Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Lead overall implementation and management of the anticipated program, from inception to close-out
• Provide strategic guidance, leadership, management, and general technical oversight of the program
• Served as the primary liaison with BMGF as well as government and private sector partners, and stakeholders involved with the program
• Recruit, lead, manage, and supervise implementation teams comprising long- and short-term team members and partners
• Continuously develop operational efficiencies and driving innovations in delivery, ensuring that the program meets established objectives and targets and delivers value
• Provide oversight of project activities, set work plans
• Oversee the project budget both external and internal to TechnoServre
• Coordinate internal and external evaluations, and report to the Foundation and project partners on delivery and progress.
• Serve as the spokesperson for the program and present its work regionally/globally
• Identify and communicate critical program learnings
• Identifying issues and risks related to implementation in a timely manner, suggesting appropriate program adjustments
• Represent the project at strategic meetings, partnership negotiations, and learning events.

Required Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Abilities:
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, or another relevant field, and at least 12 years of experience in relevant private sector roles, ideally within a top-tier management consultancy or technology firm. Or a Master’s degree plus 7 years of relevant experience.
• Significant project management experience in commercial agriculture and/or supply chain management.
• Proven success working in an innovative environment and in the development of digital products and services.Ideally, experience leading digital transformation initiatives within agricultural supply chains, including 5 years at a senior management level with demonstrable success in achieving results
• Fluency in English required. Understanding of Amharic, Swahili, and other native languages is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills and ability to effectively motivate and manage teams in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to work under tight deadlines while managing multiple tasks and activities
• Ability to develop well written, cohesive analyses and reports
• Understanding of capacities and constraints of smallholder farming and agribusiness development
• An honest broker who is able to build win-win partnerships between multiple agriculture sector stakeholders, including agribusinesses, public sector, financial institutions, technology providers, and others
• Ability to clearly communicate a high-level strategy to internal and external stakeholders, while driving execution of a workplan and achievement of short-term milestones. Ability to use adaptive management principles to make strategic, data-driven decisions in the face of uncertainty and complexity

Preferred Qualifications:
Additional qualifications that would make a candidate more desirable. We seek candidates who bring experience with:
• Leading complex horticulture or other agriculture programs in Kenya, Ethiopia and/or Sub-Saharan Africa strongly preferred
• Influencing and collaborating with senior management of agribusinesses (input suppliers, producer organizations, processors, traders, etc.), financial institutions, and other private sector actors to achieve partnership results
• Implementing Human Centered Design approaches
• Sourcing and delivering demand-driven technical assistance and business development services particularly through technical assistance facility mechanisms
• Designing and implementing inclusive business models that integrate women and youth (farmers, entrepreneurs) and successfully removing structural barriers that bar entry from entering or thriving in agricultural value chains
• Designing and implementing climate-smart approaches that improve the resilience of value chain actors and agricultural sectors as a whole
• Implementing consumer-facing campaigns to promote food safety and nutritious diets
• Implementing large, complex programs funded by BMGF

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 144

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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