Agriculture Field Officer – (2000008K)
Description
Equity Group Foundation (EGF) is a corporate foundation of Equity Group Holdings Plc. It was created in 2008 to undertake the social investment work of the Bank. It focuses on six critical thematic areas; Agriculture, Education & Leadership Development, Energy & Environment, Entrepreneurship, Financial Education & Inclusion, and Health. Equity Group Foundation (EGF) is seeking additional talent to serve in the role outlined below.
Role Description:
Agriculture Field
Officers will act as an integral part of implementing FASRAT Project. The
project aims at enhancing access to financial services by building financial
education, entrepreneurship capacities of 60,000 farmers and 5,000 SMEs. The
field officer will be responsible in recruitment, and supporting the project
target beneficiaries by implementing different interventions across the
regions.
- Recruit farmers and SMEs with financial access as
per the project targets.
- On-board project beneficiaries to digital platform
access markets, financial services and training contents.
- Implement project interventions to ensure that the
project beneficiaries can access financial services.
- Train farmers in crop, animal production,
financial education and other areas per the training needs assessment.
- Represent Equity Group Foundation in the area of
agriculture / Development Programme to other Equity staff and local
partners.
Qualifications
- University degree in Agriculture,
Agribusiness, development studies or related fields and a preference for
related course
- 3-5years experience in implementation of
agriculture projects
- Solid knowledge and understanding of the
Agriculture value cha//8in in Kenya
- Good knowledge and understanding of financial services
for agriculture sector in Kenya.
- Good understanding of crop and livestock husbandry
in the entire production cycle.
- Hardworking, result oriented with social skills
for initiating and managing relationships with project partners and
stakeholder.
- Excellent communication skills, both writing and
verbal
- Flexible to adjust to work schedules and
priorities to meet deadlines, multitask assignments and work in a dynamic
environment
How to Apply