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Job Field: Sector in Agriculture / Agro-Allied

  • 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”.

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    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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  • Jr. Fertilizer Market Analyst-Kenya

    Jr. Fertilizer Market Analyst-Kenya

    The main tasks of the Jr.

    Main activities:

    Assist in collection and processing of fertilizer production, trade, and consumption data
    In consultation with the senior analyst, assist in facilitation/organizing of Fertilizer technical working group, (FTWG) statistics validation workshops
    Assist to collect, analyze, and disseminate relevant fertilizer market information such as fertilizer business and product directories, production capacities, public and private tenders, policies, and regulations etc.
    Assist in developing write ups on market players, cross border trade and new fertilizer projects in the country/region.
    Assist in providing monthly/quarterly updates on AFO’s East and Southern countries for the Africa Fertilizer Watch on measures with direct impact on fertilizer flow in the region, along the supply chain, from port to farms.
    Assist in collection and reporting on fertilizer retail price and market comments monthly for one of AFO’s monthly publication (FertiNews)
    Assist in updating and developing fertilizer cost chain build ups and process maps
    Other duties as advised by the Fertilizer Market Analyst and the AFO Program manager.

    Supervision

    The Junior Fertilizer Market Analyst will report to Fertilizer Market Analyst(s) and be supervised by the AFO Program Manager.

    Place of work

    The Jr. Fertilizer market analyst will be based in Kenya, Nairobi, but should be available to travel within the country and in Africa when called upon to.

    Funding

    This position is funded for the contracting period by BMGF and IFA

    Required Skills

    Qualifications

    Bachelors’ degree in agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural economics, or any related fields.
    Relevant work experience of 2-4 years in data management and analysis. Fertilizer specific data management is a desirable advantage.
    Good knowledge of Fertilizer market in Kenya and Eastern Africa fertilizer industry is mandatory.
    Excellent writing, reporting and oral communication skills
    Must possess deductive reasoning skills and be able to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving.
    Excellent computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft products (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint), email software, internet searching, and other programs required

    Apply via :

    jobs.silkroad.com

  • Repayment Executive

    Repayment Executive

    Your day-to-day
    Direct Tele-collections

    Speak to tens of customers every day and help them build plans to clear their Apollo loan on time
    Meet daily, weekly, monthly and season-long targets for different metrics including Promises to Pay (PTP) booked, PTPs upheld, calls attempted and completed, etc.
    Creatively determine alternative ways to reach evasive farmers
    Demonstrate both compassion and toughness to ensure that customers always take your calls and trust your advice
    Creatively Use Technology
    Utilize individual dashboards to motivate yourself, set and accomplish goals, track how you are performing relative to your peers, and identify areas for improvement
    Use special technological tools to make special plans with customers that will maximize their chance of repayment
    Support the engineering team in continually improving the provided tools by sharing feedback about bugs or areas for technological improvement
    Distill feedback received from farmers to guide strategy
    Collaborate and See The Big Picture
    Share strategies that you’ve developed with the entire team to help others improve
    Think critically about the larger themes you encounter in your conversations with customers and be ready to provide insight to repayments leadership

    You have:

    Work extremely hard and always show up with energy and enthusiasm
    Have a deep knowledge of Apollo’s business and customers
    Seek constructive feedback on how to improve
    Understand how to interpret data and draw conclusions independently
    Be motivated by incentive-heavy compensation
    Have strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
    Communicate fluently in both Swahili and English (bonus for more languages!)
    Having a collections background is an added advantage 

    We:

    Are a collaborative team of smart and ambitious people who are dedicated to serving our customers
    Make magic happen to solve hard problems and always come with solutions when challenges arise
    Are comfortable taking risks that can result in radical scale, and understand that failures are opportunities to learn and improve
    Are considerate listeners and take the time to deeply understand and seek out ideas from the people around us, even when we disagree 
    Offer a dynamic environment that fosters talent, collaboration, and growth
    Take pride in our work and share the responsibility to see it through from conception to deployment
    Back up our talk with a competitive compensation and benefits package and challenging projects
    Value autonomy, honesty, transparency, and respect
    Are excited to hear from you!

