Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 05, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
B2R Farms Internship for UR-CAVM Graduates
B2R Farms is committed to introducing the practices and principles of Foundations for Farming (FfF) to smallholder farmers in Rwanda and to mobilizing a new generation of educated young people to become agriculture entrepreneurs and trainers of FfF. B2R Farms believes that introducing the practices and principles of Foundations for Farming to smallholder farmers in Rwanda can significantly improve the environment, crop yields, personal income, and quality of life. As a nurturer of young talent, B2R Farms believes it can provide training and opportunities for university graduates and other high capacity young leaders to champion and implement Foundations for Farming and launch successful careers in agriculture.
The roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• FFF Training Preparation & Delivery
• Design the FfF training program for young entrepreneurs and smallholder farmers
• Create FfF training materials
• Identify and train farmer and graduate and student FfF champions
• Ensure all training and presentations meet Bridge2Rwanda’s quality standards

• Run and Manage FFF Demonstration Farms
• Design, setup, and manage FfF demonstration farms to the highest standard
• Market and sell the produce of the demonstration farms
• Create and implement money-making strategies to demo farms
• Monitor the farm inputs to ensure the plants receive appropriate feeding
• Monitor the health of the crops for disease and insect infestation

• Business Development
• Work with the Director of Training and FfF team to identify training and farm management clients
• Assist with client relationship management
• Monitor and ensure productivity and profitability of client farms

• Public Relations, Communication, and Marketing
• Assist with internal and external communications duties as needed
• Create marketing campaigns and produce content for newsletters
• Support the Director of Training and FfF team through administrative duties, such as meeting coordination and production timeline development
• Host any type of visitors visiting the demonstration farms

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Meet regularly with the Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst to discuss training impact and improvement of training processes
• Report regularly on the performance of the demonstration farms and client farms
• Engage with clients pre and post-training

The trainer will be prepared to perform any other duties in line with B2R Farms work as requested by supervisors.

Qualifications and Minimum Requirements
• Having a passion for agriculture
• Ability to work both independently and with the team
• Be able to work at any location in Rwanda
• Being able to fill in the application form is mandatory

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Applicant must be a graduate of UR-CAVM( University of Rwanda College of Agriculture Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine)

Stipend: Provided
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Duration: 3months
Deadline: 6th May 2022

Any questions can be addressed to b2rfarms@bridge2rwanda.org 
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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