Assistant Master Trainer SC NGO Job FAO
NGO Jobs. Food and Agriculture Organization Jobs
Technical Focus
- To provide technical leadership, training, mentorship, and backstopping to facilitators of FFS and FBS, ensuring that both methodologies are implemented effectively, sustainably* and in line with project goals.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Assist in contextualizing FFS and FBS curricula, training modules, and facilitation guides to local agro‑ecological and market conditions
- Co‑facilitate Training of Trainers (ToT) and FFS/FBS facilitators and GOK extension officers.
- Provide hands-on coaching to facilitators during FFS and FBS cycles, reinforcing adherence to participatory learning methods, and FFS learning principles.
- Routine supervision visits to farmer groups to assess facilitator performance and provide on-site guidance on FFS season long learning
- Offer technical assistance on agronomy, climate-smart agriculture, group dynamics, participatory experimentation, and business development skills in the preferred FFS group value chains.
- Ensure facilitators apply approved methodologies and adhere to FFS/FBS principles.
- Support facilitators in collecting data, maintaining attendance records, and documenting key observations.
- Guide facilitators in documenting innovations, field trials, enterprise performance, and behavioural change among farmers.
- Compile field reports, case studies, and success stories for dissemination at project and stakeholder forums.
- Participate in FFS review meetings and learning events to share lessons learnt.
- Guide facilitators in documenting innovations, field trials, enterprise performance, and changes in trends among farmers.
- Compile field reports, case studies, and success stories for dissemination at project and stakeholder forums.
- Support and facilitate linkages between FFS/FBS groups and service providers (input suppliers, market actors, financial institutions).
- Support in supervising the LOA service providers in the assigned counties
- Support in organising and coordinating FFS learning events and field days at all levels.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- University degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development or related field
- Five (5) years of relevant experience in agricultural extension, participatory training, and farmer business capacity development
- Working knowledge (level C) of English and Kiswahili
- National of Kenya
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Certification or proven experience as an FFS and/or FBS Trainer
- Extent and relevance of experience in integrating cross-cutting themes (gender, youth, climate resilience, nutrition
- Excellent communication, writing, and interpersonal skills
- Strong facilitation and participatory training skills
- Familiarity with monitoring, evaluation, and reporting in agricultural/agribusiness projects
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