    Apply via :

    jobs.lever.co

  • Dairy Satellite Coordinator

    Dairy Satellite Coordinator

    Report to the unit manager 

    Opening of milk collecting centers
    Recruiting of milk collecting clerks
    Organize farmers training
    Initiating discussions with dairy co operatives
    Supervising milking collecting clerks and transporters
    Coordination of procurement processes and deliveries to the milk cooling plants and milk processing plant

    Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: hr@strummels.com, Cc; md@strummels.com using the position as subject of email.

    Apply via :

    hr@strummels.com

  • Junior Hub Coordinator Senior Hub Coordinator

    Junior Hub Coordinator Senior Hub Coordinator

    Position Summary
    Our GroR platform enables smallholder farmers to access off-takers by ensuring full chain of custody and high-quality crops. We provide them with the right quality inputs, access to capital and risk-mitigation as well as training. In our current pilot project, we are present in Tharaka Nithi, Makueni, Bungoma, Lamu, Meru, Kitui, Uasin Gishu and Kilifi.
    GroR is seeking a talented and experienced Junior Hub Coordinator – field based to join our growing agricultural business by assisting our local implementing partner Farmshine to expand our GroR platform.
    Reporting to the Senior Hub Coordinator of GroR, the Junior Hub Coordinator is expected to be responsible and accountable for the management of the allocated Hub.
    Key Responsibilities include:
    Purchases

    Buy grain, pulses and other produce according to the set targets agreed with GroR management
    Ensure the quality of the produce purchased respects the GroR standards

    Hub Security & Operations

    Responsible and in control of the inventory held in the containers of your hub and accountable when stock take happens.
    Ensure security of containers in the hub by performing all the necessary checks and security procedures as stipulated
    Ensure full traceability of the bags from farm gate to buyer, by accurately registering them on the GroR platform with the corresponding QR code. Additionally, ensure that physical inventory matches inventory in the GroR platform.

    Training

    Carry out farmer trainings to community groups on regenerative agricultural practices as well as quality standards and basic processing (e.g. cleaning, sorting, polishing).
    Train farmer groups on sound organizational development in order to benefit from better and more reliable markets.
    Identify any specific training need for registered farmers and associations and, where appropriate, deliver part or the whole of it
    Agriculture profitability management (understanding of costs of production, revenues and profit)

    Farmer registration & Spot Offers

    Responsible for an updated and consolidated database of farmers being (submitted via our mobile app) reached through GroR activities.
    Build trust with farmers and ensure they fully understand the benefits offered by GroR’s platform to progressively take them up the income curve 

    Field/farmer engagement

    Conduct regular farmer visits and follow-ups to deepen skills and knowledge acquired from other training activities.
    Ensure GroR quality standards are applied along the whole value chain
    Identify & evaluate best performing farmers to be used as GroR role models and support them in their development
    Build trust with farmers and ensure they fully understand the benefits offered by GroR’s platform to progressively take them up the income curve
    Promote and inform farmers and their associations about the services and products that will be progressively available on GroR platform.
    Register, support and manage each farmer on the GroR app, including the relevant farmer associations.

    HQ Engagement

    Deliver required reports in a timely and accurate manner
    Perform other related duties as may be required and assigned by the supervisor.

    Personal Attributes

    Honesty and integrity are a must
    Excellent decision making and organizational skills
    A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success
    Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
    Flexibility
    Exceptional learning skills
    Ability to work independently
    Team player
    Communication skills (verbal and written)
    Capacity of handling complex situations
    Ability to provide training and transfer knowledge
    Data collection and entry skills
    Digital literacy
    Fluency in both oral and written English, Kiswahili and target county languages (added advantage)

    Experience and Education:

    Good understanding of agricultural practices and produce quality
    Exposure to local agriculture and target county-specific knowledge

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    GroR believes that diversity, equality, and inclusion is critical to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer whose team works hard to build respect, dignity, and equity into everything we do. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented, driven and entrepreneurial minded people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.If you possess the above qualifications and the drive to meet the challenges, please send your cover letter to recruitment@gror.io enclosing your CV by COB 25th March 2022. We will only respond to electronic applications and to shortlisted applicants.

