Africa Harvest Biotechnology Foundation International (Africa Harvest) was founded in 2002 and is incorporated in the USA as a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation. Its headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, and it has regional offices in Washington DC, USA and Johannesburg, South Africa.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Assistant Field Officer will be responsible for ensuring the timely implementation of field activities as per the project workplan and implementation schedules. The referenced project seeks support communities in Migori County to achieve the goal of sustained improvement in ecosystem restoration, livelihoods, and resilience to climate change for Kachieng’ and North Kadem wards.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Field Operations

• Conduct farmer contact meetings and follow up
• Conduct gender responsive CSA trainings
• Ensure that cross-cutting aspects such as nutrition, gender equity, social inclusion, and water systems are included and well-integrated into CSA.

Stakeholder engagement

• Assess training needs of the farmers and various stakeholders and discuss the needs with project officer and management on a regular basis.
• Enhance linkages and connection to input suppliers, stakeholders and markets
• Assist in developing training and workshop content for farmers, government partners, small and medium agribusinesses and other stakeholders on CSA;

Data Collection & Analysis

• Perform desk review of the existing and potential Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Agro-ecological practices that support transitions to sustainable agriculture.
• Analyze needs and adoption barriers for Agro-ecology and CSA approaches among farmers, producer organizations, and agribusinesses.
• Support the periodic data collection activities to support Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning.

Administrative Support

• Facilitate recruitment and selection of lead farmers
• Assist the project manager to prepare technical reports, agreements, and selection of services providers for the project
• Perform other tasks requested by the Africa Harvest representative

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate should have:

• A Diploma in Agriculture, Agroforestry, Climate Change, Environmental sciences or other closely related fields.
• At least 3 years of progressive responsible experience in climate smart agriculture, rural development and livelihoods field activities.
• Experience in community mobilization and working with farmer groups.
• Working knowledge of English, an understanding of local language is an added advantage.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Must have motor bike riding skills with a valid riding license or be willing to learn
• Must be from Migori County and well versed with the local dialects and customs.