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Vacancy: ICT Specialist
Start Up! Project (Anticipated Start date Q1 2015)
Start Up! Project (Anticipated Start date Q1 2015)
Program
Description: The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has
signaled its intention to launch a program that will strengthen the small and
growing businesses (SGB) sector and support to start up companies in target
countries, including Kenya, by developing the local enabling environment and a
robust ecosystem for start-ups.
The program aims to work within the existing ecosystem to improve access of entrepreneurs to financial capital, skills and professional networks, and other financial and non-financial support to support entrepreneurs to transform business ideas into reality; and thereby increase the creation of high productivity jobs and incomes in key sectors.
In Kenya, the program
will work with investors, incubation hubs, business service providers and other
stakeholders to strengthen auxiliary services, encourage investment and enable
the growth of the SME sector.
In line with DFID’s
priorities in sub-Saharan Africa, the program will focus upon industries and
enterprises with the potential to create jobs for poor people and develop products and services for Base of the Pyramid consumers.
enterprises with the potential to create jobs for poor people and develop products and services for Base of the Pyramid consumers.
Position Description: Reporting to Kenya Program Director, the position will be responsible for the technical delivery of all aspects of Start Up relating to the ICT sector.
They will:
- Analyze
the constraints and opportunities related to the ICT sector with emphasis
on the functionality of markets, support services, trade policies, market
institutions and organizations and private sector engagement
- Undertake
value chain mapping and identify market constraints in the ICT related
sectors
- Develop
market analysis and strategies for ICT related markets
- Design
and monitor the implementation of intervention activities in line with
agreed market strategies
- Provide
day-to-day management of Start Up’s ICT activities
- Work
with the M&E Manager to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact
of ICT-related activities
- Undertake
portfolio and project level risk analysis and produce mitigation plans and
actions
- Keep
abreast of progress in the region and ensure learning and information
sharing across the portfolio
Minimum Requirements & Experience
- Master’s
Degree in one of the following or related fields: Information Technology,
Communications, Marketing, Social Sciences, Agriculture, Business
Administration, Development Economics.
- Over 10
years’ work experience and demonstrated results in ICT for
development • Knowledge of and experience with telecommunications and
mobile platforms
- Experience
in using mobile technology in the agriculture sector or the financial
sector
- Previous
experience with DFID or other donor-funded programs is strongly preferred,
as is experience on market-system based projects
- Previous
experience facilitating engagement of private sector in development
programs strongly preferred
- Knowledge
of region would be highly advantageous
- Project
management skills: able to manage a small team; plan and manage budgets;
work under time pressure to deliver high quality outputs
- Willingness
to travel domestically - 30%
Vacancy:Agricultural Specialist
Start Up! Project (Anticipated Start date Q1 2015)
Start Up! Project (Anticipated Start date Q1 2015)
Program Description: The UK Department for International Development
(DFID) has signaled its intention to launch a program that will strengthen the
small and growing businesses (SGB) sector and support to start up companies in
target countries, including Kenya, by developing the local enabling environment
and a robust ecosystem for start-ups.
The program aims to work within the existing ecosystem to improve access of entrepreneurs to financial capital, skills and professional networks, and other financial and non-financial support to support entrepreneurs to transform business ideas into reality; and thereby increase the creation of high productivity jobs and incomes in key sectors.
In Kenya, the program will work with
investors, incubation hubs, business service providers and other stakeholders
to strengthen auxiliary services, encourage investment and enable the growth of
the SME sector.
In line with DFID’s priorities in
sub-Saharan Africa, the program will focus upon industries and
enterprises with the potential to create jobs for poor people and develop products and services for Base of the Pyramid consumers.
enterprises with the potential to create jobs for poor people and develop products and services for Base of the Pyramid consumers.
Position Description:
Reporting to Kenya Program Director,
the person will:
- Analyze the constraints and opportunities
related to the agriculture sector with emphasis on the functionality of
markets, support services, trade policies, market institutions and
organizations and private sector engagement
- Undertake value chain mapping and analysis and
identify market constraints in the agriculture sector to be addressed by
Start up
- Develop market analysis and strategies for
agricultural markets• Design and monitor the implementation of
intervention activities in line with market strategy developed for the
agricultural market(s)
- Promote the conditions for start-ups
involvement in agriculture value chains and public-private-community
partnerships
- Build and maintaining strong relationships and
communications with key agribusiness stakeholders
- Work with the M&E Manager to monitor and
evaluate the progress and impact of agriculture-related activities.
- Undertake portfolio and project level risk
analysis and produce mitigation plans and actions
- Keep abreast of progress in the region and
ensure learning and information sharing across the portfolio of
interventions
Minimum Requirements & Experience
- Master’s degree in subjects such as
Agribusiness, Economics, International Development or similar
- A minimum of 10 years’ work experience in
agribusiness or value chain development projects in LDCs, preferably in
Africa and in the development/emerging market context
- Experience in project design, developing TORs,
project monitoring and reporting
- Previous experience with DFID or other
donor-funded programs is strongly preferred, as is experience on
market-system based projects
- Previous experience facilitating engagement of
private sector in development programs strongly preferred
- Knowledge of Region would be highly
advantageous
- Project management skills: able to manage a
small team; plan and manage budgets; work under time pressure to deliver
high quality outputs
- Willingness to travel domestically - 30%
Application Instructions
Qualified and interested applicants
should submit a Word-formatted single document consisting of cover letter,
resume and salary history to ke-recruit@tns.org.
Please identify the position for
which you are applying in the subject line.
Only applicants meeting minimum will be considered or contacted.
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