Provides farmer training, farm-level technical support, field monitoring, and community engagement for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Conservation Agriculture activities in assigned villages and project areas within the Rubeho Mountains Carbon Project.
Responsibilities
- Deliver practical training and farm-level support on approved Climate-Smart Agriculture and Conservation Agriculture practices
- Conduct regular farm visits and support farmers and Lead Farmers throughout the production cycle
- Assist with Agroforestry, Quality Declared Seed, seed security, and other livelihood activities
- Mobilize participating farmers and support Farmer Groups and program learning structures
- Facilitate Farmer Field Schools, demonstration plots, practical training sessions, farmer exchanges, and field days
- Work with Lead Farmers to strengthen farmer-to-farmer learning
- Monitor farmer participation, training attendance, adoption of promoted practices, crop performance, and implementation challenges
- Collect and verify field information using approved paper-based or digital tools
- Maintain complete records and submit timely field updates and reports
- Communicate with farmers, Lead Farmers, Farmer Groups, village governments, community leaders, and government agricultural extension personnel
- Coordinate local field activities, promote participation, and document community feedback
- Report technical, operational, environmental, safeguarding, or community-level concerns
- Prepare and implement weekly and monthly field activity plans
- Participate in technical training, program assessments, monitoring exercises, learning events, evaluations, and partner or donor field visits
Requirements
- Agricultural extension and practical farmer-support skills
- Participatory training, facilitation, and community-mobilization skills
- Knowledge of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Conservation Agriculture
- Ability to explain and demonstrate agricultural practices clearly
- Field monitoring, documentation, and accurate data-collection skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to use smartphones or tablets for digital data collection
- Ability to work independently within approved plans
- Kiswahili communication skills
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently and work in rural communities and farms
- Moderate physical fitness for walking on uneven terrain, standing during training, and carrying routine field materials
