Urban Agriculture And Animal Resources Officer at City of kigali (COK): (Deadline 18 June 2025)

Duties and responsibilities: -Implement the City of Kigali’s local strategy on urban agriculture and animal resources, and monitor its implementation at Sector level and produce consolidated reports thereof; -Organize, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, trainings and campaigns meant to raise local population awareness on the use and importance of modern techniques of agriculture and supervise activities of plant control disease at Sector level; -Organize, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, trainings and public awareness campaigns meant to disseminate new livestock technologies among beneficiaries; -Identify and map of animal and crop diseases prevailing at the Sector level and advise on the preventive and reactive measures across the District; -Supervise, monitor the distribution and use of fertilizers and selected seeds across Sectors; -Supervise the drainage and irrigation work across Sectors. -Supervise the distribution of veterinary inputs (including carrying out artificial insemination) and improvement of animal breeds; -Maintain an updated database of urban agriculture and animal resources information in the district; -Supervise the implementation of programs meant for improving commercialization outlets for agriculture and animal products including their certification. -Produce regular analytical reports on urban agriculture and animal resources in the district; -Maintain direct technical working relationships with Urban and Peri–Urban Agriculture Specialist at City of Kigali head office; -Ensure technical coordination of Urban Agriculture and Animal Resources Officers at sector level; Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.