Coffee Extension Training Program - Uasin Gishu

How to Apply: Submit your application in a sealed envelope via post office, email to recruitment@newkpcuplc.go.ke, or hand delivery to The Managing Director, New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union, P.O. Box 59638-04300, Wakulima House, Haile Selassie Avenue, Nairobi. Include a detailed CV, copies of academic and professional certificates, copy of National ID, proof of ward residency, and a brief cover letter indicating the ward you wish to serve. Applications must reach by 5:00 PM on Friday, 25th September 2026.

Show Your Roots in the Ward You Want to Serve

This extension role is built on trust and local knowledge. Hiring managers will be checking whether you genuinely live in the ward, understand coffee farming realities, and can rally farmers around better practices.

1. Prove residency clearly: Your application must include proof of ward residency. Attach a clear copy of your National ID showing the ward, or a letter from the local administration. Make it impossible for the panel to miss this — it is a hard filter.

2. Tailor your CV to extension work: Highlight any hands-on experience with coffee farming, cooperatives, or agricultural extension. Use action verbs like 'trained', 'demonstrated', 'mobilized' — show you have stood before farmers and delivered practical advice.

3. Show digital data collection skills: The posting asks for familiarity with digital tools for data collection. Mention specific tools you have used, such as ODK, Kobo Toolbox, or even simple Excel-based surveys. If you have collected field data before, describe the process and outcomes.

4. Prepare a ward-specific cover letter: Do not send a generic letter. Name the ward you wish to serve, describe its coffee farming challenges, and suggest how you would approach training there. This shows you have thought about the role beyond the job description.

5. Refresh your coffee agronomy knowledge: Expect questions on coffee planting, pruning, pest control, and post-harvest handling. Review current best practices and be ready to discuss how you would advise a farmer with poor cherry quality.

6. Talk about teamwork and communication: Extension work is not solo. Prepare examples of when you worked with groups, resolved conflicts, or adapted your message to different audiences. Farmers respect someone who listens first.

7. Be honest about prior training: The posting states you must not have been previously trained under this program. If you have, do not apply — but if you have similar training elsewhere, frame it as a foundation, not a duplicate.

8. Follow submission rules exactly: Use the sealed envelope or email, address it to the Managing Director, and include all required documents. Missing a single item could disqualify you. Double-check the deadline and send well before 25th September 2026.