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Agribusiness Team Lead
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Key qualifications
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Requirements
Agribusiness Team Lead
The Company
The Government of Kenya has adopted four priority areas to spur
economic growth, create employment and transform the livelihoods of the
citizens over a five-year period up to 2022. The four development priorities
christened as the Big Four Agenda are Food Security, Manufacturing, Universal
Healthcare and Affordable Housing especially for the Urban Poor.
Our Client is a government department that intends to play a key
role in the implementation of the Big Four Agenda through direct interventions
in the priority areas as well as leveraging its mandate to facilitate and
enable state and non-state actors to achieve these priorities. To position
themselves for this critical role, Our Client is currently prioritizing and
streamlining their activities and programs in the following areas:
·
Manufacturing: Commercially produce cotton to contribute towards
increased local production for garment and other forms of cotton-based
manufacturing and expand capacity in textile and apparels production.
·
Food Security and Nutrition: Invest in large-scale farming of such
crops as Rice, Maize, Sugarcane, Grapes etc. This will contribute towards
eliminating the existing national production deficits for these crops and
increase food security and nutrition.
·
Solid Waste Management and Recycling: Explore solid waste
management and recycling through a partnership with select County Governments
in waste management and recycling.
·
Renewable Energy: Contribute to harvesting solar energy to
supplement the national grid through development of a solar power park through
Public Private Partnership arrangements.
To support the above programs, Our Client wishes to recruit a
Agribusiness Team Lead:
Job purpose
Team Lead Agribusiness will be a technical expert playing a direct
role in increased agricultural productivity, and will be responsible for all
activities related to the strengthening and expansion of agribusiness
activities in the five key value chains identified (Rice, Maize, Cotton,
Sugarcane and Grapes)
Key Responsibilities:
·
Develop Stakeholder partnership framework for developing
agri-business investments to promote the agricultural value chains;
·
Design a clear strategy for attracting agri-business investments
to ensure that adequate level and balance of private and public investments are
in place to drive the establishment of agribusiness activities;
·
Conduct a situational analysis with a focus of identifying
opportunities and risks, and draw lessons from past government agribusiness
initiatives;
·
Advise on stakeholder identification and develop strategies that
defines Our Client’s roles and that of partners in agribusiness sector.
·
Lead the development of sustainable agribusiness and trade
strategies that identify key local and regional market opportunities for Our
Client to achieve their commercialization agenda.
·
Provide overall technical support in a wide variety of areas,
including value chain development and upgrading strategies, improving access to
agricultural inputs, agricultural extension, marketing, and distribution.
·
Facilitate market driven linkages between agribusiness producers,
wholesalers, processors, markets and other stakeholders within Kenya.
·
Take lead in the preparation of agribusiness value chain reviews,
preparation of annual reports, dissemination of reports detailing the impact
and results of activities.
·
Contribute directly to strategic planning, performance monitoring
and reporting of agribusiness activities, reviewing work plans and
quarterly/annual reports, preparing monitoring reports;
Requirements
Key qualifications and experience:
·
Master’s degree in agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural
economics, or other related field from a recognised university.
·
Minimum of (12) years of professional work experience in
agribusiness development with an emphasis on at least two of the identified
value chains. Experience working on similar government
agricultural/agribusiness development programs, including contributing to
M&E, reporting, and designing and leading program activities is desirable.
·
Remarkable record of accomplishment in developing and executing
strategies plans and initiatives on agriculture development/transformation with
particular emphasis on agribusiness, agro-processing enhancement and food
security that create employment and generate income.
·
Experience leading and building the capacity of teams of
agriculture-focused staff, including remote, field-based staff, to meet program
needs and deliverables.
·
Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of
stakeholders.
·
Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including
demonstrated advanced ICT skills.
·
Demonstrable practical knowledge of the Kenyan agribusiness
industry
How to Apply
Agribusiness Technical Expert
The Company
The Government of Kenya has adopted four priority areas to spur
economic growth, create employment and transform the livelihoods of the
citizens over a five-year period up to 2022. The four development priorities
christened as the Big Four Agenda are Food Security, Manufacturing, Universal
Healthcare and Affordable Housing especially for the Urban Poor.
Our Client is a government department that intends to play a key role in the implementation of the Big Four Agenda through direct interventions in the priority areas as well as leveraging its mandate to facilitate and enable state and non-state actors to achieve these priorities. To position themselves for this critical role, Our Client is currently prioritizing and streamlining their activities and programs in the following areas:
Our Client is a government department that intends to play a key role in the implementation of the Big Four Agenda through direct interventions in the priority areas as well as leveraging its mandate to facilitate and enable state and non-state actors to achieve these priorities. To position themselves for this critical role, Our Client is currently prioritizing and streamlining their activities and programs in the following areas:
·
Manufacturing: Commercially produce cotton to contribute towards
increased local production for garment and other forms of cotton-based
manufacturing and expand capacity in textile and apparels production.
