Jobs Kenya

Job Field: Sector in Agriculture / Agro-Allied

  • Technical Specialist – Livelihood & Resilience

    Technical Specialist – Livelihood & Resilience

    Major Responsibilities

    Project Planning and Implementation (50%)

    Lead implementation of an innovative Food security and Livelihoods Project, through community based systems, addressing the needs of the most vulnerable members of society;
    Implement operational work plans in accordance with the budget, results framework and administrative guidelines approved by the Project Steering Committee (PSC);
    Under the guidance of the Project manager, ensure the Project operates efficiently and effectively;
    Participate in budget processes and periodic budget reviews for Food security, Livelihoods and Resilience, Economic Development related activities;
    Stay abreast of new developments in Food security and Livelihoods and participate actively in related technical working groups and forums;
    Provide technical assistance in the areas of agricultural/ livestock productivity, seed systems and agricultural/livestock value chains
    Coordinate the adoption of new products and/or approaches in Food security integrating nutrition and Livelihoods development and marketing;
    Implement decisions made by the Project Steering Committee (PSC) and the County Project Steering Committee (CPSC);
    Select intervention sites, expansion areas (new) project partners based on set criteria by the county and after consultation with all stakeholders;
    Technical support to the project team in launching tenders and calls for proposal; contract service providers and implementing entities;
    Monitor progress of work plan implementation, identifying issues (technical and coordination) and formulate solutions to address the identified issues and;
    Monitor compliance of all contract service providers, consultants and implementing entities contracted by the project team

    Quality Assurance: Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (25%)

    Ensure development and roll out of County Project, policies, guidelines and strategies.
    Participate in formulation of food security and livelihoods related guidelines, regulations and plans for IMARA operations at the county level;
    In consultation with the Project manager, develop operational work plans (AOPs) and detailed implementation plans (DIPs) in accordance with the budget, results framework, and administrative guidelines approved by the Project Steering Committee (PSC);
    In consultation with the Project manager and MEAL Officer develop a MEAL plan for the Livelihood activities in the Project and actively participate in all project design, monitoring and evaluation initiatives
    Lead in development of a contextual analysis of economic policy, food and nutrition security and livelihoods issues affecting the county and particularly the target groups;
    Participate in the county development of detailed food and nutrition security and livelihoods strategy that aligns with the county integrated development plans.
    Support the IMARA project manager and MEAL officer to develop annual learning agenda, data analysis from the field and producing customized reports for various applications/interventions.
    Support the County Project Steering Team in compiling monthly, semi-annual and annual reports to be provided to the Secretariat that summarizes Project achievements, key challenges, lessons learned to date and detailing budget expenditures and investment plans from all stakeholders.

    Capacity Building (10%)

    Facilitate training needs identification for community producer and S4T groups, county staff and other public and private partners;
    Facilitate capacity building for the producer groups, S4T groups, county staff and other public and private partners and;
    Organize for Project staff to participate in relevant FS and Livelihood trainings.

    Program Networking (10%)

    Strengthen Program linkages and foster good working relations with consortium peers, civil society organizations, government representatives, private sector and community based organizations;
    Identify and document strategic needs/agenda for country engagement
    Respond to queries from Program donors and stakeholders in a timely and sound manner on all Food Security and Livelihood related issues from the county

    Others (5%)

    Attend and participate/ lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
    Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

    Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

    The following may be acquired through a combination of formal and prior experience or on-the-job training:

    A degree in Agriculture and Extension, Agronomy, Dryland Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Production, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management, or any other related discipline.
    At least 4 years’ experience in designing, planning, implementing, supervising and reporting on integrated Food security in ASAL, Livelihoods and Resilience Program
    A broad grasp of socio – economic policy issues with respect to food and nutrition security , and livelihood development in rural and ASAL settings
    Technical knowledge and facilitation skills in Food security, Livestock and other Livelihoods, Value Chain Development, Savings Groups, Social Protection, Gender issues and Environment
    Experience in working with consortium partners, county governments, civil society, donors and local communities;
    Diplomacy, tact and negotiating skills;
    Training/coaching skills
    Strong conceptual and analytical skills
    The ability to work independently, think innovatively and strategically and work effectively within a team
    Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    Detailed understanding and experience of gender and diversity issues and commitment to addressing inequalities in all the key areas of responsibility
    Demonstrate high levels of initiative
    Flexibility in tasks undertaken
    Ability to work under pressure and strict deadlines
    Extensive knowledge of participatory approaches
    Understanding of development/relief issues
    Commitment to humanitarian principles and action
    Needs good strategic thinking and vision
    Strong financial/budget management skills required

