Coordinator , Policy Enabler - TAAT Project at African Agricultural Technology Foundation

Project Background:

The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program has been initiated by the AfDB as part of its Feed Africa Initiative with support from a number of development partners. The main objective is to harness high-impact agricultural technologies for raising agricultural productivity, mitigating risks and promoting diversification and post-harvest investment across selected agricultural commodity chains.

The Position:

This is an Internationally Recruited Position and will provide technical and managerial leadership in all aspects of agricultural policy analysis, advocacy and implementation. The position will be based at AATF’s headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and will report within AATF to the Director Technical Operations while also liaising as appropriate with the larger TAAT Program Coordination Unit and Clearinghouse at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

Key Duties and Responsibility:

• Lead the policy enabler compact and the development of all necessary submissions for approval by the TAAT Clearinghouse.
• Overall implementation of TAAT Policy Enabler project activities across partner institutions in all target countries.
• Establish good linkages with lead commodity compact institutions to ensure that administrative support is provided for fiduciary services such as procurement and financial management.
• In close consultation and collaboration with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) ensure that capacity is built in all needed areas for various stakeholders within the value chain.
• Ensure that all policy related issues that can affect TAAT commodity value chains within target countries are effectively addressed.
• Support the development of young Agripreneurs through demonstration and training in close collaboration with the ENABLE-TAAT Compact.
• Ensure that quarterly and annual consolidated technical and financial reports for the compact are prepared and submitted to the program management office on schedule.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree in agricultural sciences with working experience in policy analysis, advocacy, implementation or any other related and equivalent disciplines from a recognized institution;
• Over ten (10) years’ experience of work in agriculture sector, preferably in the field of policy analysis or policy advocacy that is critical in engendering agricultural sector policy reforms and implementation;
• Conversant with policy and institutional issues related to challenges hampering seed systems, agro-input supply and market access in African countries;
• Relevant work experience in project management and seed systems, especially with projects that link farmers to the market will be an added advantage;
• Demonstrated ability to write, publish, and disseminate technical reports, success stories, and promotional materials.