Livelihoods Support Officer at Concern Worldwide

Job Purpose:

• The role provides support in strengthening the OFSP Value Chain through Increased Production and enhanced Market access in Machakos County.

Main Duties and Responsibilities.

• Support the day-to-day implementation of agricultural livelihoods and value chain activities in designated project areas.
• Collaborate with relevant county government departments, including Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Water, Irrigation, Environment, Climate Change, Gender, Youth, and Social Welfare, to facilitate effective project implementation.
• Mobilize and engage farmer groups, producer organizations, and community members to participate in project activities and training.
• Assist in strengthening agricultural value chains through support to production, aggregation, postharvest management, market linkages, and enterprise development initiatives.
• Facilitate and coordinate farmer training, demonstrations, field days, exchange visits, and other capacitybuilding activities in line with project plans.
• Support farmer group development and strengthening, including governance, record keeping, business planning, and collective marketing initiatives.
• Promote adoption of improved agricultural technologies, climate-smart agriculture practices, and good agronomic practices among target farmers.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with value chain actors, including input suppliers, extension providers, financial institutions, traders, processors, and other market actors.
• Support data collection, farmer registration, beneficiary tracking, and maintenance of accurate project databases.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor project activities, assess progress, identify challenges, and gather feedback from beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Support the documentation of success stories, lessons learned, case studies, and best practices from project implementation.
• Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to collect, verify, and report project performance data.
• Assist in organizing stakeholder meetings, review forums, market linkage events, and coordination meetings at community and county levels.
• Support implementation of approved project activities in line with work plans, budgets, organizational policies, and donor requirements.
• Contribute to the preparation of weekly and monthly progress reports, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommendations.
• Follow up on logistical and administrative requirements necessary for smooth implementation of field activities.

Role Holder Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in either of the following fields: Agriculture/Agricultural Economics, business management Environmental Science, Disaster Management, Social Sciences or any other relevant field.
• 2- 3 years of experience in supporting strengthening of agricultural value chains in ASAL regions.
• A working knowledge of Project Cycle Management and Climate Smart Agriculture.
• Candidates with working knowledge of Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction, Natural Resource.
• Management, farmer Field Schools, Making Markets work for the Poor and Value Chains Development will be considered as an additional advantage.
• Computer skills.
• Strong oral and written English.

Competencies required:

• Managing Yourself
• Individual Leadership
• Communicating and working with others
• Delivering results