Are you interested in joining an Organisation with a long term commitment to fighting poverty? Would you like to work in a challenging environment and develop an international career focused on demonstrating shared core values that achieve results?
SNV Kenya is looking for a Kenyan National to fill a vacant position of a:
Business Development Advisor (Level IV)
{Extensive Livestock Value Chain}
Based in Nanyuki with extensive travel to the field
SNV is a non-profit international development organisation established in the Netherlands in 1965. For over 40 years, SNV has been at the forefront of development, helping to build local capacity and empower local families and communities to break the cycle of poverty. We are present on the ground in 38 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Balkans and operate in Agriculture & Food Security, Renewable Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene. Our more than 1,000 advisors in the field come from a variety of cultural and technical backgrounds, and over 80 per cent are nationals of the countries where we work.
The Extensive Livestock Programme
SNV Kenya’s Extensive Livestock Programme (which is a subsector of Agriculture) supports the adoption of commercial fodder production, livestock marketing, and commercial milk production in the ASALs.
Emphasis is placed on creating associations that have a better understanding of the market and can reap the benefits of collective marketing; increased constructive dialogue between market actors, service providers and potential investors in all three supply chains making them more efficient, remunerative and ensuring greater equity in the distribution of benefits. SNV’s strategic focus in the Extensive Livestock Program centres on improved livestock production and marketing through increased outreach of service provision and creation of an enabling environment.
Emphasis is placed on creating associations that have a better understanding of the market and can reap the benefits of collective marketing; increased constructive dialogue between market actors, service providers and potential investors in all three supply chains making them more efficient, remunerative and ensuring greater equity in the distribution of benefits. SNV’s strategic focus in the Extensive Livestock Program centres on improved livestock production and marketing through increased outreach of service provision and creation of an enabling environment.
The SNV is currently implementing projects entitled ”Enhancing Community Resilience to Drought through Innovative Market
Based Systems” and ”Promote and Strengthen Enterprises and Market Systems in Drought-Prone ASAL Areas” funded by the European Union. These projects will be implemented in 9 counties in the ASAL region of Kenya. The counties are Marsabit, Isiolo, Samburu, Baringo, Tana River, Wajir, Kajiado, Narok and West Pokot
Based Systems” and ”Promote and Strengthen Enterprises and Market Systems in Drought-Prone ASAL Areas” funded by the European Union. These projects will be implemented in 9 counties in the ASAL region of Kenya. The counties are Marsabit, Isiolo, Samburu, Baringo, Tana River, Wajir, Kajiado, Narok and West Pokot
The overall objective of these projects is to strengthen the resilience
of drought prone livestock keepers and promoting livestock-based enterprises in the 9 ASAL counties through market-led interventions.
of drought prone livestock keepers and promoting livestock-based enterprises in the 9 ASAL counties through market-led interventions.
The position will support realization of the goal to enhance competitiveness of extensive livestock value chains within ASAL areas; for enhanced incomes/employment and food security through sustainable market systems by:
- Providing business development services to ASAL based enterprises
- Building capacity of local service providers and creating linkages with the said enterprises
- Value chain development facilitation
- Undertaking Livestock Market analyses and conducting market linkages
- Developing new business value propositions to support commercialization of ASAL
Responsibilities
The livestock value chain BDS advisor is expected to play a leading in facilitating all livestock enterprise development processes, among others, include:
- Provides primary technical direction to the program business components that aim to improve the competiveness of the
extensive livestock production, addressing constraints to market access, identify new market channels, and establish linkages between pastoralists, agribusinesses and end markets. - Spearhead value chain development and competiveness initiatives within the livestock sector; conducting, value chain
analysis, identify strategic value chain interventions for the program. - Provide business advisory services to livestock marketing enterprises during their incubation stages.
- Support commercialization of Camel milk, fodder and
other ASAL livestock based value chains. - Work with livestock enterprises (fodder producers, camel milk livestock marketing enterprises) to develop their capacity to utilize BDS support to identify and respond to business opportunities
- Build the capacity of partner organizations and local capacity builders in Business Development services skills/knowledge
- Support producer groups, local market associations, market access companies to develop and implement appropriate business plans
- Strengthen pastoralists, associations/groups and rural enterprises to improve productivity & market access for fodder, cow and camel milk
- Provide guidance to communities and local authorities in the establishment and effective operation of livestock markets
- Oversee the work undertaken by consultants and LCBs and including the required quality deliverables.
- Identify possible directions and tools to strengthen private companies (Market Access Companies) and support market players.
- Monitor documents related to BDS performance, profile relevant BDS case studies
- Support commercialization of Camel milk, fodder and
Candidate profile
The right candidate will have:
- Minimum of 7 years of regional/ international experience in
economic growth, trade, value chain competitiveness, livestock, agricultural development, and/or food security programs. Preference will be given to those with considerable working experience in pastoral areas. - Minimum of 3 years implementing, business development model for livestock sector or other relevant agriculture sector programs in the Horn of Africa or ASAL areas.
- Demonstrated success in implementing programs aimed at increasing the competitiveness and inclusiveness of value chains.
- Demonstrate creativity and ability to design systemic interventions in Value chains
- Demonstrated knowledge of the latest developments in advancing good/best practices in value chain development that reaches the women, youth, the poor and very poor.
- A minimum of a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline or a
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with an additional 7 years’ experience to the required minimum above. - Fields of discipline and experience will be from area such as Entrepreneurship Development; BDS; Agriculture; Economics, and Agribusiness etc.
- Flexible and able to work within challenging environment of the
project area, and unique socio-cultural factors.
Contract Duration:
2 years with possibility of extension
Desired start date:
15th February, 2014
How to apply?
Please apply by clicking on the apply button and completing your application in our in-house recruitment system before 24 January 2014 with position title as reference.
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