An officer at this level will be deployed in the division to coordinate activities in one of the following areas; Crop Production, Land Development, agricultural extension and Project Management of information desks within the division.
Responsibilities
- Provide relevant training and skills development to community members on conservation agriculture and on-farm water management
- Lead stakeholder dialogue and consultation meetings with project communities
- Coordinate the establishment of kitchen gardens and scaling of successful approaches
- Provide agriculture extension service support to focal farming households
- Support the development of increased market linkages for focal farming households
- Prepare field visit reports
- Coordinate and liaise with other stakeholders in the project implementation
- Advise farmers to adopt best farming practice crop physiology and quality assurance.
- Responsible for the extension and education of our farmers to ensure technology transfer of research findings and proper agronomic husbandry practices are carried out to sustain crop production;
- Ensuring proper land preparation for crop growth by ensuring machinery are available for endusers to maximize on productivity and time;
- Provide technical and administrative guidance to all the staff in the fields for the attainment of the goals and ensure sufficient staffing of Agricultural operations;
- Ensure safety in all staff operations through adherence to safety regulations when carrying out farm operations;
- Prepare regular financial and administrative reports
- Prepare and control operational budget.
Requirements
- Be a Kenyan citizen
- Be in possession of KCSE C+ and above or its equivalent qualification.
- Be in possession of a Bachelor of Science degree in any of the following fields; Food Science, Home Economics, Agriculture, Horticulture, Agriculture Economics, Natural Resource Management, Agribusiness, Agriculture Extension, Agriculture Education or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
- Extremely self-motivated.
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