World Concern Development
Organisation, a Christian Relief and Development Organisation wishes to recruit
an experienced Agriculture Project Officer to
manage the Agriculture sector of a new community development program in Bura
Sub County in Tana River County.
Primary Responsibility: This is a field based position based in Bura Sub
County in Tana River County.
The main responsibility of the
position is to oversee implementation of the agricultural component of the
program; ensuring activities are implemented in line with proposal and budget.
Key Functions
- Supervise all aspects of the agricultural component
of the project
- Ensure that annual, quarterly and monthly work
plans are developed, implemented as planned and effectively monitored
- Ensure that planned agriculture activities are
implemented in line with project proposal and budget
- Assist the program manager in preparing
budgets and fulfilling financial and narrative reporting requirements as
per donor/organisation guidelines
- Develop and implement a data management
system and data collection tools for monitoring and evaluation of the
project activities
- Work with other program staff to coordinate
joint activities, tools and strategies between respective sectors
- Provide training and capacity building support
to local partners, savings groups, women groups, etc.
- Ensure strong focus on learning including the
implementation of quality case studies in coordination with the program
manager.
- Ensure close coordination and collaboration
with County, local authorities and other Administrative Units to ensure
project activities are in line with government policies. Ensure the
engagement of all partners during all aspects of program implementation.
- Liaise closely with other agencies
implementing similar and related activities in the operational area to
ensure harmonisation of approaches, complementarities, in order to avoid
overlaps and gaps in services and ensure activities are coordinated where
appropriate.
- Identify and ensure quality response to any
capacity building needs of the staff and partner
organizations.
- Any other responsibility given by your supervisor
Qualifications
- Degree in Agriculture/Agribusiness.
- At least 3 years’ experience managing
agricultural programs in a relief and development setting.
- Prior experience in managing savings led
microfinance and knowledge on Conservation Agriculture or Farming God’s
Way will be an added advantage
- Knowledge on Farm Field School(FFS) model is
critical in implementing this project
- Demonstrated ability to work respectfully and
constructively with local government officers and other partners.
- Experience in highly volatile security
situations and a commitment to team safety. Able to follow strictly
security protocol.
- Commitment to the principles of participatory
team management and participatory, community-oriented development.
- Prior experience living in remote areas and
ability with comfortably in a multi religious environment.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and
Kiswahili required.
- Able to communicate in a manner that is
confident and clear, yet diplomatic, enabling him/her to forge positive
working relationships with donors and other stakeholders.
If you believe you are the candidate
we are looking for, please submit your application and CV detailing your
experience for the post, current email and phone contacts and include three
referees, one whom must be a pastor.
Interested candidates should submit
their applications and CV to worldconcernhr@wcdro.org not later than 06th
February 2015.
Those who will not have heard from us
by 11th of February should consider themselves unsuccessful.