Jobs Kenya

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  • Associate, Influencing and Advocacy

    Associate, Influencing and Advocacy

    Key Responsibilities include;

    Working with the IA Manager to create opportunities to spread key messages arising from GAIN Kenya country programming through media, social media, and positioning events
    Liaising widely with GAIN colleagues to develop key messaging and strategies for furthering the mission and communicating the vision of GAIN Kenya.
    Supporting the IA Manager in advocacy work geared towards implementation of the national pathways and other planning mechanisms to develop a national food action plan and/or plans and commitments made at the Summits
    Planning and coordinating meetings between vendors, government, civil society, donors, and UN agencies to strengthen cross-sector dialogue on nutrition and building consensus on priorities and opportunities for business and nutrition in the target counties
    Identifying opportunities to improve the enabling environment for vendors in informal markets to increase actions to improve nutrition in the target counties
    Supporting the development of stakeholder mapping for purposes of promoting adoption of the platform and securing support from the relevant policy makers
    Handling the development of advocacy strategy for the sub-national dashboard and the subsequent advocacy efforts targeting national and county government
    Participating in the national and county level meetings organised by Ministry of Health and agriculture and other forums relevant to the project

    About You

    The ideal candidate should have experience in policy and/or budget advocacy, strategic planning, and project management. You should have experience working with stakeholders from business, civil society, government, donors at national international level. Candidate with familiarity with food systems including food industry, nutrition, and public health issues and national-level governance systems and politics is highly desirable.
    The postholder should have excellent command of written and spoken English and Portuguese as well as proven ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural and results-driven environment. Candidate should have ability to work collaboratively with a range of different stakeholders from business, farmers, civil society, academia, consumers, etc. In addition, you should be highly flexible and willing to travel within and outside Kenya.
    You should have knowledge of policy development and planning work within a government setting that involves public private engagement. University degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Business or Public Administration, Public Policy or related field. Candidate with stakeholder engagement and project management work experience is desirable.

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  • Programme Lead, Nutrient Enriched Crops

    Programme Lead, Nutrient Enriched Crops

    About the Role
    Reporting to the Senior Cluster Lead, Food Fortification, the Programme Lead will be responsible for building out GAIN’s programming in commercialisation of nutrient enriched crops (biofortified crops) through programme design, technical support to country programmes, and supporting on-time and on-budget delivery across all country programmes.
    The postholder will manage GAIN’s engagement with our partner organisations, specifically around commercialisation and marketing of biofortified crops. You will bring excellent portfolio management skills to the relationship between GAIN and our other partners and take a lead role within GAIN in supporting the execution of scaling up and the commercialisation of nutrient enriched crops / biofortified crops strategy.
    Key Responsibilities include;

    Providing technical oversight to the implementation of activities that bring biofortified crops to scale through commercialisation activities such as production delivery models and supply chain and market development initiatives
    Co-leading on the development of detailed workplans to support the commercialisation of biofortified crops in Asia and Africa, whilst clarifying how GAIN and our partners will ensure impact, scale, and sustainability in a small number of strategically selected geographies
    Supporting the design process in GAIN countries and providing technical know-how to deliver strategically relevant, sound, and feasible project design
    Working closely with GAIN’s Knowledge Leadership team and our partner’s monitoring and evaluation teams to ensure measurable and effective monitoring and tracking targets are in place, and evaluation and learning takes place within the commercialization activities
    Providing guidance to GAIN’s country teams on strategy development, state of the field, and the positioning of commercialization of biofortified crops programme
    In existing global fora, contribute strategic direction and good practice to build strong evidence-based approaches to commercialisation of biofortified crops and nutrient rich agricultural commodities
    Supporting resource mobilization for commercialization of biofortified crops programmes and relationship management with funders
    Developing and managing relationships with other organisations active in the biofortification and commercialisation of agricultural commodities space
    Supporting delivery of a dissemination and visibility plan (including by leading on dissemination workshops, manuscripts, publications, blogs, white papers, articles, factsheets, brief), alongside GAIN’s Knowledge Leadership, Communications and Country programmes teams, as well as with GAIN’s partners
    Protecting and promoting the effective functioning of the project management Quad system

    About You

    The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable track record in managing multi-country, multi-donor, multi-partner consortium projects of $10M or more, ideally with experience in implementing large market-based nutrition programs and projects.
    You will have a substantial level of professional experience directly or indirectly related to marketing foods, new product category development, supply chains and international development.
    You should also have the ability to operate within the private and public sectors to effectively liaise with food enterprises, development agencies, and governments at senior level. Candidates with strong business-to-business (B2B) development skills, trade marketing, or partnership management with private and public experience is preferable.
    You should have previous experience of leading and managing a team and possess excellent representational, strategic, and diplomatic abilities to represent GAIN and our partners. Candidates must have excellent written/verbal communications, research, writing skills, and should be willing and able to work in multicultural and multilingual environments.
    The postholder should have Bachelors’ degree in Business and Marketing, Food Technology, Development Studies, Economics, Agricultural Development or related fields. You should be highly flexible and willing to travel in challenging environments.

