Project Officer (Kisumu County)

Job Purpose- The purpose of this position is to work directly with farmers and Farmer Business Groups on a day to day basis on all the activities of the project on “Strengthening the competitiveness of the cassava value chain in Kenya (KF1)

Responsibilities

Facilitate the development of capacity of smallholder farmers to produce quality cassava• Facilitate the strengthening of farmer business groups through training and mentorship on group management, leadership, planning etc

• Facilitate the establishment of farmer field schools as learning centers for farmers

• Coordinate trainings to seed entrepreneurs

• Coordinate trainings to Lead Farmers and Follower Farmers on Good Agricultural Practices, Climate Smart Agriculture, Post Harvest management among others

• Coordinate trainings and mentorship initiatives to farmer business groups on gender and social inclusion

• Coordinate trainings on nutrition and dietary diversity to farmer business groups

Facilitate Market access and business linkages for farmers

• Facilitate the establishment of aggregation centers where farmer produce can be aggregated, collected and marketed

• Support farmer business groups to establish Micro and Small Enterprises (Cooperatives or Companies)

• Strengthen the capacity of the established Micro and Small Enterprises in processing and value addition of Cassava

Facilitate access to credit for farmers

• Sensitize and disseminate information to famer business groups on available credit products from the financial service provider

• Coordinate trainings of Farmer Business groups on savings and lending

Facilitate stakeholder engagement in the cassava VC

• Facilitate the establishment and strengthening of county level cassava/Root and Tuber Crops platform

• Participate in county level stakeholder meetings

• Contribute to county level discussions on policy formulation that contribute to providing a conducive environment for smallholder farmers and agribusinesses

• Facilitate knowledge and information sharing for stakeholders at county level

Support Monitoring and Reporting

• Conduct frequent follow up visits to groups

• Prepare activity, monthly and quarterly reports on the project implementation process

• Participate in Result Based Monitoring through data collection, cleaning and entry

• Ensure effective planning, Budgeting and implementation of project activities in the target county

Any other duties as assigned by the Programme Manager

Job Requirements
Required education
: Bachelor's degree

Required relevant work experience
: 2 years

Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)