Regional Coordinator at RTI International

Responsibilities

• Setting the program’s strategic direction in partnership with private and public sector including government agencies, industry organizations and county governments
• Manage technical and administrative personnel and subcontractors in the implementation of a large, complex activity to build capacity of actors in targeted value chains.
• Identify dairy and horticulture market actors willing to invest supply chain management practices with potential to spur growth in selected value chains
• Lead the design and implementation of agricultural market systems facilitation interventions
• Ensure timely project implementation and technical reliability, monitor project activities, and ensure quality.
• Provide technical and/or operational guidance and serve as a subject matter expert
• Develop relationships with county governments and private agribusinesses
• Coordinate the development, implementation and reporting on detailed management plans that may include implementation plans, deliverable tracking, etc., for activities in Western Kenya.
• Ensure effective coordination and synergies between policy –level, market level, and community-based activities, while managing heavy procurements, deliveries and other related logistical actions.
• Manage county-level satellite offices.
• Build collaborative relationships with other development partners operating in the region and identify potential areas of leverage
• Support production of program reports and surveys.
• Contribute to grants management with particular attention to Market Systems
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation, learning, and reporting and provide technical oversight and support all data tracking by the in M&E staff of the sub-grantees with attention to Market systems
• Contribute to Social Inclusion activities in line with market systems
• Any other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics, agronomy, agribusiness management or related field and 8 years of experience, Master's degree and 6 years of experience, PhD and 1 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.