# Tupande Cashew Extension & Aggregation Officer NGO Job OAF

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Company: OAF

Category: NGO, Non-Profit & Development

Location: Kenya

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: On-site

Published: 2026-09-11

Expires: 2026-10-26

## Job Description

Agricultural Jobs, OAF Jobs. Responsible for supporting cashew farmers, providing extension services, coordinating produce aggregation, conducting farm visits, and promoting better farming practices. Requires a relevant qualification in agriculture, agribusiness, agronomy, or a related field. The position is based in Lamu and requires fieldwork.

About the Role

Seeking a hands-on Extension and Aggregation Officer to run a cashew buying centre and aggregate raw cashew nuts on Kenya’s coast — building market access opportunities for smallholder farmers in a scaling program.

### Key Responsibilities

### Manage the buying center

- Operate it during scheduled hours.

- Keep it clean, organised, and secure.

- Handle, dry, and store RCN according to Tupande standard operating procedures.

### Aggregate accurately and with integrity

- Weigh RCN accurately.

- Quality control each purchase (sorting damaged, moldy, or poor-quality nuts).

- Process payments via FieldPro and ensure compliance (i.e., KRA/eTIMS).

- Escalate any disputes, discrepancies, or irregularities to your Supervisor immediately.

### Support farmers in the field

- Deliver agronomic training to farmers in your assigned location.

- Communicate purchase and quality requirements.

- Executive field visits and prepare field reports for your Supervisor.

- Coordinate with Tupande Agents and Zone Supervisors to mobilize farmers.

### Collect accurate data

- Interview farmers and brokers.

- Record data on time using provided digital tools (i.e., stock take, farmer/broker scouting).

- Escalate any data-quality issues to your Supervisor.

### Coordinate logistics

- Work with loaders, Tupande’s logistics team, and your Supervisor to schedule and execute RCN collection.

Qualifications

### Required

- Demonstrable prior experience with an agricultural, aggregation, trading, or comparable operations employer (verifiable references or employment record).

- Ability to read and write in English/local language and perform basic arithmetic.

- Demonstrated integrity and accountability in handling agricultural goods, weighing, and record-keeping.

- Fluency in Kiswahili and familiarity with local coastal language(s).

- Computer literacy and comfortable with tablet/smartphone data-collection tools.

- High attention to detail in quality control, record-keeping, and payment processing.

- Independent, proactive, problem-solving – comfortable operating with limited daily supervision.

- Willingness and ability to travel across the assigned area, and to do hands-on RCN handling.

- Strong connection to the local farming community

### How to Apply

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