Deputy Director Agricultural Extension at New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union Plc

NKPCU/HRM/04/2024

• Terms of Service: Five (5) Years Contract
• (Renewable subject to performance and retirement age)
• Basic Salary: Kshs. 225,562 (Minimum) – Kshs.330,270 (maximum)
• Other remunerations: Based on prevailing Government guidelines
• Reporting to Director Production

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the identification of potential areas to source coffee for milling;
• Creating and maintaining network outreach with farmers for sustainable sourcing of coffee for milling and/or marketing purposes;
• Identifying gaps and bottlenecks in the coffee farming in their area of operation and sharing with management for action;
• Preparing field reports;
• Coordinating liaison with estate farmers and cooperative societies for the purpose of entering into milling and/or marketing agency agreements;
• Validating coffee production projections data for purposes of planning for milling, warehousing, marketing, and provision of advances;
• Validating and developing strategies based on the projections on coffee production data for purposes of planning for milling, warehousing, marketing, and provision of advances;
• Prepare coffee projection within the assigned areas;
• Coordinating forums to create awareness/sensitize coffee growers on coffee production, milling, marketing, and provision of advances;
• Organizing and sensitizing farmers on coffee production, milling, marketing, and provision of advances;
• Attending and responding to farmers inquiries during cooperative society’s annual general meetings;
• Developing and reviewing information materials for sensitization of farmers;
• Providing advice to farmers on best coffee farming practices;
• Approving coffee farmers training needs on request for capacity building; and
• Coordinating awareness programmes and sensitizing coffee growers on the accessibility of Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving fund.

Requirements:

• A minimum period of twelve (12) years of relevant work experience, five (5) years of which should be in a supervisory position;
• Bachelor's Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Agribusiness, Agronomy, Agriculture, Marketing, or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master's Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Agribusiness, Agronomy, Agriculture, Marketing, or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership with relevant professional body where applicable;
• Certificate in a Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in Computer applications; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
• Applicants with in-depth understanding in the coffee value chain and agronomy experience are an added advantage.