International Team Leader (m/f) - Agro-economy - Rural Development - Agriculture in Dry Areas - Small-scale Irrigation at AHT GROUP AG (AHT)

Job description

Short project description:

Consulting services are required to support the County Governments of Turkana and Marsabit as the Project Executing Agencies (PEA) in project implementation and management including the development of the governance structure of the programme, provision of advice on technical aspects of project implementation, preparation of ToR and elaboration of specifications, tendering, supervision of contracts for works and services, support to the financial management of Drought Resilience Programme in Northern Kenya (including management of a disposition fund), and reporting.

The programme objective is defined as follows: "Drought resilience and climate change adaptive capacities of the pastoral and agro‐pastoral production systems and livelihoods in selected areas of Turkana and Marsabit County are strengthened on a sustainable basis by expanding and rehabilitating relevant infrastructure.” The expected outputs read as follows: (i) access to water is improved for humans and livestock; (ii) fodder basis is improved; (iii) access to market infrastructure is improved and (iv) rural transportation is improved.

Specific development activities have been identified as:

• Water inf0cio‐economic infrastructure: transportation; rural market facilities; education; health.

Job description:

• Provide general management and oversight of the project results and measures in accordance with the contract and time schedule
• Prepare the project deliverables including reports and the annual work plans
• Supervise disposition fund management
• Undertake the contractual and technical supervision of experts and administrative project staff and contractors
• Provide support in procurement of works, goods and consulting services according to national and KfW procurement guidelines
• Identify targets and indicators in consultation with the Client and KfW, and monitor progress and performance

Detailed requirements:

• Postgraduate degree in Agro-economy or related field
• Work experience in East African countries with similar environmental and socio-economic conditions
• Excellent English language skills (spoken and written)
• Team-leading experience, preferably in long-term assignments
• Strong background in management of development projects including financial administration
• Proven track record in fields such as rural development and infrastructure, agriculture in dry areas, small-scale irrigation, land use planning, participatory approaches, community mobilization and development, conflict management, natural resource management, rangeland and livestock management
• Several years of practical professional experience in the sector
• Previous work in dry land ecosystems with pastoral and/or agro-pastoral communities is a strong asset (e.g. related to water infrastructure for humans and livestock, fodder production, livestock marketing, rangeland management, access to rural markets; health and education facilities)
• Strong background with IFI funded projects; specific insight into the procedures of the bi-lateral Financial Cooperation of German Government is considered a strong benefit