Field Officer Thika

Description
Field Officers play a key role in being the face to face contact point for Kutoka Ardhini in the field. This important position is critical in developing Kutoka Ardhini’s overall business strategy and our commitment to putting farmers first throughout the essential and vegetable oil value chains. Field Officers recruit, oversee, and manage a portfolio of up to 150 contracted farmers spending most days in the field working closely with our farming partners and their crops to deliver essential and vegetable oil based raw materials to our processing partners.

Field officers conduct regular onsite and group training sessions, manage input distribution, loan administration, and harvest collection processes. The role will contribute to the economic development of rural farming communities and requires a firm commitment to the ethical production of natural products through Kutoka’s small holder farming networks.
Prior experience working in the Avocado industry is an added advantage.
Valid Motorbike license is a must have.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities
Reports to the Field Officer Supervisor

Manage a portfolio of up to 150 farmers with several different crops and harvest cycles

Provide advice, mentoring, and support to the farmers within the portfolio

Manage farming inputs, loan products, yield forecasts, and collection

Conduct onsite and group training sessions

Regularly gather data and create reports through the company IT platforms

Work closely with management to identify challenge areas and maximize yields for farmers

Job Requirements
Required education
: Bachelor's degree

Required relevant work experience
: 18 months

Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
Mandatory attachments
Please have a scan or photo of these documents ready when you start the application:
Self-prepared CV file
- the employer wants to see a CV that you have prepared yourself
Education certificate
- the official certificate for your highest education