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  • Program Officer, Systems Agronomist in Regenerative and Sustainable Agriculture

    Program Officer, Systems Agronomist in Regenerative and Sustainable Agriculture

    Role Summary:
    Reporting to the Country Manager – Kenya, the Program Officer Systems Agronomist in Regenerative and Sustainable Agriculture will represent AGRA in the country and will manage and provide technical direction on investments to improve the following systems:  Improved agronomic practices, regenerative and sustainable farming, resilience, soil health, and landscape restoration. The ideal candidate will contribute to the other thematic areas in AGRA such as strengthening input distribution systems through the generation, codifying and dissemination of key knowledge products across in the focus counties in Kenya and, and AGRA in general. 
    Key Duties and Responsibilities:

    Scope and identify opportunities for collaboration with key stakeholders in Kenya. 
    Create road maps documenting the resources and constraints to agricultural transformation, especially in the areas of regenerative agriculture.
    Identify opportunities for investments via competitive grants for interventions aimed at promoting sustainable farming development and resilience systems in Kenya.
    Distil critical knowledge, innovation and practices in regenerative farming and communicate widely.
    Collaborate with government at local and national level to design and implement agricultural transformation initiatives and policies.
    Collaborate with private sector at local level to upgrade agricultural value chains and improve adoption of good agronomic practices, climate smart and resilience-based products, and practices by smallholder farmers.
    Develop/strengthen coalitions for effective implementation of programmes.
    Engage with other players to create synergies between AGRA funded programs and other donor agricultural initiatives in the concerned counties. 
    Collaborate with other Program Officers and relevant technical and operations staff to jointly design and implement strategies for disseminating sustainable farming technologies and practices.
    Contribute to Soils, Resilience and Climate Change Unit strategic documents and knowledge products development.
    Participate in thematic strategic meetings when and where required.
    Support and manage the development and implementation of AGRA projects and programmes in support of the inclusive agriculture transformation agenda 
    Showcases AGRA’s success stories, best practices and lessons learnt in various donor and other stakeholder forums.
    Create capacity of partners in good agronomic practices and facilitate exchange of knowledge. 
    Ensure generation of quality agronomic and productivity data, compile, and share.
    Lead and organize for capacity building of grantees and setting up of systems for county governments in data capturing, management, and reporting.
    Assess and monitor projects’ implementation progress and does the necessary follow up with the relevant grantees.
    Engagement in technical and policy conversations on issues around key thematic areas that contribute to regenerative agriculture and resilience issues.
    Write and disseminates reports from meetings and evidence generated from project implementation to enhance information knowledge flow and sharing among AGRA staff, as may be required.
    Assist the Grants Unit in making all necessary changes in grant memos and proposals following review by the Grants Committee.
    Deliver on administrative functions such as coordination of periodic audit, stakeholder forums etc.
    Participate in fund raising for interventions that contribute to agriculture transformation in Kenya.

    Academic, Professional Qualifications and Relevant experience:

    A Master’s degree in Agriculture, Agroforestry, Food Systems, with specialization in Climate change, resilience, Agronomy, NRM & Extension and Policy development and implementation.
    Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Food Systems, Climate change and resilience, Natural Resources Management, Agriculture Economics, Agronomy, and extension in Africa.
    Experience in managing complex, multisectoral initiatives in the non-profit, private and/or public sector with a sound knowledge of, and experience in agricultural development at national, regional and/or international level.
    Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a team orientation and strong collaborative skills.
    Proven writing skills.
    Policy advisory and technical skills.
    Coalition building and partnership and resource mobilization.
    Strong Project Management experience.

