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GROOTS SACCO Kenya Program Officer Jobs


Who We Are:


GROOTS SACCO is a startup SACCO established in July 2017 for members of GROOTS Kenya. GROOTS Kenya is a national movement of grassroots women across Kenya. Our mission is to facilitate effective engagement of grassroots women in development spaces.


Position Description:


To lead in the implementation of the Markets & Trade Program targeting small-scale women farmers largely in the Horticulture value chain in Nyandarua (Potato), Nakuru (Horticulture & Dairy), Kitui (Poultry & Horticulture) and Muranga (Banana) Counties.


Responsibilities:



  • Lead the mapping and organizing of small-scale farmers into groups

  • Enhance farmers capacities and organization to produce for the market

  • Support in conducting of baselines surveys and rapid value chain analysis

  • Develop & lead the implementation of such innovations that accelerate rural women small-scale farmers’ engagement higher up the value chain

  • Support farmer groups to map strategic agri-markets and build sustainable market linkages

  • Develop and mainstream into the program innovations to address traditional challenges that hinder women engagement in agribusiness e.g- care work burden, gender-based violence, lack of land control, lack of capital e.t.c

  • Support the women farmers to map stakeholders ‘conduct community-led advocacy to compliment the program investments

  • Sustain strategic partnerships with policymakers and stakeholders mapped under the program

  • Support mapped farmers to mobilize own financial resources, save and borrow to support their value chain activities

  • Build a participatory monitoring system for the targeted individual farmers and farmer groups.

  • Build a men for women movement to enhance the quality of program outcomes at individual and group level

  • Any other role assigned by the Executive Director


Qualifications:



  • Bachelors’ degree in agribusiness or agricultural related studies

  • A deep understanding of the horticulture value chain and in particular for crops such as potatoes, banana, and kales

  • At least over 3 years of working experience in the sector

  • Experience working with small-scale farmers/entrepreneurs


How To Apply:


Qualified applicants should email their CV’s only to accounts@grootskenya.org by 4th January 2019.



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