    Education

    University level degree in a relevant field such as business and marketing, food technology, development studies, economics, agricultural development, or other relevant technical field.
    Masters’ degree desirable

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  • Associate, Social Protection

    Associate, Social Protection

    About the role
    GAIN and CARE Kenya are currently implementing a project known as CASCADE whose goal is to improve food security and contribute to the reduction of malnutrition amongst women of reproductive age and children under 5 in Kenya. The programme has two strategic objectives: it aims to increase access to and consumption of healthy diets, as well as increasing the resilience of households to economic and climate change-related shocks across in three counties in Kenya, with a focus on women of reproductive age and children.   
    Reporting to the Influencing and Advocacy Manager, the Social Protection Associate will contribute to the implementation of GAIN’s social protection programs, including policy and advocacy support. The successful candidate will support on social protection to ensure our programmes have a social protection lens. 
    Key Responsibilities include.

    In consultation with the programme team provide support on social protection to ensure our programmes have social protection lens. 
    Support with the updating of the repository of policy documents that are relevant to social protection. 
    Support with the development of PowerPoint presentations and relevant briefing documents to support stakeholder engagement and influencing.  
    Support the development of social protection materials for target audiences as needed. 
    Contribute to drafting reports, policy papers and briefs, factsheets and other documents which synthesize. GAIN learnings, values, and priorities on social protection .
    Support with stakeholder analysis and social protection needs mapping in Kenya. 
    Provide an inventory of partners and stakeholders who are involved in social protection.  
    Support the content development for social protection policy and advocacy components of reports to donors and other key stakeholders, including media. 

    About you

    The ideal candidate should have demonstrated experience in social protection demonstrating ability to map social protection needs within Kenya while collaborating with programme teams to ensure a social protection lens is applied during programming.
    Experience supporting development of social protection materials for targeted audiences is preferred.
    The post holder should demonstrate ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders while championing the social protection agenda within all programmatic areas.
    Contribute to drafting reports, policy papers and briefs, factsheets and other documents which synthesize GAIN learnings, values, and priorities on social protection.
    You should have an understanding of social protection landscape in Kenya with ability to deliver high quality outputs in addition to excellent written/verbal communications, research, writing, and analytical ability. Candidate should have an education background in a relevant field such Gender and social protection or other relevant fields.

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  • Senior Associate, SBN Global Partnerships

    Senior Associate, SBN Global Partnerships

    Key Responsibilities Include:

    Serve as a relationship manager for global partners, including recruiting new global partners that are willing and able to provide technical assistance or investment opportunities to SMEs within the national SBN membership.
    Design and manage SBN Business to Business (B2B) technical assistance initiatives between SBN global partners and national SBN members on relevant technical topics such as investment readiness, marketing, product reformulation etc.
    The Senior Associate will manage the coordination, event organisation, reporting and communication related to these initiatives.
    Maintain a database of global investors and technical assistance providers that can be promoted and linked to national members across Africa, Asia and LATAM. This includes frequently updating and disseminating widely a repository of funding and technical assistance opportunities to relevant SMEs.
    Develop and oversee a pipeline generation process for linking SBN national members to investors and technical assistance providers.
    Building on the SBN 3.0 Strategy (2022-2025), lead the development and monitoring of the global SBN Investment and Technical Assistance activity work plan.
    Liaise with the Senior Communications Associate on the development of communications materials to support the aforementioned activities.

    About you:

    The post holder will be a self motivated individual that is able to negotiate and influence key stakeholders at any level.
    Excellent communication skills written or verbal are a must for this pivotal role. 
    You will have the ability to build strong relationships as well as having the ability to work in a multicultural setting.
    You will also possess extensive experience in private sector development in a developing context with a focus on delivering technical and financial support to SMEs in the agri-food sector.

