Job Field: Sector in Agriculture / Agro-Allied

Senior Fisheries Officer to Support AU-IBAR (Consultant)

Background
The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a specialized technical office of the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) of the African Union Commission (AUC), is mandated to support and coordinate the utilization of livestock, fisheries, aquaculture and wildlife as resources for both human wellbeing and economic development in the Member States of the African Union. The Vision of the AU-IBAR Strategic Plan 2018-2023 is an Africa in which animal resources contribute significantly to integration, prosperity and peace. AU-IBAR intervention in the fisheries and aquaculture sector is guided by the Policy Framework and Reform Strategy for fisheries and aquaculture in Africa (PFRS) which is aimed at improving governance of the sector for increased sustainable contribution to food security, livelihoods and wealth creation. Also within the framework of the African Union 2063, the Africa Blue Economy Strategy environed an inclusive and sustainable blue economy that significantly contributes to Africa’s transformation and growth.
The first continent-wide intervention in the African fisheries and aquaculture was framed to mainly address the following challenges: poor coordination among actors, lack of coherence in governance instruments and approaches, increasing incidences of IUU fishing due to weak capacity in the AU member states, weak evidence to foster reform, generally weak capacity and inclusive governance.
Towards the implementation of the Policy framework and reform strategy for fisheries and aquaculture in Africa (PFRS), the African Union InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) implemented the EU funded Project “Strengthening institutional capacity to enhance governance of the fisheries sector in Africa, commonly called Fisheries Governance Project (FishGov 1)” between 2014 to 2018. The FishGov 1 facilitated development of synergies and coherence in fisheries management and aquaculture practices by aligning national and regional polices with PFRS; enhanced the profile of the sector as well as fostered coordination in the governance of the sector, promoted regional cooperation on key fisheries and aquaculture issues including monitoring, control and surveillance systems, regional fisheries management planning, environment management for sustainable aquaculture development among other achievements.
In a bid to consolidate gains made by FishGov 1 as well as implemented other prioritized areas of the PFRS, AU-IBAR has proposed a second phase, also with EU support, which is titled ; “Enhancing sustainable fisheries management and aquaculture development in Africa: A programme for accelerated reform of the sector (FishGov 2)” which is aimed at enhancing the contribution of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture to the achievement of the AU Agenda 2063’s objectives, notably in terms of food security, livelihoods and wealth creation. The second phase has three strategic objectives as which are as follows: i. African Union decisions on sustainable fisheries and aquaculture policies are evidence based; ii. Fisheries and aquaculture policies in Africa are coherent with the PFRS and other AU priorities and coordinated at continental, regional and national levels and iii. Africa is adequately represented and effectively participates in international fisheries and aquaculture fora and ably domesticates relevant global instruments.
The Africa Blue Economy Strategy has recently been endorsed at the highest political level of the continent. The Strategy incorporates the main critical vectors for promoting blue economy development of the continent, including fisheries, aquaculture and ecosystem conservation; shipping, maritime safety and trade; climate change, environmental sustainability and ecotourism; sustainable energy and extractive mineral resources; governance, institutions and job creation. AU-IBAR has been tasked with the responsibility to oversee the implementation of this Strategy. Also the support of the African Union member states to fisheries and aquaculture development is increasing becoming evident. Also, being the lead implementation AU agency for the PFRS, AU-IBAR was also entrusted with the responsibility to spearhead the implementation of Africa blue economy strategy. The Aquaculture Network for Africa, comprising of AU member states, now has a Secretariat at AU-IBAR.
In consequence thereof, due to the multiple initiatives, AU-IBAR seeks the services of a Consultant, Senior Fisheries Officer – evidently well versed in fisheries management issues, with national, regional, continental and global experience and outlook, qualified fisheries scientist with proven expertise in ocean governance issues, large marine ecosystems, fresh water ecosystems, aquaculture, policies, institutions and governance The consultant will provide technical backstopping to AU-IBAR, RECs and Member States aimed at enhancing fisheries governance, aquaculture development amongst other actions. The Consultant will also provide specific technical support to selected Member States to implement prioritized activities in the PFRS and the Africa Blue Economy Strategy.
For the implementation of these various initiatives, AU-IBAR seeks the services of a Senior Fisheries Management Expert to support the implementation of these initiatives.
Objective
The objective of the consultancy is to support AU-IBAR to enhance the implementation of the specified activities in the projects and programmes in fisheries and aquaculture, support implementation of PFRS and the Africa Blue Economy Strategy by AU member states and Regional Economic Communities.
Tasks

