Internal
/ External Vacancy
Corporate Smarts & Insights Africa Ltd (CSIAL) was established in 2004. CSIAL was founded to provide specialist recruitment, training & development services to both individuals and businesses operating in in both Agribusiness & Non-Agribusiness industries in Africa to solve personal and organizational challenges.
Position: Agribusiness Consultant & Trainer
Location: Nyandarua
Duration of Contract: 3 Months
Starting Date: Immediately
Age
Limit:
40 Years
Salary Scale Level: Technician
Supervised By: Project Manager
Supervises: None
Mission:
To
support Ministry of Agriculture- Smallholder Horticulture Marketing Programme
(SHoMaP), and its development partners (IFAD) in the implementation of the
National Service Providers For Capacity Building Of Domestic Horticulture Value
Chains Players On Entrepreneurship And Business Development Skills in Nyandarua
County through providing training, mentoring and Capacity Building Of Domestic
Horticulture Value Chains Players.
Objective 1: Training Preparation
Objective 1: Training Preparation
Activities:
- Work with the
Program Manager to develop a capacity building plan based on training
needs assessments. (The needs assessment is led by the Program Manager)
- Develop training
materials for selected training modules.
- Develop training
evaluation feedback form, attendance sheets, and other formats.
- Notifying CSIAL
and PMUs about training sessions, including facilitating the selection of
appropriate trainees for each training module.
Objective
2: Conduct training for ABCs and FBOs
Activities:
- Conduct training
to DHVCP members in identified curriculum areas including:
- leadership and
entrepreneurship (FBO & ABC)
- organizational
management and group dynamics (role of board members, equity and
inclusiveness) (FBO & ABC)
- record keeping
(FBO & ABC); financial management (basic level for
FBO & ABC, and advanced level for ABC)
- business
planning and crop production planning
- operational
management and logistics: sourcing of raw material, transport and
distribution system, quality control, etc.
- marketing and
price setting
- contracts and
contract negotiation
- staff recruitment
and management
- legal issues and
preparation for registration as limited liability company (for selected
ABCs)
- Maintain
training records, such as training attendance sheets, training evaluation
forms, training materials, records for payment of allowances, etc.
- Prepare regular
training reports using an agreed format.
Objective
3: Coaching and mentoring the Domestic Horticulture Value Chains Players
Activities
- Develop tools
and formats for coaching, mentoring and monitoring the DHVCP’s.
- Visit DHVCP on a
monthly basis, and conduct coaching and mentoring sessions as
agreed.
- Monitor how the
training has been applied in the operations of DHVCP s, assess
achievements, and make recommendations for further training and coaching /
mentoring, as appropriate.
- Maintain
coaching records, such as attendance sheets, minutes, report and other
related documents on CSIAL and PMU’S management.
Objective
4: Training management
- Workplanning:
Ensure that individual work plans are updated as required, and shared with
team members.
- Reporting:
Prepare monthly reports as required.
- Logistics:
Ensure that the arrangements are made for training sessions, including
procurement of training materials, allowances, vehicles, etc.
- Monitoring,
evaluation and learning (MEL): Support monitoring, evaluation and learning
within the project.
- Partnership and
stakeholders: Work collaboratively with CSIAL and PMU’s as required.
- Other activities
as agreed with the CSIAL- PMU’s.
Qualifications
required
- A degree in
Agricultural Economics or Agriculture & National Diploma in
Agribusiness Management will be an added advantage.
Required
skills:
- Experience in
conducting agribusiness training and coaching.
- Excellent skills
in training and coaching people with low levels of literacy and numeracy.
- Expertise in
agribusiness, market facilitation, entrepreneurship, organizational
managements, ABC financial management, records keeping, business planning,
crop production planning, agricultural marketing and price setting,
contract and negotiation, company registration.
- Experience in
working with donor funded programmes or working on the Smallholder
Horticulture Marketing Programme (SHMP) is highly desirable.
- Fluency in
English, Kiswahili and local languages (an added advantage)
- Strong
communication and computer skills
Note: Strictly,
applications sent by E-mail that meets the above stated Qualifications &
Experience will be responded to
Applicants
should submit their application letters with three referees, CV and copies of
professional certificates to:
Project Manager- (Smallholder Horticulture Marketing Programme)
Corporate Smarts & Insights Africa Limited
Suite 110/111, Chege Plaza, Government/Tom Mboya Road
P.O. Box 17512, 20100 General Post Officer
Nakuru, Kenya
Deadline for applications: 14th June, 2013.
Project Manager- (Smallholder Horticulture Marketing Programme)
Corporate Smarts & Insights Africa Limited
Suite 110/111, Chege Plaza, Government/Tom Mboya Road
P.O. Box 17512, 20100 General Post Officer
Nakuru, Kenya
Deadline for applications: 14th June, 2013.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted by Corporate Smarts & Insights
Africa Ltd for a written test and interview and please mark your expected
salary at the top right hand of your application letter/envelope.