TechnoServe Business Advisor (Sustainability) -NGO Job in Kenya

TechnoServe Business Advisor (Sustainability) -Kenya NGO Job

Job Title: Business Advisor - Sustainability

Nespresso AAA Sustainable  Quality Program 

General Information: TechnoServe is an international Non-profit organisation that develops business solutions to poverty by linking  people to  information, capital and markets.

In keeping with this belief, TechnoServe Works with enterprising  people in the developing world to build  competitive  farms, businesses and industries.

Our work is rooted in the idea that the given opportunity, hard working  men and women in even the poorest  places can  generate income, jobs and health for their families  and communities.

With more than 4 decades of proven results, we believe  in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.

Program Description: TechnoServe has entered into a partnership with  Nestle Nespresso SA to introduce the Nespresso AAA  Sustainable QualityTM program in Ethiopia, Kenya and  South Sudan.

The overarching goal is to reduce poverty for the  beneficially small holder coffee farmers through increased coffee incomes as a result of improved yields  and quality.

Primary Purpose: The Business advisor  - Sustainability shall provide  technical  support  in the implementation of strategies that  will enable smallholder  coffee grower cooperatives/wet mills  signed up  to the program  to improve  quality and sustainability.

Duties and Responsibilities

(1) Provide technical support to the beneficiary clients so as  to sustainably improve their wet mills operations and coffee quality, to be achieved through:

• Creating awareness to cooperatives leaders, staff and farmers of the AAA standards for  sustainable  coffee production.
• Delivering a standard set of sustainability and quality trainings to cooperatives  leaders and staff.
• Carrying out regular  sustainability standards audits at wet  mills and  using these  to assist cooperatives leaders  and staff to understand  areas of non-compliance.
• Supporting the cooperatives to implement actions and measures to achieve compliance with sustainability standards.

(2) Support relevant monitoring and evaluation activities such as collecting and collating of various data streams such as the cherry harvest progression, wet mills revenues and expenses; market and price information; updating of audit score cards.
(3) Support the development, adaptation and review of various  technical materials such as lesson plans, audit questionnaires,  data collection tools, fact sheets and  program progress reports.
(4) Support the program's continuous interaction with relevant stakeholders such as local (county) government officers and coffee service providers (marketing agents, millers, input suppliers)
(5) Any other duties assigned by the program manager

Requirements
1. Bachelors Degree in any of the following fields;  agriculture, environmental or natural sciences, or business  management. Training and qualifications in the area of quality/certification  standards will be a definite advantage.
2. At least 5 years' professional work experience in the private/not for profit sector, three (3) of which working in the coffees sector with demonstrated experience in the following areas:

• Developing training materials for use in training farmers/producers on quality/certification standards
• Conducting producer audits at business and farm level according to standards applicable to  smallholder growers.
• Designing and implementing  solutions for  producers to achieve compliance  with applicable  quality/sustainability standards.

3. Well developed computer skills in Excel, Word and  Powerpoint, with demonstrated  experience in analysis and modelling.
4. Strong planning skills and experience working to deliver quality work outputs within strict time lines.
5. Strong Interpersonal and Cross-cultural skills
6. Strong Written and communication skills in English and Kiswahili.Knowledge of local Kenyan Languages  is an added advantage.
7. Willingness to spend time working and travelling in project sites located in rural areas.
8. Possess a valid Kenyan driving license

To apply: Please submit your application (by email only) to ke-recruit@tns.org with the position title placed in the subject line.

Please Include:

1. Cover Letter describing your interest,
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Salary History, and 
4. Telephone Contacts of three professional referees

Please include all above requirements in a single document (pdf)

Applications will be treated confidentially.

Deadline for applications is 25th May 2015.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

TechnoServe is an equal opportunity Employer

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