Value Chains Expert Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Value Chains Expert

The Organisation: Our

client is a highly reputable global firm that offers bespoke management

consulting support to leading organisations seeking to enhance business

performance.
 

The Project: The organisation seeks to

implement a donor funded 6 year programme, whose core objective is to

provide Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED) in Small and

Medium Towns (SMTs) in Kenya. 

The program is anchored on three key pillars:
 

 

a)

Improved urban economic planning at the County level: comprising

demand-led technical assistance to both County governments/ Private

Sector actors to maximise sustainable, private sector-led urban growth;
 

b)

Improved sub-national business environment reforms to improve

County-level investment climate constraints for private-sector led urban

growth and develop pro-poor market development strategies;
 

c)

Establishment of an Urban Investment Advisory Facility (UIAF) to

support public-private investment in Infrastructure and high potential

value chains.
 

The Positions: To successfully deliver

on this programme, our client seeks to setup a high calibre Project

Management Unit, where team members are best fit by position, with the

right skills set and a balanced mix of local and international talent.
 

Value Chains Expert

Ref: ELSUED02
 

Role Purpose: The Value Chains Expert will lead in identifying and developing high potential value
chains in selected countiestowns. 

They will use a holistic value chain approach to analyse, design and develop the value chains and identify inter-linkages with similar value chains in the county and at the national level.

They will package the value chains in a manner that can attract private investors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage strong relationships with the county government, private sector participants and CSOs to ensure that the SUED programme has local ownership and support


• Undertake value chain analysis to co-develop with county stakeholders a vision of a more competitive industry and develop roadmaps for achieving competitiveness


• Define market driven interventions by use of proven market research tools to conduct in-depth end-market analysis, market channels, constraints, risks and benefits


• Provide strategic and technical oversight for the work stream throughout the programme


• Design interventions that support value chain competitiveness – build local capacity to respond to dynamic markets, and use incentives to catalyse broader change without negatively distorting markets


• Facilitate iterative learning to allow for adaptive change in project strategy to ensure delivery of results.


• Contribute to the PMU’s knowledge management leveraging learnings from the VCs.

Desired Competencies and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business or a relevant social science 


• A minimum of 8 years of experience in a relevant field, including Value chain development, Rural business development


• Strong Project Management skills and deep understanding of project financing


• Demonstrated experience of using market system facilitation tools, preferably with experience across a range of urban value-chains, experience designing and implementing access to finance risk-sharing mechanisms


• Demonstrated knowledge of the devolution of functions of national vs county governments and working experience with county government – proven ability to create buy-in and build consensus among stakeholders


• Results oriented, with proven track-record of working to achieve project targets


• Excellent communication skills.

Application Procedure:
 

Interested

candidates who meet the above requirements should submit their

applications to include, a cover letter; and an up-to-date CV via email

to: cvs@hpdafrica.com.

Please quote the job title and job code in the subject line.

The closing date for receiving applications is October 30th 2015.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.