GENERAL AGRICULTURE FIELD FACILITATOR
Purpose of the position
Reporting to the Community
Capacity Building Specialist, the jobholder will work directly with farmer
groups and help them discover practical sustainable agriculture concepts that
will generate employment and enhance economic development in both rain fed and
dry land farming for Gods glory.
Key roles and
Responsibilities
- Facilitate implementation of Food Security and
Nutrition Program activities at the field/farm level– making sure activity
timelines are met.
- Participate in selection and recruitment of farmers
to participate in improving their nutrition standards and health.
- Provide training and support to farmers on crop and
livestock production with emphasis on organic farming.
- Facilitate farmers in farm records.
- Organize and carry out agricultural field days for
purpose of learning.
- Develop marketing network for farmer groups.
- Facilitate farmer groups to be certified on organic
farming/farming Gods way and care of creation.
- Be subject Matter Specialist offering backstopping
services to field staff and farmers.
- Carry out extension visits to the farmers and offer
technical assistance.
- Organize and facilitate on-farm demonstration.
- Carry out monitoring and evaluation to ascertain the
project is achieving her objectives.
- Produce progress reports on regular basis as
prescribed in the program agreement.
- Train/expose farmers on agriculture value addition.
Qualifications, Knowledge
and Skills
- Degree or Diploma in general Agriculture/Sustainable
agriculture) from a recognized institution.
- Experience in community
mobilization and working with farmer groups will be an added advantage.
- Strong written and verbal
communications skills and demonstrable ability to deliver technical
training.
- Excellent computer skills,
including proficiency in MS Office and Microsoft Outlook.
- Strong communication skills.
How to Apply
If you are interested in
any of these challenging opportunities, send your application letter with a detailed
CV and Statement of Faith* addressed to:
The Human Resources &
Administration Director
Tenwek Hospital
P.O. Box 39 – 20400
BOMET
Applications should be
sent directly through recruit@tenwekhosp.org by 30th November
2022 with
the position being applied for as subject line.
Only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted. We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or
for interviewing and all communications will be done through official line and
email
NOTE: Hard Copy
applications will not be accepted. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