    Apply via :

    recruitment@gror.io

  • Field Extensionist – AgriTech Solutions

    Field Extensionist – AgriTech Solutions

    Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated, result-driven professional? Do you have passion and experience working with smallholder farmers to empower them for a better livelihood stance? Do you have capacity to instil knowledge in adult learners through innovative methods and practices? DCA is seeking to recruit an experienced and energetic Kenyan National for the following position: Field Extensionist – AgriTech Solutions Project (1 position); The position holder will be based in Nakuru County and report to the Project Officer, Financial Inclusion and Organisational Capacity Development.
    The main responsibilities of the Field extensionist are:

    Lead in effective mobilisation, recruitment, onboarding, field-training, and supervision of farmers, farmer groups, lead farmers, phenological observers and group leaders aimed at better agronomic and economic outcomes.
    Train farmer groups on; better agronomic practices, actions sound organizational management and leadership, village savings and loan scheme, deploy measures to enhance uptake of microinsurance, foster positive social capital for promotion of good practices among the members.
    Conduct regular farmer visits and follow-ups to deepen skills and knowledge adoption and practice for better project outcomes.
    Lead in the routine day to day monitoring and data management actions including filing of project data, routine data collection, analysis and updating of relevant project statistics.
    Proactively engage and coordinate with relevant County governments departments, NGOs and other institutions in focus operation area and foster mutual beneficial partnerships.
    Prepare weekly action plans and project progress reports to the project officers and area manager aimed implementation of Agri-extension services and Agri-business development, and financial inclusion and organisational capacity development action.
    Perform other related duties as may be required and assigned by the supervisor.

    Professional Qualifications:

    Degree or Diploma in horticulture, agronomy, agricultural extension, climate smart farming technologies or any other relevant academic qualification.
    Demonstratable technical skills and hands on experience in Village Savings and Loans schemes, and other Financial Inclusion innovations**, including deployment of micro-insurance schemes.**
    Experience working with smallholder farmers in capacity development, climate-smart agro-extension services provision, and agri-business support.
    Having worked for a fresh produce off taker or with farmers organised as out growers is an added advantage.
    Proficiency in computer applications.
    Good interpersonal skills and a proven team player. Self-driven and results orientated in challenging rural working environments.
    Experience in training at field/community level and excellent reporting skills. Excellence in English and Kiswahili, oral and written.
    A valid motorcycle riding licence and experience is an added advantage.

    Apply via :

    dca-1.career.emply.com

  • Senior QA Supervisor Production Manager QA Manager

    Senior QA Supervisor Production Manager QA Manager

    Key tasks:
    Guarding against customer expectation deviations from raw material intake to final dispatch foe the finished product.

    Planning staff and equipment resource in advance to prevent interruptions to activities carried out by
    the quality department.
    Familiarize with all customer finished product specification and ensure that all product packed have a
    color printed specification copy available.
    Managing of all equipment and tools within the pack house to ensure optimal performance through
    scheduled maintenance, training of operators and safe storage when not in use.
    Giving feedback to the QA manager / Technical manager on any aspects that are preventing the QA
    function to work at optimal levels.
    Scheduling meetings with relevant sections to ensure a comprehensive understanding of standards,specifications
    Planning of refresher trainings to ensure a high level of understanding and for updating in case of
    changes to normal practice.
    Understanding the requirements for audits and customer visits and be able to explain this job function
    as set out in the job description and how this function is managed.
    Liasing with Head office and pack house Manager when needed.
    Maintaining a high level of hygiene within and around the facility.
    QA positive clearance of all finished product before final boxing.
    Ensure that the laid down Quality management systems are adhered to at all times during production
    process to ensure that the product conforms in terms of quality, safety and legality.
    Investigating of all customer complaints and ensuring that customer complaint responses are shared
    back within the specified timelines at all times.
    Pest prevention contact person for the site, maintain and keep pest prevention records and schedules up to date.
    Looking for ways of improving the current systems / practice applied on site whenever there is a change in supermarket standards.
    Ensuring that the documents / records in use are current, the correct versions and completed in a way
    that it is unambiguous and clear.
    Ensuring that all QA records are fully signed off and approved as due diligence records.
    Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the immediate supervisor, manager or senior management

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