    If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, kindly submit your application with a detailed CV (including your e-mail address and telephone contacts to recruit@agra.org noting to quote the job reference number in the subject of your email)To be considered, applications must be received on or before 12th, April 2022.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

    Apply via :

    recruit@agra.org

  • Production Manager

    Production Manager

    Role Purpose

    To Secure Flowers Production processes and ensure a reliable system is in place for sustainable performance from the employees and other assets to achieve Syngenta’s objective of delivering quality flower cuttings to our customers in the agreed specifications on time and right quantity

    Accountabilities

    Direct people responsibility: Responsible for the supervision and giving direction to all direct reports who will include, Production Leads and Senior Supervisors.
    Responsible for growing plants: Growing the PS1, PS2 and PS mother stock and eventual production of quality cuttings using the best possible balance between cost and quality. Ensuring optimal plant growth regulator application for production of the agreed profile and toning the cuttings.
    Responsible for process organization: Organize and build multiplication processes and coordinate resources in order to run the Production department efficiently and in line with the set objectives.
    Responsible for production excellence: Improve production methods to maximize yields/quality and drive innovation. This includes know how to organize and develop tested best practice and innovative techniques.
    Responsible for plant nutrition: Irrigation systems, Fertilization, Climate control, growing media and management of water sterilization.
    Crop protection: In coordination with the Crop protection Lead where applicable, Prepare and optimize weekly pest and disease control program and implementation for the whole farm. Responsible for the implementation of IPM programs in the farm.
    Phytosanitary and quality: In close coordination with the Phytosanitary specialist and the Quality Assurance Lead, ensure production department processes attain and maintain high phytosanitation standards.
    Production Planning: Translate the required demands coming from planning into a production plan for the season and ensure expected availability. Evaluate the potential of the plants and translate it into data in order to provide precise calculations for the production plan. Season Production planning includes space planning, PS1 URC quantity planning and ordering, PS1 and PS2 planting planning and execution and required material planning.
    Season Labor planning: In co-ordination with the Labor Planner/HRM, budget and request to hire seasonal labor based on production operations demand. Strict follow-up of the labor forecast and control on deviations to avoid any financial exposure and lose of cost control.
    People management: Responsible for building a strong and trusting team which is agile, training and motivation of all personnel reporting to you. You will understand process critical parameters and develop appropriate KPI and target setting for your department and manage them to meet QUOTIF. (Yield and quality) at lowest possible price.
    Production research: Organization and successful execution of production and improvement trials.
    Process improvement: Responsible for the implementation of all process improvement initiatives in the production department
    Data base management: Manage production data related to both crops and people
    Monthly reports: Prepare and send to the Site manager monthly report as per set requirements.
    HSE: Support all HSE initiatives and implementation in the production department.

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications and Experience

    The ideal candidate must possess the following qualification and competencies:

    A Bachelors’ degree in Agriculture or Horticulture
    A Masters’ degree in Agriculture/Horticulture or Business administration will be an added advantage
    7 years’ experience as a senior grower, crop manager or as an agronomist
    Thorough knowledge of horticulture business production, end to end
    Ability to do departmental budgeting and follow up on the implementation of the same within the specified timelines
    Good interpersonal and communication skills.
    Must possess a proven track record of leading teams with good problem-solving skills

    Critical Knowledge

    Agronomy, Horticulture, hydroponics cultivation and greenhouse management
    Plants pathology (Pests and diseases) and agro-chemicals use.
    Integrated Pest Management
    Windows excel and access
    Large labor force management
    Logistic and exports

    Critical Skills

    Supervisory / management skills
    Organizational skills in order to guide the supervisors and large crowd of labor
    Communication skills
    Strong analytical skills, action oriented, quick learner
    Crop management, crop husbandry (what we call “green fingers” skills).
    Able to anticipate
    Agility

    Critical Experience

    10 years of growing flower crops in a greenhouse setting especially Pelargonium and Poinsettia.
    Supervision and training
    Disease and pest identification and management.
    Farm production planning and execution in a developing country
    Data entry and analysis.

    Essential Syngenta Competencies

    Customer-focused

    Ensure that the plants are grown and fed under the right conditions to ensure quality of the products (URC) to satisfy the customer requirements.

    Innovative

    Challenge and improve the current way of doings things in the production depaerment to increase efficiency. Invent simple tools and simplify the operations.

    Decisive

    Demonstrate ability to anticipate and take timely and prudent action with little oversight.

    Communicative

    Demonstrates openness in communication to others, able to communicate to general workers in a language they can understand, listens well, and incorporates the thoughts and ideas of others.

