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County Technical Advisor - Taita Taveta County

County Technical Advisor - Taita Taveta County
Company:

Snv Netherlands Development Organization



Job Function:

Other

Details of the offer

Main role and duties
The County Technical Advisor is the project’s focal point at county level and represents SNV and the project in all stakeholder engagements on matters related to ICSIAP in the county. In this regard, she/he will coordinate closely with KALRO and other SNV technical teams to ensure effective delivery of the 4 project work packages within the respective county.
Education:
Master’s degree in agriculture, agribusiness, economics, integrated natural resources management, or related field. Or basic degree with experience in implementation of similar interventions for a period of at least 5 years.
Experience:
Minimum of four (4) years of professional experience in agriculture work in international development projects or private sector, preferably in livestock, forage development and nutrition.

Experience in management and coordination of agricultural/livestock projects and/or with integrated natural resources management or landscape interventions.

Understanding of the content and processes related to commercialization of agriculture innovations, preferably also in the forage value chain.

Experience in implementing initiatives involving transfer or route to market of agriculture innovations by research institutions, involving small holder farmers, private sector and government.

Experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder processes involving actors such as government, research, civil society and private sector.

Experience in planning and managing surveys.

Experience in managing and providing training and coaching to partners and target beneficiaries.

Requisite skills set to facilitate and serve as project liaison for external actors.

Responsibilities

i.) Project Coordination:
Oversee county level day-today project implementation, coordination and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

Partnership management of key stakeholders in public and private sector.

Responsible for project office and equipment.

ii.) County level project representation:
Establish and manage partnerships with related programs in the county.

Liaise with identified county government focal point to facilitate coordination between the project and county ministries and forums.

Attend existing coordination forums, such as Country Climate Adaptation Steering Committee (CASCOM) or the Agricultural Working Group.

iii.) Delivery of work packages:
Stimulate, advise and coordinate with KALRO county partners such as farmers, livestock keepers, Group Ranches, conservancies, cooperatives, and training centres in the establishment of forage plots, feedlots, improved grazing areas or pastures, both on-farm and/or for commercial forage production.

In conjunction with the innovation business advisor, promote and facilitate with KALRO and other parties the dissemination of drought-resilient feeding innovations validated by research with respective value chain actors

Facilitate identification and communication with SMEs (including women & youth enter-prises and cooperatives) identified for the innovation matching fund and/or feed voucher;

Steer capacity development of stakeholders to implement climate resilient integrated landscape management strategies and plans.

Coordinate and facilitate county staff capacity building for developing county strategies/ frameworks on drought resilience in line with national policy.

Job Requirements
Required education

Required relevant work experience

Required languages:


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County Technical Advisor - Taita Taveta County
Company:

Snv Netherlands Development Organization



Job Function:

Other

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