General Agriculture Field Facilitator at Corporate Staffing

Key roles and Responsibilities

• Facilitate implementation of Food Security and Nutrition Program activities at the field/farm level– making sure activity timelines are met.
• Participate in selection and recruitment of farmers to participate in improving their nutrition standards and health.
• Provide training and support to farmers on crop and livestock production with emphasis on organic farming.
• Facilitate farmers in farm records.
• Organize and carry out agricultural field days for purpose of learning.
• Develop marketing network for farmer groups.
• Facilitate farmer groups to be certified on organic farming/farming Gods way and care of creation.
• Be subject Matter Specialist offering backstopping services to field staff and farmers.
• Carry out extension visits to the farmers and offer technical assistance.
• Organize and facilitate on-farm demonstration.
• Carry out monitoring and evaluation to ascertain the project is achieving her objectives.
• Produce progress reports on regular basis as prescribed in the program agreement.
• Train/expose farmers on agriculture value addition.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

• Degree or Diploma in general Agriculture/Sustainable agriculture) from a recognized institution.
• Experience in community mobilization and working with farmer groups will be an added advantage.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills and demonstrable ability to deliver technical training.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Microsoft Outlook.
• Strong communication skills.