Baraka Agriculture College
Position Title: Facilitator in Agricultural Engineering and Farm mechanization.
Franciscan Brothers Baraka Agriculture College promotes Sustainable Agriculture for Rural Development.
It is mandated to build capacities and capabilities of farming communities within East Africa.
The objective of the Job: To facilitate students to acquire competences and skills in Agricultural Engineering and Farm mechanization for promotion of Sustainable Agriculture.
Responsibilities
- Training long and short course and Day release participants.
- Developing and implementing new methods of teaching to reflect changes in the labor market and research.
- Designing, preparing and developing teaching materials.
- Assessing students’ coursework.
- Setting and marking examinations.
- Supporting students through a Mentorship/Advisory role.
- Undertaking personal research projects and actively contributing to the institution’s research profile.
- Supervising students’ research activities.
- Participate in the running of college farm enterprises in the relevant areas of training.
- Carry out demonstrations and guide students through practical, field study and applied management.
- Keep students’ progress records.
- Backstopping in the Outreach Program and the College farm as per your training roles
Key competency areas
The applicant must have competences to facilitate learning in the following areas
- Soil conservation
- Farm workshop
- Farm power
- Technical drawing
- Agricultural survey
- Farm water distribution, irrigation and drainage
- Farm mechanization
Qualification, Competencies and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering and Farm mechanization or any other related field
- Capacity to facilitate learning in a classroom and practical set up.
- Having facilitation or teaching experience will be an added advantage.
- Competence in the transfer of knowledge and skills for promotion of sustainable agriculture
- Excellent interpersonal skills ,team-management and leadership skills
- Excellent analytical ,problem solving and reporting skills
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and communication skills.
Application should be done online or via hand delivery to the undersigned to reach Baraka Agriculture College NOT LATER THAN 23rd September at 5.00 PM.
The Principal,
Baraka Agriculture College
P.O Box 52, Molo 20106, Kenya
Email: principal@barakaagricollege.ac.ke