Partnership Officer at KCB Bank Kenya

Partnership Officer Job Key Responsibilities

• Map out existing businesses in the regions where m-Kulima will operate in a bid to link them up to producer organizations and cooperatives that exist in those areas.
• Assess the producer organization and co-operatives volumes produced and align the produce to specific markets i.e. traders, processors, retailers, wholesalers or exporters.
• Evaluate the producer organization and co-operatives needs in terms of quantities for inputs and align the need to wholesale input providers, including innovative suppliers like i-procure.
• Identify existing donor funded partnerships and initiatives out in the field that m-Kulima could partner with, in order to bring on board more smallholder farmers and hence assist in meeting the targets.
• Represent the program in local county government forums and other stakeholder forums. Advice the program on the best timing to have program open days and stakeholder forums.
• Conduct specific business and financial diagnostics to assess the financial health of small business that purchase produce from m-Kulima supported producer organizations and co-operatives, then plan capacity building sessions in a bid to improve finance and business operations in a bid to expand their capacity to purchase more volumes from smallholders.
• Planning of activities to ensure that the objectives of the program are met within the set timelines while optimizing resources and maximizing impact.
• Periodic reporting of the situation on the ground to provide both data and anecdotal evidence of impact.
• Develop timely and concise reports on program implementation as prescribed under the program. Specifically contribute the marketing piece of the quarterly donor reporting

Qualifications for the Partnership Officer Job

• University Degree preferably in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Economics, Business Administration or related qualification.
• Master’s Degree and/or Professional qualifications in related field will be an added advantage.
• Have at least 4 years’ working experience, which should include:
• At least 3 years’ experience in markets systems facilitations for development programs
• At least 3 years’ experience in Diagnosis of businesses to identify technical and management gaps
• At least 3 years’ experience in Negotiations to develop and create additional funds for development programs.
• At least 3 years’ experience in Representation of program in the local ecosystem including governments and value chain actors.
• Experience in Creating a buyers base for the program beneficiaries
• Computer Literacy
• Should have good Attention to detail
• Should have good relationship management skills