WFP Agricultural Economist Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. WFP Kenya looking for “Agricultural Economist”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 10 April 2023.
The World Food Programme is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, the largest one focused on hunger and food security, and the largest provider of school meals. Founded in 1961, it is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 80 countries.
WFP Agricultural Economist Jobs 2023
The WFP has published a job vacancy announcement on 23 March 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Agricultural Economist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | World Food Programme (WFP) |
| Position | Agricultural Economist |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree |
| Experience Required | At least five (5) years |
| Application Deadline | 10 April 2023 |
WFP Job Vacancy 2023
Job Purpose: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) seeks to support the Government of Kenya (GoK) to build inclusive, climate-resilient and sustainable food systems and support rural and urban communities’ resilience capacities to adapt to climate and other shocks to meet their food and nutrition needs in line with the GoK’s Vision 2030 and development plans. Building on WFP’s extensive knowledge, footprint, and comparative advantage in reducing vulnerabilities and building the resilience of food insecure Kenyan communities, the “Climate Resilient Livelihoods and Food Systems Programme” covers a set of multiple interventions and partnerships that supports communities to anticipate and adapt to climate and other shocks and stressors using a food systems approach. WFP works closely with among others the GoK, communities, research institutions, and private sector to promote local climate adaptation, strengthen local and regional market linkages, enhance access to credit through financial inclusion models and promote the consumption of safe and nutritious foods.
Key Accountabilities (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.
Qualification & Experience:
- Evidence created that supports the development of new business cases (including return of investment studies).
- 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.
- 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
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply WFP Agricultural Economist Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
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The Closing Date: 10 April 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.wfp.org |
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