The USAID Feed the Future Policy LINK program strengthens the capacity of local actors and institutions to lead and manage the agricultural transformation process and contribute effectively and collectively to improved, broad-based food security policy outcomes.
Specifically, the program aims to strengthen food security policy systems by investing in and reinforcing productive human and social capital and developing strategic partnerships that help bring these innovations and capacity investments to scale to achieve a critical mass of local actors with the ability and opportunity to effect positive policy change through collective action.
Policy LINK’s general approach is grounded in facilitative leadership and collaborative governance, which emphasize engaging stakeholders from civil society, public and private sectors in consensus-oriented decision-making, collaborative problem-solving, and adaptive learning.
Policy LINK will be supporting the USAID Kenya Mission and other policy actors across several activities designed to clarify the policy agenda and strengthen the food security and agricultural policy at the national and county levels. These activities will include policy analysis, policy dialogue and engagement amongst others.
To support this work, Policy LINK seeks to recruit a Kenya Country Lead who will provide overall technical and project management leadership for the activity.
The position will continually reinforce Policy LINK’s agreed-upon core purpose and principles, and ensure strategic design, implementation and ongoing decision-making is rooted in the purpose and principles. S/he will contribute to a learning environment in which personal and team growth is supported, with a shared understanding that the “team” always comes before the “individual.”
The Kenya Country Lead will be responsible for the following anticipated tasks, though others may be added as appropriate due to evolving project requirements:
Reporting
The Kenya Country Lead will report to the EA Regional Director. Supervisory/Leadership Responsibilities
The Kenya Country Lead will directly supervise the Kenya buy-in team, including the Senior Technical Policy Expert, the Program Logistics Coordinator and any consultants working with the team. Beyond direct supervision, the Country Lead will provide overall team leadership for program activities and will coordinate closely with other Kenya and global staff.
Policy LINK is a performance-based project, highly dependent on individual and team core competencies. Each staff member will participate in an annual evaluation process and receive feedback.
MA or MSc degree required in agricultural or development economics, management, economics, social sciences, or other related fields of study
Please submit applications electronically via this website:
https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/gyo1bzlljz/index
Applications will be considered in the order received until February 15, 2024
Candidates will be required to answer certain qualifying questions before uploading their CVs and cover letters to the application form for consideration.
Only candidates who are shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.
No email enquiries, please.
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