Junior Cooperative Advisor- Kenya

Role Overview

As a Cooperative Advisor, you will help farmer organisations in counties across the LREB identify practical ways to strengthen their businesses, governance and resilience to climate-related shocks. Working alongside more experienced advisors, you will assess partner organisations, guide improvement plans and connect cooperatives with the finance, services, buyers and other expertise they need to develop.

Key Responsibilities

• Help assess and select cooperatives and farmer organisations for participation in the CRLCSA project.
• Conduct organisational scoping and cooperative assessments, then support partners to turn findings into achievable action plans.
• Work with selected cooperatives to prepare annual plans and manage agreements between the organisations and Agriterra.
• Support partners in carrying out agreed activities, tracking progress and following up on outstanding actions.
• Develop performance objectives and coaching plans with target organisations in coordination with the Lead Cooperative Advisor.
• Record project and client information in Agriterra’s monitoring and evaluation systems, and contribute to intervention planning, review and reporting.
• Prepare monthly updates and end-of-mission reports within required timelines.
• Build working relationships with project partners and value-chain stakeholders, and represent Agriterra at meetings, workshops, consultations and field visits.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agribusiness, business economics, finance, cooperative management or a related discipline.
• At least two years of relevant professional experience in one or more areas such as cooperative business development, market development, agricultural services, governance or financial management.
• Knowledge of climate finance and experience in project monitoring and evaluation are an advantage.
• Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate effectively with varied audiences; additional language skills are an asset.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and confidence handling administrative and project records.
• Willingness to travel regularly to project sites and partner organisations.

What We Offer / Why Join

• An international, collaborative and impact-focused working environment.
• Access to an annual learning fund and development opportunities through colleagues across Agriterra’s global network.
• Competitive compensation based on experience, along with benefits.
• The opportunity to contribute to agricultural development and the resilience of farmer organisations.