Overview
The Assistant Master Trainer will provide technical leadership, training, and mentorship to facilitators of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and Farmer Business Schools (FBS) to ensure effective and sustainable implementation of methodologies in line with project goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in contextualizing FFS and FBS curricula, training modules, and facilitation guides.
- Co-facilitate Training of Trainers (ToT) and FFS/FBS facilitators and GOK extension officers.
- Provide hands-on coaching to facilitators during FFS and FBS cycles.
- Conduct routine supervision visits to farmer groups.
- Offer technical assistance on agronomy, climate-smart agriculture, group dynamics, participatory experimentation, and business development skills.
- Ensure facilitators apply approved methodologies and adhere to FFS/FBS principles.
- Support facilitators in collecting data, maintaining attendance records, and documenting key observations.
- Guide facilitators in documenting innovations, field trials, enterprise performance, and behavioural change.
- Compile field reports, case studies, and success stories.
- Participate in FFS review meetings and learning events.
- Support and facilitate linkages between FFS/FBS groups and service providers.
- Support in supervising the LOA service providers.
- Support in organising and coordinating FFS learning events and field days.
Required Experience
- Five (5) years of relevant experience in agricultural extension, participatory training, and farmer business capacity development.
- Certification or proven experience as an FFS and/or FBS Trainer.
- Extent and relevance of experience in integrating cross-cutting themes (gender, youth, climate resilience, nutrition).
Qualifications
• University degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development or related field.
