Project Area – Nakuru & Nyandarua
Farming Systems Kenya is a registered Faith Based NGO that has been operating in Kenya since 1981 to reduce poverty through agricultural and community development interventions.
The organization works with and supports small-holder farmers to improve their productivity and incomes. To this end, the organization wishes to recruit a competent, qualified and result-oriented person to fill the position of Community Development Officer to be based in Nakuru but working in both Nakuru and Nyandarua Counties.
Essential Character and Character traits
Born again Christian, result oriented, values committed, self-motivated, accountable and honest.
Reporting to the Senior Programmes Manager the Community Development Officer will undertake the following duties:
Knowledge and Skills Required
– Minimum bachelor degree in community development studies, social work,
sociology, agriculture and human Ecology or related area of study
– Minimum 2 years’ field-based experience in community development, using
sustainable and transformative approaches and tools
– Innovative and pro-active approach to resolving complex community needs
– Competencies in the application of participatory community approaches
– Good planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting skills
– Competencies in adult learning facilitation, planning and execution of workshop and
training events
– Partnership-building, networking, collaboration and representation skills
– Proposal writing skills
Roles and Responsibilities
– Provide trainings to the groups, CBOs on group dynamics and animal welfare.
– Assess and identify community capacity gaps, needs and root causes on equine husbandry and
management practices and related social-economic needs.
– Develop and implement interventions to address the gaps, needs and root causes identified
above in a sustainable manner.
– Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions, and follow up with relevant
adjustments.
– Continuously implement follow up actions or adjustments on the basis of information gathered
from the evaluation above.
– Explore innovative capacity building methods, tools and techniques that are suitable and
sensitive to distinct community groupings, demographics and contexts for sustainable behaviour
change.
– Strengthen community-based structures among target equine owning communities that assure
sustainable project interventions.
– Participate in identification of gaps in and value addition to resource and material requirements
related to community engagement.
– Prepare for and deliver content during planned trainings, ensure learning capacity building road
map; matching session plans for each training session; and conduct monitoring visits to follow
up on the use of C4A tools.
– Mentor community animal welfare ambassadors.
– Participate from time to time in meetings or initiatives with other like-minded stakeholders in
animal welfare and livelihoods sectors.
– Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual Reports.
– Management of organization funds, accounting and financial reporting as per activities planned
and carried out.
– Organize field days and outreach programs to farmers in collaboration with other stakeholders.
– Support in fundraising to ensure and support programme growth and project sustainability.
How to apply
The interested and qualified candidates to submit their Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates/ testimonials, including contact information of three referees and a reference letter from your pastor to the email below. Please indicate the position “Community Development Officer” on the subject title and your Salary Expectation. Applicants
should ensure that all documents reach The Chairman of the Board no later than Monday 12th August 2024 by 5:00 P.M to the address provided below. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Chairman of the Board,
Farming Systems Kenya, FSK Centre, Kiamunyi
Along Nakuru – Ravine- Kabarak road,
P.O. Box 2816- 20100, Nakuru
Email: [email protected]
Canvasing in any manner shall lead to automatic disqualification.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
