Senior Agriculture Financial Specialist at FSD Africa

Who we need

A deep understanding of the reality on the ground for agriculture and processing market actors paired with knowledge of the financial sector’s offer to this sector will be critical for this position. The target market for this project is women farmers and micro, small and medium enterprises engaged in the agriculture sector. A background in the development field would be advantageous but more important is the ability to work across a wide variety of public and private sector players to develop value-adding financial solutions for the agriculture sector. To succeed you will need to be agile in thought and action, highly motivated by FSD Kenya’s mission, eager to take responsibility and deliver on a demanding set of outputs.

At a minimum you will have:

• Experience managing agriculture finance projects in Kenya (at least 7 years’ experience)
• Relevant professional qualification (minimum of bachelor’s degree; desirable master’s degree, and training in market systems development)
• Experience in the financial sector, preferably working in agriculture, credit and/or insurance
• Experience in the agriculture sector
• understanding of women’s economic empowerment and gender
• Excellent communication (written and oral) ability