Oscar Simanto
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English Full professional proficiency
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Kiswahili Professional working proficiency
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Experience
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kenya forest service
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Environmental Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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senior assitant director
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Jan 2010 - Present
• Responsible for the strategic planning for the department • Institutional capacity development for the forestry extension service function nationally including the implementation of forestry extension programmes and plans • Mainstreaming of cross cutting themes in forestry extension programmes and joint programmes / activities• Provide backstopping services to the implementation processes for forestry extension programmes and projects at all levels• Provide leadership in the development and management of annual work plans & budgets (AWP&B) and the performance contracting (PC) process • Coordination of the implementation of forestry projects assigned to the Division• Coordinate stakeholder engagement for forestry extension activities• Technology Sourcing, packaging and dissemination to farming communities
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Head Forestry Extension Management Department
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Jan 2010 - Present
Current key responsibilities include: • Institutional capacity development for the forestry extension service department nationally including the implementation of forestry extension programmes and projects• Mainstreaming of cross cutting themes such as climate change, gender, rights based approaches, HIV/AIDs in farm and dryland forestry extension programmes and projects• Provide monitoring and evaluation support to the implementation forestry extension programmes and projects at all levels• Provide strategic leadership in the development of annual work plans & budgets (AWP&B) and performance contracts (PC)• Institute staff performance management and appraisal systems • Coordination of the implementation of forestry projects assigned promoted by the Division• Enhancing stakeholder engagement and participation in farm forestry and dryland forestry development in Kenya.• Technology Sourcing, packaging and dissemination for tree growing and management and alternative livelihoods • Promotion of participatory extension methodologies and social forestry initiatives• National component manager, (sustainable livelihoods development) under the European Union Funded Innovative approaches towards rehabilitation of the Mau Forest Ecosystem project. The project is funded by the European Union through UNEP and implemented by the Kenya Forest Service in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Mau interim Coordinating Secretariat
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Principal Agriculture officer
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Feb 1993 - Jan 2010
Managed the crop production and food security portifolio Managed the crop production and food security portifolio
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Ministry of Agriculture of Kenya
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200 - 300 Employee
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Principal Agriculture officer
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Feb 1993 - Jan 2010
Held many positions in the Ministry of Agriculture; District Crops officer, District farm inputs officer, District project development officer, National project monitoring and evaluation officer in the National Accelerated inputs access program, Regional research extension liaison officer, District Agribusiness development officer and personal assistant to the Agriculture secretary and Minister for agriculture Held many positions in the Ministry of Agriculture; District Crops officer, District farm inputs officer, District project development officer, National project monitoring and evaluation officer in the National Accelerated inputs access program, Regional research extension liaison officer, District Agribusiness development officer and personal assistant to the Agriculture secretary and Minister for agriculture
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Project officer, agricultural extension
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Jan 1991 - Feb 1993
Managed community based agricultural projects targeting resource poor farmers in kericho, Baringo and Nakuru districts Managed community based agricultural projects targeting resource poor farmers in kericho, Baringo and Nakuru districts
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Education
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St. Marys School, Yala, Kenya
Advanced Secondary level education, Maths, Chemistry, Biology -
Universiity of Nairobi
Bsc.( Agriculture),, Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production, Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Plant Pathology -
University of Nairobi
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School of Humanities & Life Sciences - Studium Generale Sandomiriense
Bachelor of Science(Agriculture), Agricultural and forestry extension systems