Program Officer- Agronomist at National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK)

Job Purpose

• An agronomist provides agronomic knowledge and leadership to farmers in their assigned market while performing job duties such as field scouting, soil management and market analysis.
• Conducting situation assessment, developing concepts and proposals and project monitoring and evaluations

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducting situation assessments, developing concepts and proposals, and undertaking project monitoring and evaluations.
• Coordinating with the agricultural extension officers
• Coordinate the community extension design at ward and county levels.
• Recruitment and training farmers on conservation agriculture and ensuring they receive quality extension services.
• Conducting follow-ups and farm visits to advise farmers on good agronomic practices, post-harvest management, agroforestry, and farming as a business.
• Organizing farmers’ internal and external visits for peer learning.
• Collecting and documenting all household data of farmers and uploading it on the designated database.
• Assisting the Project Coordinator in resource mobilization.

Key Qualifications for Recruitment

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy, Agriculture, Project Management or any other relevant field from a recognized institution.
• Must have 3 years working experience as an agronomist or a relevant field position

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent ICT skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to emerging contexts.
• Excellent project management skills, including project design, implementation, and evaluation.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Excellent Communication skills.
• Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid motorcycle driver’s license.