·
Food Security and Nutrition: Invest in large-scale farming of such
crops as Rice, Maize, Sugarcane, Grapes etc. This will contribute towards
eliminating the existing national production deficits for these crops and
increase food security and nutrition.
·
Solid Waste Management and Recycling: Explore solid waste
management and recycling through a partnership with select County Governments
in waste management and recycling.
·
Renewable Energy: Contribute to harvesting solar energy to
supplement the national grid through development of a solar power park through
Public Private Partnership arrangements.
To support the above programs, Our Client wishes to recruit a
Agribusiness Technical Expert
Job purpose
Agribusiness Technical Experts will lead the identification and
development of market opportunities for the produce in the identified value
chains (Rice, Maize, Cotton, Sugarcane and Grapes). This includes supporting
the Agronomy team in agribusiness development and marketing. They will ensure
that agribusiness and marketing activities lead to the realization of project
outputs and contribute to the commercialization agenda of Our Client, and
ultimately in contributing to the achievement objectives of the Big Four
Agenda.
Responsibilities:
·
Work closely with the Lead Agribusiness Specialist to develop a
market systems approach to support the five value chains (Rice, Maize, Cotton,
Sugarcane and Grapes);
·
Develop and maintain a database of the key stakeholders and
identify synergies that can further the programs’ objectives;
·
Support the development of sustainable agribusiness and trade
strategies that identify key local and regional market opportunities for Our
Client to achieve their commercialization agenda;
·
Work with the Team Lead Agribusiness to facilitate market driven
linkages between agribusiness producers, wholesalers, processors, markets and
other stakeholders within Kenya;
·
Identify key progress indicators, and undertake field monitoring
and data collection for reporting on progress of activities;
·
Monitor and report on market trends, system gaps, deficiencies and
other analyses of the market system to support decision-making;
·
Support liaison with key regulators and service providers that
will enhance the effective operation of the market systems for the five value
chains (Rice, Maize, Cotton Sugarcane and Grapes).
Requirements
·
Master’s degree in agriculture, agribusiness, agricultural
economics, agricultural marketing or other related field
from a recognised university.
·
Minimum of 7 years of professional work experience in agribusiness
development with an emphasis on two or more of the identified value chains (Rice,
Maize, Cotton, Sugarcane and Grapes).
·
Practical knowledge of market analysis, project cycle and
Results-Based Management (RBM) is desirable;
·
Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of
stakeholders.
·
Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including
demonstrated advanced ICT skills.
·
Demonstrable practical knowledge of the Kenyan agribusiness
industry.
How to Apply
Renewable Energy Expert – Solar
The Company
The Government of Kenya has adopted four priority areas to spur
economic growth, create employment and transform the livelihoods of the
citizens over a five-year period up to 2022. The four development priorities
christened as the Big Four Agenda are Food Security, Manufacturing, Universal
Healthcare and Affordable Housing especially for the Urban Poor.
Our Client is a government department that intends to play a key role in the implementation of the Big Four Agenda through direct interventions in the priority areas as well as leveraging its mandate to facilitate and enable state and non-state actors to achieve these priorities. To position themselves for this critical role, Our Client is currently prioritizing and streamlining their activities and programs in the following areas:
Our Client is a government department that intends to play a key role in the implementation of the Big Four Agenda through direct interventions in the priority areas as well as leveraging its mandate to facilitate and enable state and non-state actors to achieve these priorities. To position themselves for this critical role, Our Client is currently prioritizing and streamlining their activities and programs in the following areas:
·
Manufacturing: Commercially produce cotton to contribute towards
increased local production for garment and other forms of cotton-based
manufacturing and expand capacity in textile and apparels production.
·
Food Security and Nutrition: Invest in large-scale farming of such
crops as Rice, Maize, Sugarcane, Grapes etc. This will contribute towards
eliminating the existing national production deficits for these crops and
increase food security and nutrition.
·
Solid Waste Management and Recycling: Explore solid waste
management and recycling through a partnership with select County Governments
in waste management and recycling.
·
Renewable Energy: Contribute to harvesting solar energy to
supplement the national grid through development of a solar power park through
Public Private Partnership arrangements.
