Agronomic Advisor

Save the Children is seeking an agronomic specialist for a 5-year program. This project aims to strengthen agro-economies, climate resilience and well-being of smallholder tea farmers, women and children, in Nandi County through enhanced integration of climate sensitive sustainable land-management practices and access to carbon market finance. The project will reach smallholder farmers with climate-smart agriculture extension services and agroforestry, enhance reafforestation/afforestation in community and protected areas, strengthening market linkages and supply chain infrastructure. This will be complemented by targeted nutrition awareness interventions. In close coordination with the child poverty technical specialist S/he will promote or implement best agronomic practices and technology for sustainable intensification of crop production at project sites. The Agronomist will support resilient food systems mechanisms, train staff and farmers on methods to improve crop production including agroforestry. She/he will participate in conducting field visits to project sites to advise, coach and mentor farmers about better planting, cultivation, and harvesting techniques, improving crop yield, and solving problems for the successful management of agricultural production operations. In addition, the post holder will engage in documentation of best practices, learnings and lessons in the areas of climate-smart crop production, agroforestry and productivity. The role holder will ensure that gender, child rights and safeguarding approaches are mainstreamed in the program, ensuring education and training addresses topics of inequity and that participation is balanced. He will ensure that girls and boys and women are protected in all their diversity from violence, abuse and exploitation alongside their right to meaningful participation in decisions that affect them in this project. He/she will lead in the design of work plans and implementation of technical support to local implementing partners and networks, including sharing and coordinating with all stakeholders in the project implementation sub-counties. The position will be based in Nandi County headquarter town with frequent travel to project sites. SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Operations Manager with secondary reporting relationship to Child Poverty Technical Specialist. Staff directly reporting to this post: None. Country Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since 1950. As of 2024, Save the Children operates throughout Kenya with 6 field offices. In 2024, we directly reached more than 695,000 people through our humanitarian and longer-term development work in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Education, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Child Protection and Child Rights Governance. The Country Office oversees several active awards from a variety of governmental and institutional donors, including some of our largest donors such as USAID, ECHO, LEGO, BHA, and FCDO.

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