County Agribusiness Advocacy Assistants-Kericho

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow up county advocacy champions on agreed actions, activity schedules, evidence collection and progress reporting
• Maintain regular liaison with ward and sub-county agricultural officers, county departments and public extension structures.
• Attend relevant county, partner and multi-stakeholder forums; document key decisions, opportunities and required follow-up.
• Create practical linkages between advocacy champions, farmer groups and related programmes in agroecology, climate-smart agriculture, renewable energy, markets and finance.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and engagement of new SOCAA members within the county.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma or degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness.
• Provide basic extension and advisory support to farmer. groups, including referrals, demonstrations and follow- up on adoption of relevant RA-PURE solutions. Maintain county stakeholder contacts and submit concise field updates, activity records, photos, case studies and emerging risks to the Advocacy Officer.

APPLICATION PACKAGE

• Agricultural Extension, Rural Development, Community Development, Natural Resources or a related field.
• At least two years of relevant experience in field extension, farmer mobilisation, project implementation, stakeholder engagement or advocacy support.
• Resident within one of the counties in the cluster applied for, with strong working networks and demonstrated familiarity with the county.
• Understanding of county government and agricultural extension structures; familiarity with agroecology. regenerative agriculture or renewable energy in agriculture is an advantage. Strong communication, facilitation, relationship management, record-keeping and report-writing skills. Ability to work independently, travel regularly within the county and use email, messaging applications and standard digital reporting tools. .
• SOCAA membership is an advantage; qualified non- members should be willing to meet applicable.
• professional membership requirements.