Utooni Development Organisation Jobs in Kenya

Utooni Development Organisation Jobs in Kenya
1.    Field Operations Manager
2.    Field Manager
Utooni Development Organisation is an NGO supporting community self help groups in Ukambani to increase water, food, income and health security.
The following positions are available:

Field Operations Manager
    * Assists a team of Field Managers and Field Officers to achieve UDO goals and objectives by providing training and resources to community self help groups.
    * Reports to CEO regularly on all functions of the Field staff.
    * Supervises Field Operations and staff of Field Managers and Field Officers to ensure targets for outputs and outcomes are achieved and reported to donors

    * Ensures all UDO projects and activities are implemented in a timely and efficient manner.
    * Makes regular visits to community groups with team,to assess program impact and assist in resolving problem areas.
    * Reviews all output, outcome and impact data and narrative reports each month to ensure accuracy.
    * Supports Training team in identification of training needs for both staff and community groups.
    * Ensures that visitors, study groups, delegations and work teams to UDO are welcomed and hosted competently.
    * To co-ordinate and co-operate with Government offices within your jurisdiction

Education/Experience required:

    * Minimum of diploma in Agriculture or related area.
    * Bachelors degree preferred.
    * Minimum of 3 years of development work in field in agriculture.
    * Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience.

Skills required:

    * Able to supervise large staff in efficient and effective manner.
    * Able to work well with community self help groups in remote rural areas.
    * Able to write reports and present data in spreadsheets in timely manner.
    * Able to communicate fluently in Kikamba, Swahili and English.

Field Manager
    * Assists a team of Field Officers in the field to achieve UDO goals and objectives by providing coaching, information, training, and resources, and provides leadership to UDO as part of Senior Management.
    * Ensures team of Field Officers perform their duties effectively.
    * Makes regular visits to community groups with the Field Officer to assess programme impact and assist in resolving problem areas.
    * Identifies in conjunction with community groups locations where dams, tree nurseries and other UDO projects may be built.
    * Supervises the construction of sand dams and other UDO projects in the area.
    * Collects and records data from community groups and individual farmers for evaluation.
    * Facilitates project workshops, visits and exchanges for staff and community groups.
    * Ensures that visitors, groups, delegations, and volunteer work teams in area of jurisdiction are welcomed and hosted competently.
    * Attends regular consultative meetings with Senior Management.
    * To coordinate and co-operate with Government offices within your jurisdiction

Education/Experience required:

    * Minimum of diploma in Agriculture or related field.
    * Bachelors degree preferred.
    * Minimum of 2 years of development work in field in agriculture.

Skills Required:

    * Excellent communication skills.
    * Proficient in training agricultural skills to diverse audiences.
    * Computer literate.
    * Able to write reports and present data in spreadsheets in clear and timely manner.
    * Able to communicate fluently in Kikamba, Swahili and English.

Interested persons with the required qualifications should submit their application to the undersigned before September 22, 2010.
Human Resource Manager
P.O. Box 16- 90108,
Kola – Machakos.
email: joshua@utoonidevelopment.org