Project Officer – Fisheries and Beekeeping

**Position Title:** Project Officer – Fisheries and Beekeeping Components

**Duty Station**: Kenya, Kwale County with missions to Tana River County (approximately 40% of time).

**Gross Salary Range**: KES 80,000 – 100,000 gross per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

**Type of Appointment**: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension

**Estimated Start Date**: July 2026

**Project Title:** AGROBLUE - Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Blue Economy in Kenya

**The Organisation**

CEFA (The European Committee for Training and Agriculture) is an Italian Non-Governmental Organisation established in 1972 and active in 10 Countries in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. CEFA’s medium- and long-term interventions in the agricultural, environmental and Human Rights sector are focused on the sustainable development of the communities, achieved by involving local counterparts and by promoting the active participation of the beneficiaries.

**Project Summary**

The project **AGROBLUE - Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Blue Economy in Kenya** is a 36-month initiative implemented in four sub-counties (Galole, Tana Delta, Msambweni, and Lunga Lunga) within the counties of Kwale and Tana River, Kenya. The project is implemented by a consortium of partners with extensive experience in resilient agricultural models and the blue economy, led by **Action Against Hunger (ACF)** in collaboration with the **European Committee for Training and Agriculture (CEFA)**, **MWARP**, and the **Politecnico di Milano**. The initiative works closely with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Health to ensure institutional sustainability and long-term impact.

The project is committed to increasing food security, income, and resilience to food crises through an integrated, climate-smart, and gender-sensitive approach. It aims to overcome barriers such as low productivity, high post-harvest losses, and limited economic participation of women by providing farmers and fishermen with the necessary tools, technologies, and knowledge to diversify their livelihoods and increase their incomes, while protecting natural ecosystems.

To achieve these goals, the project proposes several strategic actions across three main result areas:

- Increase access for small-scale farmers and artisanal fishermen to products and services to implement climate-resilient production and fishing systems and community practices and preventing ecosystem degradation
- Increase access of families in rural and coastal areas (farmers and fishermen) to technical, financial services, infrastructure and knowledge to sustainably manage supply chains that add value to their food production in order to increase and diversify their income.
- Sensitizing communities on nutritional needs, with a focus on vulnerable groups such as women and children, to improve access to and consumption of diverse, nutritious food.

Within the proposed intervention, CEFA is going to work within the components of fisheries and beekeeping, targeting farmers’ groups and Beach Management Units (BMUs) through the provision of training sessions and equipment. The intervention will adopt a “value chain strengthening” approach that will target production, post-harvest and marketing aspects of the value chain.

**Tasks and Responsibilities of the Project Officer**

The Project Officer will support CEFA in coordinating and implementing all project activities in collaboration with project staff and partners. (S)He is responsible for ensuring that all activities align with the established work plan through diligent tracking and reporting of project indicators. Specifically, the PO will lead and supervise the correct implementation of the “Agro-Blue” project, both fisheries and beekeeping components, directly contributing to the achievement of its strategic objectives.

**Main duties and responsibilities**

1. **Coordination, planning and implementation**

➢ Coordinate with the Project Manager on activity tracking and reporting;

➢ Develop, coordinate and submit annual, quarterly and monthly work plans to the Project Manager (including budget forecasts, travel plans etc.).

➢ Coordinate day-to-day activities related to field work including communication with targeted participants’ groups, local authorities and other relevant stakeholders based at field level.

➢ Track the implementation of activities against the approved work plans and consult with the Project Manager on relevant changes to the activity design/implementation.

➢ Organise and coordinates assessment for data collection, and prepare data analysis and reporting.

➢ Oversee and review all aspects of fieldwork on a daily basis.

➢ Oversee the logistics and control of field operations including missions from regional support Staff.

➢ Attend and organise weekly internal coordination meetings, both with regional support staff and field staff, to plan future activities, discuss the challenges and success