Provide support to the implementation of fisheries and aquaculture or related projects at the AU
Support to the implementation of AU High level (e.g. Ministerial) decisions
Facilitate coordination and regional cooperation in the governance of the sector
Support AU member states and regional institutions in the implementation of relevant continental (PFRS, Blue economy strategy etc) and global instruments related to fisheries and aquaculture
Strengthen capacity of stakeholders through formulation and dissemination of lessons learnt, best practices and advocacy papers for informed and rational interventions in the fisheries and aquaculture sector;
Provide technical support to strengthen Non-State Actors including regional and continental networks and platforms for inclusive fisheries and aquaculture sector governance
Support capacity development for evidence-based decision making in the sector, including utilizing African Union Centers of Excellence in fisheries and aquaculture or related disciplines
Contribute to the convening of high level regional and continental events on fisheries and aquaculture or elated disciplines
Review and editing and clearance of technical reports submitted by commissioned consultants and their dissemination.
Support increased coherent African voice and common positions in regional and global fisheries and aquaculture related fora

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

An inception report outlining detailed the methodology, including the work plan, to undertake the tasks
Implementation of fisheries and aquaculture projects supported
Mechanisms developed and validated to facilitate implementation of Africa Blue Economy Strategy by AU member states and regional institutions
At least 5 Policy briefs, information and advocacy notes on best practices on key issues in fisheries and aquaculture developed
African common positions supported in at least one global forum
The operationalization of AFRM as a mechanism for coordination and coherence supported
The operationalization of AU centres of excellence in fisheries and aquaculture, other networks and platforms facilitated
A comprehensive report on the consultancy produced

Qualification
The incumbent should have an advanced University degree in Fisheries Science, Fisheries Biology or Fisheries Management. A PhD degree will be an added advantage.
General Experience

At least 10 years working experience in the African fisheries sector and evidence of attainment of senior management and advisory positions in government, inter-governmental, regional and continental institutions for fisheries development
At least 8 years of experience working on related fields in African Union institution
At least 5 years’ combined working experience in donor funded projects in fisheries research, development and management with particular reference to FAO/UN, GTZ, EU and GEF- World Bank funded projects
Extensive experience in fisheries and aquaculture policy, strategy formulation at national, continental, regional and continental levels
Proven record of assessment of institutions for the rationalization as well as capacity and strength for enhancing their effective role and support in the governance of the sector
Experience in enhancing capacity development of institutions, stakeholders platforms, networks or associations in broad range of fisheries and aquaculture disciplines
Proven record of formulation of projects in relevant fields at continental

Specific Experience

Proven record in coordinating the technical implementation of and proficiency in management of national, regional and continental fisheries projects
Good experience and record of working in a multi-disciplinary team to conduct research and enhance governance of freshwater ecosystems for sustainable exploitation of living resources
Experience in capacity buildings of AU member states and other stakeholders on integrated ecosystems management in Africa large marine ecosystems
Proven record of practical knowledge on blue economy concept and articulating the key drivers in Africa
Experience in planning, implementing and facilitating stakeholders’ consultative meetings and production of reports
Record of ability to synthesize and package reports into policy briefs, information leaflets wider dissemination and to facilitate uptake by AU member states and regional institutions
Proven record of promoting evidence-based fisheries and aquaculture management in Africa
Good experiencing in facilitating intra-regional fish trade on the continent

Skills and Competencies

Diplomacy and good interactive skills necessary for dealing with senior
officials in Government, Regional Organizations, and donor/development organizations;
Good networking skills and ability to maintain positive and constructive
dialogue and relationships with key institutions operating in the regions;
Self-starter with the ability to strategically plan own work and follow-up on implementation;
Sector related project development, management and implementation skills at national, regional and continental levels
Very strong writing, analytical and communication skills are necessary.
Demonstrated ability to provide strong leadership and foster team environment
is required.

Gender Mainstreaming
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Duty Stations
The consultants will be stationed in Nairobi with travel on specific assignments agreed with the AU-IBAR Management
Duration
The duration of this assignment is 6 months. The selected candidate should be available to undertake this assignment with minimum delay.
Remuneration
The remuneration for this Consultancy is a fixed amount of USD8, 300 per month. Expenses for missions will be covered separately in accordance with the applicable African Union Commission rules and regulations.
Evaluation Criteria
The applications will be evaluated on the basis of the relevant technical qualifications, experience and competence of the candidates.
Application Deadline
The deadline for submission of proposals is 23 April 2020, 15.00 hours, Nairobi Local Time.

