Vacancy title:
Agronomy Officer
Jobs at:
Good NeighborsDeadline of this Job:
17 March 2023
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 08, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities
• Sensitize cooperative leadership, smallholder coffee farmers and local stakeholders on the Good Neighbors coffee project work.
• Implement existing strategies to provide assigned cooperatives with agronomy training and with structured post-training farm visits to improve adoption.
• Train and advise farmers being assisted by the project on coffee agronomy best practices with the objective of helping them to improve coffee yields and quality.
• Train, mentor, coach and support assigned Farmer Trainers (TOTs) on all technical and operational aspects of their work and in relationship with farmers. This includes assisting them to set performance goals, continuous assessment of performance and giving feedback.
• Participate in the implementation of the defined project monitoring, measurement and evaluation activities that ensure accurate and consistent capture of date for project reporting and documenting of the impact of our work.
• Cultivate and manage good relationship with clients both at leadership and farmer levels as well as with key industry stakeholders and community leaders at local levels.
• Any other relevant tasks as assigned by the Program Director.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, agronomy, horticulture or related agricultural sciences.
• At least three years’ professional experience – ideally in the private sector/NGO – in one or more of the following areas: coffee processing or agronomy; business or cooperative management; SME development; agriculture; training; extension services.
• Demonstrated good understanding of the Kenya coffee industry and especially the cooperatives sector.
• Possess an aptitude and skills for training adults in a field set up.
• Strong planning skills and ability to generate innovative solutions in highly dynamic work situations.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present well-written, cohesive analyses and reports.
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and cross-cultural skills.
• Willingness to spend significant time in project implementation sites located in rural areas.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Written applications enclosing Certificates, testimonials and resume stating current and expected remuneration on or before 17th March 2023 to administration@goodneighbors.ke If you have a publication or any other portfolio related to your job application kindly include it in your application or share a web link. Interviews shall be both oral and written. Please mention your expected salary on your cover letter. This is mandatory requirement. Note that only successful applicants will be notified of the interview
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