Thursday, 1 March 2018

KCB Bank Job Vacancy : Program Officer

MobiGrow Program is a partnership between KCB and MasterCard Foundation. MobiGrow, which is implemented by KCB Bank Group in Kenya and Rwanda seeks to sustainably bank small holder farmers by offering them both financial and non-financial services with the aim of promoting higher farm productivity, resolve constraints in access to technical training for smallholder crop farmers, dairy producers and pastoralists.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the jobholder is responsible for Farmers’ mobilization, organization and capacity building for financial inclusion aimed at increasing incomes and strengthening their skills knowledge and social capital required to achieve sustainable economic self-sufficiency.  The objectives of the Program include:

  • Delivery of a highly innovative and scalable mobile phone based Digital Financial solution for rural smallholders and pastoralists
  • Improve productivity amongst Rural Agro-entrepreneurs by facilitating farmers’ training; access to inputs and veterinary care as well as digital content services such as training and market information.
  • Build the capacity of Producer Organizations to offer better services to farmers and pastoralists.

The Position

The Program Officer will take leadership in MobiGrow program activities implementation, monitoring & reporting in ASAL Regions so as to realize the Program’s objectives and goals of improving livelihood status for smallholder farmers and pastoralists in Kenya through access to trainings, capacity building services and financial services.

Responsibilities

  • Mobilization and management of farmers groups, producer organizations and farmers cooperatives.
  • Establish linkage with key stakeholders and farmers’ institutions at various levels
  • Coordinate program activities in designated geographies; in the areas of farmers/pastoralists mobilization, farmers/pastoralists trainings, facilitation of inputs services provision, producer organizations capacity development, and financial access pipeline development.
  • Capacity building and strengthening of Farmers groups, Producer Organizations and Cooperatives for financial inclusion.
  • Work planning; develop and implement approved work plans adhering to strict deadlines and work output quality parameters ensuring timely program documentation and reporting.
  • Budgets & resources management; be accountable in allocated resources management and utilization whilst ensuring a maximum value for money is realized in all endeavors.
  • Program activities monitoring and reporting; provide weekly updates, monthly and quarterly reports as required by the program management.
  • Relationship building; establish and build good working relations with partners, clients, service providers and other stakeholders in a manner that promote advancement of program activities and KCB’s brand visibility.
  • Support integration of KCB Commercial Agriculture products and services amongst the farmers and within farmer organizations
  • Coordinate with concerned Government departments and leverage necessary support for the program.
  • Any other responsibility as assigned that goes towards promotion of program objectives & Bank’s growth.

Qualifications

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

  • University Degree preferably in Agribusiness, Project Management, Business Management, Cooperative Development or its equivalent from an Institution recognized by the Commission of Higher Education.
  • Masters Degree and/or Professional qualifications in related field will be an added advantage.
  • Have at least 4 years’ working experience; having had
    1. At least 3 years’ experience in Donor Funded Project activities coordination
    2. At least 3 years’ experience in Producer Organization Support with farmers’ training and capacity building experience (specifically in the areas of Governance, Business skills and Financial Literacy).
    3. At least 3 years’ experience in ASAL livelihood support activities; Project planning, management and monitoring; have vast reporting experience.
  • Relationship management skills: Track record of building and managing strong client and stakeholder relationships with Producer Groups, Private Sector and Governments.
  • Computer Literacy
  • Should have good Attention to detail
  • Willingness to frequently travel to Rural and ASAL regions (sometimes characterized by harsh terrains and weather)

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