October 26, 2024
SECONDMENT – Regional Specialized Officer, RB Nairobi Regional Engagement Officer

Reference of the post: INT02157
Directorate: Global Outreach and regional Support
Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
Length and type of contract: 3 Year, Secondment
Grade: 5
Security level: Basic
Deadline for application: 30 April 2020.
INTERPOL is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes the applications of all qualified candidates who are nationals of INTERPOL member countries, irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, opinions or beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, health or disabilities.

INTERPOL places no restrictions on the eligibility of candidates, without distinction as to race or ethnic origin, religion, opinions, gender, sexual orientation or disabilities. However, the national policy and laws in force in INTERPOL host countries may mean that staff members’ spouses or partners, while legally recognized by the Organization, are not given the same recognition when they reside in certain duty stations. When this is the case, the Organization will inform the candidates accordingly to ensure that they are aware of the situation and allow them to make an informed decision.
Confidentiality Regime
In application of Article 114.1 of INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD), the General Secretariat is “responsible for determining authorization procedures or a system of security clearance at each data confidentiality level”. Member states which are not able or willing to assist INTERPOL in performing such a check should be aware that some INTERPOL information might not be made available to their nationals working at INTERPOL.
In order to be able to access police information classified as “INTERPOL For official use only” or “INTERPOL RESTRICTED”, the individual has to obtain “INTERPOL Restricted” security clearance. This clearance is granted after Basic security screening.
For seconded or other officials assigned to work or assist at the General Secretariat by a member country, in lieu of Basic security screening, the respective NCB shall attest that the equivalent of the INTERPOL Basic security screening has been satisfactorily completed. This means that the following verifications will not be performed by the General Secretariat but are considered to have been taken care of by the respective NCB.
In order to be able to access police information classified as “INTERPOL CONFIDENTIAL”, the individual has to obtain “INTERPOL Confidential” security clearance. This clearance is granted after Enhanced security screening.
Under no circumstances should clearance be granted simply because of an official’s rank, post held, or length of service. Staff may only gain access to General Secretariat premises and to police information if the appropriate INTERPOL security clearance has been obtained. In order to reduce the secondment timeline, and as the Enhanced security screening may take some time, the seconded Official requiring INTERPOL Confidential security clearance may be authorized to start the secondment if the NCB can confirm that the equivalent to Basic security screening has been performed. Access to INTERPOL CONFIDENTIAL information will not be authorized until Enhanced security screening is confirmed.

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October 26, 2024
Regional Advisor Regional Desk Officer

Job description
Reporting to the Regional Director the Regional Food Security and Livelihoods Advisor has the responsibility to ensure Islamic Relief food security, livelihoods and resilience building programmes in our operational countries in East Africa that are of high quality and impact focused. The post holder will assist the Regional Director in ensuring that learning and innovation is disseminated across Islamic Relief and beyond. The post holder will engage strategically to build in-country and regional partnerships and influence thinking in the resilience building, food security and livelihoods sector. Key deliverables will be leading on developing FSL sector strategy which provides strategic framework to our programmes, increased fundraising, and building capacity of national staff to ensure IR delivers impactful projects and programmes
Responsibilities

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY **

Develop future FSL programme strategy in close coordination with the FSL national teams, and create and refine operational planning and supportive budget. .**
Provide technical expertise and knowledge to ensure that food security and livelihoods interventions, including cash based interventions, voucher programming, and in-kind food basket distribution and economic strengthening interventions meets appropriate minimum and technical quality standards. **
Coordinate and/or lead relevant assessments including the Household Economic Assessment (HEA) approach (needs and baseline assessments) and emergency market assessments. **
Contribute to situational analysis for identifying livelihoods protection and recovery needs, with due consideration for cross cutting issues within all interventions.

PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT

Oversee the implementation of the Livelihood & Food Security projects in in East Africa countries, ensuring timeliness and delivery according to the activity plan and results frameworks.
Manage the Livelihoods and Food Security activities ensuring that it is meeting its intended aims and objectives and achieving impact.
Assure full compliance of operations with IRW’s principles, rules, regulations and policies, operational strategies and relevant reference documents and policies (Sphere, Do no harm).

