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Biovision Africa Trust (BvAT) is a not-for-profit organization established in Kenya in 2009 by the Biovision Foundation for ecological development in Switzerland and supported by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi. The Trust’s goal is to alleviate poverty and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Ke...
Job Purpose:
The overall purpose of this job is to manage the project to contribute to the promotion of ecological sustainable agricultural practices and technologies through participatory, market-oriented approaches to meet the needs of smallholder farmers while staying relevant to the context of the project. The Farmer Field Officer will closely work with the EOA Initiative Project Manager in the overall project management including project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting in accordance with the program principles, approaches, and procedures of our organization. The officer will also work with diverse stakeholders including the relevant county government departments in Kitui county and other key service providers and will be required to provide technical backstopping to the project implementation team to ensure adoption of agroecology and organic farming practices in Kitui county.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Working Relationships
Internal Relationships: Project Managers, and all other BvAT staff.
External Relationships: Ministry of Agriculture, County Government departments, business service providers, local Chiefs and leaders, and Partners in the agricultural sector.
Required Qualifications
Required Skills and Competencies:
Technical Skills
Behavioural Skills
Responsibility for finances and physical assets:
The job holder has accountability for assets such as advances, computers, laptops, motorbikes, furniture, printers, books.
Decision making:
The jobholder has no final authority on key decisions in the department other than routine decisions related to execution of work.
Information:
The job holder has moderate access to confidential information – details of the farmers when collecting data.
If you believe you qualify for this position, please apply with your CV and cover letter as one file indicating a summary of your key qualifications and expected salary and benefits to careers@biovisionafricatrust.org and Cc. info@biovisionafricatrust.org with the job title: Farmer Field Officer – Kitui County, on the subject line to be received not later than 7th March, 2024.We will not accept applications without a CV and cover letter. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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