NGO Jobs in Kenya – AATF

African

Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)
 

Programme

Officer – OFAB
 

The

African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is an international

not-for-profit organisation that facilitates, and promotes public / private

partnerships to access, develop, adapt and deliver appropriate agricultural

technologies for sustainable use by smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan

Africa. 

Background: AATF wishes to

recruit a Programme Officer for the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in

Africa (OFAB) Project.  

This

position will report to the Project Manager OFAB

• Assist
  
  in development, implementation and monitoring of OFAB Project grassroots
  
  and high-level communication and advocacy campaigns in line with the
  
  project’s primary outcomes.


• Develop
  
  and implement a robust AATF social/digital media strategy to support
  
  effective communication and advocacy campaigns and issues management.


• Improve
  
  current AATF social media use through continuous monitoring of trends,
  
  identifying emerging issues and themes of interest and advising staff and
  
  management accordingly.


• Define
  
  effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media campaigns,
  
  and provide progress reports including social media metrics and analytics.


• Manage
  
  media activities, ensuring appropriate plans are developed, implemented,
  
  monitored and reported by the chapters and OFAB Africa to support a
  
  healthy engagement between the project and SSA media. 


• Oversee
  
  the development, production and dissemination of effective project
  
  communication and advocacy materials, including policy briefs, booklets
  
  and reports.


• Assist
  
  in managing project related events including mounting and managing OFAB
  
  displays in exhibitions and meetings.


• Assist
  
  with production of timely progress and annual reports for sharing with
  
  AATF leadership and development partners.

(For

detailed job description refer on the AATF website)
 

Qualifications: Suitable candidates

must have a minimum of Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations,

Journalism or any other related disciplines from a recognized institution; Five

(5) years’ experience in communications and advocacy campaigns in a

science-related field and experience in social media campaign.

A

working knowledge of French would be an added advantage.
 

Background: AATF wishes to recruit

a Project Assistant. 

This

position will report to the Senior Manager–Deployment
 

• Support
  
  project operations, administrative duties, including office and field
  
  work, and monitoring activities to ensure timely delivery of milestones.


• Assist
  
  in prioritizing project activities in the annual work plan


• Assist
  
  in formulation and implementation of detailed project work plans,
  
  including clearly defined milestones and timelines.


• Facilitate
  
  collection and analysis of project information and data as per the
  
  assigned work plan as well as generating quality project reports


• Prepare
  
  and submit quality technical reports when required, clearly detailing the
  
  project status in appropriate format.


• Assist
  
  with preparation of manuscripts for publications, power point
  
  presentations and undertake literature search for articles and
  
  presentations


• Provide
  
  logistical support essential for scheduling and conduct of project meetings

(For

detailed job description refer on the AATF website)
 

Qualifications: Suitable candidates must have a minimum

of Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural or related sciences from a recognized

university. 

Holders

of a Master’s degree in Agricultural or related sciences will have added

advantage. 

Two

years’ experience in implementation of projects in the agricultural sector,

experience in field work, data collection, analysis and report writing is

essential.

The candidate must be highly proficient in the use of computer and relevant

softwares used in research and development.

She/he

should have great capacity to learn and capable of working under

pressure. 

Compensation

and Tenure: AATF

offers a competitive salary and benefits package, and a collegial and

gender-sensitive working environment. 

The

employment contract is for an initial period of 2 years, renewable subject to

performance and availability of funding.

Application Procedures: Qualified

candidates are invited to submit their applications together with a detailed

Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the Human Resource Head aatf-hr@aatf-africa.org on or

before 10th June 2016. 

Your

CV should include details of your qualifications, experience, current position,

telephone contact, email address, names and addresses of three referees.

AATF is an equal opportunity employer.
 

For

more information visit our website www.aatf-africa.org and www.ofabafrica.org