Founded in 1974, Baraka agricultural College has been known to train farmers and form four leavers on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural development.

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Outreach Manager

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND , Diploma

Experience

3 - 5 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Agriculture / Agro-Allied , Project and Program Management

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be required to efficiently manage Baraka Agriculture College outreach programs/projects. She/he will be responsible for capacity building of farmers in Sustainable Agriculture enterprises, developing funding proposals, initiating and designing community projects, evaluating and monitoring operational programs/projects and reporting. He/ She will be expected to collaborate with like-minded partners, agencies and individuals in the area of operation.

Key Requirements and Experience

• A degree graduate in Agriculture with Rural development/ Community development/extension or related field from a recognized University with 3 years' experience in the same field or Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture, community extension with more than 5 years' experience in similar job environment;
• Experience in participatory management and programme approaches;
• Excellent leadership skills, a team builder and player;
• Passionate and committed to empowering marginalized individuals and communities so that they can achieve decent livelihoods from available resources.
• Ability and experience in teaching/facilitation;
• Experience of working in a structured organization;
• Knowledge of financial management;
• Good analytical, writing, reporting and presentation skills;
• Experience in proposal development and programme/project management;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Must be computer literate, conversant with operating software applications; and
• Experience with donor community will be an added advantage
• Skills in riding motorbike is an added advantage

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• Efficiently manage Baraka Agriculture College outreach programs/projects.
• Capacity building of farmers in Sustainable Agriculture enterprises.
• Developing funding proposals.
• Initiating and designing community projects.
• Evaluating and monitoring operational programs/projects.
• Reporting.
• Collaborate with like-minded partners, agencies and individuals in the area of operation.

• Participatory management and programme approaches
• Leadership skills
• Team building
• Teaching/facilitation
• Financial management
• Analytical skills
• Writing skills
• Reporting skills
• Presentation skills
• Proposal development
• Programme/project management
• Communication skills
• Computer literacy
• Operating software applications
• Riding motorbike (advantage)

• Degree graduate in Agriculture with Rural development/ Community development/extension or related field from a recognized University with 3 years' experience in the same field OR Diploma in Sustainable Agriculture, community extension with more than 5 years' experience in similar job environment.
• Experience in participatory management and programme approaches.
• Excellent leadership skills, a team builder and player.
• Passionate and committed to empowering marginalized individuals and communities.
• Ability and experience in teaching/facilitation.
• Experience of working in a structured organization.
• Knowledge of financial management.
• Good analytical, writing, reporting and presentation skills.
• Experience in proposal development and programme/project management.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Must be computer literate, conversant with operating software applications.
• Experience with donor community will be an added advantage.
• Skills in riding motorbike is an added advantage.