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  • Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing

    Senior Associate, Nutritious Foods Financing

    About the Role
    The post holder will play a key role in identifying technical assessment needs of SME’s, as well as being responsible for designing technical assistance support packages tailored to the individual SME’s.
    To be successful in this role the post holder will play a key role in the scaling up process in order to consolidate the chances of the project making a real impact and it’s ability to grow and succeed.
    The Senior Associate will work closely with the Programme Lead, other project colleagues and the other GAIN Country Offices.
    Key Responsibilities Include:

     Identify technical assessment needs of SMEs operating in the food value chain that are potential pipeline for the N3F Fund, working together with the investment officers at our partner asset manager Incofin Investment Management.
     Design technical assistance support packages tailored to individual SMEs and group training according to common needs in the portfolio.
     Perform matchmaking between TA requirements and service providers, manage engagements between GAIN, service providers, and our beneficiaries.
     Oversee the implementation of project workplans and ensure that all assignments deliver maximum value for money.
     Fine-tune documented procedures, monitoring mechanisms, and feedback forms for the provision of TA to SMEs.
     Identify and perform due diligence on a roster of qualified service providers in N3F’s scoping countries.
     Manage the roster of GAIN’s internal TA capabilities and service providers.

    About You

    Candidates for the position will possess demonstrable professional experience and technical understanding at senior associate level, preferably related to impact investment and/or development finance, business development, due diligence, food supply chains and SMEs.
    You will have the ability to operate within the private and public sectors to effectively liaise diverse stakeholders and multi-cultural settings.
    Candidates for this role should also possess excellent coordination, communication, research, writing skills with a strong analytical ability.
    The ability to build key relationships will be of paramount importance in this role, as well as the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written.
    The post holder will need to have excellent leadership skills as there will be the added responsibility of managing a small team of technical experts.

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  • Associate, Nutrition Connect

    Associate, Nutrition Connect

    About the Role
    Nutrition Connect is GAIN’s knowledge mobilisation platform aimed at sharing evidence and experience around public private engagement for nutrition. The platform forms part of GAIN’s efforts to support understanding and action for nutrition by a wide range of actors, from governments to businesses, NGOs, academia and civil society, it aims to address knowledge gaps around how to catalyse markets for safe and nutritious foods produced sustainably, especially to meet the needs of better diets for poorer consumers.
    Reporting to the Manager, Knowledge Management and Mobilization, you will work closely with the Communication team to ensure content alignment, coordinated social outreach and media work and standard practices. The Associate will manage the day-to-day operations necessary for the maintenance and development of Nutrition Connect (NC). Their areas of focus will include content management and generation, communications outreach and engagement and project management.
    Key Responsibilities include;

    Ensuring regular and engaging content is planned and populated on Nutrition Connect (NC) and relevant other social and communication/ advocacy channels
    Monitoring site and social performance (via e.g., Google Analytics, Hotjar) to understand how users are accessing and using the site, and adjusting content as needed to anticipate and meet emerging needs and topics of interest
    Assisting in implementing the social media strategy to raise visibility of and engagement with Nutrition Connect, its resources and activities. Planning and creating regular posts and activities across NC’s social accounts and participating in relevant social media campaigns
    Supporting the Manager to manage, strengthen and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders working in the nutrition, development, food systems and business spheres
    Identifying opportunities to host, co-host and participate in virtual and in-person events (as possible) to help further dialogue and understanding around public private engagement for nutrition. Supporting in development of themes agendas, speakers/participant lists, and promotion and follow up materials, etc.

    About You

    The ideal candidate should have proven experience in communications, website management and social media platforms.
    You should have demonstrated experience in global development e.g. nutrition, global public health, agriculture, livestock, food systems, market development.
    Hands-on experience working in a low- or middle-income country would be an asset.
    The postholder must have excellent writing and presentation skills and be well skilled in preparing and disseminating documents for a diverse of range of policy or other non-technical audiences.
    You will have the ability to self-motivate, prioritise and multi-task with a proven ability to work effectively as part of a global multicultural team.

