Field Officer– Youth Agribusiness & Climate-Smart Agriculture
Field Officer– Youth Agribusiness & Climate-Smart Agriculture
World Relief
About The Job
Field Officers are responsible to serve as frontline implementers of a transformative youth agribusiness and climate-smart agriculture initiative. Each officer will support two districts, working directly with rural communities to mobilize youth, strengthen farmer groups, deliver extension services, and facilitate linkages to markets and financial institutions. The role demands strong agribusiness knowledge,
community facilitation skills, and a passion for inclusive rural development.
Project Context
Rwanda’s rural youth especially young women face high unemployment and limited access to productive agribusiness pathways. This project aims to empower 500,000 youth over three years by enhancing crop productivity, postharvest management, and market access. Field officers are critical to translating this vision into action at the community level.
Specific Skills
Professional Experience
- Minimum 5 years of field experience in agricultural extension, youth programs, or rural development
- Proven skills in community mobilization, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement
- Familiarity with agribusiness models and value chain development
- Fluency in Kinyarwanda and strong communication skills in English
- Ability to work independently across diverse rural settings
- Experience with donor-funded projects is an asset.
- Solid academic foundation in agriculture, agribusiness, or rural development
- Practical understanding of agricultural extension systems and rural livelihoods
- Strong capacity to mobilize youth and community stakeholders
- Skilled in leading participatory processes and building local ownership
- Familiarity with inclusive agribusiness models and market systems
- Ability to support farmer groups and cooperatives in value chain integration
- Fluency in Kinyarwanda and professional communication skills in English
- Culturally sensitive and effective across diverse communities
- Experience working with donor-funded initiatives
- Capable of meeting reporting standards and contributing to project learning.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Field Activity Implementation (20%)
- Execute project interventions across selected value chains in assigned districts
- Ensure alignment with project goals and timelines
- Coordinate with technical teams for smooth delivery
- Youth & Community Mobilization (15%)
- Engage youth and local stakeholders to participate in project activities
- Promote inclusive and gender-sensitive approaches
- Organize community sensitization sessions
- Group & Cooperative Strengthening (10%)
- Support formation of farmer groups and youth cooperatives
- Facilitate leadership and governance training
- Encourage collective action and resource sharing
- Extension & Climate-Smart Practices (15%)
- Deliver agricultural extension services to beneficiaries
- Promote climate-resilient farming techniques
- Conduct on-site advisory visits and demonstrations
- Access to Inputs & Markets (10%)
- Link farmers to input suppliers and financial institutions
- Facilitate market access through value chain actors
- Promote inclusive business models
- Training & Stakeholder Engagement (10%)
- Organize capacity-building workshops and field demonstrations
- Coordinate stakeholder dialogues and feedback sessions
- Document and share best practices
- Data Collection & Reporting (10%)
- Collect and validate field-level data
- Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems
- Support timely reporting and documentation
- Relationship Management (10%)
- Build trust with local leaders and institutions
- Maintain strong partnerships with implementing agencies
- Additional responsibilities
- The duties and responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive; the role holder may be required to perform additional tasks that are reasonable and aligned with the job incumbent skills and experience. Represent the project in community forums.
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Rural Development, Agribusiness, or related field
Job Location
Rwanda
Apply To
All interested applicants should submit their detailed Curriculum Vitae at recruitment@hcsolutions.rw, clearly indicating the job title they are applying for in the subject line of the email