Job Title: Assistant Field Farm Manager

Reports to: Field Farm managers/Educators

Duty Station: Entebbe

Client Overview:
Our client is a mission-driven organization committed to improving nutrition and well-being in schools and communities.

Position Summary:

The Assistant Field Farm Managers/Educators must have a background in teaching agriculture at the secondary school level. They should be capable of maintaining professional networks and staying updated on the latest developments in agricultural science. This full-time position supports both teachers and students, helping them fully leverage the educational potential of the farm.

The Assistant Field Farm Managers will collaborate with Field Farmers/Educators to lead lessons on garden science and nutrition during farm visits. They will use the garden as a practical learning space, reinforcing the scientific concepts children have learned in the classroom.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Farm Management:

• Support the Field Farm manager/Educators to develop/analyse project operations, crops, livestock, staff, training, and farm financial documents and recommend improvements.
• Work with the Field Farm manager/Educators to prepare plans and schedules for planting and harvesting and ensure staff understands expectations and schedules for school visits.
• Collaborate with the team to review and finalize training session plans for the school groups following the provided project curriculum.
• Visit the different divisions to inspect crops and livestock, and also perform tests on soil and water.
• Ensure seeds, organic fertilisers pesticides, and other supplies are regularly restocked.
• Support the Field Farm managers/Educators to schedule repairs, maintenance, and replacement of equipment and machinery.
• Work with the Field Farmers/Educators to handle the marketing of the farm to meet the annual target of school visits, and selling products produced on the farm like fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, and grain.
• Support the Field Farm managers/Educators to develop site infrastructure to support learning outcomes.
• Ensure all staff adhere to health and safety regulations.
• Assist with the recruitment and training of new staff members.
• Collaborate with senior staff to prepare budgets and financial reports.
• Build professional networks and keep abreast of developments in agricultural science.
• Work with the team to engage stakeholders and schools, and also participate in the project meetings and workshops.
• Collaborate with the team to engage the local stakeholders in the district of operations, introduce the project to them for their buy-in, and ensure that they fully understand the goals and objectives of the project.
• Collaborate with the Field farm managers/Educators to conduct workshops to train appointed district farm managers using the central farm as a demo and conduct district workshops to train appointed champion teachers using the set curriculum.

Garden Education:

• Facilitate garden science classes, incorporating both environmental science and nutrition education as the learners relate the garden to what they learned in the classroom.
• Work closely with the teachers to guide the learners through the farm visit relating the knowledge acquired to a range of curriculum areas (science, social studies, mathematics, language etc.
• Support the Field Farm managers/Educators to oversee and coordinate students’ hands-on-learning experiences in the garden following the provided curriculum.
• Maintain an open garden schedule for teachers
• Attend school-wide events to build relationships
• Monitor, document and report on all activities and the extent of student and teacher participation
• Work with the entire school garden team to maintain the school garden blog

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor's in Vocational studies in Agriculture with Education. A Master’s degree in agriculture, animal science, or equivalent and a post-graduate in agriculture and trainer of trainers is an added advantage.
• 3 years experience in the facilitation of school farm food production, farm management and leading groups of students and adults from a diverse background in an effective garden classroom, with knowledge and interest in topics including urban gardening botany, environmental science, health and nutrition, and food systems and access.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking, time management, listening, needs identification and organisation skills.
• The ability to make decisions in stressful environments.
• Versatile with superb communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patient with the ability to handle group dynamics.
• Ability to build relationships, especially with schools.
• Willingness to work overtime as required.
• Computer skills in MS Office