CARE is responsible for management of activities under Objective 2. IFDC will lead on activities under Objectives 1 which aims to ensure that 15,000 South Sudanese farmers apply improved farm-management practices and technologies; aims to establish 5 public-private partnerships and aims to ensure that 20,000 ha of land are under improved management practices.
The RASS project will apply the resilience pathways approach. This approach entails implementing interventions iteratively and modifying them as circumstances change to ensure that households and communities have increased social cohesion, stronger local structures and capacity, and productive and sustainable diverse livelihoods to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses and reducing the need for international organizations to deliver as much emergency relief.
IFDC South Sudan is looking for qualified South Sudanese to fill the Position of Producer Organization Specialist Juba Based as per the attached:
Job advert.pdf (2.2 MB)
Applicants should apply with their CV and a cover letter not later than August 30th, 2023 by 4.00 PM through the IFDC website, at this link: https://jobs.silkroad.com/IFDC/Careers/jobs/1197?embedded=true