Deputy Chief of Party at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA)

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Serve as principal point of contact in Kenya for procedural and substantive matters in the absence of the COP;
•  Support the development of strategic plans, annual and quarterly work plans, and other deliverables in line with USAID guidelines to achieve objectives;
•  Support the development of strong M&E mechanisms, program monitoring tools and efficient systems to ensure high quality implementation;
•  Represent CNFA with partners and key stakeholders, maintain positive relationships with USAID, local authorities, and the country office team;
•  Identify and effectively manage all key risks related to the program, including compliance with donor transparency and due diligence requirements.
•  Ensure that synergies among Activity elements and grantees are capitalized upon;
•  Ensure that the Activity focus remains on achieving results;
•  Manage an effective monitoring and reporting system; and
•  Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Key Qualifications:

•  At least seven (7) years of experience managing agribusiness, market systems development, and/or value chain development projects in Africa, with experience in Kenya strongly preferred.
•  Bachelor’s degree in access to finance, investment, economics, banking, or related field required, Master’s degree is preferred.
•  Demonstrated professional success in the areas of agribusiness, industrial agriculture, and/or building coalitions of agricultural companies required.
•  Demonstrated capacity for diplomacy, negotiation, and communications is required.
•  Experience working on USAID-funded or other international donor-funded projects is preferred;
•  Strong English and Swahili written and oral skills required.