Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Programme (SACDEP) Jobs in Kenya

Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Programme (SACDEP) Jobs in Kenya

Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Programme (SACDEP – Kenya) is an indigenous Kenyan Development Agency. For the past 20 years the NGO has enabled achievement of improved livelihoods for more than 500,000 families in Eleven (11) counties.
Development work among rural small scale farmers is ongoing in Rift Valley, Central, Eastern and coast Regions.
To continue building of its technical base, several opportunities have emerged for which qualified personnel are being sought as shown below:
1. Manager – Agriculture Training and Extension
2. Programme Officer – Technical Training & Research (TTR)
General Professional Qualifications for position 1 and 2
1. Be a holder of Diploma, Degree in General Agriculture with a specific bias in Sustainable Agriculture (SA)
2. With ten (10) years and above experience in project implementation among rural small –holder farmers (in the area of crops, livestock, water, value addition, Rural savings & Credit Schemes, Renewable Energy e,t.c )
3. Has proven experience and has been a successful fundraiser through writing winning Project Proposals.
Ability to use other methods of resource mobilization to implement projects.
4. High levels of ability to interpret Project documents, translate the objectives to activities, implement activities and carry out formative and summative evaluations.
Submit technical reports based on achievement of objectives and impact.
5. A Self driven person with an achievers, attitude, creative, able to travel for distant official missions good interpersonal working skills, A go getter person.
6. Experience in working with an NGO for at least 3 years will be an added advantage.
Specific Tasks and Obligations Position (1)
Reporting to the Executive Director:
1. The applicant has to have proven experience in leading a team of technical field officers and ensure they achieve targets sets up in strategies and Annual plans.
2. With proven ability to implement Community Based projects with components being ,mixed farming, pastorists, irrigations, water harvesting , value chains agriculture policies e.t.c
3. They have a wide scope of Agriculture and Development at Global platform and be able to interpret such dynamics and act at local and regional levels.
Specific Tasks and Obligations Position (2)
1. Identify shortcomings within the principles and practices of Sustainable Agriculture (SA) as a tool of development, design intervention strategies implement the strategies and record the outputs, outcomes and impact of the interventions.
2. Design, execute, evaluate and report thematic courses Workshops, Seminars and symposia in the area of Sustainable Agriculture and Development.
3. Co-ordinate execution of training curricula for students undertaking certificate and Diploma courses in SA and Development.
4. Design practical training aids for students as in cropping demonstrations Plots Livestock units Renewable Energy, community level student attachments e.t.c
3. Human Resource Officer
Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director
General Professional Qualifications

Diploma in Human Resource Management or a Bachelor’s in a Business Management course, Human Resource option.

Five years work experience on Human Resource Management issues

Have thorough knowledge and understanding of Labour laws and other statutes touching on Personnel matters.

Packages in line with his/her profession

Skills in Human Resource Management.

Competent in reports writing and good communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft office and other computer packages relevant to his/ her profession. Specific Tasks and Obligations

To be responsible of keeping and updating all staff records.

Liaising with the respective managers on staff status and follow up on appropriate actions required in regard to the different categories of staff.

This to encompass working with Managers during recruitment, giving feedback to interviewees and any other matters touching on organizational human resource Applications to be accompanied by a C.V and indicating Current or previous salary to reach the undersigned on or before Wednesday 26th November 2014.
If you will not have heard from us by Thursday, 15th January 2015 kindly consider your application unsuccessful
Executive Director
SACDEP – Kenya
P. O. Box 1134 – 01000
Thika