MESPT Project Officer (Aquaculture) Job in Nairobi, Kenya

About MESPT: The Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) is a development organization in Kenya established in the year 2002 by the Government of Kenya and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (Danida).

Our purpose is to solve pressing challenges such as alleviation of poverty, promotion of sustainable economic growth and creation of employment for small holder farmers and other value chain actors.

We provide lasting solutions through our unique business model that enables beneficiaries to access capital, increase agricultural productivity and access markets.

MESPT current interventions are designed to support the Government and the people of Kenya to achieve Vision 2030, towards a globally competitive and prosperous country with a high quality of life. The Trust has it’s headquarter in Nairobi with satellite offices in seven (7) Counties.

The organization is anchored on three (3) pillars namely:

Green Growth:

Promotion of Resource Efficient, Clean and Climate Sensitive Technologies & Solutions
Enterprise Development: Market Development for MSMEs through a value chain approach to enhance effectiveness.Value Chain Development: Inclusive and Holistic View of the Micro-Enterprise

MESPT has in the past 14 years implemented a range of programs including the EU funded Assistance To Micro Enterprises Support Programme (ASMEP), The Innovation Fund for Agriculture, The Endev-K Clean Cook stoves Market Acceleration Project, The USAID/WINROCK Cook stoves revolving fund, The DANIDA funded country programme among which was the Business Sector Programme Support (BSPS) under the Business Competitiveness Component as well as the Natural Resource Management Programme (NRMP).

Currently MESPT is implementing the DANIDA Country Programme dubbed the Value Chain Greening and Financing Programme under the Green Growth and Employment Thematic Programme (GGEP) 2016–2020. The programme focuses majorly on addressing poverty and sustainability issues, accelerating private sector led growth and rendering it greener and more inclusive.

It is expected to create employment opportunities, business growth and increased rural household incomes, hence reduce poverty levels. Further, the programme is promoting technologies that build household resilience to climate change consequently reducing the poverty factor that causes households to unsustainably exploit natural resources and the environment.

The AGRIFI EU funded programme is an additional agreement between MESPT and DANIDA to be implemented for the next five years (2018-2022).

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Ref: 007/2018

Department:

The M&E Officer will be responsible for the design and implementation of M&E framework that is integral to achieving MESPT AgriFi Programme objectives.

Key Responsibilities