Agribusiness Trainer at BoP Innovation Center

Responsibilities for the Agribusiness Trainer Job

• Deliver practical, engaging and impactful business trainings, using BoP Innovation Center’s training curriculum as a guide, to fish farmers and fish enterprises in order to help them grow their business. Trainings will cover topics such as:
• Value proposition development
• Target market selection
• Marketing
• Distribution channels
• Financial models/pricing
• Help fish farmers and fish enterprises to develop practical, actionable plans to implement new business opportunities identified in the trainings.
• Help fish farmers and enterprises convert BoPInc’s consumer research findings on fish consumption to viable business cases.

Qualifications for the Agribusiness Trainer Job

• 5 years agribusiness experience, ideally focused on business development, sales, marketing and/or distribution
• Delivered group trainings (ideally in both urban and rural settings)
• Previous experience working with farmers and SME’s
• Knowledge of and experience with rural distribution challenges (especially related to fish or perishable food products) and opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, in both English and Kiswahili (local languages spoken around Lake Victoria or Central/Eastern regions are a plus)
• Strong desire to make a difference in the lives of farmers/SME’s

We offer…

• A challenging and rewarding work assignment under the KMAP Program (Funded by the Dutch Embassy and led by Farm Africa)
• Participation in a ‘Training of Consultants’ where you will learn about the Inclusive Business Accelerator toolkit
• Marketbased compensation