The Role:

As a Senior Cooperative Advisor and Project Lead for the Agri-Grade pilot, you will provide technical and administrative support to the AgriGRADE program’s activities in Kenya to create positive impacts by building professional cooperatives and farmer organizations. You will be finally responsible for the successful coordination of the Agri-Grade pilot initiative in close collaboration with the Agri-Grade partners and local stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Relevant Bachelor or Master qualification in Agricultural Economics, AgriScience or Agri-business, Climate Resilient Agriculture, Management and Business Administration, Development Studies, or relevant and related subjects.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive responsibility work experience in managing and implementing multi-faceted donor-funded development projects.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in domains related to subjects such as Agricultural development, agri-business development, climate change and climate resilience, business and financial development, market development, private sector engagement.

Experience & Competencies

• Pilot Lead: Support in the development and implementation of the AgriGRADE pilot project in Kenya, including reporting and development of program pipeline deliverables.
• Partnership Management: Support the collaboration between Agriterra and the Agri-Grade partners (OikoCredit, IDH, ScopeInsight) including other relevant development organizations, government institutions and service providers.
• Project Management and Leadership: Lead, manage, coach, guide, supervise and motivate the project team, partners, and relevant stakeholders. Prepare resource estimation based on forecast to attract and recruit staff timely.