Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Regional Program Director, Coffee Africa

Technical management
• Supports the country teams to implement and document all stages of the Coffee Farm College and Sustainability Programs to ensure targets are met
• Manages relationships with national and international agro-input suppliers to ensure the required inputs are locally available
• Supports review, update and improvement of training in the Farm College training
• Supports annual review of sustainability standards, associated training and audit materials in the region
Innovation & learning
• Develops innovative approaches to TechnoServe’s work and share these innovations with the practice to promote the adoption of best practices
• Communicates progress, learnings and achievements of the programs internally to the regional practice area.
Strategy and new business development
• Supports identification of new and strategic program opportunities
• Assists in division and country-specific strategic planning related to the sector
Industry stakeholder management
• Supports sector partnerships and alliances in the region, overseeing program manager participation in national stakeholder
• Represents TechnoServe in relevant events in the region
• Performs other related duties as required

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in management, business administration, agricultural economics, international development or relevant field, or equivalent work experience
• At least 12 years of multinational experience in coffee value chain development, agribusiness, business strategy, industry analysis, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation
• Or Master’s Degree plus 8 years of experience in the areas listed above

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience working on donor funded projects

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Strong leadership, supervisory, problem-solving, communication and coordination skills required
• Demonstrated competency in program and staff management, coaching and team leadership
• Strategic and analytical thinking skills
• Exceptional interpersonal and cross-cultural skills
• Fluent user of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Verbal and written fluency in English


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to TechnoServe Kenya on recruiting.ultipro.com to apply


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