To support the above programs, Our Client wishes to recruit a
Renewable Energy Expert
Roles & Responsibilities
Renewable Energy Expert – Solar will lead the development of a
solar power plant to be located within the ASAL regions of the country. They
will spearhead the design and execution of processes to streamline the solar
energy project development and ensure that it will have a positive outcome on
investment, increase renewable energy production and contribute towards low
carbon emissions and diversification of energy sources.
Responsibilities:
·
Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical,
and related site information for use in the design of commercial solar power
systems.
·
Prepare procurement specifications and recommend engineering and
infrastructural input and equipment to achieve the objectives of the envisioned
solar power plant.
·
Provide technical direction and support to installation teams
during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, and performance
monitoring of the solar power plant.
·
Prepare and roll out plans for capacity and performance monitoring
and evaluation in the solar energy plant.
·
Develop and be responsible for the implementation of and adherence
to standard operation procedures, quality and safety standards for the plant
installation and production phases.
·
Monitor and advice the program on new technologies/ plant
operations, verification of system performance, and developing performance
indicators.
Key qualifications
·
Master’s Degree in a field related to renewable energy, engineering,
environment, or related disciplines from a recognized university.
·
Minimum of 10 years of professional work experience in one or more
of the areas of energy, renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy capacity
development and climate change policy and preparedness.
·
Professional certification in related renewable energy courses is
highly desirable.
·
Experience in leadership roles with progressively responsibility
for design, implementation and evaluation of similar solar/renewable energy
projects.
·
Experience preparing reports and data analysis to support
management decisions.
·
Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including
demonstrated advanced ICT skills.
·
Demonstrable practical knowledge of the renewable energy industry.
·
Demonstrated experience in Public Private Partnership projects
How to Apply
Textiles Technical Expert – Operations and
Production
The Company
The Government of Kenya has adopted four priority areas to spur
economic growth, create employment and transform the livelihoods of the
citizens over a five-year period up to 2022. The four development priorities
christened as the Big Four Agenda are Food Security, Manufacturing, Universal
Healthcare and Affordable Housing especially for the Urban Poor.
Our Client is a government department that intends to play a key role in the implementation of the Big Four Agenda through direct interventions in the priority areas as well as leveraging its mandate to facilitate and enable state and non-state actors to achieve these priorities. To position themselves for this critical role, Our Client is currently prioritizing and streamlining their activities and programs in the following areas:
Our Client is a government department that intends to play a key role in the implementation of the Big Four Agenda through direct interventions in the priority areas as well as leveraging its mandate to facilitate and enable state and non-state actors to achieve these priorities. To position themselves for this critical role, Our Client is currently prioritizing and streamlining their activities and programs in the following areas:
·
Manufacturing: Commercially produce cotton to contribute towards
increased local production for garment and other forms of cotton-based manufacturing
and expand capacity in textile and apparels production.
·
Food Security and Nutrition: Invest in large-scale farming of such
crops as Rice, Maize, Sugarcane, Grapes etc. This will contribute towards
eliminating the existing national production deficits for these crops and
increase food security and nutrition.
·
Solid Waste Management and Recycling: Explore solid waste
management and recycling through a partnership with select County Governments
in waste management and recycling.
·
Renewable Energy: Contribute to harvesting solar energy to
supplement the national grid through development of a solar power park through
Public Private Partnership arrangements.
To support the above programs, Our Client wishes to recruit a
Textiles Technical Expert – Operations and Production
Job purpose
Textiles Operations Expert will ensure effective management of the
textiles and apparels production line, warehousing and dispatch departments to
deliver best in class products. They will also ensure increased capacity in
garment production specifically targeted at meeting the quality and quantity
requirements of various clients.
Responsibilities:
·
Develop and execute effective and efficient operations strategy in
line with the business objectives of the program.
·
Prepare production schedules and work plan to meet the production
demands of the client.
·
Advice the program on input requirements for raw materials,
machinery and equipment necessary for efficient production.
·
Plan and manage the operations budget ensuring identification of
all required inputs and appropriate output projection and tracking to ensure
the production line is operating optimally.
·
Schedule and allocate adequate resources for the production of all
regular orders to allow efficient execution of business operations.
·
Be responsible for the design and implementation of operational
policies and guidelines, including factory safety procedures and regulation.
·
Review and advice the program on equipment procurement and repair
needs and requirements to ensure minimal downtime due to equipment malfunction.
Requirements
·
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Business Administration,
Textile Production, Textile Engineering or other related
discipline from a recognized university.
·
Minimum of 7 years of professional work experience in a leadership
operations role.
·
Professional qualification in accounting or related profession is
highly desirable.
·
Experience preparing reports and analysis to support management
decisions.
·
Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including
demonstrated advanced ICT skills.
How to Apply