Vacancy: Livestock Production Project
Officer
1 Position
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.
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.
Qualifications
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
Managing
Director,
Inades
Formation Kenya,
P.O. Box
1905 – 90100
Machakos
through
e-mail address: inadeskenyarecruitment@gmail.com
and cc
inadeskdirector@gmail.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
