Business Development Officer

Project: Kenya Arid lands drought Mitigation measures Enhanced (K.A.M.E.)

TOR for the Business Development Officer

1.Introduction

A brief about the implementers

The Lay Volunteer International Association , LVIA, Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE) and the Merti Integrated Development Programme (MID-P) have been funded by the European Union under the Kenya Rural Development Programme for a period of 48 months started on the 18th September, 2014 and ends in September, 2018. The three partners are working on various sectors including relief and rehabilitation activities, health, water and sanitation, protection, peace-building, youth/children support and gender-based violence. Others sectors include; livestock production in a sense, supporting productive pastoralism, policy advocacy and land and natural resources.

2. The Proposal

The overall objective of the proposal is to enhance drought resilience of pastoral communities in Isiolo County

To attain positive livelihoods outcomes pastoralists rely on specific strategies to manage their livestock effectively. Their livelihoods strategies have evolved over centuries in response to the local environment and climate, with low and erratic rainfall. Key strategies include accessing and managing natural resources (NR), mainly grazing land and water sources, and maintaining high levels of mobility across large tracts of land to make the most effective use of scarce resources and in response to environmental conditions. These sophisticated and dynamic strategies or ‘local livelihoods’ are sensitively adapted to the certainty that have allowed pastoralists to cope with the threats and risks that characterize their environment and to maintain a viable production and livelihoods system.

Drought is a major external shock and a primary trigger of livelihoods crises. Cyclical droughts are a defining feature of pastoralists’ way of life, however, in recent decades, it has become increasingly clear that pastoralists’ strategies have been significantly strained and pastoralists’ adaptive capacity to resist or recover from drought-related shocks has been progressively undermined. The project therefore will undertake the following activities that aim at improving the current situation by strengthening pastoralists’ drought resilience in Isiolo County supporting their livelihoods systems with timely and appropriate interventions aimed at protecting and strengthening livelihood assets and strategies. The action is expected to promote conflict sensitive interventions directly by supporting capacity initiatives for the Dedha Councils, Peace Building Committees and Local Authorities enhancing the conflict management and transformation skills.

The key results areas are;

Result 1. Pastoral communities dispose of instruments to reduce their vulnerability to drought and to transform conflicts over Natural Resources Management (NRM)

Result 2. Secured and improved revenue for livestock producers through animal disease control and value chain enhancement

Result 3. Improved resilience of pastoral communities through livelihood diversification focusing on NTFP (Non Timber Forest Product) value chain development (Bee keeping, Gum Arabica and Resins Harvesting)

Duties and Responsibilities

The main function of the Business Development Officer is to support KAME’s activities related to the Result 3 (see above) by developing and implementing effective business development strategies, in line with the project’s KPIs and overall objectives. These strategies should be designed to cover mostly three areas of business development: Research and analysis, and actual support and coordination for the Groups of Interests (GoIs) specified in the Project

Support the entire life-cycle of the business development processes for the specific IGAs, including opportunity creation in close collaboration with Country Actors and Sector Leaders: Analyze strategic objectives of in country donor missions; cultivate strong connections with private sector donors; early identification of relevant sales opportunities and instruments; keeping colleagues informed about the same; coordinate the proposal writing team; guide the formation of relevant GoIs members; guiding business development and ensuring overall quality of the final product.

Qualifications:

Bachelor Degree in related field, preferably in management or Business, with a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in Business and strategy development.

Requirements

·Experience in the production of Business Plans, Business Models, Market Researches and SWOT Analysis;

· Sound knowledge of the current business environment in Kenya and its regulations;

· End-to-end experience in managing new business development, including a clear understanding of how to strategically read and explain an opportunity, key roles and responsibilities for each GoI, and proven capacity to deliver high quality reports in a timely manner;

· Experience in coordinating (and performing) trainings and TOTs;

· Solid interpersonal, networking and cross-cultural skills with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex pursuits;

· Fluency in both Swahili and English; Borana highly preferred;

· The ideal candidate would be energetic, flexible and adaptable in their approach and have excellent communication skills. He/She would also be required to ride a motorbike and in need to possess a license.

Remuneration: Ksh 65,000 gross per month,inclusive of Medical Insurance and WIBA.
Contract to be yearly and renewable until project ends in September 2018.

HOW TO APPLY:

How to Apply

Your application should include a motivation letter and CV. Application needs to be received in electronic copy the latest by the 31st of December 2015 at: lvia.eu.projectcoordinator@gmail.com , stating thevacancy code BDO-KAME in the subject line.

LVIA is committed to diversity and gender equality in all of its operations- We strive to reflect these goals in our mission and in our workplace. We encourage applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups and are impartial at all times.