Overall Responsibility: To lead in the implementation of a rural women development program targeting small scale women farmers in the potato and banana value chain in Nyandarua and Muranga Counties;
Specifically;
- Lead the mapping and organizing of small scale farmers into groups
- Enhance farmers capacities and organization to produce for the market
- Support in conducting of baselines surveys and rapid value chain analysis
- Develop & lead the implementation of such innovations that accelerate rural women small scale farmers’ engagement higher up the value chain
- Support farmer groups to map strategic agri-markets and build sustainable market linkages
- Develop and mainstream into the program innovations to address traditional challenges that hinder women engagement in agri- business e.g- care work burden, gender based violence, lack of land control, lack of capital e.t.c
- Support the women farmers to map stakeholders ‘conduct community –led advocacy to compliment the program investments
- Sustain strategic partnerships with policy makers and stakeholders mapped under the program
- Support mapped farmers to mobilize own financial resources, save and borrow to support their value chain activities
- Build a participatory monitoring system for the targeted individual farmers and farmer groups.
- Build a men for women movement to enhance the quality of program outcomes at individual and group level
- Any other role assigned by the Executive Director
- Reporting to: Executive Director
- Start date: March 2018
- Qualification:
- Bachelors’ degree in agribusiness or agricultural related studies
- A deep understanding of the horticulture value chain and in particular for crops such as potatoes, banana and kales
- At least over 3 years working experience in the sector
- Experience working with small scale farmers/entrepreneurs
- Female Candidates are encouraged to apply. Position is based in Nairobi with frequent travel to the project sites
- VERY IMPORTANT: ONLY CANDIDATES WITH MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WILL BE SHORTLISTED