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AGRA is an alliance led by Africans with roots in farming communities across the continent. We understand that African farmers need uniquely African solutions designed to meet their specific environmental and agricultural needs so they can sustainably boost production and gain access to rapidly growing agriculture markets.
Position Summary
AGRA is engaged in developing and supporting a series of dynamic and innovative partnership agendas in line with its overall strategy.
The Head of Partnerships is responsible for providing leadership and direction in partnership building with the private sector, development banks and financial institutions and major implementing partners and for increasing AGRA’s influence and impact across Africa. This will involve leading a team of experienced professionals to drive a series of cross sector partnerships and business development objectives to achieve scalable outcomes. The role represents an exciting senior management opportunity to work with a strong team at the forefront of platform and partnership design in the creation of next generation inclusive business development and shared value thinking.
As part of the Management team the role holder will liaise with AGRA’s Executive and Senior Leadership, Donors, Government counterparts, Partners and other stakeholders and should be committed to delivering on targets, be agile and responsive to different stakeholders. The role holder should be entrepreneurial and open to innovative ideas and also able to draw and build on consultative inputs from other AGRA stakeholders where needed.
The role will interface closely with the country delivery teams and will play a critical role in supporting the delivery of the country business plans and also facilitating an active grant making and follow through process. The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Key Qualifications and Experience required
If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, kindly submit your application with a detailed CV (including your e-mail address and telephone contacts to recruit@agra.org noting to quote the job reference number.
To be considered, applications must be received on or before May 31, 2017.
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