Project Officer- Turkana at Lattice

Lattice

  • Turkana County
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
At Lattice, we are dedicated to solving real-world problems and creating shared prosperity through innovative advisory and aquaculture solutions. We work across sectors like agribusiness, food security, and MSME acceleration, helping communities and industries grow stronger and more sustainable. Our approach is bold, practical, and designed to leave a lastin…Project Officer- TurkanaKey Responsibilities
Participant Identification and Mobilization
  • Mobilize, profile and verify youth participants, especially young women, in the mariculture value chains.
  • Collaborate with local actors and service providers to engage target participant groups especially women and youth led units/MSMEs.
Capacity Building
  • Conduct participatory needs assessment to create tailored training plans for various actors.
  • Coordinate technical skills development on production, processing, post-harvest handling and value addition, where relevant.
  • Deliver training on enterprise development, recordkeeping towards improved cooperative management.
Access to Productive Assets (Inputs)
  • Conduct needs assessment, inputs identification and compilation for procurement.
  • Ensure appropriate inputs are delivered,and distributed to target participant groups.
  • Monitor utilization of the inputs towards improved productivity, coaching the users on efficient utilization.
Gender and Youth Mainstreaming
  • Ensure active participation of women and youth in leadership and economic opportunities.
  • Track and report disaggregated data to address specific barriers to finance and market access.
Local partner engagement and Market linkages
  • Identify and refer local service providers to deliver technical assistance as well as other related support functions.
  • Facilitate linkages between youth participants and off takers; onboard traders onto digital platforms.
  • Organize buyer-seller forums and exposure visits to meet regional market requirements.
Support in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
  • Support planned assessments and data collection focused on participant onboarding, capacity building and progress towards improved incomes.
  • Ensure timely and accurate data collection using Kobo Toolbox or other digital tools.
  • Submit:
  • Regular activity and monthly field progress reports.
  • Monitoring reports from Community Facilitators and service providers. o At least one (1) documented success stories or case studies per month.
Safeguarding and Compliance
  • Ensure 100% compliance with Lattice's safeguarding, gender inclusion, and protection policies.
  • Conduct regular safeguarding refresher sessions for Community Facilitators and partners.
Support in Risk Management
  • Proactively identify and flag risks for attention to the project manager, executing mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure all field activities adhere to project SOPs and donor requirements.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in agriculture, Fisheries/Aquaculture, Agribusiness, Rural/Community Development, or related social sciences.
  • 3-5 years of field project experience, especially in fisheries, aquaculture or agribusiness.
  • Proven ability in community mobilization, particularly engaging youth and women and supporting cooperatives/MSMEs.
  • Skilled in technical training and capacity building, including ToTs in production, post-harvest handling, value addition and basic business management.
  • Experience in market systems experience, including creating market linkages and connecting smallholders to off-takers.
  • Able to travel to remote sites and adapt to local contexts
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