National Cooperative Climate Agri-Business Advisor Project Lead (40h) job at Agriterra
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National Cooperative Climate Agri-Business Advisor Project Lead (40h)
2025-07-10T12:12:50+00:00
Agriterra
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FULL_TIME
 
Kisumu
Kisumu
00100
Kenya
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Agricultural Services & Products
KES
 
MONTH
2025-07-18T17:00:00+00:00
 
Kenya
8

Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Leadership: Lead, manage, coach, guide and motivate the project team, partners, and relevant stakeholders. Plan and assign tasks to the project team, monitor progress, and ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables.
  • Cooperative advisory services: lead the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of the project; oversee the establishment and monitoring of the project portfolio (of approximately 130 formal farmer organisations) and ensure efficient, harmonized operations. Lead the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of the project portfolio in the LREB region, while providing advisory services to the selected cooperatives and providing leadership to the field and office staff from the Kisumu office.
  • Representation: represent the project in project consortia meetings and forums.
  • Planning and reporting: develop and implement comprehensive project plans in accordance with Agriterra’s standards and donor requirements; regularly report on project progresses, financial performance, and adherence to the targets.
  • Workplan development and monitoring: translate project objectives into actionable tasks and oversee their execution; critically review project drafts, validate key result areas, and enhance project strategies.
  • Compliance and budget control: In cooperation with a dedicated Finance and
  • Operations officer, ensure full compliance with internal and donor regulations for administrative, finance, and HR components of projects; manage project budgets, including booking, and reporting expenditures.
  • Stakeholder Management: build and maintain effective relationships with donors, partners, and other stakeholders; identify and act on opportunities for project upscaling and innovation.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation: In cooperation with a dedicated PMEL officer, collect, consolidate, and review project data and KPIs in accordance with Agriterra’s PMEL guidelines; provide insights and recommendations for improving project outcomes.

What do you offer?

  • Educational background
  • Bachelor’s degree in Development studies, Entrepreneurship, Agri-business, Business administration, Agricultural economics, or a related field is required.
  • Master’s degree in Development studies, Entrepreneurship, Agri-business, Business administration, Agricultural economics, or a related field is desired.

Experience

  • 5-10 years of experience in rural development and climate smart agriculture.
  • 3-5 years of experience managing and implementing international donor-funded development projects, in a project lead capacity. Experience working with large consultancy firms, FAO, and/or GC is an added advantage
  • Proven leadership experience in coordinating and inspiring project teams.
  • Experience working a high-paced work-environment
Leadership: Lead, manage, coach, guide and motivate the project team, partners, and relevant stakeholders. Plan and assign tasks to the project team, monitor progress, and ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables. Cooperative advisory services: lead the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of the project; oversee the establishment and monitoring of the project portfolio (of approximately 130 formal farmer organisations) and ensure efficient, harmonized operations. Lead the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of the project portfolio in the LREB region, while providing advisory services to the selected cooperatives and providing leadership to the field and office staff from the Kisumu office. Representation: represent the project in project consortia meetings and forums. Planning and reporting: develop and implement comprehensive project plans in accordance with Agriterra’s standards and donor requirements; regularly report on project progresses, financial performance, and adherence to the targets. Workplan development and monitoring: translate project objectives into actionable tasks and oversee their execution; critically review project drafts, validate key result areas, and enhance project strategies. Compliance and budget control: In cooperation with a dedicated Finance and Operations officer, ensure full compliance with internal and donor regulations for administrative, finance, and HR components of projects; manage project budgets, including booking, and reporting expenditures. Stakeholder Management: build and maintain effective relationships with donors, partners, and other stakeholders; identify and act on opportunities for project upscaling and innovation. Monitoring and Evaluation: In cooperation with a dedicated PMEL officer, collect, consolidate, and review project data and KPIs in accordance with Agriterra’s PMEL guidelines; provide insights and recommendations for improving project outcomes.
 
Educational background Bachelor’s degree in Development studies, Entrepreneurship, Agri-business, Business administration, Agricultural economics, or a related field is required. Master’s degree in Development studies, Entrepreneurship, Agri-business, Business administration, Agricultural economics, or a related field is desired. Experience 5-10 years of experience in rural development and climate smart agriculture. 3-5 years of experience managing and implementing international donor-funded development projects, in a project lead capacity. Experience working with large consultancy firms, FAO, and/or GC is an added advantage Proven leadership experience in coordinating and inspiring project teams. Experience working a high-paced work-environment
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
National Cooperative Climate Agri-Business Advisor Project Lead (40h)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Agricultural Services & Products]

Jobs at:
Agriterra

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 18 2025

Duty Station:
Kisumu | Kisumu | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Leadership: Lead, manage, coach, guide and motivate the project team, partners, and relevant stakeholders. Plan and assign tasks to the project team, monitor progress, and ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables.
  • Cooperative advisory services: lead the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of the project; oversee the establishment and monitoring of the project portfolio (of approximately 130 formal farmer organisations) and ensure efficient, harmonized operations. Lead the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of the project portfolio in the LREB region, while providing advisory services to the selected cooperatives and providing leadership to the field and office staff from the Kisumu office.
  • Representation: represent the project in project consortia meetings and forums.
  • Planning and reporting: develop and implement comprehensive project plans in accordance with Agriterra’s standards and donor requirements; regularly report on project progresses, financial performance, and adherence to the targets.
  • Workplan development and monitoring: translate project objectives into actionable tasks and oversee their execution; critically review project drafts, validate key result areas, and enhance project strategies.
  • Compliance and budget control: In cooperation with a dedicated Finance and
  • Operations officer, ensure full compliance with internal and donor regulations for administrative, finance, and HR components of projects; manage project budgets, including booking, and reporting expenditures.
  • Stakeholder Management: build and maintain effective relationships with donors, partners, and other stakeholders; identify and act on opportunities for project upscaling and innovation.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation: In cooperation with a dedicated PMEL officer, collect, consolidate, and review project data and KPIs in accordance with Agriterra’s PMEL guidelines; provide insights and recommendations for improving project outcomes.

What do you offer?

  • Educational background
  • Bachelor’s degree in Development studies, Entrepreneurship, Agri-business, Business administration, Agricultural economics, or a related field is required.
  • Master’s degree in Development studies, Entrepreneurship, Agri-business, Business administration, Agricultural economics, or a related field is desired.

Experience

  • 5-10 years of experience in rural development and climate smart agriculture.
  • 3-5 years of experience managing and implementing international donor-funded development projects, in a project lead capacity. Experience working with large consultancy firms, FAO, and/or GC is an added advantage
  • Proven leadership experience in coordinating and inspiring project teams.
  • Experience working a high-paced work-environment

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Environment, Forestry and Agriculture jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, July 18 2025
Duty Station: Kisumu | Kisumu | Kenya
Posted: 10-07-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 10-07-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-07-2077
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