Position: Project Consultant – AgribusinessEnterprise Development;
Consultancy contract period: Six (6) months,
Reporting to: Project Coordinator, YESA
Location: Kitale, Kenya
Farm Africa is an International NGO whose mission is to reduce poverty by unleashing African farmers’ abilities to grow their incomes and manage their natural resources sustainably. Farm Africa’s approach in working with small holder farmers is hinged on increasing production through capacity building and enabling farmers to have access to inputs and markets. Working with partners at various levels, Farm Africa’s roles include strengthening capacities of local farmers and institutions; developing new models and ideas through research; disseminating practical experiences to promote wider application of proven agri-business technologies and approaches in East Africa.
Farm Africa, as part of its Youth Empowerment in Sustainable Agriculture (YESA) project wishes to recruit Project Consultant – Agribusiness Enterprise Development, to assist in business development work in the Trans Nzoia East District – Cherangany Constituency. The project is being implemented in Cherangani and Kaplamai divisions of Trans Nzoia County.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct enterprise capacity assessment for all YESA youth groups
- Train the YESA groups on strategic planning and work with the youths to develop group strategic plans
- Conduct value chain analysis/review for each of the agri business enterprises implemented at YESA
- Train the groups on business planning and guide the youths to develop business plans for all group demo farms and individual replicators agri-business enterprises
- Conduct periodic reviews (at least monthly) to ensure that all business plans are adhered to and the entrepreneurial capacity of the youth is enhanced
- Conduct a market study and advise on best implementation strategies that would ensure that the youths have profitable ventures
- Organize the groups into marketing clusters with linkages to relevant markets and develop a sustainable marketing structure to enhance market access for the YESA groups’ produce.
- Act as a liaison person between the groups and the markets while training and mentoring the groups on the same
- Develop strategic linkages with other value chain actors with a view of creating synergistic partnerships/collaborations that would be beneficial to the YESA groups agri-business enterprises
- Actively assist the project teams in developing and refining commodity and enterprise value chain ideas
- Recommend relevant improvements in the agri-business enterprises that would enable the groups realize better returns e.g. value addition, diversification, logistical support etc
- Compile relevant reports to indicate the progress of the YESA groups and replicators
- A minimum of degree in Agriculture Enterprise, Economics, Entrepreneurship or Business Administration
- Good understanding of practical elements (key success factors) of agriculture based enterprises
- Experience in provision of business development services
- Understanding of value chain analysis
- Skills in youth training/facilitation
- Skills in market research and organizational development
- Ability to communicate fluently in Kiswahili
- Fully conversant with the principles and working methods of project cycle management
- Consolidated monthly fee – Kshs. 50,000
- Medical cover for the 6 Months to be provided
- Transport to the field will be provided within available project resources
- Training materials and logistics related to group meetings to be catered for by the project
- This is a temporary contract and therefore the consultant shall NOT receive annual leave, sick pay or any other benefits usually afforded to the employees of Farm Africa.
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