Mercy Corps Agriculture and Technology Expert Urgent Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

Mercy Corps Agriculture and Technology Expert Urgent Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

The AgriFin Accelerate Program (AFA) is $25 million initiative funded by the Gates Foundation to expand access to digitally-enabled financial and non-financial services for at least 1 million smallholders across in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia by 2021.

The program is in deep implementation mode and requires additional technical support on programming in Kenya.

AFA is also working to expand relevant programming and requires support on technical program management across a number of key streams with DigiFarm, our largest product implementation, in order to ensure strong active use and impact, as well as preparations for the AFA Annual Learning Event, which will require a great deal of strategic positioning and coordination.

This Scope of Work sets out support activities for AFA programming related to Kenya, with specific tasks to be agreed over the consulting period with the AFA program Director.

Purpose / Project Description:

The Consultant will work closely with the AFA Program, staff and other relevant field teams to support program engagements and inputs to evolving concept notes, including participating in relevant meetings, such as the Annual Learning Event.

Support Provided by Program Team:

The Consultant will work under the guidance of the Task Manager and a work with relevant Mercy Corps team members and partners.

Scope of work:

The Scope of Work sets out two specific support activities for Mercy Corps AgriFin programming in Kenya: