Facilitator in Agricultural Engineering and Farm Mechanization at Baraka Agriculture College

Responsibilities

• Training long and short course and Day release participants.
• Developing and implementing new methods of teaching to reflect changes in the labor market and research.
• Designing, preparing and developing teaching materials.
• Assessing students’ coursework.
• Setting and marking examinations.
• Supporting students through a Mentorship/Advisory role.
• Undertaking personal research projects and actively contributing to the institution’s research profile.
• Supervising students’ research activities.
• Participate in the running of college farm enterprises in the relevant areas of training.
• Carry out demonstrations and guide students through practical, field study and applied management.
• Keep students’ progress records.
• Backstopping in the Outreach Program and the College farm as per your training roles

Key competency areas

The applicant must have competences to facilitate learning in the following areas

• Soil conservation
• Farm workshop
• Farm power
• Technical drawing
• Agricultural survey
• Farm water distribution, irrigation and drainage
• Farm mechanization

Qualification, Competencies and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering and Farm mechanization or any other related field
• Capacity to facilitate learning in a classroom and practical set up.
• Having facilitation or teaching experience will be an added advantage.
• Competence in the transfer of knowledge and skills for promotion of sustainable agriculture
• Excellent interpersonal skills ,team-management and leadership skills
• Excellent analytical ,problem solving and reporting skills
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and communication skills.