The scope of work for the Project Officer will be to support the support the V4P&P project design phase activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitating county profiling, context
analysis discussions with stakeholders and documentation
- Facilitating county and regional
workshops to disseminate learnings from the V4P&P project
- Conducting stakeholder mapping exercises
at county, regional and national level on the horticulture value chain
using a systems approach
- Documenting entry points for a robust
muti-sectoral program with horticulture as the entry point/catalyst
- Conducting engagements and awareness
building activities using tools such as Foresight around the need for
low-carbon, climate-proof, safe production of horticultural crops to
nourish a rapidly urbanizing population in Kenya
- Co-development of knowledge products that
will be used in stakeholder convenings
- Support in the development of the
proposal for the new V4P&P Program for consideration by the IKEA
Foundation to start mid-2026.
- Support in report writing for the
V4P&P project
The Project Officer will work
within the Veggies for Planet and People and will report to the Project Manager
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant
discipline; Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Horticulture, Business
Studies, Entrepreneurship. Masters degree is a plus.
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of
academic and donor thinking in the respective thematic field like
regenerative agriculture/ agroecology, women and youth employment and
entrepreneurship, and enterprise development.
- Minimum of six (6) years of progressive
responsible work experience in implementing multi-faceted,
muti-sectoral donor-funded development programmes using a systems approach
(i.e., experience that demonstrates growth and/or advancement in
complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.)
- Technical knowledge and familiarity in
specific topics of value chain development for small holder farmer’s
production, markets, food safety, food losses, resilience etc.
- Skills in agriculture market systems
approaches and value chain development processes; including stakeholder
engagement; the public sector actors, research institutions, private
sector and consumer organisations.
- Familiarity with the intersection between
renewable energy and water security sectors with agri-food systems
- Excellent social, networking and
facilitation skills, ability to engage with the private sector, civil
society and governments.
- Experience working in in Kenya. A deep
understanding of the local context, cultural nuances, and development
challenges would be a plus.
- Excellent communication in English
(written and oral), reporting and presentation skills.
- Willingness to travel to all programme
locations in Kenya
- Good documentation and reporting skills.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing
skills and experience working in a matrix organization.
How to Apply
