JOB TITLE: Field Officer -Baringo
JOB SUMMARY:
To Assist the Agriculture development manager with the management of green initiatives of Eni
Kenya B.V. in the“Agri-Hub project. This post works directly with farmers on a day to day basis to
ensure compliance and coordination of bio-fuel agriculture development activities in the county. It
requires a solid agricultural technical background and field training experience as well as ability to
interact with government officers, private sector players, and other NGO partners. This position
requires a direct bio feedstock value chain experience.
Job Responsibilities.
- In close working relationship with the agricultural development assistant, support the agricultural development manager in defining the environmental and geo-pedological characteristics for the development of vegetable oil production initiatives (bio feedstock).
- Support the analysis of local agricultural contexts in Baringo County and agricultural production systems in rural areas of the county.
- Build the capacity of the local communities to boost and manage their bio feedstock agricultural resources sustainably.
- To develop mutually beneficial partnerships, teamwork and synergy with relevant government departments, NGOs and other institutions involved in agricultural development work in the project area.
- Stakeholder relations skills, with particular reference to local communities.
- Support other company initiatives (environmental awareness, communications campaigns, local content, etc.) which contribute to agriculture development as requested.
- To identify, profile and support farmer cooperatives, farmer field schools (FFS) and farmer groups in the county.
Education & Qualifications.
- Relevant diploma level qualification in Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture and Agri-business value chains, Environmental Engineering or Natural Sciences. or the relevant qualifications or any other relevant field.
- Experience in agricultural and agroforestry development projects, analysis of existing supply chains and production potential of agricultural biomass also for industrial use.
- Ability to design and manage large-scale agricultural and agroforestry interventions.
- Knowledge of agricultural and agro-forestry production systems, with particular reference to contract farming mechanisms and/or agro- industrial initiatives
- Interpersonal skills, teamworking and management coordination.
- Candidate needs to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Valid motorcycle license & off-road motorcycle driving experience.
- Candidate needs to be proficient in Ms Word,
- Bachelors degree in relevant subject.
- Excel and PowerPoint.
- Understanding of farmer group dynamics and aggregation and marketing strategies
Job Experience
- Extensive knowledge of Baringo county with high preference for locals.
- Minimum experience of 3 years in a similar role or field.
- Bio feed stock and local content experience desirable.
- Previous NGO or private sector work.
- Experience in rural development
Skills & abilities
- Farmer participatory approaches
- Project planning & implementation
- Data collection, entry & analysis
- Field level training
- Communication (both verbal & written)
- Fluency in Kalenjin (Tugen) language
- Knowledge & practical experience of the farmer field school approach
- Negotiating & managing partner relationships
- Capacity building in sustainable livelihoods & farmers.
This position will be based in Baringo county of operation with field travel to the project sites within the county.
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