Position Summary:
The agribusiness facilitator will be tasked to train the young persons (m/w) on agribusiness as well as getting internships and placements for them under “Go Blue” Project – Skills Development (TVET), Matching and Value Chain Development
Required practical Skills & Knowledge
Animal Husbandry: New and productive approaches for rearing Dairy cattle, poultry farming, and apiculture. New farming technology that help make livestock more productive and profitable.
Crop Farming: Growing various fruits, vegetables, grains and nuts. Understanding of climatic and salinity conditions of the region.
Cocopeat: Production techniques, marketing and value chain establishment
Location: Kilifi
Duties & responsibilities:
⮚ Recruitment of trainees for the course**
⮚ Train established young farmer on agricultural related practices and its value chains
⮚ Train young farmers adopt new farming practices like aquaculture and aquaponics farming e.t.c
⮚ Train enrolled farmers on value addition of the farm produce to reduce post harvesting losses and improve on their shelf life
⮚ Participate in mobilization activities to ensure that center meets the targeted number of participants within timeframe**
⮚ Prepare classroom timetable and training calendar for trade**
⮚ Deliver practical and theoretical curriculum of the trade**
⮚ Conduct internal assessment for trainees (m/w) during and after training**
⮚ Invite industry players for guest lectures**
⮚ Arrange Field visits and exposure visits for trainees(m/w)**
⮚ Develop social media posts and case studies for project visibilities
⮚ Mobilize best performers to give testimonies at different events in the project.
⮚ Assist trainees (m/w) in attending interviews and extend support in post placement assistance**
⮚ Network with trade specific industries**
⮚ Maintain track record of learning and keep the database up to date**
⮚ Keep the MIS updated**
⮚ Provide reports as and when required**
⮚ Participate in placement drives**
⮚ Deliver learning through online tools available like LMS**
⮚ Conduct parent’s meetings**
⮚ Offer agricultural extension services to the trained people as a handholding support for sustainability
⮚ Offer Mentorship to the trained people on new farming practices like aquaculture and aquaponics farming
Required Qualifications:
⮚ Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agriculture Education and Extension, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agribusiness Management, Animal production or equivalent.
⮚ Minimum of three (3) years of work experience in food security and related sectors
⮚ Working experience in implementation of Food Security Projects or related community-based projects;
⮚ Experience in local value chains development will be an added advantage
⮚ Proficiency in MS Office (MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
⮚ Good presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills
⮚ Good facilitation skills
Our commitment to safeguarding
CAPYEI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of young persons. CAPYEI expects all and volunteers (m/w) to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
How to apply
Interested internal candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to send their application letters and detailed CVs to [email protected] not later than Friday, 29th October 2021. Candidates are required to indicate the position title on the subject line of the email when applying.
Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis.
CAPYEI DOES NOT charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process
More Information
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