Inclusive Agriculture and Economic Growth Lead, Kenya
Responsibilities
- Provide technical direction to agricultural productivity and value chain development activities
- Design strategic business and business skills advisory services
- Lead development and implementation of strategies to strengthen private sector investment in agriculture and promote economic growth
- Work closely with project staff, entrepreneurs, partners, and line ministries to enhance and engage private sector t and attract investment
- Assess the impact of financial products, adjusting as needed to increase economic growth
- Liaise with identified partners and conduct meetings with public and private sector actors including end market users, processors, aggregators, buyers, investors, government representatives, and other NGOs
- Train entrepreneurs and SME owners in business start-up and expansion
- Ensure activities are inclusive by addressing the obstacles faced by women and youth-led businesses to acquire financing
- Make recommendations to senior leadership for creative solutions to problems, new lines of work and promising partnerships, scaling up or scaling down interventions as a result of continuous learning
- Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, economics, business administration, finance, marketing, international development, or relevant field required; master’s degree preferred.
- 7 years of experience providing business development services to small and growing businesses, multi-sector experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical assistance and advisory services to a range of financial service providers.
- Experience in training and facilitation in Kenya preferred.
- Fluency in English required.