    Trusted

    Track record for building trust and reliability to deliver required products.

    Team-oriented

    Ability to work in a team of other growers and other personnel, providing support.

    Results-oriented

    Ability to deliver products in defined quantities, quality time and cost. Able to control the targets of subordinates.

    Primary Location

    Apply via :

    syngenta.taleo.net

  • Senior Program Officer, Gender Integration Senior Program Officer, VALUE4HER

    Senior Program Officer, Gender Integration Senior Program Officer, VALUE4HER

    Key Duties and Responsibilities

    Leads in strategic analysis and conceptualization of projects, services, and events in support of gender integration in AGRAs business line and cross cutting areas. 
    Leads in provision of technical assistance and backstopping in developing and delivery of technical advisory and integrated solutions in fulfillment of AGRAs technical services as per relevance and desired impact. 
    Identifies and monitors key trends and knowledge in gender in agricultural policies, continental frameworks such as CAADP and Biennial reviews, and any relevant country planning frameworks. 
    Guides implementing partners in the design and implementation of projects and grants that enhance the positioning of AGRAs gender integration plans, enhancing female farmers productivity and empowerment indicators.  
    Guides implementing partners in the design and implementation of projects that integrate gender and enhance the enabling policy and institutional environment for gender equity in agriculture. 
    Advocates for effective gender mainstreaming in agriculture, including building knowledge and evidence to improve effectiveness of AGRAs gender advocacy work. 
    Be an internal champion for AGRAs gender integration work and popularize the agenda with AGRAs teams, partners, and grantees.
    Devise Advocacy and knowledge agenda for improving the gender integration pathways for AGRAs workstreams.   
    Communicates results through written and verbal communication.
    Creates background documents, writes project reports, analysis, technical briefs, and presentations, often on short timelines.
    Plans and facilitates the delivery of programs and grants in close collaboration with workstream teams and country teams.
    Tracks and regularly provides intelligence on key trends and opportunities within the continent and across AGRA focus countries.
    Oversees the improved coordination and investment in gender within AGRAs work, supporting country teams to explore opportunities presented by other partners through concepts and proposals.  
    Develops and advises on the relevant tools for monitoring and evaluation (including WEAI) of the gender integration work, implement successes and advises when remedial actions are necessary.

    Relevant Experience

    10-15 years’ relevant experience working in various African countries on gender in agriculture (at analytical, policy and operational level), with experiences working in similar organizations or institutions 
    Program design, implementation and management, monitoring and evaluation working with gender in agriculture, working with governments and institutional partners, women networks, and civil society advocacy bodies.  
    Excellent track record in leading evidence-based analysis in the field of development, agribusiness, and gender-related issues.
    Demonstrable ability to work in complex work dynamics and challenges. Able to adapt rapidly to new technical areas.
    Experience in developing and managing strong partnerships and relationships inside and outside the organization, managing conflicts, and building consensus. Comfortably engages with senior decision makers within organization and constructively challenges colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
    Experience of end-to-end project management, including scoping and design, resourcing, risk management and quality assurance.
    Good command of English, a working knowledge of French will be an advantage
    Excellent oral, facilitation, and written communication skills; works well in diverse teams, with efficiency and diplomacy.

    Academic and Professional Qualifications

    Masters’ degree in gender, agriculture, sociology, political science, public policy, international relations, gender and development, or any other relevant discipline related to gender and rural development. (PhD is desirable).
    Deep knowledge of gender in agriculture, with expertise in gender in agricultural production, gender in rural productive asset ownership systems and power structures, policies governing asset ownership and institutional (formal and informal) roles in gendered access to resources, knowledge, and assets. Specific areas of considerations are gender in seed systems and sustainable agriculture, gender in policy, state planning instruments and gender-budgeting, Gender data and evidence building amongst key considerations in agriculture. 
    Solid knowledge of international, continental, and regional planning and investment frameworks relating to gender in agriculture, i.e., familiarity with CAADP and Biennial review frameworks, regional bodies influencing planning for equitable and inclusive investments in agriculture, markets and trade institutions and policies. 
    Good team working skills, ability to deliver high quality products under pressure.
    Strong analytical skills and demonstrable ability to engage government, development partners and private sector.

