Job Title: Agricultural Extension Officer
Location: Kwale County
Reports To: Technical Director - Agriculture
Purpose of the JobLocation: Kwale County
Reports To: Technical Director - Agriculture
The job holder will be
responsible for: preparing physical and financial plans; planning
and organizing training; controlling work and cost; liaising with outgrowers
and community leaders; hiring of labor; implementing working guidelines and
manuals; and preparation of periodic reports.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Identifies suitable sugarcane production areas
and selects farmers who are eligible to outgrowers scheme.
- Establishes farmers working groups to enhance
proper communication and sharing of limited resources.
- Provides or coordinates the distribution of
agricultural inputs.
- Facilitates the reimbursement of loans/credits
to farmers.
- Manages and ensure the recording of all
material and financial resources diverted to outgrowers.
- Coordinates and facilitates logistical and
technical support for land development, seedbed preparation, cane
cultivation, harvesting, loading and transporting.
- Offers technical support and advisory
services to farmers in conducting field adaptation/demonstrations
/observation trials, technology transfer, problem assessment and surveys
(soil, plant, cane sampling), etc.
- Offers and organizes trainings, workshops,
field days, visits, etc.
- Prepares planting and harvesting schedules
jointly with the Agriculture Extension Manager.
- Advises farmers on proper utilization of
inputs and cane money to improve their livelihood.
- Facilitates the undertakings of on-farm
research.
- Coordinates and facilitates the maintenance of
road networks.
- Inspects and suggests corrective measures on
quality of cane production operations;
- Implements performance monitoring and
evaluation system;
- Prepares periodic plans and budget.
- As deemed necessary, carries out other tasks
assigned to him.
Required Qualifications and
Experience
- B.Sc./Diploma in agriculture/plant sciences or
related fields
- 3-5 years relevant experience
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet
stipulated deadlines.
- Display professional demeanor with qualities
such as strong work ethics, trustworthiness, and self confidence.
- Strong influencing skills and consultative
skills to bring efficiency and pro - activeness.
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Excellent organizational, time and stress
management skills
Job Title: Field Assistant
Location: Kwale County
Reports To: Agricultural Extension Officer
Location: Kwale County
Reports To: Agricultural Extension Officer
Purpose of the Job: The job holder will be responsible for: preparing physical plan; facilitating training; controlling work and cost; liaising with outgrowers and community leaders; implementing working guidelines and manuals; and preparation of periodic reports.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Establishes farmers working groups to enhance
proper communication and sharing of limited resources.
- Coordinates the distribution of agricultural
inputs.
- Facilitates the availability and reimbursement
of loans/credits to farmers.
- Manages and facilitates the recording of all
material and labor resources diverted to outgrowers.
- Coordinates and facilitates logistical and
technical support for land development, seedbed preparation, cane
cultivation, harvesting, loading and transporting.
- Offers technical support and advisory
services to farmers in conducting field adaptation/demonstrations
/observation trials, technology transfer, problem assessment and surveys
(soil, plant, cane sampling), etc.
- Facilitates trainings, field days, visits,
etc. for outgrowers
- Coordinate the planting and harvesting
operations as per set schedules.
- Advises farmers on proper utilization of
inputs and cane money to improve their livelihood.
- Facilitates and implements the
recommended on-farm research.
- Coordinates and facilitates the
maintenance of road networks.
- Records performance monitoring and evaluation
data;
- As deemed necessary, carries out other tasks
assigned.
Required Qualifications and
Experience
- Diploma/certificate in agriculture or related
fields
- 0-2 years relevant experience
Required Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet
stipulated deadlines.
- Display professional demeanor with qualities
such as strong work ethics, trustworthiness, and self confidence.
- Strong influencing skills and consultative
skills to bring efficiency and pro - activeness.
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Excellent organizational, time and stress management
skills
Job Title: Agronomist
Location: Kwale
County
Reports To: Technical Director - Agriculture
Reports To: Technical Director - Agriculture
Purpose of the Job
The job holder will be responsible
for: Planning, organizing, directing, coordinating,
managing and controlling the activities and resources of the Crop Production
Research Program in order to help attain targets of the Agriculture Operations
in economical way.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Planning, organizing, directing coordinating,
managing, monitoring and evaluating the activities and budget of the Crop
Production Research Program;
- Developing, directing and implementing
appropriate agricultural research strategies, policies, standards, and
procedures in view of the Companies objectives;
- Planning, coordinating, facilitating and
directing the adoption, adaptation, development and promotion of
agricultural research results and technologies.
- Developing and promoting improved research
management systems or new research methods/techniques in view of continual
improvement research performance;
- Conducting applied research that promote and
maintain high cane and sugar yields and reduce cost of production;
- Establishing agronomic standards, and
production systems;
- Enabling the mill to have high quality cane
and through optimal choice of production inputs such as varieties, use of
appropriate ripeners, herbicides, fertilizers as well as efficient use of
water and improved sugarcane harvesting practices.
- Undertaking crop/nursery management
monitoring/ audit with respect to standard cultivation practices;
- Planning and managing primary nursery;
- Developing and undertaking monitoring of plant
nutrient status and recommending cost effective fertilizer management
strategies;
- Developing and/reviewing working/operational
standards needed for core agricultural operations;
- Providing advisory services both to the
nucleus and outgrowers;
- Designing and establishing research and
technical support systems to both the nucleus and outgrowers;
- Conducting hands on training program at site
for the technical staff of the Agriculture Operations employees;
- Conducting seminars on progress of research
projects and on new technologies available elsewhere;
- Developing and implementing the research
strategy in the fields of cane agriculture and undertakes the required
capacity building activities accordingly;
- Participating in undertaking skill gap
identification (training need assessment) of Agriculture Operations; and
- Running and managing meteorological station;
- Preparing periodic performance reports;
- Performing other relevant tasks.
Required Qualifications and
Experience
- M.Sc. in Agronomy but having relevant
research/operation experience is preferred
- 3 years relevant experience
Required Skills
- Excellent writing & communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet
stipulated deadlines.
- Display professional demeanor with qualities
such as strong work ethics, trustworthiness, and self confidence.
- Strong influencing skills and consultative
skills to bring efficiency and pro - activeness.
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Excellent organizational, time and stress
management skills
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge,& you meet the above minimum qualifications and experience send your Application letter along with your Current CV as One Word Document, and a daytime telephone contact to;
The Human Resource Manager
P.O Box 46279-00100
Nairobi.
OR email: hr.user14@gmail.com