Vacancy title:
Market and Product Development Officer II

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Agribusiness, Agricultural Services & Products, Advertising & Marketing, Business Operations, Civil & Government, Farming & Outdoors]

Jobs at:
Agriculture and Food Authority

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, April 14 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 24 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is a state corporation under section 3 of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act of 2013. The role of the Authority is to Regulate, Develop and Promote Scheduled Crops value chains, for increased economic growth. The Act consolidates the laws on the regulation and promotion of agriculture and makes provision for the re...

Responsibilities or duties

This is the graduate entry level for this cadre. An officer at this level may be deployed in any of the following functional areas;

Market and Product Development

In Market and Product Development duties and responsibilities will entail-

• Undertaking promotion of establishment of agricultural produce collection centres in viable areas;
• Conducting market and product promotion activities in the local and international markets;
• Building capacity of stakeholders on market potential and prospects of scheduled crops;
• Implementing strategies for knowledge transfer and adoption of value addition technologies in scheduled crops;
• Organizing linkages between financial institutions and insurance service providers with value chain players;
• Implementing market and product development policies, strategies and guidelines; and
• Promoting the recognition of scheduled crops products in the international market through branding, mark of origin registration and packaging to ensure traceability.

In Market Research and Intelligence, duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• Undertaking market research on product and market trends, growth and opportunities for new and existing markets including diversification prospects;
• Holding stakeholder forums to disseminate Market research findings;
• Conducting domestic market price and food supply/demand survey;
• Mapping relevant stakeholders for purposes of conducting market studies;
• Promoting, processing and value addition of scheduled crops;
• Collecting and collating data on current and future production, prices and domestic trade, imports and exports;
• Maintaining and updating a market information system on current and future production, prices and movement of scheduled crops during trade;
• Preparing meeting reports during engagements between farmers and processors when aligning general industry agreements with the guidelines for scheduled crops; and
• Preparing country position to advocate in trade and market access of scheduled crop during negotiations.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines; Commerce, Business Management, Marketing, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Horticulture, Agribusiness Management, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Proficiency in computer applications

Experience needed

This is the graduate entry level for this cadre.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

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Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Shortlisted candidates will be required to satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by providing; Police Clearance Certificate from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations; Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board; Tax Compliance Certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority; Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission; Report from an Approved Credit Reference Bureau; and clearance from Commission for University Education for degrees obtained outside Kenya.

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the relevant criteria for the above positions, please submit your application including copies of your academic and professional certificates, testimonials and your detailed curriculum vitae, including among other details your current position, mail and telephone contacts of three (3) referees familiar with your qualifications and work experience

Interested candidates who meet the requisite qualifications are encouraged to submit respective application in a sealed envelope marked “Recruitment - Indicate the position of interest” which must be received by or earlier than 14th April, 2026 at 12.00 noon addressed to:

The Director General
Agriculture and Food Authority
Tea House, 5th Floor
Naivasha Road, Off Ngong Road
P.O. Box 37962 - 00100
Nairobi

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hand delivered to

The Director General’s Office
Agriculture and Food Agriculture
Tea House on 5th Floor
Naivasha Road, Off Ngong Road
Nairobi

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Send the application letter and all accompanying documents and certificates in one pdf attachment electronically

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