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Title: Business Strategy Manager

Reports to: Program Director

Location: Nairobi, Kenya 

Grade: 9

TechnoServe Background:

Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.

The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.

Program Description:

TechnoServe is embarking on an innovative, three-year program to validate, design, and rapidly pilot solutions that channel excess fruit & vegetables towards wholesalers and retailers serving low-income consumers; to reduce food loss and waste; and simultaneously increase access and affordability of F&V. Our primary focus will be in Kenya with a potential secondary focus on Ethiopia, starting in year two. Following an initial exploratory phase, including an in-depth Human-Centered Design (HCD) process with stakeholders across the horticultural market system, TechnoServe will facilitate the design, development, and deployment of a model (or models), with clearly identified stakeholders who are able and willing to continue this initiative long-term.

Position Description:

TechnoServe seeks a self-motivated leader passionate about leveraging finance to address social and environmental issues in the global food system. You have an analytical mind, and you want to leverage your creative problem solving skills to support clients in developing practical solutions. You have a successful track record as a high-performing investment professional (investment/commercial banker) or strategy consultant. You will lead workstream one to translate and deploy Year 1 concepts in the F&V value chains with identified stakeholders.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and advising companies on financial strategies.
  • Prepare business cases and financial models, and connect businesses with investors or lenders who provide capital.
  • Working with the team to assess and develop business cases for redirection of fruit and vegetables.
  • Working closely with clients, local and international teams.
  • Monitoring and reporting deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.
  • Scoping the ecosystem to identify trends, partners and opportunities to leverage on.

Required Skills, Knowledge, Experience and Abilities:

  • A Bachelor’s degree with 7 years’ experience or Master's degree with 5 years’ experience in investment banking, project finance, private equity/venture capital, financial advisory, strategic consulting.
  • Prior experience utilizing business models and frameworks to identify, assess, analyze and implement solutions that solve business/technical challenges across agricultural supply chains.
  • Strong analytical and conceptual skills applied towards understanding and interpreting business operations, management capabilities, and practices.
  • Excellent writing and PowerPoint presentation skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills a must
  • Proven ability and experience working with teams will be an added advantage.
  • Demonstrated experience working in or engaging with the private sector in Kenya, particularly private sector companies in the agricultural sector

Travel:

  • Within Kenya

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.

We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.

If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human Resources at recruitment@tns.org or call +1 202 785 4515.

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