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    If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, kindly submit your application with a detailed CV (including your e-mail address and telephone contacts to recruit@agra.org noting to quote the job reference number in the subject of your email)To be considered, applications must be received on or before 6th April 2022.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

    Apply via :

    recruit@agra.org

  • Digital Agriculture Manager

    Digital Agriculture Manager

    About this role
    We are looking for a Digital Agriculture Manager to lead the effort to digitalise Better Cotton’s approach to field data. The project will include the coordination of updating data collection requirements, and testing and rolling out digital data collection tools in close collaboration with Better Cotton country teams and Programme Partners. The digitalised approach to field data will aim to improve data quality, lessen burdens on Better Cotton and Programme Partner field staff time spent in data collection and cleaning, add value for key stakeholders including cotton farmers, and maximise process efficiency.
    This role joins Better Cotton’s Data and Traceability team, reporting to the Senior Manager of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning and matrix reporting to the Senior Manager of IT and Data. The position holder will work closely with teams across the organisation. The role will not include line management initially but instead focus on matrix and project working relationships.
    The Manager will deliver a step change in the way Better Cotton and its partners collect and ultimately gain insights from the critical field data collected at scale in a variety of farming contexts globally. This challenging role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, together with a competitive benefits package. This is a 2-year contract, with possibility of rolling over to a permanent role.
    Responsibilities

    Overall project management.
    Lead on overall project management, oversight, and administration
    Devise a strategy and plan for delivery of the required project components
    Work cross-functionally, both with staff who are tech-savvy and not
    Manage relationships with any endorsed tool provider(s)
    Monitor budget approvals and expenditures
    Develop strong relationships with team members, stakeholders, vendors, and Programme Partners
    Manage financial and human resources, ensuring timely delivery of project activities
    Supervise and coordinate activities of the project team and other stakeholders
    Prepare progress reports and updates for senior stakeholders
    Proactively manage risk and resolve issues as they arise
    Identify the project’s critical success factors, and ensure successful delivery
     
    Help determine what data Better Cotton will collect in the future at field level.
    Field-level data needs to be useful in supporting change in sustainable cotton production practices, possible to be shared back to field staff and farmers, align with Better Cotton’s needs to report against its 2030 targets, and incorporate landscape approaches and geospatial data where relevant.
    Determine Better Cotton’s approach to data collection – identify, test, and roll out solution(s)
    Operationalise digital data and information collection from field-level. Likely this will not take the form of one tool, but many, depending on context. Existing tools used by Programme Partners are to be incorporated into the approach to enable localised technology solutions (mapping of this in larger programme countries is ongoing and will be provided to the incoming manager)
    Ensure data collection tools can feed into a central analysis point supported by the current Better Cotton cloud-based data warehouse
    Ensure data collection tools follow good practice in data governance, including clarifying the processes of obtaining informed consent from data owners
    Enable reporting or feedback loop to Better Cotton Growth & Innovation Fund (GIF) and donors (as relevant)

    The Manager will work with various Better Cotton teams to ensure success. Illustrative examples follow of the kind of coordination and engagement expected:

    Country Teams – Field level coordination between Better Cotton Programme teams and Programme Partners to identify relevant tools and approaches that respond to national-specific issues: languages, locally relevant project information, specific rollout plan.
    Global Programme Team – Build feedback loops to IPs, field staff, and farmers to improve programme delivery and to add value for farmers. Also, enable effective oversight of Better Cotton-funded programme activities.
    Global Assurance Team – Collecting data around compliance with the Standard and continuous improvement objectives.
    Global MEL Team – Provide Data Analysts with information that enables the development of technical requirements to link to the Cotton Cloud, Better Cotton’s cloud database. In coordination with the Data Quality Coordinator, develop technical requirements to check data quality as live data is coming in. And with MEL team, ensure the data collection approach aligns with plans for global and localised indicators.
    IT-Data Team – Together with the Data Services Manager, ensure adequate data governance and compliance. With the Senior Manager of IT & Data, ensure proposed solutions are in line with Better Cotton’s IT & Data enterprise strategy.
    Traceability Team – Explore whether farm-level data needed for the identified traceability solution(s) can be managed via the same tool(s) as for other field-level data.