MONITORING, EVALUATION, LEARNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Conduct need assessments, baseline surveys, feasibility studies ensuring that sound methodologies are employed and that the findings inform the formulation of winning grant applications.
Conduct real-time evaluation and impact assessment in relation to food security and livelihoods programmes in conjunction with the Country Programme M&E Coordinators and Global Monitoring and Evaluation, Accountability and Learning unit
Spearhead innovations in the field of food security and livelihoods including introducing technologies and new ways of working in order to deliver lasting impact on the people the organisation serves.

FUNDRAISING, REPRESENTATION AND NETWORKING

In collaboration with country-based sector specialist, lead the development of competitive, long-term and impactful resilience building, food security and livelihood proposals
Develop skills and capacity of IR staff who work in food security and livelihoods projects in East Africa
Represent IR to regional and global relevant networks, high level meetings and working groups
Contribute to research, policy development and advocacy at a regional and global level
Lead partnerships with relevant academic institutions, networks, think tanks, corporate companies and other stakeholders in East Africa region.

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Develop skills and capacity of IR staff who work in food security and livelihoods projects in East Africa
Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to staff under indirect management, ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance and development.
To be successful in this role you will have strong specific technical/professional knowledge from formal training and/or work experience, an in-depth understanding of supporting potential sustainable livelihoods options through market-led interventions for different livelihoods groups, especially promoting economic leadership as well as proven skills in emergency food security and livelihoods interventions and policy issues.
You should also have some understanding of disaster preparedness, DRR and Climate Change Adaptation in drought affected communities and knowledge of cash and market related methods of delivering assistance to disaster affected people. You will need to demonstrate ability to work creatively, innovatively and effectively. Good communication skills and demonstrated skills in training and mentoring others are a must for this position. Experience as a team worker and demonstrable inter-personal skills are highly valued for this position,

Qualifications

Higher University degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Rural development or any other related fields.
An extensive hands-on experience related to food security and livelihoods with International NGOs at senior level (for example, Technical Advisor, Sector Head/ Thematic head)
In-depth understanding of livelihoods frameworks, theory of change and logical frameworks/intervention logic of some of the major institutional donors and foundations
A proven track record of successful proposal development for bilateral donors such as DFID, ECHO, Europe aid, SIDA, CIDA, USAID etc for rural development, food security, livelihood programmes
Proven track record of developing strategies, evidence-based research papers, and advocacy at national level
In-depth understanding of supporting potential sustainable livelihoods options through market-led interventions for different livelihoods groups, especially promoting economic leadership as well as proven skills in emergency food security and livelihoods interventions and policy issues.
Ability to think strategically, achieve results and innovate.
Excellent report writing skills and analytical skills
Fluency in English, both spoken and written
Knowledge of national languages (Swahili, Somali, Amharic, Arabic) spoken in the region is an asset.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Willingness to travel to hard to reach and insecure locations
Interpersonal skills and team player

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October 26, 2024
Agronomist

Sheer Logic Management Consultants is seeking to engage dynamic individuals for an Agronomist Position for one of our clients.
Contract duration: 1 year
Responsibilities

Coordinate purchase seeds, seedlings, plant nutrients, planting of crops, disease and pest control chemicals and greenhouse care equipment.
Ensure that water and nutrients are available for feeding the plants
Keep inventory (beneficiaries’ companies, attendance, issues etc) of work done per green house
Detect plants as well as problems such as diseases and insect pests.
Assign work schedules and duties to beneficiaries and supervise their work, tour work areas to observe work being done, inspect crops, and evaluate plant and medium conditions.
Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants as per the schedule.
Develop/review and enforce safety regulations and policies.
Inspect facilities and equipment for signs of repair, and perform necessary maintenance work.
Ensure that bills (land leases, electricity, water etc) are paid
Prepare and submit weekly reports to your supervisor

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

Technical knowledge- knowledge of agronomy, agribusiness and hydroponic systems
Administration and Management – Knowledge of business and management principles involved in planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Production and Processing – Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective production
Customer Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
People management – Motivating, developing, and directing beneficiaries as they work.
Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
Monitoring – Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Time Management – Managing one’s own time and the time of others.
Management of Material Resources – Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
Management of Financial Resources – Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES: NOT MORE THAN 5 OF THE MOST TYPICAL

