Business Development at Duma works

Job Description

• Follow up and document the success of innovations especially businesses happening in the programs e.g. vegetable growing, tree nurseries, selling chickens, chicks or eggs, efficient cook stoves, solar lights sales etc.
• Document feedback from the field staff and farmers into simple and easy to use business plans.
• Document costs, revenue and profits on business plans that Village Based Advisors and farmers can use to easily start up similar businesses, based on the successes being documented in the field.
• Assisting the MD directly with innovations.
• Interact with agrovets and farmers and advise on good horticultural practices.
• Help in advising farmers.

Requirements

• Diploma or a new graduate from a relevant agricultural field OR,
• Degree from a related field with at least 1 year experience.
• Work experience in a field such as horticulture or agribusiness.
• Energetic and loves to interact with farmers and agri-related practises.
• Practical hands on experience in agriculture, farming, horticulture.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Willingness and ready to travel locally and regionally.
• Open to a lot of field work.
• Role based in Nairobi but with at least 50% field work.