Employer: Nuru
International Kenya
Job Title: Agriculture Program – District Manager
Category: Full time, contract
Location: Isebania, Kuria West, Kenya
Overview:
Nuru International Kenya is a reputable organization with a
mission of ending extreme poverty in rural communities of Kenya.
With
programs in health, education, microfinance, and water and sanitation, Nuru’s
Agriculture Program aims to increase crop yields (maize) in a sustainable and
scalable way.
We provide training, agriculture input loans, and extension to
thousands of farmers in Kuria. We are looking to fill the upper
management position of Agriculture Program District Manager who will oversee
operations of the Kuria West District and report to the Chairman of Nuru
International Kenya.
Specific Responsibilities
include:
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Accomplish the goals of Nuru International Kenya and the
agriculture program in a sustainable and scalable way
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Manage field directors, logistics, scaling, office, and
coordinate with monitoring and evaluation team
·
Coordinate their areas of supervision within the agriculture
program
·
Work with the support and program areas of Nuru International
Kenya
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Develop high level program strategy including, but not limited
to: sub-location scaling, pilot crops, innovative practices, leadership
development, and staffing
·
Ensure the tracking and use of operational and impact metrics
from M&E
·
Mentor office staff and use them for tracking financial
sustainability
·
Coordinate the development and implementation of sub-location
scaling
·
Plan and work with logistics for successful support of the
agriculture program
·
Routinely conduct strategic planning to ensure that Nuru
Agriulture can meet its program goals
·
Create and maintain the budget for Nuru Agriculture
·
Build and maintain a relationship with Kenya government
officials
·
Represent Nuru Kenya / Agriculture to the general public and
government
·
Sets and achieves short- and long- term goals related to the
program
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Maintain a presence in the field for at least 10% of the week
Qualifications:
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Male or female aged 23 years and above
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Kenyan citizen in possession of the National Identification Card
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Fluent in English (mandatory), Kiswahili (mandatory) and
Kikurian (preferred)
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University degree in agriculture, project management, or related
area (preferred)
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Demonstrated ability to competently manage 50+ subordinate staff
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Possess intermediate computer skills (Word, Excel, internet,
email)
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Ability to operate in both office and field settings
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Demonstrated ability to form working relationships with
subordinates and peers
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Skilled in budgeting and planning on tight deadlines
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Ability to use data from monitoring and evaluation to make
decisions
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Responsible to manage and track complex budget expenditures
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Long-term commitment to ending extreme poverty in rural areas of
Kuria, Kenya
Compensation: 20,000 to 27,000 ksh per month depending on experience.
Applicants must currently live in Kuria West District, or be
willing to relocate for this position. Do not expect any of the
following: relocation pay, monetary support for family relocation, housing or
housing allowance, food allowance.
Application Process:
Interested applicants should submit their testimonials including
CVs and supported by at least two known references to reach the undersigned on
Monday April 9th at 4 PM. Please complete your application in English, include
your phone number, and email it to: NuruAgJob@gmail.com
About Nuru International
Kenya
Nuru International Kenya is different from most other
NGOs. Our organization has a holistic approach whereby all our programs
work together for a common goal of ending extreme poverty in our community in a
sustainable and scalable way.
What that means is that we are committed to sustaining our work
without the outside contribution of other countries’ funding. This
affects the way we run our organization. We also are committed to scaling
our programs, which means we are constantly expanding to serve more and more
people.
Read more at: www.nuruinternational.org