Agribusiness Management Specialist - Kilifi

Role Overview

The Agribusiness Management Specialist coordinates AGRIPACT activities that help producer groups and dairy cooperatives operate as stronger, market-oriented businesses. The role combines practical support for field teams and producers with partnership development, quality and standards guidance, and project monitoring to strengthen agricultural market connections and local service systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery of AGRIPACT activities, helping field officers apply consistent technical standards and integrating gender, youth participation, and climate-smart approaches into field work.
• Build working relationships with county authorities, relevant ministries, research institutions, private companies, producer organizations, and other project partners.
• Support cooperatives and producers to understand and meet food safety, product grading, certification, and quality-control requirements.
• Track the progress and milestones of matching grants provided to dairy cooperatives, documenting implementation and results.
• Prepare work plans, budgets, and monthly performance reports, and maintain project progress records through the designated monitoring and evaluation system.
• Lead or coordinate data collection, contribute to MEAL reviews and project management committee meetings, and record lessons and effective practices with the monitoring and evaluation team.
• Organize participant mobilization and logistical arrangements for trainings, field visits, trials, and learning tours.
• Represent AVSI and AGRIPACT at relevant meetings, contribute to policy dialogue, and develop at least three project success stories that demonstrate changes in participants’ lives.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, Rural Development, or a closely related discipline; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least three years of professional experience designing or managing market-led agricultural development, agribusiness enterprise support, or value-chain initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience working with agricultural cooperatives and producer organizations, as well as off-takers, commercial banks, and microfinance institutions.
• Ability to coordinate field implementation, support staff capacity development, and work effectively with public and private sector partners.
• Experience with project reporting, data collection, progress tracking, and documenting results or practical lessons.

What We Offer / Why Join

The position offers the opportunity to contribute to stronger agricultural enterprises and market relationships through a project that works with dairy cooperatives, producer groups, public institutions, and private-sector partners.