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Self Help Africa works at grassroots level in rural Africa, tackling poverty, supporting food production, enterprise development, and improving the lives of local communities. In Ireland the organisation trades as 'Gorta-Self Help Africa.'
Self Help Africa is seeking an energetic and dynamic team to oversee the implementation of an ambitious new agribusiness development project implemented in partnership with and Imani Development Limited in Kenya.
Kenyan Initiative for Long-term Integration of Market Operators in Value Chains (KILIMO – VC)
KILIMO-VC is a EUR 24m five-year agribusiness support programme that is part of the European Union’s Kenya-AgriFI programme that supports productive, adapted and market integrated smallholder agriculture, including a contribution to the Africa Investment Facility.
The overall objective of the KILIMO-VC programme is to improve the capacity of 100,000 smallholder farmers/pastoralists to practise environmentally sustainable and climate-smart agriculture as a business in inclusive value chains.
Self Help Africa (SHA) and Imani Development are the fund managers for the programme which aims to deliver:
The Communications Officer will serve as an integral member of the KILIMO -VC team and will be responsible for creating and implementing our communications strategies.
S/he will be required to promote our brand in creative ways, interact with the media and establish trusting relationships with key stakeholders including the media outlets, partners and policymakers.
Job Description
The Programme Support Assistant will provide administrative support to the KILIMO VC team.
The Programme Support Assistant will show initiative, be capable to meeting deadlines, be flexible, honest, diligent, innovative and be a team player.
Qualifications:
Job Description
The Portfolio Managers are responsible for providing technical assistance and coaching to a portfolio of selected applicants under the KILIMO-VC Programme.
These value chain partnerships will cover a mix of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s) including cooperatives.
Reporting to the Programme Manager, the Portfolio Managers will provide technical assistance in the preparation of business plans, marketing and business development strategies and monitoring implementation.
This position requires a highly committed and results-orientated person with excellent organisational and communication skills, as well as enthusiasm and initiative.
Qualifications:
Job Description
The Programme Manager is the technical and operational head of the KILIMO-VC Implementation Unit.
Reporting to the Head of Programmes, the Programme Manager will be responsible for ensuring successful implementation of this 5-year, European Union-funded programme through providing strategic leadership, technical oversight and direct management of all activities related to the programme — in particular a EUR 18m challenge fund.
A key function of the role will be managing effective partnerships with the Lead Firms / implementing organisations.
This is a challenging leadership role within Self Help Africa-Kenya for a highly committed and results-orientated person with excellent organisational and communication skills, as well as enthusiasm and initiative.
Job Description
The Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant works with the SHA M&E Coordinator to ensure effective planning, implementation and reporting of monitoring, evaluation and learning related activities
The Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant will be responsible for developing programme related M&E systems, building the capacity of staff and implementing partners, communicating M&E information, documentation and reporting related to the KILIMO-VC programme.
Qualifications:
Job Description
The Programme Accountant will provide financial management by ensuring accurate and timely recording of financial data, processing of transactions and monitoring programme costs against donor guidelines, preparing financial reports and building capacity in partners.
The Programme Accountant will maintain a high standard of accounting and financial control to ensure compliance with EU regulations.
Interested candidates should send completed forms, with a cover letter, should be returned to infokenya@selfhelpafrica.net with your name and position applied for in the subject line.
The closing date for receiving applications is not later than Close of Business on Wednesday 7th February 2018.
Please do not send certificates at this stage.
Due to the anticipated high volume of applications, kindly note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Self Help Africa is an equal opportunities employer
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