• Take overall responsibility and leadership for planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Agriculture Extension and Institutional Development activities in accordance with the approved annual work plans and established M&E frameworks in close coordination with programme staff;
• Engage in crafting policy, guidelines, procedures, knowledge product development, documentation related to decentralised and pluralistic agriculture extension services, strengthening of municipal level agriculture extension, and agriculture value chain development.
• Systematic engagement with Municipalities at executive, legislative and ward levels to support and facilitate the establishment of the institutional mechanisms based on the policy provisions such as Municipal Agriculture Development Committee and Community Agriculture Extension Service Centres (CAESCs).
• Critical engagement in the development of the CAESCs as the self-reliant institution that provides reliable and quality agriculture services to the needy farmer in a sustained manner.
• Actively engage in supporting the Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) preparation, Multi-stakeholders Platforms, facilitation in the ASDP integration within the Municipality planning and implementation process.
• Ensure full harmony and inter-linkages with the other three sub-components facilitating inclusive and participatory planning process.
• Support ASDP in the selection and orientation of private sectors, farmers' organizations, cooperatives and capacitate and mobilize Field Agriculture Officers and Agriculture Technicians/Social Mobilizers for business planning and delivery mechanisms, support the crafting and implementation of mechanisms related to contract management in agriculture value chain development.
• Support the development of Institutional Development Strategy for strengthening the capacities/capabilities of group/cooperatives, CCI, Municipal Authorities and relevant stakeholders and working closely with, coordinating and guiding the PCO and PCU staffs for effective implementation of the strategy and action plans;
• Guiding and backstopping IDE and other staffs for the formation, development and strengthening of producer groups, old and new cooperatives particularly in supporting and capacitating the value chain development, decentralised pluralistic extension system and community participatory planning;
• Facilitate and support to conduct capacity assessment and support implementation of capacity development plans of farmer groups/cooperatives, commodity associations, chambers of commerce, and other public (municipalities/wards) and private institutions as required in the value chains;
• Ensure gender equity, transparency, accountability, good leadership and democratic and participatory principles in group, cooperatives and relevant institutions;
• Review and capitalize the lessons learnt from HVAP, IFAD financed other projects and other relevant projects in the country in the areas of community mobilisation, group and cooperative development including capacity development, decentralized and pluralistic agriculture extension so that ASDP could better involve in the development of inclusive, self-reliant and autonomous organisations that contribute to enhanced farmer incomes through profitable engagement with VCs;
• Support Value Chain team in guiding, monitoring and backstopping value chain activities and the Rural Finance team for strengthening group/cooperatives to meet the private sector & financial institutions requirements;
• Supervise, guide and mentor the Institutional Development Expert, Field Agriculture Officers, and Agriculture Technicians/Social Mobilizers.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by Programme Coordinator.

• PhD or Masters’ degree in agriculture Extension or agriculture Science with more than 12 years of professional working experience in agriculture extension service delivery having engaged with the public and multi-sectoral institution.   

Age limit: The upper age limit for all the positions at the last date of submission of application will be 60 years (the applicant needs to submit a copy of certificate which certifies the date of birth)

Salary and benefits will be as per the approved guidelines of the ASDP.

Preferences will be given to women candidate; candidate from disadvantaged groups (Dalit, Janjati/Indigenous, Madheshi, Muslim); candidates from Backward/ ASDP districts.

Detail ToR (including salary and benefits) and format of the Cover Letter can be downloaded from www.asdp.gov.np or www.kantipurjob.com.

The applicants need to submit Cover Letter and Application form in prescribed format with a preferred duty station as mentioned in ToR, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and self-attested copies of required testimonials (all Academic Certificate, Experience Letter, Citizenship, Training Certificates etc.) compulsorily that verify the detail information of cover letter and CV,  The application should be submitted  by 2077/12/12, 05:00 PM by mentioning the applied job position in the subject line to the email address asdp@kantipurjob.com or please visit Kantipur Management Private Limited's office for submission of your applications along with your documents in person. 

Google links without permission will not be accepted. 

Only Shortlisted candidates will be called for further process within 15 days of last date of application submission.Canvassing at any stage of the selection process shall lead to automatic disqualification. No telephone inquiries will be entertained. ASDP has the right to accept or reject any or all application at any stage of recruitment process without assigning any reason whatsoever. 

Kantipur Management Pvt. Ltd.

Lagankhel-19, Lalitpur, Nepal

Nearby Patan Academy of Health Sciences (Patan Hospital)

Phone: +977 1 5530599, 5532572, 9801800020