Principal Agricultural Extension Officer at New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union Plc

 NKPCU/HRM/0 5 /202 4
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Basic Salary: Kshs.148,514 (Minimum) – Kshs.213,391 (maximum)
Reporting to Deputy Director, Agricultural Extension

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating the Identification of potential areas to source coffee for milling;
• Creating and maintaining network outreach with farmers for sustainable sourcing of coffee for milling and/or marketing purposes;
• Identifying gaps and bottlenecks in the coffee farming in their area of operation and share with management for action;
• Preparing field reports;
• Coordinating Liaison with estate farmers and cooperative societies for the purpose of entering into milling and/or marketing agency agreements;
• Validating coffee production projections data for purposes of planning for milling, warehousing, marketing and provision of advances;
• Validating and developing strategies based on the projections on coffee production.
• data for purposes of planning for milling, warehousing, marketing and provision of advances;
• Prepare coffee projection within the assigned areas;
• Coordinating forums to create awareness/sensitize coffee growers on coffee production, milling, marketing and provision of Advances;
• Organizing and Sensitizing farmers on coffee production, milling, marketing and provision of advances;
• Attending and responding to farmers inquiries during cooperative societies annual general meetings;
• Developing and reviewing information materials for sensitization of farmers;
• Providing advice to farmers on best coffee farming practices;
• Approving coffee farmers training needs on request for capacity building;
• Coordinating awareness programmes and sensitizing coffee growers on accessibility of Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving fund;
• Reviewing designs and budgets requirements for establishment of demonstration farms, clonal gardens and coffee nurseries;
• Liaising with the Supply Chain department for procurement of certified coffee seeds; and
• Reviewing and make recommendations coffee seedlings reports.

Requirements

• A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work experience, at least three (3) years of which must have been in a supervisory role;
• Bachelors Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Agribusiness, Agronomy, Agriculture, Marketing or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Agribusiness, Agronomy, Agriculture, Marketing or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership with relevant professional body where applicable;
• Certificate in a Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in Computer applications;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
• Applicants with an indepth understanding in the coffee value chain and agronomy will have an added advantage