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.