The “Project Climate-resilient Agriculture and Pastoralism in Northern Kenya” is a new project starting its operation in March 2026.

The project supports rural communities as well as local public, private and civil society stakeholders in their efforts to increase the resilience of the rural population regarding climate and socio-economic challenges. Sustainable and productive management of natural resources and climate resilient income generation from livestock, agriculture and fisheries are main intervention areas. While for Turkana and Marsabit there will be a o the focus will be on the better management of the Lake Baringo catchment area. The project will be implemented in the counties of Turkana, Marsabit and Baringo.

To make the project a success GIZ is looking for a highly motivated team to support the various interventions.

The Technical Advisor is responsible for the operational management of the following project measures and activities, in particular focusing on the Projects overall Output 1: “Improve the income opportunities of the rural population in the county of Baringo in a gender-sensitive manner” and the specific Output 4 for Baringo: “Climate-resilient income opportunities are improved”.

Related tasks are:

• Support the team lead and project team to set up project structures and establish networks with partners from private sector, local government, civil society and other development partners present in Baringo County and contribute to the overall conceptualization of the project.
  

• Map, assess and develop most potential climate-resilient income generating activities/ value chains in Baringo and facilitate stakeholder collaboration also with the view to mobilize additional resources.
  

• Oversee planning and implementation of the project activities under the assigned project output, with a view to create synergies within the project in and beyond Baringo, but also among the different interventions in Baringo by other players.
  

• Initiate upgrading measures with relevant stakeholders, in particular private sector and target groups within Baringo and beyond in the area of value chain development and local income generation.
  

• Initiate and facilitate capacity building measures for value chain actors and the target group (e.g. stakeholder workshops, trainings and capacity building measures for partners or multipliers, B2B facilitation).
  

• Elaborate work packages (incl. administrative and financial requirements) which can be taken over by consultants or local partners (e.g. in form of Local Subsidies) and oversee and monitor the implementation and impact of the same.
  

• Support monitoring and evaluation of project activities, document impact, elaborate knowledge and communication products and contribute to visibility of the project.
  

Where appropriate and reasonable, the position holder is willing to perform tasks outside the scope of the job description as required by the Project Manager or the Cluster Coordinator for Agriculture and Rural Development and contribute to the overall portfolio development of the Cluster.

Qualifications and Specialist Knowledge

• Relevant master’s degree in agriculture or agriculture related technical fields with a focus on agricultural value chain development in the agri-food sector (agriculture and livestock).
  

• Minimum of 10 years professional working experience in the field of value chain development, income generation, covering production, value addition and market access.
  

• Proven experience of a minimum of 5 years in collaboration with medium and large-scale private sector actors in the crop and/or livestock sector.
  

• Prior working experience with an international development partner and/ or known private
  sector player and a minimum of 3 years working experience in a duty station outside Nairobi.

• Strong managerial and organizational skills with ability to execute complex tasks under time pressure within required schedules and timelines.
  

• Proven capacity to liaise and interact with high and medium level local stakeholders both from private sector, government and civil society to facilitate an enabling environment for development.
  

• Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills, high self-determination and ability to acquire new knowledge independently.
  

• Fluency in spoken and written English and Swahili with ability to produce high-standard documents (English) as well as very good working knowledge of ICT and computer applications (e.g. MS Office, MS Teams). Local languages are an added advantage.
  

Candidates with fully matching profile from Baringo will be given specific consideration

Submission of Application:

Duty Station: Baringo

Duration of Assignment: Until 31.12.2027 with possibility for extension

Vacancy Reference Number: GIZ/ARD/02/03/2026

Equal Employment Opportunity

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All staff are expected to behave professionally, respect local laws and customs, and complete mandatory ethics e-learning courses upon hire.

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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.