Assistant Master Trainer SC 6 at Food and Agriculture Organization

Technical Focus

• To provide technical leadership, training, mentorship, and backstopping to facilitators of FFS and FBS, ensuring that both methodologies are implemented effectively, sustainably* and in line with project goals.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Assist in contextualizing FFS and FBS curricula, training modules, and facilitation guides to local agro‑ecological and market conditions
• Co‑facilitate Training of Trainers (ToT) and FFS/FBS facilitators and GOK extension officers.
• Provide hands-on coaching to facilitators during FFS and FBS cycles, reinforcing adherence to participatory learning methods, and FFS learning principles.
• Routine supervision visits to farmer groups to assess facilitator performance and provide on-site guidance on FFS season long learning
• Offer technical assistance on agronomy, climate-smart agriculture, group dynamics, participatory experimentation, and business development skills in the preferred FFS group value chains.
• Ensure facilitators apply approved methodologies and adhere to FFS/FBS principles.
• Support facilitators in collecting data, maintaining attendance records, and documenting key observations.
• Guide facilitators in documenting innovations, field trials, enterprise performance, and behavioural change among farmers.
• Compile field reports, case studies, and success stories for dissemination at project and stakeholder forums.
• Participate in FFS review meetings and learning events to share lessons learnt.
• Guide facilitators in documenting innovations, field trials, enterprise performance, and changes in trends among farmers.
• Compile field reports, case studies, and success stories for dissemination at project and stakeholder forums.
• Support and facilitate linkages between FFS/FBS groups and service providers (input suppliers, market actors, financial institutions).
• Support in supervising the LOA service providers in the assigned counties
• Support in organising and coordinating FFS learning events and field days at all levels.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements  

• University degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development or related field
• Five (5) years of relevant experience in agricultural extension, participatory training, and farmer business capacity development
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and Kiswahili
• National of Kenya

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Certification or proven experience as an FFS and/or FBS Trainer
• Extent and relevance of experience in integrating cross-cutting themes (gender, youth, climate resilience, nutrition
• Excellent communication, writing, and interpersonal skills
• Strong facilitation and participatory training skills
• Familiarity with monitoring, evaluation, and reporting in agricultural/agribusiness projects