Ensure timely feeding of plants
Inspection of each greenhouse to detect any pest and/diseases and corrective action taken
Review records of beneficiaries’ daily attendance and work done per greenhouse per
Prepare daily progress report
Manage relationships with colleagues, beneficiaries and other stakeholders

CHALLENGES: GIVE ONE EXAMPLE OF THE CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN THIS JOB

Infighting among beneficiaries and /or infighting between beneficiaries and the managers

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Bachelor’s Degree in Agronomy/ Agriculture/Agribusiness

October 26, 2024
Webmaster Assistant Physical Planner Pilot Molecular Biologist II (Wet Lab Analyst) Superintendent Land Surveyor I Corporation Secretary Land Officer I

Job Summary
Reporting to ICT Manager Service Delivery, the overall responsibility will be to develop and manage an effective website applications to meet user needs. In this role, the candidate should be detailed-oriented and an excellent communicator, balancing a creative eye with an analytical mind is essential.
Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Science or equivalent
Certificate in Website development or equivalent

Membership to ICT professional body will be an added advantage
Three (3) years’ work experience in Software development with bias in web and mobile development related function
1+ years’ SDLC implementation experience
Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Additional Skills

Proficiency in HTML/ XHTML CSS, XML; knowledge of SQL and JavaScript is required
Proficiency in modern CMS (Drupal, Word Press), Frameworks e.g. Bootstrap, Laravel
Management of User interface and User Experience
Experience with server-side frameworks such as python, ruby, PHP, Java, ASP, ASP.NET
Working knowledge of website management tools
Working Knowledge of Mobile App development both Android and IOS
Attention to detail and outstanding organizational skills
Ability to generate creative ideas
Ability to create support documentation for all new applications
Familiarity with web standards
Working Knowledge of web analytics and SEO
Proven knowledge of the most current security and web development programming languages

Responsibilities

Oversing development, enhancement and implementation of internet technology projects.
Developing and maintaining KWS website and Web applications.
Maintaining KWS blogs (chat page).
Update website content and review SEO
Testing website and Web Applications across browsers, operating systems and devices
Sourcing for relevant website information.
Optimize loading speeds and capacity
Managing third-party services for internet.
Monitoring and implementing updates and upgrades for all web-based platforms.
Managing Design quality and content of KWS intranet inclusive of user support issues.
Ensuring correspondence generated by the web site are received and forwarded for action to relevant teams.
Conducting continuous training for staff on intranet and the knowledgebase system.
Regulating and managing access rights of different users on website.
Creating and modifying appearance and setting of website.
Enhancing security of website and web, backup and continuity.
Integration with social Apps to generate traffic to the website
Implementing online campaigns and internet promotions
Monitor and analyse site performance (e.g. traffic, conversions)
Ensuring the functionality and efficiency of web and mobile web infrastructure.
Preparing relevant reports

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October 26, 2024
Hydroponic Greenhouse Farm Managers / Agronomists Biochemists Logisticians / Farm Accountants

Job profile: This role is responsible for the management of hydroponic greenhouse farms.
Key Responsibilities

All aspects of management of a greenhouse farm from inputs, production to harvest Knowledge and skills required
Bachelors degree in Agribusiness / Agronomy / Agriculture;
Minimum 2 years’ work experience.
Technical knowledge of agronomy, agribusiness and hydroponic systems, production methods.
Knowledge of business and management principles.

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October 26, 2024
Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor

Program / Department Summary
USAID’s Office of Food For Peace recently awarded funding to a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners for a 5-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties. Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation with government, civil society, communities, and the private sector, this program aims to drive sustained reductions in acute malnutrition in both counties.
The Mercy Corps’ NAWIRI consortium brings together the global leadership, research capacity, technical expertise, and implementation experience necessary to partner with local institutions to test, adapt, and scale evidence-based solutions. The program requires a robust county-centered design with government leadership, active engagement from communities, the private sector, and civil society. Together we will sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition for vulnerable populations in Turkana and Samburu counties.
General Position Summary
The Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor will provide overall technical leadership and vision for agriculture-based livelihoods for improved nutrition in Turkana and Samburu. S/He will provide in-depth technical guidance and mentoring in climate-smart agriculture (fruits, vegetables, field crops, livestock) and natural resources management (namely rangelands) approaches for NAWIRI activities in Samburu and Turkana. The Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor will partner closely with program leadership, other technical leads, research and learning leads and field teams to ensure climate-smart approaches are integrated into the design and implementation of program activities. S/He will work closely with relevant county government officials to prioritise activities and investments.
This position requires a technical lead that understands the tightly interconnected relationship between natural resources management, agriculture-based (crops & livestock) livelihoods, seasonality, risk and resilience and the sustained nutrition of women and children in the arid and semi-arid lands in Turkana and Samburu. S/He will be responsible for the development of high quality implementation strategies and plans for the agricultural sector. The strategies and plans will include tools for participatory planning, implementation and monitoring of the sector strategies and plans. The Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor will be responsible for providing technical support and strategic direction to Field Directors and field-based livelihoods staff who oversee programme implementation.
Essential Job Functions
VISION AND STRATEGY

