Knowledge Manager

Role Requirements:

• Experience in analysis in supply and demand, identifying gaps and opportunities.
  
• Experience with organising and hosting networking events.
  
• Proven experience in matchmaking between private sector partners, financiers and government partners.
  
• Good knowledge of the Kenyan private sector and GoK in the agriculture, water and renewable energy domain.
  
• Good understanding and experience in working with partners in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya
  
• Good understanding of socio-cultural context and conflict dynamics in the ASALs of Kenya
  
• Experience in working with GoK both at national and at county level.
  

Role Requirements:

• Experience in analysis in supply and demand, identifying gaps and opportunities.
  
• Experience with organising and hosting networking events.
  
• Proven experience in matchmaking between private sector partners, financiers and government partners.
  
• Good knowledge of the Kenyan private sector and GoK in the agriculture, water and renewable energy domain.
  
• Good understanding and experience in working with partners in Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya
  
• Good understanding of socio-cultural context and conflict dynamics in the ASALs of Kenya
  
• Experience in working with GoK both at national and at county level.
  

The intervention is aiming to adhere to the following principles:

• Kenya owned and demand driven.
  
• Building on past and present efforts
  
• Action and implementation oriented, while contributing to policy improvement where needed.
  
• Promoting evidence based decision making
  
• Utilising and strengthening relevant existing fora and platforms.
  
• Contributing to improved sector coordination.
  
• Alignment to national and international calendars (e.g. budget cycle, COP)
  
• Selected ASALs as main geographic focus
  
• Strong focus on economic potential of ASALs, role of private sector and economic development.
  
• Strong focus on sustainability of the project
  
• Contributing to strengthening ASAL and Drought related Government Institutions both at National and County level.
  
• Contributing to strengthening Kenyan research, analysis and adaptation capacity.
  
• Contributing to strengthening an integrated water, food security and energy approach for climate resilience.