Connected Farmer Alliance Program Manager at Techno Serve Kenya

Job Title: Connected Farmer Alliance Program Manager – Kenya

Employer: Techno Serve Kenya

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Application Deadline: 18th Oct 2013

General Information

TechnoServe is an international, non-profit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets.

In keeping with this belief, TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries.

Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities.

With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.

Primary Purpose

In partnership with USAID and Vodafone, TechnoServe is implementing the Connected Farmer Alliance (CFA), a program to develop and scale mobile agriculture applications for 500k smallholder farmers across Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique.

The mobile applications will focus on facilitating outgrower management for agribusinesses and mobile financial services for smallholder farmers.

The Program Manager – Kenya will be the primary driver of all CFA activities in-country.

Responsibilities:

• Mobile Solution Design: Drive the development of technical business requirements for the mobile solutions and ensure agribusiness and farmer feedback is incorporated.

• Stakeholder Management, Business Development: Establish and maintain strong relationships with donors and stakeholders including governments, private sector partners, and business associations. Support identification, selection, and management of new partners (agribusinesses and financial institutions) within Kenya.

• Project Management: Effectively manage overall implementation including technical, financial and human resource practices to adhere to corporate policy, legal and donor standards. Manage and report on country budget.  Ensure project targets are achieved. Support country adaptations of performance indicators, templates, training materials, feasibility studies, country level work plans and market assessments.

• Team Leadership: Provide coaching, direction and leadership to the Kenya country teams. Manage performance of team and recruit for vacant or new positions.

Detailed job description and requirements for the position can be accessed at http://www.technoserve.org/about-us/work-with-us/opportunities

How to Apply:

Qualified and interested applicants should submit a Word-formatted single document consisting of cover letter, resume and salary history to: ke-recruit@tns.org

Please identify the position for which you are applying in the subject line.

Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted.

No phone calls please.