General Agriculture Field Facilitator at Tenwek Hospital

Purpose of the position
Reporting to the Community Capacity Building Specialist, the jobholder will work directly with farmer groups and help them discover practical sustainable agriculture concepts that will generate employment and enhance economic development in both rain fed and dry land farming for Gods glory.

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.