Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) and County Government of Kiambu, County Government of Murang’a are pleased to announce to the public the recruitment of supervisors and agri-prenuers (Enumerators) for the profiling of farmers, Agrovets and grain stockists in Kiambu County and Murang’a County through Data collection
Suitable and qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications before the deadline in August 2023.
Requirements for Enumerators / Agri-prenuers – 1,103 positions
Requirement for Appointment of:
a) Must be between 20-45 years of Age with a national ID
b) Must have a minimum KCSE-C- Plain
c) Must be an active resident of the ward in which the profiling exercise is being undertaken
d) Minimum academic qualification of a post-secondary qualifications from a recognized institution, preferably in Agricultural Sciences, Agribusiness, Statistics, Social Sciences, Community Development & related disciplines e) Demonstrate some experience in agriculture or agribusiness & interactions with farmers.
f) Must own a smart phone & be computer literate.
g) Must be able to communicate in Kiswahili, English & the local dialect in their locality.
h) Ability & willingness to remain personally involved & committed on full time basis.
1) Strong past experience in community mobilization & training farmers on agricultural value chains
The agri-prenuers will undertake baseline and routine data collection.
Supervisors – 168 Positions
Assistant Ward Based
Assistant Ward-Based Supervisors
For appointment as an Assistant Ward-Based Supervisors, a candidate must:
a) Have a minimum academic qualification of a Diploma from a recognized post- secondary institution preferably in Agricultural Sciences, Statistics, Community Development or any other relateddiscipline.
b) Be computer literate and able to use a tablet.
c) Be able to communicate in Kiswahili/English the ability to converse in the Local
Dialect will be an added advantage.
d) Be identified from county government staff and should preferably be Frontline/field service providers.
e) Be currently working in the target ward.
f) Having participated in a similar exercise involving data collection will be an added advantage
These supervisors will assist the ward-based supervisor in providing oversight and supervise Agri-preneurs during baseline/routine data collection.
Ward-Based
i)Ward-Based Supervisors
For appointment as a Ward-Based Supervisors, a candidate must:
a) Have minimum academic qualification of a Degree from a recognized University preferably in Agricultural Sciences, Statistics, Social Sciences, Community Development and any other related disciplines.
b) Be computer literate and able to use a tablet.
c) Be able to communicate in Kiswahili, English, and Local Dialect.
d) Be identified from county government staff. Consideration will be given to the civil servants in the county.
e) Be currently working in the target Ward
f) Having participated in similar exercises and experience on extension and data collection will be an added advantage
These supervisors will supervise and backstop Assistant Ward-based supervisors during baseline/routine data collection.
Senior
iii) Senior Supervisors
For appointment as a Senior Supervisor, a candidate must:
a) Have minimum academic qualification of a Degree from a recognized University preferably in Agricultural Sciences, Statistics, Social Sciences, Community Development and any other related disciplines
b) Be computer literate and able to use a tablet
c) Be able to communicate in Kiswahili, and English.
d) Be identified from county government staff. Consideration will be given to the civil servants in the county.
e) Be currently a senior County officer and subject matter specialist at Sub- county or County level;
f) Having experience on personnel management, supervision, extension and data collection
g) Having participated in similar exercises will be an added advantage
These supervisors will supervise and backstop Ward-based supervisors during the baseline/routine data collection.
How to Apply
To Apply kindly follow the links below and submit your applications appropriately .
Kiambu County
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Murang’a County
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