Experience

Africa Instore Solutions

• Kenya
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Officer

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  • Preparing daily, weekly, and monthly reports for the Project Manager’s review.• Regularly update and maintain records of key project components as indicated in the service level agreements.• Managing relationships with farmers and other stakeholders in the different projects to ensure end-to-end farmer engagement.• Supervising the mapping of farmers into selected service centres to facilitate learning based on needs, market access, and produce aggregation.• Organizing, arranging, and coordinating small-holder farmer meetings.• Supporting the field teams in conducting farmer trainings.• Oversaw the recruitment and training of DVAs on dairy, horticulture, and poultry value chains in the DigiFarm program.• Developing training content for farmers, DVAs, and DMAs and conducting trainings with regional coordinators.• Business development i.e. looking for new business ideas, proposal writing, and submitting tenders. Show less

• Project Administrator

  • Jan 2019 - Sep 2019

  • Maintaining and regularly updating calendars for the project team and AIS’ Managing Director.• Making payment schedules for utility and trading/business licenses.• Providing administrative support to the project team, i.e. compiling field reports, analyzing, and submitting reports.• Managing office petty cash and ensuring the field team submit their project reports, including expense reports, in a timely manner.• Social media management across various platforms.



Twiga Chemical Industries

• Kenya
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  Drip Irrigation and Technology in Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado, Kitui & Makueni Counties• Prepared daily reports for review by the Project Manager.• Organized, supervised, and undertook farmers’ field days and training.• Provided agricultural training and products exhibition in agricultural shows and agricultural training centres.• Undertook farm surveys and provided technical assistance and extension services to clients.• Prepared weekly and monthly movement plans/schedules for the Technical Assistant’s plan activities in which they need my participation accordingly.• Assisted the Technical Assistants in preparing their activities plans.• Received, reviewed, and compiled Technical Assistants’ (TAs) daily reports for the Project Manager.• Came up with targets for products under focus in each Technical Assistant’s area of operation.• Meet with and reviewed TA's progress in their area of operation.• Ensured that the products under focus in a Technical Assistant’s area of operation were delivered to the respective clients. Show less

• Technical Assistant

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Installed drip kits and demonstrated to farmers their functionalities and maintenance and offered advice on the best crops to plant using drip irrigation till harvest.• Organized and implement farmers’ meetings, trainings, and demonstrations on products’ usefulness, functioning, and effectiveness.• Identified and maintained lists of key farmers and stockists, and visited them regularly to build necessary rapport as well as monitored product movement around the stockists and reported on the same during weekly and regional meetings.• Implemented promotion/marketing campaigns in their respective areas; quarterly submitted a list of planned activities and requirements in my areas of operation.• Innovated new ways of communicating to SSF e.g. vernacular leaflets, pictorial posters, etc.• Monitor competition and counterfeits and participated in the NALEP programs. Show less



Africa Sand Dam Foundation

• Kenya

• Consultant

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2016

  Katelembo Mazingira Project • Trained on drip irrigation installation. • Offered training on crop management using drip irrigation care. • Maintained the drip kits. Katelembo Mazingira Project • Trained on drip irrigation installation. • Offered training on crop management using drip irrigation care. • Maintained the drip kits.



Enkasa Community Development Initiative (ECDI)

• Limuru, Kiambu, Kenya

• Field Officer

  • May 2013 - Nov 2014

  • Conducted farm visits and trained on organic farming and bio-slurry use. • Oversaw biogas chambers construction. • Organized and trained farmer groups. • Conducted farm visits and trained on organic farming and bio-slurry use. • Oversaw biogas chambers construction. • Organized and trained farmer groups.



GreenFarm Hill Investment

• Kenya

• Farm Manager

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Farm management and planning, greenhouse design, handling, and caretaking. • Oversaw dairy farming and poultry keeping, fish pond construction, fish production, and marketing, and horticultural production and management. • Engaged in product marketing, supply, sale, and delivery to clients. • Organised farm visits and training, participated in field visits and research. • Farm management and planning, greenhouse design, handling, and caretaking. • Oversaw dairy farming and poultry keeping, fish pond construction, fish production, and marketing, and horticultural production and management. • Engaged in product marketing, supply, sale, and delivery to clients. • Organised farm visits and training, participated in field visits and research.



Kenya Uwezo Agrovet

• Nairobi, Kenya

• Sales Representative

  • Dec 2011 - Feb 2012

  • Generated farm business plans, took part in individual farm visits and interventions. • Participated in field days and in farmer trainings. • Received clients and attended to their needs. • Offered veterinary services. • Generated farm business plans, took part in individual farm visits and interventions. • Participated in field days and in farmer trainings. • Received clients and attended to their needs. • Offered veterinary services.



Kenya Uwezo Agrovet

• Nairobi, Kenya

• Attaché

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  • Participated in field days and in farmer trainings. • Received clients and attended to their needs. • Offered veterinary services. • Participated in field days and in farmer trainings. • Received clients and attended to their needs. • Offered veterinary services.



Ministry of Agriculture

• Njiru District, Nairobi, Kenya

• Extension Officer Attaché

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

  • Participated in field days and in farmer trainings • Took part in a fishpond construction and livestock registration. • Demonstrated viz. silage making and jam making and others. • Participated in field days and in farmer trainings • Took part in a fishpond construction and livestock registration. • Demonstrated viz. silage making and jam making and others.