    Skills, Knowledge and Experience
    Essential

    Proactivity and passion to deliver change and technology adoption
    Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects across multiple countries
    Experience implementing digital data collection tools for international development programmes
    Strong IT skills, in particular with Excel and databases, and business intelligence and analytics tools (PowerBI in particular)
    Strong capability to train non-technical people on technical concepts and tools
    Experience managing IT service providers, keeping to schedule and within budget
    Fluency in English, written and spoken
    Demonstrated understanding of agricultural production and value chain data, especially in the smallholder farming context
    Experience working in one of Better Cotton’s production countries
    Degree in environmental science or social science; data science; or related field

    Desirable

    Experience with geospatial data and associated collection and analysis tools
    Familiarity with advanced agricultural technologies used in large scale farming contexts
    Experience managing interdisciplinary project teams in an international, multi-cultural setting
    Knowledge of French, Portuguese, Hindi, Urdu, or Russian

    Apply via :

    day.com

  • Agricultural Development Area Manager Realiability Lead

    Agricultural Development Area Manager Realiability Lead

    Context/Scope:
    Sorghum, Barley and Malt are the principal raw materials used in the manufacture of beer and East African Maltings Limited has the strategic role of providing competitively priced brewing raw materials to meet EABL supply requirements.
    East African Maltings intent is to support both EABL Supply and Demand’s strategic activities, protect the quality of our brands, support innovation and creation of competitive advantage for the EABL group within the Eastern African Region.
    This role works closely with the following, Head of Agribusiness, Maltsters EAML Staff, Outsources Service Providers, Farmers, Aggregators, Farmer Groups, Research Officers, Government Agencies, Kenya Revenue Authority Officials and Agro-chemical companies. The role also coordinates with County Governments, Security personnel, Contractors, Transporters and Agricultural Officers.
    Market Complexity:
    In sorghum, there is a high demand for high quality white sorghum to be used in the value for money beer segment that must be produced within the stipulated legal framework to comply with traceability and local sourcing requirements.
    This role will require the management and coordination of multiple players in the value chain i.e small scale growers, aggregators, transporters, NGO and inputs suppliers in order to achieve success.  
    In Barley, there is high competition for good farms and farmers. There are new players in the market creating challenges in managing growers to deliver as per contracts
    Navigating difficult terrain and travelling long distances to reach the farms where barley/sorghum is grown.
    Leadership Responsibilities:
    This position works within the Agricultural team, Grain aggregators, Farmers and is responsible for ensuring farmers produce Sorghum, Barley and Seed Barley.
    Purpose of Role:

    To engage growers, aggregators and farmer groups to produce high quality Sorghum, within the stipulated legal framework to comply with traceability and local sourcing requirements in order to meet the brewing requirements of EABL.
    To engage Barley and Seed Barley growers to supply high quality Maltable sorghum  

    Top Accountabilities

    Recruit adequate farmers and suitable land to ensure delivery of agreed sorghum and or malting barley quantities.
    Oversee the production process of grain sorghum to ensure that sorghum is produced within the stipulated legal framework and complies with traceability pillars in order to comply with the legal requirements currently in place.
    Advise the farmers on the best production techniques to achieve high yields and meet brewing quality requirements
    Contract all growers, ensure that mandatory KYBP documentation is complete and minimize any potential exposure by the company in failing to comply with this.
    Carry out crop assessments, prepare crops reports, determine potential yields, to assist management determine adequacy or deficits, and make appropriate decisions
    Recruit adequate harvesting contractors and transporters and supervise the entire harvesting and delivery process.
    Qualifications and Experience Required:

    Qualifications:

    Bachelor Science degree in Agriculture or a related field

    Experience:

    Minimum of 5 years experience in cereal production plus exposure to one complete Barley/Sorghum growing season.
    Knowledge of cereal production is an added advantage.
    Knowledge on ISO quality management systems
    Knowledge on machinery involved in production operations like planting, spraying and harvesting.

