Blue Ventures Value Chains and Markets Specialist (Consultancy) Jobs

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Blue Ventures Value Chains and Markets Specialist (Consultancy) Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.

Blue Ventures Kenya looking for “Value Chains and Markets Specialist (Consultancy)”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before March 26, 2024.

Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organisation that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally. Across more than a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organisations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level.

The Blue Ventures has published a job vacancy announcement on March 14, 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Value Chains and Markets Specialist (Consultancy) to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter	Blue Ventures
Position	Value Chains and Markets Specialist (Consultancy)
Location	Nairobi, Kenya
Country	Kenya
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	University Degree
Experience Required	Minimum One years
Application Deadline	March 26, 2024

Blue Ventures Job Vacancy 2024

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultant will be expected to deliver the following activities:

– Assess coastal products market systems
– Map selected coastal products to diversify community value chains
– Engage with national buyers, processors and exporters of the prioritised value chains
– Define value chain roadmaps via Participatory Market Systems Development workshops gathering value-chain actors and locally relevant authorities
– Implement value chain roadmaps at the community level
– Document the situation of women and their main constraints in the key value chains prioritised
– Develop and deliver women-specific economic empowerment training sessions
– In close collaboration with the Technical Knowledge team, document employed methodologies and case studies for future replication

Position in Organization:

Location: Mombasa, Kenya, with regular travel to field sites
Closing date for applications: 26th March 2024
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract status: Consultancy
Contract duration: 6 months
Remuneration: Competitive based on experience

Qualification:

– Graduate-level qualification in fisheries science, marine ecology/biology, conservation or a relevant business-related field
– Substantive experience working in a field relating to fisheries value chains and markets
– Substantive experience working with communities in East Africa
– Experience in developing partnerships with businesses, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations
– Excellent research, analytical and technical writing skills
– Experience in value chain analysis and market research
– Highly organised with an eye for detail
– Ability to take initiative and solve problems quickly
– Experience providing coaching or mentoring in technical areas
– Fluency in written and spoken English
– Good communication and diplomacy skills
– Willingness to travel and spend time in remote and challenging environments for work

We would also love to see

Experience of traceability in small-scale fisheries / working with fisheries supply chain actors to drive more equitable and sustainable practice/ developing storied seafood and gaining better prices for fishers
Experience in Monitoring & Evaluation for value chain projects, and/or gender-sensitive data analysis and research skills
Experience in developing training materials