Project Officer - Agriculture & Enterprise Development -Kitui at iDE Kenya

Requirements

• Plan, implement, monitor, and report project activities aligned with project objectives and as per detailed implementation plan (DIP)
• Speed up quality project implementation, budget tracking and support partners on coordination and day to day project handling in the project counties.
• Ensure that project DIP and MEARL Plan is on-track and follow-up project activities/output against the timeline..
• Provide technical guidance to Farm Business Advisors, Enterprises and small holder farmers to address key issues, and technical backstopping in line with the project goal.
• Assist in technical assessment and studies for knowledge creation, new project concept development and project quality monitoring.
• Collaborate and maintain good working relationships with relevant County
• Governments e.g. Department of Agriculture, Health etc.
• Guide and monitor FBA’s, SME’s and small holder farmers to ensure effective project implementation.
• Prepare monthly work-plans from the approved DIP.
• Prepare timely project progress reports, including partner and project progress reports..
• In coordination with Communication colleagues, collect and document best practices, case studies, stories and photos.
• Contribute to partner and vendor assessment or any other due diligence assessment as asked by the Country office.
• Ensure integration (mainstreaming) of GESI in project implementation; and, inform the country office if any GESI related gap is identified or improvement is needed in the course of the implementation process.
• Any other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Bachelors degree in Agriculture, Food/Agribusiness, agriculture economics and enterprise development or related disciplines.
• Training certificate in Market System Development is an added advantage
• At least 2- 3 years of field and technical experience in the implementation of projects within agricultural value chains or market systems development approach in any one sector from Agriculture, and Nutrition or another relevant field.
• Previous experience managing or implementing agribusiness programming
• Clear understanding and evidence-based experience on agricultural value chain development and working with SMEs.
• Strong hands-on experience in managing or providing technical support to farmer groups and/or cooperatives.
• Considerable understanding and knowledge of rural markets, trading relationships, and rural service provision.
• Experience in enterprise development.
• Must understand the technical, social, and other aspects in the development field
• Experience in identifying, building and maintaining public/private partnerships, preferably in the agricultural sector.
• Strong marketing, financial analysis, and management skills.
• Strong hands-on experience in managing or providing technical support to producer organizations.
• Excellent command of report writing, analysis, and presentation skills using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Good spoken and written skills in both English and Swahili
• Motorbike driving; basic computer knowledge