Field Agronomy Officer based in Kampot or Koh Kong provinces (2 positions)

Role Purpose

The Field Agronomy Officer will be based in Koh Kong (1) and Kampot (1) provinces and will frequently travel to target villages, communes, and districts. She/he is responsible for the effective and high-quality delivery of the Growing Transformative Horticulture (GROWTH Project) in the assigned province, in accordance with the project design, approved budget, work plan, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan. The post holder will ensure that planned outputs are achieved within the allocated time and resources, and that outcomes for target children, farmers, and beneficiaries meet Save the Children and donor standards, requirements, and compliance regulations. She/he will provide support in organizing meetings, trainings, workshops, and reporting; conduct regular field follow-up with farmers; provide capacity building, coaching, and mentoring to beneficiary households and lead farmers; and facilitate farmer-to-farmer extension activities. This includes training lead farmers, supporting demonstration sites, monitoring activity progress, collecting data, and documenting field-level results and lessons learned.

The Field Agronomy Officer will work closely with the Program Coordinator, Agronomy Advisor, Save the Children provincial team, International Development Enterprises (iDE) team, Provincial/District Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (P/DAFF), Commune Agriculture Officers (CAOs), local authorities, farmers, value chain actors, private sector partners, and communities to ensure effective and timely project delivery.

In addition, the post holder will be responsible for day-to-day planning, coordination, and implementation of activities aligned with the approved budget, procurement plan, and SCI/donor compliance requirements, ensuring all expenditures and activities follow internal control procedures and safeguarding policies.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside normal duties and adjust working hours as required. As a Field Agronomy Officer, she/he is also expected to integrate and mainstream cross-cutting themes—including gender, resilience, disability inclusion, and child safeguarding—throughout the project management cycle.

Qualifications

• At least Bachelor’s Degree in related fields (preferably in agronomy);
• At least 3 year experience in the field of agronomy or agriculture development (preferably in vegetable production including market linkages).

Essential

• Practical experience in facilitation of agriculture/livelihood projects, market development and work with NGOs and government partners;
• Good understanding of agriculture, livelihood, value chain approach in Cambodia
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills;
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches, and full adherence to SC’s Child Safe Guarding
• Sensitivity and adaptability towards culture, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age;
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, work as individual and team and with various supervisors.

Desireable

• Minimum 3-year experiences in facilitation/supporting project related to horticulture production, business and livelihood;
• Practical experience sound value chain approach and smart-agricultural business techniques especially on vegetables including high value crops commodities.
• Ability to plan, implement, monitor, evaluate and consolidate reports to highest professional standards in a timely manner;
• Willingness to be based in most remoted district and/or travel for up to 80% of time to villages.
• Fluency in written English.

Contract length: Unspecified Duration Contract (UDC).

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5^th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV in PDF as a single document and apply as below link.

Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

SCI offers a competitive remunerative package, including both cash and non-cash benefits as below:

• International mentoring and professional development to support your growth and career aspirations
• Group personal accident insurance for staff member and in-patient health insurance for staff member and their dependents
• Provident fund (10%), seniority indemnity payment, 13^th month salary, medical allowance, and phone card allowance
• 26 weeks full pay of maternity leave and 2 weeks full day of paternity leave
• Full Government public holidays and 18 days annual leave
• Working hour is 37.50 per week from Monday to Friday
• Flexible working hours

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, and our working environment is inclusive and accessible. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified for written test and interview.

For more information about Save the Children in Cambodia, visit our website: https://cambodia.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.