Program Officer – Agribusiness Development

4 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Full time

ABOUT THE COMPANY

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the resource-poor smallholder farmer battles against weeds, diseases and adverse weather conditions leading to poor harvests. Their counterparts in Asia, Latin America and elsewhere in the developing world enjoy improved crop yields through the aid of modern agricultural technologies. Working with the resource-poor smallholder farmer in mind, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is a not-for-profit foundation, managed and led by Africans to foster public-private partnerships for the access and delivery of appropriate technologies for improved agricultural productivity. AATF was incorporated in the United Kingdom in January 2003 and registered in Kenya, its host country, in April 2003. AATF is also registered as a charity under the laws of England and Wales. The Nairobi-based AATF's vision is prosperous farmers and a food secure Africa, enabled through AATF's catalytic role in bringing innovative technologies to smallholder farmers. The structure and operations of AATF draw upon the best practices and resources of both the public and private sectors.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Manager: Agribusiness, Policy and Commercialization, the officer shall provide technical support on Agribusiness Development, conduct baseline and feasibility studies, and drafting concept notes, business plans, market and impact assessment for all AATF projects.CompetenciesAbility to build and sustain relationships with key constituents (donors, research institutions, media, government institutions, etc.)Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral environment.High-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including ability to build alliances and collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity.Ability to maintain high standards of integrity; establish straightforward, productive relationships; treating individuals with fairness and respect.Excellent technical writing and editing skills.Fluency in English. Knowledge of French or Portuguese would be an added advantageQualificationsEducation:Master's degree in Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness Management or any other related and equivalent disciplines from a recognized institution of higher learningExperience:At least 5 years of relevant experience in Agricultural value chains at the national or international level in providing business and management development services, hands-on experience in design and implementation of development projects.Documented experience in conducting baseline, feasibility and market studies and impact assessments.Experience and knowledge in various agricultural Technologies.Proven experience linking farmer businesses to diverse types of market.Extensive experience working in and with the private sector, market systems approach, inclusive business/market models, and public-private partnerships.Professional experience with agro-based private sector entities.Practical experience in socioeconomic quantitative and qualitative data analysis using statistical analysis software such as STATA, R, SPSS etc.Experience in technical writing with proven ability to write high quality technical reports, policy briefs and journal articles.Qualified internal candidates are invited to send their applications on or before 14 June 2024 to aatf- - and clearly indicate on the email subject Program Officer – Agribusiness Development.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Business plan developmentDesigning of training modules for Value Chain Actors and implementation of training.Designing and implementing scaling and commercialization approaches for last mile delivery.Technical backstopping and quality control ensuring quality of the data collected and proper analysis considering the context.Contribute to the identification of constraints and barriers (financial, technology, infrastructure, human resources/skills, marketing, regulatory, policy, institutional) that must be addressed and devise strategies for implementation of the prioritized actions/recommendations.Build linkages with other value chain development partners / actors for synergies and complementarities.Contribute to the appraisal of capacity-building needs related to the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness and improved impacts of agribusiness and value chain development; and contribute to developing training materials and to training courses and activities.Play lead role in Agribusiness planning, market assessment and programmatic guidance for the partners.Establishment of a viable market information systems for use by value chain actors.Identify, analyze and recommend the resources, skills and capacities of small farmers under each prioritized commodity emanating from AATF projects.Identify and compile recommendations for the capacity development of producers and associations to access financial and other services and resources.Analyze the current livelihoods practices and income generating occupations of the target communities/groups/associations and suggest socially acceptable, and economically viable approaches/techniques for sustainable and diversified income generating options.Develop linkages between market and value chain players to strengthen public private partnership for marketing of agricultural products.Analyze technical and policy issues, strategies and programmes to support the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness and improved impacts of agribusiness, food systems and value chain development.Planning, Design, and implementation of Feasibility StudiesWorking closely with the Monitoring, evaluation Accountability and learning (MEAL) to implement studies.Report writing, filing and fiduciary support to the Unit.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Market research, intelligence, Strategizing, Reporting, Business development, Project implementation, Planning, Agriculture and natural resources

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Post-graduate education

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