Project Officer To Support the Design of The Veggies for Planet and People Program
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Job Summary
The scope of work for the Project Officer will be to support the support the V4P&P project design phase activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitating county profiling context analysis discussions with stakeholders and documentation
- Facilitating county and regional workshops to disseminate learnings from the V4P&P project
- Conducting stakeholder mapping exercises at county regional and national level on the horticulture value chain using a systems approach
- Documenting entry points for a robust muti-sectoral program with horticulture as the entry point/catalyst
- Conducting engagements and awareness building activities using tools such as Foresight around the need for low-carbon climate-proof safe production of horticultural crops to nourish a rapidly urbanizing population in Kenya
- Co-development of knowledge products that will be used in stakeholder convenings
- Support in the development of the proposal for the new V4P&P Program for consideration by the IKEA Foundation to start mid-2026.
- Support in report writing for the V4P&P project
The Project Officer will work within the Veggies for Planet and People and will report to the Project Manager
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline; Agribusiness Agricultural Economics Horticulture Business Studies Entrepreneurship. Masters degree is a plus.
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of academic and donor thinking in the respective thematic field like regenerative agriculture/ agroecology women and youth employment and entrepreneurship and enterprise development.
- Minimum of six (6) years of progressive responsible work experience in implementing multi-faceted muti-sectoral donor-funded development programmes using a systems approach (i.e. experience that demonstrates growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.)
- Technical knowledge and familiarity in specific topics of value chain development for small holder farmers production markets food safety food losses resilience etc.
- Skills in agriculture market systems approaches and value chain development processes; including stakeholder engagement; the public sector actors research institutions private sector and consumer organisations.
- Familiarity with the intersection between renewable energy and water security sectors with agri-food systems
- Excellent social networking and facilitation skills ability to engage with the private sector civil society and governments.
- Experience working in in Kenya. A deep understanding of the local context cultural nuances and development challenges would be a plus.
- Excellent communication in English (written and oral) reporting and presentation skills.
- Willingness to travel to all programme locations in Kenya
- Good documentation and reporting skills.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills and experience working in a matrix organization.
Additional Information :
Contract Type: Full time
Contract Duration: 7 Months (to July 2026)
Expected Start Date: ASAP
Information Duty Station: Nairobi
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How to Apply:
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and letter of motivation by 16th of January 2026.
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