Support the Deputy Chief of Party (DCoP) by providing vision and strategy to the program’s agriculture (crop & livestock) and natural resources management approach and how it integrates into the overall technical direction and implementation.
Forge strong, institutional linkages and maintain a productive working relationship with USAID, Government of Kenya, the CRS consortium, PREG Partners, and other relevant partners in agriculture and NRM-related activities.
Assist in defining and analyzing NAWIRI practices and priorities across all partners; identifying opportunities for integration and synergies within other sectors such as nutrition, health, alternative livelihoods, and governance.
Recognize opportunities for innovative action and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed; promote and model a culture of learning and adaptive management.
Ensure that cross-cutting aspects of the program such as nutrition, gender equity, social inclusion, youth, and water systems are included and well integrated into the agriculture resilience strategy and activities.
Collaborate with different program components including research, implementation, monitoring & evaluation (M&E) and learning to drive overall effectiveness and coherence of program strategy. Represent NAWIRI at all relevant drylands -related meetings/workshops and other stakeholder meetings as requested

TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP

Upon start-up, review all program documents and relevant literature including county plans and priorities.
Lead agriculture resilience thinking and collaborate with learning and technical leads to finalize a learning agenda and design pilot activities. Design will be based on technical expertise, county priorities, and evidence gaps in knowledge and understanding.
Participate in the value chains and climate risk assessments to prioritise climate-smart livelihoods
Coordinate the provision of tailor-made information to producers on crop/livestock suitability, climate risks and cost effectiveness/viability of interventions;
Identify and analyse the barriers for the uptake of climate smart technologies and formulate recommendations to government and CBO implementation partners.
Co-design climate smart interventions based on farming systems approaches and farmer typology and profiling.
Partner with the Alternative Livelihoods and Inclusive Markets Advisor to develop and train in the use of household economies analysis tools and templates that include season risk and recovery costs and opportunities.
Support the testing of profitable climate smart innovations with smallholder farmers in collaboration with the research partners;
Contribute technical expertise that feeds into a dynamic community of practice of NAWIRI staff and partners; sharing best practices across all NAWIRI areas and workstreams, while seeking opportunities to build NAWIRI staff’s capabilities.
Where need is identified, recruit and manage internal MC or external technical experts to provided added depth of knowledge in climate smart crop husbandry and livestock technologies and techniques, rangeland management, post harvest handling and food preservation, or similar issues that may require greater technical understanding.
Collaborate closely with NAWIRI Research and Learning teams to adapt as needed based on incoming information.
Use learning to develop and scale up implementation strategy, approaches and activities; integrating agriculture resilience into additional technical areas as needed.
Assist in activity budgeting and target setting.
Provide direct training and other capacity-building assistance to NAWIRI staff, field teams and partners.
Work with Partnership for Resilience and Economic Growth (PREG) partners to strengthen linkages with other actors to enhance organizational learning which directly impacts staff performance and productivity. In the event of a natural disaster, lead design and budgeting of livelihood protection and recovery emergency response activities

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

Coordinate with the NAWIRI team in the Nairobi and counties to build systems that promote participant accountability by ensuring that those most impacted by ag-based livelihood issues are represented during program-facilitated community dialogue events, assessments and activities.
Collaborate with county leadership and lead county-based agriculture, livestock and natural resources staff to ensure that communities are informed about our programs and what we do, are comfortable giving feedback and that feedback is used to improve the quality of our programs.
Coordinate closely with Institutional Strengthening Lead to strengthen the technical knowledge, information analysis, prioritization, budgeting and cross-sectoral integration of relevant county government officials and local organizations.
Develop and implement plans to mentor and coach colleagues to build their capacity to enable them to develop high quality reports and other documents. Collaborate with NAWIRI learning team to develop and maintain a culture of learning between programs through consistent sharing during reflection points and through analysis and interpretation of M&E data, processes and systems

