MESPT Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Job in Nairobi, Kenya

MESPT Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Job in Nairobi, Kenya

The AGRIFI programme is an EU funded project whose objective is to support production initiatives for the smallholder farmer that are adaptive to the changing climate and market requirements. The 5-year programme runs from 2018 to 2022 and MESPT is implementing result areas II and III of the programme. Result area II of the project seeks to strengthen the capacities of actors along selected value chains through the Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education Training (ATVET) system approach.

To ensure compliance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) measures by the country, the responsible inspectors and certifiers need to be empowered and equipped with the proper knowledge and tools to regulate SPS compliance of horticulture, aquaculture and dairy produce. Activities under the result area inter alia include supporting upgrading, development and upscaling of agricultural value chain-based training curriculums under the ATVETs.

Under result area III the project seeks to increase the capacity of the private sector and the selected counties to implement and enforce standards on animal health, food safety and plant health. Whereas Kenya has high potential for commercial dairy, fruit, aquaculture and vegetable production for domestic and export market, accessing international markets, Kenyan products must comply with sanitary and phytosanitary standards.

Due, in large part, to the lack of awareness of the social, environmental, and economic costs of poor Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) compliance, many producers do not implement good agricultural practices that would mitigate the SPS issues. Therefore, Kenyan horticultural market must strengthen their regulations in complying with sanitary and phytosanitary standards.

MESPT is therefore looking for outstanding, dynamic, results-oriented and self-driven individuals to fill in 4 programme positions, to ensure the successful delivery of the programme towards achieving its objectives and targets.

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Ref: 007/2018

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