    Education

    Bachelors degree in nutrition, agriculture, food systems, international development, business, communications, or a related field or equivalent work experience 

    Others

    Kenya: From KES 2,083,128– KES 2,377,296 per annum

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  • Project Management Advisor, CPT

    Project Management Advisor, CPT

    About the Role
    Reporting to the Director of the Country Programmes Team, the Project Management Advisor will work closely with country offices and other technical services teams to conceptualize, design and deliver programmes and projects across our GAIN’s portfolio work. They will lead the ongoing development and improvement of our project management processes, procedures and tools, as the custodian of the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMG).
    The post-holder will be expected to quickly develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and they will be responsible for influencing and reconciling stakeholders’ interests to ensure effective Project design and delivery across GAIN.
    Key specifics include:

    Leading and facilitating the design and conceptualization of projects using the GAIN Project Management framework
    Facilitating discussions and relationships between GAIN countries and technical services teams
    Building a culture of co-creation in the way GAIN designs and delivers projects globally
    Supporting with the day-to-day project implementation focusing on key areas agreed with the Country Programme Team (CPT) Leadership
    Overseeing and facilitating the transition from concept and design to a full proposal package including the selection of key personnel, budget alignment, and workplans
    Working closely with the Project Oversight Committee and project sponsors to find solutions in areas which require specialist input and support
    Acting as the CPT point of contact for resource mobilisation efforts, providing technical project design advice on proposals
    Developing and leading on knowledge management and capacity building efforts including developing the in-house training program
    Building and maintaining a global community of practice or equivalent network that can support project managers through support, mentoring, coaching etc
    Performing other duties as maybe reasonably required and in line with the job post

    About You

    You will have substantial experience in large scale programme & project management with proven experience in programme and project design in the global health and international development sector.
    You will possess excellent leadership skills and will be well versed in leading project / programme management staff and multi-disciplinary teams on projects.
    You will also have experience in capacity building through designing and facilitating staff trainings.
    In addition to this, you will have strong stakeholder and relationship management skills with the ability to influence others at a high level, internally as well as externally. You will have the ability to work in a decentralized matrix-style and multi-cultural organization.
    Knowledge base in nutrition and food industry is an advantage. Prior experience working within a donor-funded environment and of donor reporting is an advantage.

    Education

    Bachelor’s degree required in public health, nutrition, food sciences, social sciences or a related field or a suitable equivalent
    Master’s level qualifications in the above or similarly relevant field of study/expertise highly preferred
    Additional qualification in project management (desirable)

    Other requirements

    Fluent in written and verbal English. Working knowledge of French is an asset.
    Required to travel internationally frequently.
    Applicants must have the existing right to live and work in United Kingdom or Kenya.
    A personal commitment and desire to work in a growing organization which is ambitious and dedicated to helping improve the nutrition and food security of the poor.

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  • Junior Associate (Impact

    Junior Associate (Impact

    About the role 
    The overall purpose of this position is to support the implementation and monitoring of the Nutrition Impact at Scale (NIS) Program. NIS works work with Enterprise/SME Support Organizations to provide tools and resources to scale nutrition impact. The program is implemented in six African countries.
    NIS is a program within GAIN’s Nutrition Enterprise Unit. The unit is GAIN’s centre of expertise on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in nutritious food value chains.
    Specific Responsibilities include:

    Support the selection of program partners
    Support the use and continuous improvement of the program Standard Operating Process
    Collect and compile indicator information and progress reports, including project dashboards, for the project.
    Implement financial policies and procedures and ensure payments have been processed timely and accordingly.
    Deliver monthly financial updates to wider team at internal teams meeting and financial reports according to needs of the unit.
    Take responsibility for drafting contracts and processing them as necessary and liaise with the legal team in so doing
    Secure timely signatures on program contracts and ensure processes are duly followed.

    About You

    Experience in agriculture or business, with agribusiness experience preferred
    Experience conducting needs assessments/gap analysis and facilitating technical assistance for SMEs highly desirable.
    Strong inter-personal skills and the ability to work with agribusiness managers from a variety of backgrounds
    Strong verbal and written communication skills.
    High level of professionalism and integrity
    Computer literacy with good Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and Power Point skills.
    Knowledge and experience of Indicators Monitoring databases a plus

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  • Communications Manager

    Communications Manager

    About the role
    The Communications Manager will develop, coordinate and execute communications strategies to be implemented for GAIN Kenya as required. The successful candidate will be a key resource, supporting the GAIN Kenya team by driving external and internal communications, and supporting learning across project
    Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Country Director, and in close collaboration with the GAIN global communications team though Communications Manager – Country Programmes, you will strive to foster better understanding and support to GAIN’s operational work as well as make sure that GAIN’s information, advice, and guidance effectively reaches key audiences to increase uptake of nutritious and safe diets.
    Role specifics include; 

