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Agricultural Economist
(Evidence Creation and Reporting)
To support the scale of these successful
interventions and business models, WFP seeks a dedicated professional to
support the Food Systems and Resilience team in Nairobi to create the evidence
for designing new business cases and proposals, manage research partnerships,
guide monitoring processes, prepare donor reports, manage unit communication
and visibility, documenting and sharing best practices, and support in
maintaining and establishing efficient business processes.
Key Responsibilities
(not all-inclusive)
- Ensure cross-learning and close
interactions across FtMA project areas and the arid counties, where the
FSC model is being scaled-up (including the documentation of success
stories and best practices). - Support the technical units on
key programmatic areas including but not limited to gender transformation
and youth empowerment. - Produce and review analyses,
strategies, and papers for WFP’s climate resilience and food systems
interventions. - Generate analysis that
investigates cost-benefit of different intervention packages, return of
investments and related research question - Create evidence generation and
knowledge management strategy for the climate, food system and resilience
portfolio - Coordinate monitoring and
evaluation activities under Outcome 2 in close collaboration with the
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer. - Coordinate and draft the
development of funding proposals and concept notes as required and support
on ad-hoc donor engagements. - Produce corporate reporting
products and donor reports in close collaboration with technical units. - Develop and maintain relevant
partnerships with private sector, research institutions and Government of
Kenya. - Create content for communication
for internal and external channels, working closely with WFP
communications unit. - Support the development of tools
and processes to manage FSC performance and ensure intended smallholder
impact is achieved. - Evidence created that supports
the development of new business cases (including return of investment
studies). - Timely and quality
corporate/donor reports and proposals and other communication materials
produced. - Efficient climate, food system
and resilience knowledge management system established and corporate
monitoring and evaluation processes supported - Rural entrepreneurs’ models
within operational areas mapped out. - Experience setting-up scalable
and sustainable middle and last mile value chain solutions targeting small
holder farmers and other actors along the value-chain of advantage - Demonstrated ability to engage
with public and private entities, planning and working together - Ability to work in a team and
establish effective working relations across multi-functional teams as
well as with a results-oriented private sector, research, think tanks and
other key stakeholders - Solid operational skills
including creative thinking, problem solving and project management skills - Resourcefulness, initiative,
maturity of judgment, tact, and negotiating skills. - Strong presentation skills and
experience in public speaking of advantage. - Ability to frequently travel
within the country.
Qualifications
- Experience : At least five
(5) years of experience in agribusiness, either in private sector
enterprises or in non-profit value chain related projects, with exposure
to the private sector segment and research institutions. - Language: Fluency (oral and
written) in English and Kiswahili necessary; proficiency in other
languages spoken regionally in Kenya is an asset. - Excellent analytical,
communication and report-writing skills - Ability to conduct economic and
analysis, including cost-benefit analysis, preferably in the agriculture,
water and land management sector - Experience in proposal
development as well as monitoring and reporting processes and ability to
create/manage databases - Experience working with agro- and
agro-pastoral/pastoral communities and organizations, and designing and
implementing development projects.
How to Apply
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