Coffee Agri-business Officer

• Bachelor’s degree in social works & social administration, Community Development, Agriculture, Agri-business, Crop Science, or a related field from a recognized university.
  
• At least three (3) years of hands-on experience in agricultural extension work, community development and cooperative strengthening.
  
• Working experience in the coffee value chain is MANDATORY.
  
• Experience in informal & formal skilling is MANDATORY.
  
• Proven experience working with women’s groups and implementing gender-focused or women’s empowerment projects is MANDATORY.
  
• In-depth technical knowledge of coffee value chain & coffee agronomy (Robusta and/or Arabica)
  

Engagement of Female Youth in Project Activities

• Conduct household and community engagements to sensitize and create awareness about the EYE C
  
• She works project for by-in and mass mobilization campaign.
  
• Work with other project stakeholders to mobilize & onboard vulnerable female youth following clear selection criteria ensuring that at least [95%] of project direct beneficiaries are young women and that women have meaningful participation in all project activities.
  

Technical Support and Skills Development

• Support implementation of the Tripple Helix Model for young women entrepreneurs to access bundled services and finance.
  
• Work with EYE-C & cluster partners to support cohort skilling activities
  
• Provide on-farm technical guidance and training to young women coffee entrepreneurs on Coffee production with critical focus on Rejuvenation & Rehabilitation (R&R), coffee value addition, quality control and marketing.
  

Gender Empowerment and Social Inclusion

• Work closely with partners to actively identify and address gender-specific barriers that limit women’s participation and productivity in the coffee value chain at household, community & cooperative level.
  
• Work closely with partners to facilitate gender awareness and sensitization sessions for both men and women in the community to promote shared decision-making and equitable workload distribution.
  
• Work closely with partners to facilitate male engagement strategies to promote supportive household and community dynamics.
  

• Adhere & Integrate safeguarding, GBV risk mitigation and management measures into project implementation.
  
• Promote safe skilling & working environment for young women on the project.
  
• Promptly Report safeguarding concerns & cases during implementation
  

Data Collection, Monitoring, and Reporting

• Collect, compile, submit accurate and timely data on project activities, including farmer registration, training attendance, adoption rates, and yield data.
  
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits to track progress against project indicators and document success stories, lessons learned, and best practices.
  
• Prepare and submit regular field reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly) to the Project lead.