Field Officers - Isiolo at WTS Energy

Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with the Agricultural Development Assistant to define environmental and geo-pedological characteristics for the development of vegetable oil production initiatives (bio feedstock).
• Analyzing local agricultural contexts and production systems in the respective County.
• Building the capacity of local communities to sustainably manage bio feedstock agricultural resources.
• Developing partnerships and synergy with government departments, NGOs, and other institutions involved in agricultural development.
• Supporting other company initiatives contributing to agriculture development, such as environmental awareness and communication campaigns.
• Identifying, profiling, and supporting farmer cooperatives, Farmer Field Schools (FFS), and farmer groups in the county.
• Provide for weekly, monthly and quarterly reports in the agreed format and according to organizational deadlines.
• Participate actively in weekly, monthly and quarterly staff meetings.
• Participate in routine and annual stakeholder consultations and workshops in furtherance of the work of the organization.
• 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.
• Share and present the organizations Grievance Mechanism process in stakeholder, farmers and community meetings.
• Receive, investigate, forward to vendors and ensure vendors close out all vendor related grievances, raised by affected communities, in a timely, fair and consistent manner. 
• Responsible for receiving and documenting all grievances at the field level and forwarding them to the agriculture development manager. 
• Any other duties as directed by the line manager.

Qualifications:

• Must have a relevant diploma in Agricultural Sciences, Agriculture and Agri-business value chains, Environmental Engineering, or Natural Sciences. 
• Must have a valid motorcycle license & off-road motorcycle driving experience.
• A bachelor’s degree will be an added advantage. 
• Experience in agricultural and agro forestry development projects.
• Must have Extensive knowledge of the respective county, with a preference for local candidates.
• A minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role or field.
• Bio feedstock and local content experience is desirable.
• Previous NGO or private sector work experience in rural development.
• Must be a native of the respective county  with fluency in local dialect spoken in the county applied for.  

Skills & Abilities:

• Farmer participatory approaches, project planning & implementation, data collection & analysis, field-level training, communication (both verbal & written).
• Proficiency in Ms Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Understanding of farmer group dynamics and aggregation, marketing strategies, and practical experience with the farmer field school approach.
• Capacity building farmers for sustainable agri-livelihoods.