About the Role
Responsibilities
Program Implementation
- To actively engage in the beneficiary selection process under the guidance of the County Coordinator.
- Provide relevant training and skills development to Agro-pastoral farmers on fodder and high value crop production, on-farm water management, and beekeeping.
- Lead stakeholder dialogue and consultation meetings with target communities.
- Provide agriculture extension service support to focal farming households.
- Support the development of increased market linkages for farming households.
- Coordinate and liaise with other stakeholders in the project implementation
- Represent RACIDA in the cluster/donor meetings.
- Review facilitation/training manuals on key topic areas covered under the project to ensure they are addressing the Agro-pastoral needs.
- Provide assessments and analyses on improving crop production and project outcomes for the target project areas.
- Coordinate monitoring visits with established community structures in the project areas
- Coordinate with other organizations in the same location to ensure no duplication of efforts.
- Coordinate and lead needs assessments in project target areas.
- To document field achievements, innovations, lessons learned in monthly and other scheduled donor reports and inform future project development.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Holds a Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in either Agriculture or Agriculture & Home Economics or Agricultural Education & Horticulture or Agronomist or Food Security or any other relevant and equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; Have at least three (3) years' experience in the relevant field; Experience on similar projects in ASAL areas of Kenya.
Additional Skills & Competences
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office packages including Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and report writing skills.
- Good spoken Somali and spoken and written English.
- Excellent personal organizational skills including time management and ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues across the organization.
- Good understanding of cross-cutting issues - gender, disability inclusion, DRR, etc. and how to integrate them into food security and livelihood programs.
- Commitment to and understanding of RACIDA ’s vision, mission, and values.
How to Apply
Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send a CV and Cover Letter only to: [email protected] with the subject of the email as the position applied for and the location e.g. ‘Agricultural Extension Officer – Mandera'. The closing date for applications is February 8, 2023, however CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis**.** Eligible applicants are encouraged to send in their applications soonest.