Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) Careers

Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) Public Relations Assistant Careers - Kenya Farmers Association Jobs

Job Ref. No: KFA-HR/PRA-2017/03

Work Station Base: KFA Bulk Fertilizer Depot, Viwandani Godowns - Eldoret Town

Duties & Responsibilities:

To foster and maintain cordial relationships with current agents, partners and distributors.

To establish new relationships and linkages with other organizations, individuals, communities and government agencies.

To develop and execute a fundraising action plan/strategy for KFA's project financing.

To prepare project update manuals for both external and internal use by members and other stakeholders.

To track, monitor and evaluate effectiveness of various PR strategies, Public and media impressions deployed.

Qualifications:

Must hold at least a Bachelors Degree in related fields such as Communications, journalism, marketing etc

Have excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.

Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse individuals or group of individuals.

Possess great digital presentation skills with the ability to prepare and make presentations during meetings.

Posses the ability to come up with creative ideas for communication and promotional materials and writing grant proposals.

Have excellent Computer skills including use of Graphic communication.

Posses great Media Relations skills with ability to know how to interact with other media outlets.

Ability to write press releases and involve the media in KFA events and activities.

Ability to organize and plan events for KFA including trainings, trade fairs, customer experience days and other events.

Ability to maintain an established work schedule, with or without flexibility.

Strong organizational and management skills- ability to multi-task and prioritize activities based on urgency.

How to Apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should adhere to the following application procedures:-

Download and print the KFA HR Application Form
(Click Here to Download the KFA HR Application Form) , Fill it out, scan and attach it along with your current Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Academic Certificates and send the email with the Subject Line being the Job Title and Job Ref. No. to hr_nairobi@kfa.co.ke

All aplications MUST reach us not later than Monday, 12th June 2017 at 4.30 pm. Applications submited after this deadline shall be automatically rejected.

For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) Public Relations Assistant Careers

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Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) Sales Agronomist Careers

Job Ref. No: KFA-HR/SAJ-817/721

Work Station Base: KFA Bulk Fertilizer Depot, Viwandani Godowns - Eldoret Town

Duties & Responsibilities:

To identify and follow-up on various Sales leads.

To plan, implement, monitor and report on sales leads on agricultural products with corporate farmers across the Rift Valley, Mt. Kenya and Western regions of Kenya.

To represent the company to prospective customers in a professional and confident manner.

To ensure successful completion of agri-product sales leads with little-to-no supervision from managers.

To record all activities in the Internal Sales Management Systems.

Ensure accuracy of information provided, updating and monitoring of information from system input to completion of the order delivery.

To resolve customer complaints by investigating the problem, developing solutions, preparing reports and making recommendations to management as necessary.

To prepare reports and ‘Manage Up’ to Sales and Executive Teams.

To keeps supervisors well informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily visit reports, weekly work plans, and monthly reports via cloud-based CRM tools.

To contribute to team effort by accomplishing related activities as needed.

To perform Sales Support activities.

To monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc

To maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending trade conferences and workshops; reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks as appropriate.

To recommend changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments within the market.

Qualifications:

Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Agronomy-related courses

Atleast 1 year experience in agronomy and/or

sales relationship management

Individual must have experience (preferred) or passion for agriculture

Demonstrated comfort in the agricultural sector (including IPM protocols and farming improvement techniques) required

Background of commercial farming strongly favored

Strong advantage to those with prior experience in Kenya’s maize-belt sector

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Kiswahili

Must have the ability to handle pressure and be self-motivated

Individual must have high integrity and desire to produce results

Preference for valid driver’s license and demonstrate ability as a responsible driver

Experience with Rift Valley, Western and Mt. Kenya region cities/roads a plus

Strong with numbers and comfortable with use of various technology tools such as cloud-based applications

Ability to complete basic mathematical equations quickly and confidently

Comfort with computers and software including Microsoft Excel and CRM tool.

How to Apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should adhere to the following application procedures:-
Download and print the KFA HR Application Form
(Click Here to Download the KFA HR Application Form) , Fill it out, scan and attach it along with your current Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Academic Certificates and send the email with the Subject Line being the Job Title and Job Ref. No. to hr_nairobi@kfa.co.ke

All aplications MUST reach us not later than Monday, 12th June 2017 at 4.30 pm. Applications submited after this deadline shall be automatically rejected.

For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) Sales Agronomist Careers

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Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) Distribution Officer Careers

Job Ref. No: KFA-HR/D0-127

Work Station Base: KFA Bulk Fertilizer Depot, Viwandani Godowns - Eldoret Town

Duties & Responsibilities:

To assist in the management of daily operations of the depot as per KFAs Depot Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

To implement the recruitment, on-boarding and relationship management of KFA agents as per the agency contracts.

To implement daily stock dispatch to KFA outlets and agents as per quality assurance requirements.

To provide daily reports as per the supervisor’s request.

To resolve internal / external customer complaints as per supervisor’s instructions.

Qualifications:

Must have atleast a bachelors degree in business administration, logistics or any agricultural related field.

Must have previous experience in stores management, operations or logistics.

Must be computer literate with high proficiency in use of Database management programs such as MS Excel, MS Access or any other POS Stock management softwares.

Must be a team player with ability to work within a complex work environment.

Must possess great interpersonal skills with ability to employ critical thinking in day-to-day problem solving.

Must be willing to work in a high pressure environment under minimum supervision.

How to Apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should adhere to the following application procedures:-
Download and print the KFA HR Application Form
(Click Here to Download the KFA HR Application Form) , Fill it out, scan and attach it along with your current Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Academic Certificates and send the email with the Subject Line being the Job Title and Job Ref. No. to hr_nairobi@kfa.co.ke

All aplications MUST reach us not later than Monday, 12th June 2017 at 4.30 pm. Applications submited after this deadline shall be automatically rejected.

For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) Distribution Officer Careers

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