Position: Field Coordinator
Post type: National staff
Duty station: Kitui East sub-county, Kitui County
Type of contract: 12 months with possibility of extension (the first 3 months will be a probation period)
Organization description: CEFA (The European Committee for Training and Agriculture) is an Italian Non-Governmental Organization established in 1972 and active in 10 Countries in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
CEFA’s medium and long term
interventions in agricultural, environmental and Human Rights sector are
focused on the sustainable development of the communities, achieved by
involving local counterparts and by promoting the active participation of the
beneficiaries
Work Contest: The
project “Strengthening livelihood of rural agro pastoralist in Kitui East sub
county, Kitui County, Kenya” is funded by EU. The specific objective of
the project is To increase incomes for 3,100 farmers/agro-pastoralists HHs in
Kitui East sub county (60% women ) through improved access to water and the
sustainable development of agribusiness activities along the sorghum,
green gram, honey and horticulture value chains.
The project will achieve his goal
through increased access to water for 1,000 HHs for domestic. The project shall
improve skills and productivity of 2,000 agro-pastoralists in the sorghum and
green gram value chain, 100 in the honey and 400 in the horticulture
chains.
Furthermore, the project will foster
value adding activities with the private sector and vertical linkages among
actors along each value chain.
Role and Responsibilities:
Role and Responsibilities:
- Assist the PM in project management and
project activities implementation.
- Assist the PM in project monitoring and
evaluation.
- Assist in carrying out regular review meetings
with partners
- Work with the Project Manager to develop new
project proposals
- Drafting of comprehensive and detailed
reports.
- Monitoring and evaluation of project
activities and OVI
- Liaise with project stakeholders and attend
cluster/sector meetings
Qualifications and Skills Required:
- University degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness,
or any other related field.
- Progressive work experience (3 years) in the
field of Agriculture and livelihood or Agribusiness with NGOs in large
scale humanitarian operation, also possibly involving value chains
development.
- Previous experience with international NGOs
and EU funded project is a plus.
- Strong analytical skills and strategic
thinking capacity.
- Result-oriented and problem-solving aptitude.
- Proved experience on Human Resources
management.
- Strong monitoring and evaluation skills.
- Willingness to work under pressure
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Previous work experience in ASAL area
(especially Kitui county) is an asset
- Fluency in written and spoken English and
Swahili. Knowledge of Kikamba language is a plus;
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and cover
letter to vacancies_kenya@cefakenya.com (email subject: FC Kitui addressed to
the CEFA Project Manager Luca Innocente.
Deadline for Applications: 15th
Janaury 2015