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING

Support the integration of geo-spatial data analysis for learning, decision making and monitoring.
Collaborate with M&E team to develop and implement a relevant monitoring and tracking systems.
In coordination with the learning team, manage the institutional knowledge within the NAWIRI program and contribute to wider knowledge management;

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING

As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

ACCOUNTABILITY TO BENEFICIARIES

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues

Supervisory Responsibility
Technical oversight of field based activities undertaken by NAWIRI staff and partners.
Accountability

Reports Directly To: Deputy Chief of Party, NAWIRI
Works Directly With: Strategic Learning Lead, Research Design Lead, Institutional Strengthening Lead, the M&E team, partner agencies, local government, USAID and support departments (Finance, HR and Operations). Coordinates with HQ Program Performance team and the Technical Support Unit (TSU)

Knowledge and Experience

Advanced degree in a drylands agriculture, livestock production, agro-ecology, environment, natural resources management, or resilience program.
A minimum of 5 years experience in a technical role on an international development program related to food security and nutrition.
3 or more years experience working in rural economies in the ASAL counties highly required.
Experience on a USAID-funded program preferred
Demonstrated expertise and ability to investigate and provide consultative services on a broad range of technical questions and policy issues including natural resource management, sustainable agriculture, extensive livestock production, pastoralism and policy reform.
Demonstrable familiarity with Kenya’s ASAL, agriculture, livestock and natural resources sectors political and policy environment.
Proficient analytical skills that demonstrate an understanding of the current concepts, priorities, and issues in program monitoring, data collection, and evaluation.
Experience in the design or implementation of formative or implementation research with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methodologies required.
Highly developed written and oral communications skills as well as strong interpersonal communication and team building skills to ensure effective coordination within USAID and effective advocacy of Agency positions externally with both specialist as well as non-specialist audiences.
Advanced computer skills and experience developing data management systems.
Team player who takes initiative and is a problem-solver.
Effective verbal and written communication, multitasking and organizational skills.
Ability to manage priorities autonomously

Success Factors
A successful Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor will be a master trainer with the ability to effectively build capacity across team members and partners. S/he will have demonstrated ability to follow procedures and meet deadlines with flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving. The Climate Smart Agriculture Advisor will have proven ability to learn quickly, multi-task, prioritize, take initiative and be accountable for results.

October 26, 2024
Agriculture Field Officer

Description
In line with enhancing career progression of staff and to support business growth, we seek to recruit qualified, experienced, self-driven, highly motivated and passionate candidate to fill the position outlined below within Equity Group Foundation.
Role Description:
Agriculture Field Officers will act as an integral part of implementing FASRAT Project. The project aims at enhancing access to financial services by building financial education, entrepreneurship capacities of 60,000 farmers and 5,000 SMEs. The field officer will be responsible in recruitment, and supporting the project target beneficiaries by implementing different interventions across the regions.

Recruit farmers and SMEs per the project targets.
Train farmers in crop, animal production, financial education and other areas per the training needs assessment.
Implement project interventions to ensure that the project beneficiaries can access financial services.
Provide agriculture extension and support to farmers
Represent Equity Group Foundation in the area of agriculture / Development Programme to other Equity staff and local partners.
Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly status reports and regularly give feedback to Regional Manager and the Branch Manager.

Qualifications

University degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, development studies or related fields and a preference for related course
3-5years experience in implementation of agriculture projects
Solid knowledge and understanding of the Agriculture value cha//8in in Kenya
Good knowledge and understanding of financial services for agriculture sector in Kenya.
Good understanding of crop and livestock husbandry in the entire production cycle.
Hardworking, result oriented with social skills for initiating and managing relationships with project partners and stakeholder.
Excellent communication skills, both writing and verbal
Flexible to adjust to work schedules and priorities to meet deadlines, multitask assignments and work in a dynamic environment