    Develop, coordinate and supervise execution of GAIN Kenya communications strategy
    Work closely with GAIN’s project teams to deliver compelling content and imagery for both local and global audiences showcasing GAIN’s work in Kenya and impact in addressing malnutrition
    Liaise closely with global communications in ensuring branding guidelines are accurately utilized and reflected in the development of GAIN Kenya assets.
    Identify key opportunities to profile country leadership in relevant convening settings
    Deliver regular thought leadership content e.g. interviews, podcasts, opinion pieces
    Strengthen the digital communication at country level through targeted digital engagement and positioning, develop the capacity of country offices to sustain an up-to-date online (GAIN website) and social media presence
    Build internal communications capacity by providing timely and effective information to all staff across countries, promote stronger staff engagement, identify priority events ie. awareness days
    Provide guidance, tools and content across the organisation to reinforce coherence in messaging and brand
    Systematically employ monitoring and metric tools for measuring impact, gauging gaps and assisting fine tuning of our public communications strategy

    About you
    You must be a self-starter with substantial experience of working in a similar role in communications, print and broadcast media, preferably with an NGO or in the private sector.
    You’ll be an effective communicator and be able to use this skill to develop positive relationships to motivate the team and external stakeholders. In addition, you will have substantial experience in the field of media relations and / or public relations and corporate communications and developing communications strategies.
    In addition, you will possess the following:

    Proven ability to write, produce a wide range of communication content including and reports, fact sheet, news, article, features, case study etc.
    Proven experience working on social media, graphics design, photography, videography, PowerPoint, Microsoft word and excel and interactive digital media.
    Expertise and experience of working in communication and working with Government, UN, development partners, media, and research agencies

    Competencies

    A dynamic individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills in multicultural environments.
    Highly adept in translating complex and technical information tailored to different audiences. Ability to synthesise complex content into simple terms.
    Ability to prioritize, multi-tasking, and work well independently under pressure to meet deliverables and deadlines.
    Ability to work in a multi-cultural, cross-functional team with a flexible and adaptable approach.
    Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment, expert problem solving, and creativity.
    Dialogue, negotiation, and advocacy skills are up to the mark.
    Self-motivated, proactive, and solution-oriented with a commitment to quality and accuracy.
    Understanding of the food system including overall understanding the importance of nutrition.
    Understanding of government policies related to key advocacy issues.
    Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to coach, inspire and influence. Strong team player.
    Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and matrix management structure is critical
    Passion for creative storytelling and new ideas with examples to showcase these.
    Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to GAIN’s Core Values, vision, mission in the approach to work and relationships.

    Experience

    Substantial professional work experience in communication, print and broadcast media
    Strong experience in working with the development or private sector in terms of media promotion.
    Proven ability of developing and managing a communications strategy and coordinating internal and external communications
    Proven ability to write, produce a wide range of communication content including and reports, fact sheet, news, article, features, case study etc.
    Proven experience working on social media, graphics design, photography, videography, PowerPoint, Microsoft word and excel and interactive digital media.
    Expertise and experience of working in communication and working with Government, UN, development partners, media, and research agencies a plus

    Education

    Master’s degree in communications, public relations or journalism or international relations and development or relevant qualification / experience

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  • Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy

    Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy

    About the Role
    Reporting to the Policy and Advocacy Manager, you will engage with and influence global and national policy processes around food and nutrition security.
    Key Responsibilities include;

     Drafting reports, policy papers and briefs, factsheets and other documents which synthesize GAIN learnings, values and priorities
     Handling research, edit, and produce policy documents, in collaboration with the Policy and External Relations team, Knowledge Leadership (KL) department, Programme Services team, and GAIN Country Offices
     Monitoring, engaging and representing GAIN with key global policy fora
     Supporting Country Directors in policy areas and key communications activities
     Identifying key data and learnings to be used on GAIN website and Knowledge Leadership system

    About You

    The ideal candidate should have demonstrated senior experience in strategic policy research and communication within an advocacy/action-oriented context, either within an NGO, government or policy context.
    In addition to this, you will have proven report writing and analytical skills, with the ability synthesize information and review literature and documentation to turn complex technical and project reports into clear stories.
    You should have strong stakeholder management and communication skills and be willing to work within a multicultural and multi-lingual environment. Experience in food and nutrition security, wider development issues and food systems would be a strong asset.
    The postholder should have clear and systematic thinking that demonstrate good judgment and expert problem solving. Also, you should be highly flexible and willing to travel occasionally.

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