Farm Africa
Job Title: Aquaculture
Intern – KMAP
Reports To: Project Officer - KMAP
Staff
Reporting to Post holder: None
Location: Based in Kisumu with
occasional travel locally
Duration
& Hours: Short-term
appointment of between 3 - 6 months
Purpose of
the Role: Farm Africa
is looking for Interns to be based in Kisumu to perform a wide variety of tasks
within its Kenya Market-led aquaculture program (KMAP).
Farm Africa
is looking for dynamic, young people to enrich its team with a passion for
aquaculture and private sector orientation.
The intern will form an integral part of Farm Africa’s (KMAP) Kisumu Team. Reporting to the Project Officer, the intern will be assisting in the implementation of the KMAP interventions, ensuring that key deliverables are met in line with the project plan as agreed with the Project Coordinator.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Project Implementation
The intern will form an integral part of Farm Africa’s (KMAP) Kisumu Team. Reporting to the Project Officer, the intern will be assisting in the implementation of the KMAP interventions, ensuring that key deliverables are met in line with the project plan as agreed with the Project Coordinator.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Project Implementation
- Assist
to coordinate with the community and with the project Officer to ensure
project activities are implemented within the project timeframe.
- Assist
in recruitment of fish farmers.
- Assist
to improve husbandry and management practices to increase pond production
and productivity with measurable outcomes.
- Carry
out studies (e.g.: case studies, market studies) and prepare for trade
shows
- Work
with the M&E Support Officers and Project Officer to deliver on
monitoring and evaluation expectations in regulation with Farm Africa
templates and reporting.
- Data
collection, data entry and data analysis.
Project
Management
- Maintain
good client relations with various stakeholders on the project
- Assist
in preparation of annual work plans, periodic planning and project
activity review.
Networking
& reporting
- Assist
in ensuring that there is strong partnership and liaison with KMAP
partners and work effectively to ensure smooth relations with project
stakeholders
- Responsible
for providing weekly reports on field work done in a timely manner
Person
Specification
Education, qualifications & other knowledge
Education, qualifications & other knowledge
- Candidates
with/ persuing degree/diploma in fisheries or aquaculture disciplines or
those with practical hands on experience in this field are encouraged to
apply
Skills
& abilities
- Passionate
to work in aquaculture industry and more so in the private sector,
excellent verbal and written communication skills and computer literate
(word, excel)
Values
Farm
Africa's values are very important to us as an employer and they are also very
important to our employees.
All
prospective employees should take some time to carefully consider our values
and how they fit with your own personal values before attending interview with
Farm Africa.
Farm Africa seeks to employ those who believe, as we do, that farmers can and will play a key role in achieving long-term rural prosperity in Africa and who seek to deliver on those beliefs by:
- being
experts in our field, delivering insightful/impactful evidence-based
solutions
- pushing
boundaries, being creative with new and old solutions
- acting
for the long-term, building relationships and delivering long-lasting
change for farmers
- working
flexibly, taking advantage of the most effective solutions, whether from
the communities, private sector or government
- Sharing
knowledge with others, reaching more farmers than we do alone, ensuring
effective technologies are widely accessed.
How to
Apply
If you meet the above requirements, please send your CV and one page cover letter indicating specific areas in aquaculture you are interested in and how you meet the specification to kenyarecruitment@farmafrica.org by 5.00pm on Friday 2nd June 2016.
