Vacancy: Livestock Production

Project Officer 


Inades

Formation is a pan African organization working in ten (10) African Countries

viz Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote D’Ivoire, Rwanda, Tanzania,

Kenya, Togo and DR Congo.
 

In

Kenya, the offices are situated in Machakos town – approximately 60 km east of

Nairobi. 


INADES-Formation

Kenya is anticipating getting additional funding for a Livestock Farmer Field

schools training and is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position

of a Livestock production project officer to be based in Makueni.  



The

position will only be filled on receipt of the anticipated funding.
 


Interested

candidates should have the following qualifications and competencies:

  • A

    university degree in Livestock production or related.

  • At

    least three years working experience for non-profit organization/s.

  • Experience

    in conducting Livestock Farmer Field Schools


  • Demonstrated

    experience in working with local implementing partners.

  • Excellent

    oral and written communication skills in English

  • Proven

    track record on fundraising skills.

  • Excellent

    coordination and organization skills.

  • A

    valid driving & riding license with at least 5 years’ experience

    practical driving (Those without this qualification should not apply).


Roles and Responsibilities
 


The

successful candidate will work with/supervise two field officers in

accomplishing the following:

  • Map

    and identify the existing livestock production groups in the projects

    area.

  • Form

    new producer groups (FFS’s) in the areas where they do not exist.

  • Select

    groups to be trained and form Farmer Field Schools (FFS). Compile data of

    each selected FFS e.g. no. of men, women, youth, location etc.

  • Profile

    the agricultural practices and technologies used in livestock production

    by the groups and identify the training gaps and needs within the groups

    through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA),

  • Identify

    the appropriate agricultural production techniques and technologies that

    can be applied in the groups as well as the improvement that can be done

    on existing ones for increased productivity.

  • Develop

    a training materials with respect to the training needs identified and

    that can suit the FFS model to meet the project targets in terms of

    numbers and content.

  • Capacity

    building of producer groups / Cooperatives

  • Define

    their business objectives, initiate business activities, and establish

    governance and management systems and business plans.

  • Conduct

    the actual training of the FFS as per the curriculum and the training

    needs.

  • Identify

    Lead Farmers (men, women and youth) per FFS/producer group who will serve

    as the group-based technical expert. These lead farmers will be trained

    further and integrated into the trainings as assistants or co-trainers and

    will continue training post project period. Alongside this, qualified BDS

    providers can be linked to the groups to provide sustainable training in

    their areas of expertise and to guide farmers on their available

    technologies.

  • Follow-up,

    monitoring and evaluation of the FFSs performance and up-scaling of the

    appropriate technologies.

  • Link

    all producer groups with commercially oriented producer association or

    cooperatives with established management systems and structures.

  • Support

    building of partnerships between producers, buyers & BSPs

  • Train

    PFGs / cooperatives on management and development skills to ensure

    continuity and sustainability as well as self-financial maintenance.

  • Support

    peer-to-peer learning between FFS trainees and commercially oriented

    livestock farmer & study tours.


If you meet the above qualifications please apply by sending

your application letter and CV to the 


Inades

Formation Kenya, 


P.O.

Box 1905 – 90100 


 through

e-mail address: inadeskenyarecruitment@gmail.com 


and cc

inadeskdirector@gmail.com 




Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted