Field Officer- Baringo at WTS Energy

JOB SUMMARY:

To Assist the Agriculture development manager with the management of green initiatives in the client’s “Agri-Hub project. This post works directly with farmers on a day to day basis to ensure compliance and coordination of bio-fuel agriculture development activities in the county. It requires a solid agricultural technical background and field training experience as well as ability to interact with government officers, private sector players, and other NGO partners. This position requires a direct bio feedstock value chain experience.

Job Responsibilities.

• In close working relationship with the agricultural development assistant, support the agricultural development manager in defining the environmental and geo-pedological characteristics for the development of vegetable oil production initiatives (bio feedstock).
• Support the analysis of local agricultural contexts in Baringo County and agricultural production systems in rural areas of the county.
• Build the capacity of the local communities to boost and manage their bio feedstock agricultural resources sustainably.
• To develop mutually beneficial partnerships, teamwork and synergy with relevant government departments, NGOs and other institutions involved in agricultural development work in the project area.
• Stakeholder relations skills, with particular reference to local communities.
• Support other company initiatives (environmental awareness, communications campaigns, local content, etc.) which contribute to agriculture development as requested.
• To identify, profile and support farmer cooperatives, farmer field schools (FFS) and farmer groups in the county.

Job Qualifications.

• Relevant diploma level qualification in Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture and Agri-business value chains, Environmental Engineering or Natural Sciences. or the relevant qualifications or any other relevant field.
• Experience in agricultural and agroforestry development projects, analysis of existing supply chains and production potential of agricultural biomass also for industrial use.
• Ability to design and manage large-scale agricultural and agroforestry interventions.
• Knowledge of agricultural and agro-forestry production systems, with particular reference to contract farming mechanisms and/or agro- industrial initiatives
• Interpersonal skills, teamworking and management coordination.
• Candidate needs to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Valid motorcycle license & off-road motorcycle driving experience.
• Candidate needs to be proficient in Ms Word,
• Bachelors degree in relevant subject.
• Excel and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of farmer group dynamics and aggregation and marketing strategies

Job  Experience

• Extensive knowledge of Baringo county with high preference for locals.
• Minimum experience of 3 years in a similar role or field.
• Bio feed stock and local content experience desirable.
• Previous NGO or private sector work.
• Experience in rural development

Skills & abilities

• Farmer participatory approaches
• Project planning & implementation
• Data collection, entry & analysis
• Field level training
• Communication (both verbal & written) 
• Knowledge & practical experience of the farmer field school approach
• Negotiating & managing partner relationships
• Capacity building in sustainable livelihoods & farmers.

This position will be based in Baringo county of operation with field travel to the project sites within the county.