Kenya Markets Trust Senior Managers (Dairy, Seed & Inputs and Water Services) Job Vacancies

Vacancies: Senior Managers (Dairy, Seed & Inputs and Water Services)

3 Posts

Kenya Markets Trust, is a non-profit organisation working to transform the performance of key agricultural markets and basic service sectors so that they can function better and improve the lives of those participating in them whether as producers, employees or consumers.

To achieve these objectives KMT seeks to catalyse private sector innovation and partnerships, recognising that better functioning markets are the main mechanism for enabling economic growth and poverty reduction in Kenya.

KMT is seeking to recruit 3 Senior Managers to lead and coordinate its work in Dairy, Access to Quality Seed & Agricultural Inputs, and Improved Water Service Delivery. 

Reporting to the Portfolio Director, each Senior Manager will work with partners and KMT staff to set
sector strategy and provide technical know how and expertise to guide strategy implementation in their assigned sector. 

The successful candidate(s) will bring expertise in the practical application of market development approaches, as well as extensive experience in the relevant sector to which they have applied.

As part of KMT’s management team, he/she will be capable of setting sector strategy, managing implementing partners, building partnerships with the private sector and across government, and driving staff and team learning ensuring strong team performance through the delivery of results. 

Over the longer term, he/she will leverage successful strategy implementation in their chosen sector to attract additional funding in support of KMT’s market development mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sector wide strategies that are aligned to and significantly contribute towards the achievement of KMT’s market development mission.
• Accountable for all deliverables and results related to their specific sector, including maintaining focus on achieving impact at scale.
• Develop partnerships with the private sector, government and other key market actors in the sector assigned
• Develop and manage budget and resource, ensuring that the sector team has the resources required to deliver expected results.
• Initiate and support various research process and ensure the use of evidence and results to inform strategy, promote learning and demonstrate impact and support innovation
• Manage implementing partners and staff, working to promote the market development approach in all aspects of the sector related work

The Senior Manager will:

• have demonstrable knowledge and senior level experience in the relevant sector
• have extensive experience of stakeholder engagement; developing partnerships and managing relationships with the private sector, government (both central and local), donors, and NGOs.
• have programme management expertise and experience and expertise in either the making markets work for the poor approach (M4P), USAID’s market facilitation approach and or value chain development
• have strong relationship management skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships, influence and motivate employees, stakeholders and partners
• possess prior M & E experience, particularly in the context of developing results chains and log frames, with prior knowledge of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development’s (DCED) Results Measurement Standard for Private Sector Development Programmes an advantage
• have strong financial management and reporting skills with experience managing sub contractual relationships and/or grant agreements• have strong analytical skills, excellent writing skills and be proficient in the use of MS Office tools
• possess a high level of integrity and commitment to the vision of the organisation
• be an enthusiastic, pragmatic and energetic hands-on individual

Applicants will have

• a first degree in a relevant discipline such as Economics, Agribusiness, Development Studies, Business Management, Finance and Accounting, Marketing, and a post graduate qualification in a relevant discipline.
• a minimum of 10 years’ working experience leading/managing a private sector development programme, preferably with a specific focus on market development, or value chain improvement; 
• with at least 3 years’ experience gained at a management level.
• Candidates with extensive experience leading and managing private sector companies in the relevant sectors are also strongly encouraged to apply.

If you are interested in the above position and meet the above criteria, please send in your application via electronic mail to SPMKMT@tgagroupea.com attaching a full résumé / curriculum vitæ and details of your current salary package in Microsoft Word Document (.doc /.docx) format.

Website: www.kenyamarkets.org

Your application should reach us on or before Saturday 8th November 2014. 

An attractive and competitive package will be offered to the appointed candidates.