Equity Bank is one of the region’s leading banks whose purpose is to
transform the lives and livelihoods of the people of Africa socially and
economically by availing them modern, inclusive financial services that
maximize their opportunities. With a strong footprint in Kenya, Uganda and
Southern Sudan, Equity Bank is now home to more than 7.3 million customers,
the largest customer base in the Eastern African Region.
The Bank scouts for talented, creative and innovative team players who are
excited by the opportunity of pushing the frontiers of the ever evolving
microfinance industry, growing our services, delighting our customers and
contributing to our community.AGRICULTURE FIELD MANAGERS (2 POSITIONS)
Role Profile:
Reporting to the Senior Program Manager, the Agriculture Field Managers
will be an integral part of the ‘Unlocking Agriculture Potential’ project,
a 3-year program that is designed to strengthen 2,000 medium sized farms
across Kenya. The
Field Managers shall be responsible for implementation
and supervision of the project. This includes supervision of the field
officers, achievement of project targets as well as preparation and
submission of project reports.
Key Responsibilities
• Supervising field officers and o er them support in capacity building and
training.
• Coordinate data collection and input from Agriculture field officers,
into a centralized database on a regular basis ready for analysis and
reporting.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly status reports and give feedback
regularly to the Senior Program Manager and the Branch Manager.
• Reviewing and monitoring Agriculture field officers monthly work plans
and training schedules.
• Developing viable materials/ lessons learnt and best practices with the
support of Agriculture Field officers that will increase the awareness and
understanding of the project.
• Coordinating regional business club activities e.g. workshops, networking
events and business trips.
• Organizing and coordinating project team activities where appropriate
(e.g. annual workshops, training)
• Representing Equity Group Foundation in the area of Agriculture /
Development program to other Equity sta .
• Assist the Senior Program Manager, Agriculture to develop field
monitoring and evaluation tools based on feedback from field officers,
implementing partners and farmers that will facilitate data collection
consistent with the project participatory monitoring and evaluation frame
work.
• Support implementation of farm level ICT and management systems programs
and training farmers on use of the systems.
• Occasionally assuming responsibility for continuing project / program
activities in the absence of the senior Program Manager, Agriculture.
• Assist the senior Program Manager (Agriculture) in coordinating the field
officers to actively participate and contribute in development of project
plans, budgets and proposals.
Candidate’s Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
• Must have attained a minimum of C+ in KCSE
• University degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, development studies or
related fields. A Masters degree will be an added advantage.
• +7 years relevant experience executing agricultural programs.
• Ability to evaluate challenges at the farm level and work to coordinate
implementation of the program
• Ability to achieve excellent results in the training program and grasp
practical and theoretical knowledge of management, planning, implementation
and evaluation of farming operations
• Have a good understanding of Medium sized-farms dynamics.
Desired Competencies
• Excellent communication skills, both writing and verbal, strong
analytical and quantitative skills and methodological rigor.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability.
• Excellent attention to detail with good organizational skills.
• Flexible to adjust to work schedules and priorities to meet deadlines and
juggle multiple assignments.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Hardworking and result oriented.
• Social skills for initiating and managing relationships with project
partners and stakeholders.
If you meet the above requirements, submit your application and detailed
Curriculum Vitae, quoting the job title on the subject to the email address
below by Saturday, 30th August 2014.
Email to: jobs@equitybank.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Equity Group is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of
individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights, values and what they bring to
the workplace