October 26, 2024
Plant Science Manager

The Plant Science Manager runs DryGro’s day-to-day plant science and crop production activities at its production facility near Naivasha in Kenya. These core plant science and crop production activities include conducting agronomic trials and monitoring and maintaining the growth conditions of DryGro’s Lemna. The Plant Science Manager will manage one or more Research Assistant(s), lead the local administration of R&D facilities, and take an active role in building a strategy for the future of the company. The Plant Science Manager is expected to be an enthusiastic individual, ready to take on the challenges and opportunities that come with working for a startup.
Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provide local leadership for DryGro, especially in managing the local Plant Science Team which will consist of one or more Research Assistant(s)
Report directly to and work closely with the Head of Plant Science, the line manager for this role
Conduct experiments at DryGro’s research facilities, including design, set-up, data collection, and basic data analysis
Monitor and maintain the growing conditions of all Lemna under production
Manage the local administration of the laboratory, research, and production facilities; including planning and budgeting for planned plant science activities
Maintain a safe working environment in the laboratory, research, and production facilities
Serve as the focal point for communication between DryGro’s management and the local Plant Science Team

Requirements

Master of Science in agronomy, plant science, plant breeding, agriculture, or related field from a reputable academic institution
At least 5 years’ biological research experience at an academic institution, agriculture-related business, or government agency
Technical literacy with Email, Whatsapp, Microsoft Excel and Word
Fluent verbal and written language skills in Kiswahili and English
Demonstrated ability to manage a team of employees, especially in laboratory or farm management
An excellent understanding of crop production systems, preferably in hydroponics

Preferred Characteristics

High attention to detail and drive for excellence in quality
Strong communication skills via a variety of mediums
Ability to adapt to a variety of cultures
Highly organized
Excellent time-management

Benefits
Our team is motivated by the potential to mitigate the impacts of climate change and increase food security around the world. The Plant Science Manager role is core to our operations, playing a significant role in our development and in our ability to impact the world. Within this role, you will have the opportunity to work with an elite team of engineers, strategists and technologists. You will get exposure to a range of fields, and there are plenty of opportunities for skill development.
Salary range: 100k – 150k KES per month
Appointment Procedure
You will be notified by the second week of February if you have been selected for an interview. We will not contact unsuccessful candidates.
Interviews will be held in February.
DryGro Policy
DryGro does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, creed, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation, in any of our activities or operations.
DryGro takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery, corruption, and nepotism, and is committed to acting professionally, fairly and with integrity in all its business dealings and relationships, wherever it operates, and implementing and enforcing effective systems to counter bribery, corruption and nepotism.
If you have a disability and require specific arrangements for an interview, please advise us in your application. DryGro is an equal opportunity employer.

October 26, 2024
Factory Manager

WHAT YOU’LL DO

You’ll take the reins of our growing production operation. This is a key management and leadership role which will oversee all critical production functions and advance them to the next level. The Factory Manager will also work closely with various teams to ensure timely delivery to our customers.

THE ROLE IN BRIEF

Production Planning

Work with the supply chain department to forecast and plan for the present and future consumption of raw materials to ensure that materials are always available
Evaluate production schedules and labor requirements to plan team structure and development
Develop and maintain production metrics for quality, delivery, and safety

Team Management

Build strong rapport with our 100-person-strong production team through open communication; promote a positive, safe, productive and efficient work environment
Continually analyze, identify and set expectations to motivate team members to achieve objectives and goals
Manage employee training and required documentation to ensure effective training methods that are in compliance with current procedures and quality standards

Quality Assurance

Ensure that goods produced by your team always meet quality standards
Monitor product standards at various levels of production and at the point of release so that the cost of rework is reduced

Continuous Improvement

Monitor and recommend necessary changes to the layout of plant, machinery and production processes and methods for any new equipment, materials or components
Continuously work to improve the cost of products by optimizing raw materials, labour and utilities
Review and recommend appropriate measures to control and minimize waste levels
Review production practices and equipment; make proposals for improvements to ensure that they are maximally effective
Support research and development to keep our production team up to date and working with the latest technology and using the most efficient manufacturing practices

CAREER GROWTH + COMPENSATION
Moko invests in building the capacity and skills within our team. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through mentorship from the management team. Because of our rapid growth, we constantly have new roles opening up and opportunities in many functions. This results in fast career growth for those who are ready to take up the challenge.
ARE YOU OUR DREAM CANDIDATE?

Strong organizational and record-keeping skills, including the ability to develop operational tools in Microsoft Excel
Strong management and leadership skills, including the ability to relate well with direct reports, customers and colleagues. Candidates with at least 3 years’ management experience managing a large team preferable.
Strong professional references demonstrating professional accomplishment and trustworthiness
Knowledge of good manufacturing practices and lean manufacturing policies and procedures
At least 5 years’ experience working in a manufacturing setting (process, chemical, mechanical)
Technical background a plus

October 26, 2024