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  • Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices and Technologies/AICCRA

    Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices and Technologies/AICCRA

    SCOPE OF WORK

    The Thematic Lead will provide leadership on the theme of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices and technologies, Sustainable Finance, bundling of CSA practices and technologies with Climate Information Services and Sustainable Finance and be responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of activities related to this theme.
    The duties and responsibilities of the Thematic Lead will include, among others:
    Provide scientific leadership for planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting of the project’s agenda related to CSA technologies and practices, bundling and sustainable finance.
    Ensure overall Theme coherence and deliver on the Theme targets and outcomes. This includes responsibility for:
    Coordination of Theme activities among CGIAR Centres and relevant partners
    Coherence of the Theme workplan, annual planning, reporting and budget
    Providing technical backstopping of Theme activities to ensure quality of outputs and outcomes (reviews of the P&R, checking budgets, supporting inter-Center discussions and planning).
    To provide guidance and oversight on monitoring and evaluation on the project.
    To keep in close contact with the Regional and country Leads to ensure that the Theme research activities in each region contribute to the overall achievements of the Project and that strong synergies are build.
    Establish high quality and high-profile scientific outputs, ensuring its regular delivery
    Provide support to the AICCRA leadership team to foster synthesis work
    Oversee and execute fund raising actions for the Theme
    Ensure the implementation of good internal communication on all Theme activities and meetings team so that other AICCRA core team members, appropriate country and regional leaders are familiar with the various plans in the Flagship.

    REPORTING LINE/COMMUNICATION

    The Thematic Lead shall report to the Project Coordinator of AICCRA.

    QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

    A PhD degree or MSc degree plus appropriate experience in a discipline relevant to policies and institutions for scaling CSA.
    At least 10 years’ experience in agricultural research for development in areas relevant to AICCRA (e.g. climate smart agriculture, scaling agricultural innovations, enabling conditions for agricultural development, policies and institutions, monitoring and evaluation)
    Extensive regional experience (min. 10 years) of working in Africa.
    Broad working experience (min. 10 years) at international organizations.
    Proven experience and skills in managing projects and partnerships.
    Proven capacity to work across multiple stakeholders, including government entities, civil society organizations (CSOs), local communities, and the private sector.
    Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Written and oral communication in French an added advantage.

    REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

    Leadership skills – understands how to motivate teams and partners and manage for results.
    Knowledge and experience in scaling CSA practices and technologies – understands barriers to adoption; bundling of CSA with CIS underpinned by sustainable finance – distils operationally relevant recommendations/lessons for clients.
    Partnership development Skills – Identifies and assesses policy issues and plays an active role in the dialogue with the government and/or other stakeholders.
    Integrative Skills – Working to develop an integrated view across all facets of a large and complex project and the development context within which it is embedded.
    Client Orientation – Takes personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs, working to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success.
    Drive for Results – Takes personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results and has the personal organization to do so.
    Teamwork (collaboration) and inclusion – Collaborates with other team members and contributes productively to the team’s work and output, demonstrating respect for different points of view.
    Knowledge, Learning and Communication – Actively seeks knowledge needed to complete assignments and shares knowledge with others, communicating and presenting information in a clear and organized manner.
    Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making – Analyse facts and data to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others’ work.
    [1] Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR)

    Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three (3) referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience.All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources Office, at t.solis@cgiar.org and should clearly indicate “Application: AICCRA FP2 Theme Leader”.

    Apply via :

    t.solis@cgiar.org

  • Director of Environment and Natural Resource Environment and Natural Resources Officer Market Superintendent Youth Polytechnic Instructors Head of Innovation Hub Senior ICT Officer Innovation Hub Business Development Support ECDE Officer Veterinary Officer

    Director of Environment and Natural Resource Environment and Natural Resources Officer Market Superintendent Youth Polytechnic Instructors Head of Innovation Hub Senior ICT Officer Innovation Hub Business Development Support ECDE Officer Veterinary Officer

