Senior Advisor in Agriculture: Livestock Intensification Project at SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

The position will be based in Nairobi-Kenya; with intensive field engagement in the South-West Mau-Region

Responsibilities

To achieve this, the advisor will supervise and coordinate a team of advisors, consultants/LCBs and partners in the livestock component of the ISLA project. Below are indicative activities expected of this position:

• Stakeholder Mapping and Selection; selection of model farmers, farmers, input suppliers, product up-takers and other service providers based agreed criteria
• Designing livestock intensification models fitting to the ecosystem
• Steering identification, selection and establishment of model farms;
• Training of farmers on livestock intensification of models
• Linking farmers to (new) markets
• Support establishment/strengthening farmer aggregation and marketing enterprises
• Support capacity development of training & extension staff of identified dairy groups/societies.
• Develop market linkages in the livestock sector;considering farmer groups, cooperatives, up-takers and other players
• Facilitating linkages with private input suppliers and service providers (including bio-digester providers);
• Facilitating farmer learning and knowledge development through field days and exchange visits;
• Offering support to farmers and dairy society’s with Feed & Fodder training programs and design and implementation of demonstrations for fodder establishment & preservation;
• Developing a customized curriculum for the training of farmers based on the FFS approach to include good livestock production practices and environmental conservation.
• Supporting KFS and CFA in planning forest grazing and fodder extraction
• Engaging in policy dialogue on livestock in the forest in multi-stakeholder setting

Qualifications

Candidate Profile

• Degree in agribusiness, agriculture economics or agriculture,
• At least 8-10 years of practical experience in agriculture project management, with market facilitation and business development
• At least 5 years of project implementation and oversight for dairy or livestock
• Prior experience of climate smart agriculture approaches such as landscape approaches or conservation agriculture in crop and livestock production
• Exposure to project development and management at sector/systemic level, including the management of projects
• Governance know how and ability to manage multi-stakeholder engagement
• Knowledge and experience on aspects of agricultural supply chains in the Kenya context
• Excellent relationship management skills to manage the consortium
• Proven ability in M&E and a knowledge development agenda
• Good networks in the Kenya agriculture sector is an advantage

Other Requirements

• Management, training and coaching experience and skills
• Extensive work experience in a multicultural environment
• Good communication skills in English
• Good computer skills
• Willingness to travel to project regions in Kenya