Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
  Business Manager - Base in Nairobi, Kenya with significant travel within five countries
of implementation: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Contract: Fixed term of 3 years and Full time
Salary: Competitive
Farm Africa is an innovative charity that reduces poverty in rural Eastern Africa by helping farmers grow more, sell more and sell for more: we help farmers to not only boost yields, but also gain access to markets, and add value to their produce. We place a high priority on environmental sustainability and develop approaches that help farmers to improve their yields and incomes without degrading their natural resources. Our programmes vary hugely, ranging from helping crops farmers to boost harvests, livestock keepers to improve animal health, and forest coffee growers to reach export markets, but core to all of them is a focus on the financial sustainability of the farmers' businesses and environmental sustainability.
We also partner with agribusinesses, service providers, and smallholder farmers, to drive agricultural development and promote economic growth. Central to our strategy is ensuring that our interventions are economically sustainable and scalable. The integration of robust market linkages into our programming is therefore crucial to our ability to scale interventions cost effectively within existing market ecosystems Farm Africa has received seed capital to establish a business development services (BDS) Unit called Cultivate. Cultivate will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the team will work across all five of Farm Africa's countries of operation in Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It will work with 40 small and growing agribusinesses (SGBs) in strategic value chains over 3 years to identify opportunities for growth through the development and execution of tailored capacity building plans. Through its Catalyst Fund, it will de-risk SGBs investment in appropriate BDS to actuate their growth plans, and stimulate improved business performance.
We are looking for a highly competent Business Manager who will be tasked with the establishment and subsequent management of the Unit. She/he will develop and maintain a network of BDS providers, oversee the identification, assessment, and ongoing mentorship of SGBs, manage the Catalyst Fund to ensure SGBs are able to access suitable BDS services, and maintain excellent relationships with our donors, and the broader agribusiness landscape in East Africa..

Job Responsibilities: Not Specified
Job Skills: Not Specified
Job Qualifications: Not Specified
Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  If you are interested in these roles, please visit the jobs page of our website www.farmafrica.org/jobs/jobs  for more information and details of how to apply. The deadline for application is by 5.00pm (EAT) on Monday 12th August 2019. Only candidates with the right to live and work in Kenya will be considered for this position. Farm Africa will not sponsor work permit applications. While we would like to respond to all applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Farm Africa is an equal opportunity employer and promotes gender equity. We also do not charge a fee at any stage of our recruitment process.

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