    Requirements for Appointment     

    Served for at least 15 years in Environment and Natural Resource in the Public Service or in a comparable and relevant position in the private sector
    Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Environmental Science, Environmental Conservation and Natural Resource Management, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Education, Environmental Health, Environmental Horticulture and Landscaping, Environmental Law, Environmental Management and Conservation, Environmental Resource Conservation, Environmental Studies and Community Development, Environmental Studies and Community Resource Conservation, Fisheries, Forestry, Geo-spatial Information and Remote Sensing, Agriculture, Aquatic Science, Bio-Resource Conservation and Management, Botany, Chemistry, Climate Change and Development, Coastal and Marine Resource Management, Conservation Biology, Disaster Mitigation and Sustainable Development, Dry Land Agriculture and Enterprise Development, Earth Science with Information Technology, Ecology, Environmental and Bio-system Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Geography, Geo-information Sciences, Horticulture, Land Resource Planning and Management, Management of Agro-Ecosystem and Environment, Marine Resource Management, Meteorology, Natural Resource Management, Range Management, Waste Management, Water Resources and Environment, Wildlife Management or Zoology from a recognized institution;
    Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Environmental Economics, Environmental Diplomacy, Environmental Law, Environmental Science, Forest Survey for Sustainable Development, Forestry, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Governance, Environmental Policy , Geo-spatial Information and Remote Sensing, Geo-information Sciences, Environmental Planning and Management/Studies/Agro-forestry and Rural Development/Environmental Education/Health/Environmental Management and Legislation, Marine Science, Fish Science, Biological Science (Botany/ Zoology/ Aquatic Ecology/ Biology of Conservation), Management of Agro-ecosystems and Environment, Afro-Forestry, Environmental Chemistry, Climate Change Adaptation, Agriculture Resource Management, Agriculture Economics, Land and Water Management, Biodiversity Conservation, Limnology and Hydrology, Wildlife Conservation; Range Management, Meteorology, Climate Change or Sustainable Development from a recognized institution.
    Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
    Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognized institution; and
    Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and exhibited a thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives and ability to relate them to proper management of environment and natural resource function

    Duties and Responsibilities
    An officer at this level may be based at the Headquarters as the Head of Technical Division and will assist the respective Chief Officer in the day to day administration and management of the department.
    Duties and responsibilities will involve:-

    implementation of strategic plan; coordinate the setting of performance targets;
    handling technical, administrative, human resource, budgetary and assets management issues; and
    standards of the division in consultation with the Chief Officer. Other duties and responsibilities will depend on the mandate of the specific department and will entail;
    policy formulation, interpretation and implementation; negotiation, legislation and domestication of the relevant MEAs and related processes;
    conceptualization, development, implementation and monitoring of environmental and Natural Resource projects, programmes, and strategic initiatives;
    rehabilitation, restoration and conservation of river basin and other riparian ecosystems

    Additionally, an Officer at this level may be deployed as the Head of Technical Division and will assist the respective Chief Officer in the day to day administration and management of the department including:

    Liaising with county governments on environment and natural resources;
    Supervising, developing and implementing programmes and projects;
    Coordinating regional and international negotiation process on Environmental matters and related processes;
    Coordinating preparation of country position papers, speeches and interventions;
    Undertaking capacity building activities;
    Coordinating the development and implementation of environmental policy, legislation and related statues;
    Coordinating preparation and implementation of work plans and performance contract target setting;
    Coordinating the development and implementation of strategic plans;
    Participating in the development and implementation of strategic plan;
    Respond to Parliamentary issues;
    Developing, publishing and disseminating national strategies on coordination, domestication and implementation of MEAs;
    Participate in International Environmental governance;
    Creation and promotion of strategic partnerships as well as Public Private Partnerships;
    Coordinating financial and technical resource mobilization;
    Overseeing staff appraisal;
    Coordinating the domestication and implementation of MEAs;
    Coordinating development of project concept notes;
    Coordinating the development and management of environmental and natural resources information system;
    Monitoring environmental and Natural resources projects and programmes;
    Coordinating rehabilitation, restoration and conservation of river basins;
    Coordinating climate change matters;
    Supporting the County Governments in design and implementation of environmental programs and projects with a view to developing County level master plans on strategic environmental programs;

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    Written applications enclosing current Curriculum Vitae, Copies of academic and professional certificates, ID card and clearance from the various institutions as listed below should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to; The Ag. Chief Executive OfficerMakueni County Public Service BoardP.O. Box 49 – 90300MAKUENI.Or delivered by hand at the reception desk at Makueni County Public Service Board Offices located past Makueni Girls, Opposite Wote Technical Training Institute. All the applications should reach the Ag. Chief Executive Officer, County Public Service Board, on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 1st April, 2022.NOTE:The Board does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. Payment of any form of fee will lead to automatic disqualification.

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