Vacancy title:
School Farm Manager

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Farming & Outdoors, Education, Social Services & Nonprofit, Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products]

Jobs at:
Cup of Uji

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, January 30 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 29 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Cup of Uji is a non-profit school feeding initiative created in 2011 by Francis Otieno Amonde. The organization was founded in response to the needs observed among public primary school children in Oyugis, Homabay County, who went to school without having eaten at home.

The School Farm Manager is a technical and operational role responsible for the establishment, management and sustainability of school kitchen gardens and fruit tree orchards across four schools. This is a specialist role, requiring strong practical agricultural expertise to support food production, learning and climate-smart agriculture objectives under a new and innovative program model.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

School Farm and Garden Management

• Establish, coordinate and manage kitchen gardens and fruit orchards across four schools.
• Implement both conventional and vertical garden models as approved in the project design.
• Develop seasonal planting and harvesting plans aligned with school feeding needs.

Technical Oversight and Quality Assurance

• Supervise all day-to-day farm activities including land preparation, planting, irrigation, soil management, harvesting and basic storage.
• Ensure adoption of regenerative and climate-smart agricultural practices.
• Monitor crop health, yields, water use, and soil conditions.

Capacity Building and Learning

• Train and support teachers, students, and 4K Clubs on kitchen gardening and sustainable agriculture.
• Support demonstration and learning activities linked to agriculture education.
• Work with technical partners and researchers to implement agreed farming methodologies.
• Maintain accurate farm records, inputs usage logs and yield data.
• Submit structured reports to the Program Manager.
• Coordinate closely with school administrations and feeding teams to integrate farm outputs into meal planning

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Certificate or Diploma in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, or a related field
• A Bachelor’s degree is an added advantage

Experience

• At least 3–5 years of hands-on experience managing institutional farms, kitchen gardens or school farms.
• Demonstrated experience with vegetable production and basic irrigation systems.
• Experience implementing sustainable or regenerative agriculture practices preferred

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Interested candidates should submit:

• A detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A Cover Letter Supporting Documents (Educational and Identity documents)

Applications should be sent to: 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Deadline: 30th January 2026

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