Project Overview and Role:
The Kenya Feed the Future Private Sector Activity (KPSA) is a $48 million, USAID-funded, Palladium implemented project that will accelerate inclusive economic growth in Kenya through partnerships with large agricultural firms, health firms and other sectors. Using a systems approach, KPSA will provide a suite of customized, high-impact services that increase the productivity of firms such as SMEs, smallholders, Business Advisory Service Providers (BASPs) and Financial Institutions (FIs), increase market linkages, and mobilize finance to support targeted sectors. From 2024 – 2029, KPSA will use its Inclusive Growth Platform to mobilize $400 million in finance, create new jobs, increase exports and sales, and increase access to healthcare services.
The Gender and Youth Inclusion Manager will work to integrate gender and youth considerations across all KPSA teams and activities and to identify and address barriers to inclusion in financial investment opportunities and programming in Kenya.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Assume overall charge of the Gender and Youth component and provide overall strategic direction and technical oversight across all project results relating to gender and youth
- Lead efforts to identify and overcome gender and social inclusion barriers in investment and inclusive growth opportunities in the agricultural and healthcare sector and be responsible for leading gender and social inclusion assessments
- Identify opportunities to utilize the Company’s Inclusive Growth Framework in the implementation of KPSA
- Lead the implementation of Gender and Youth Advisory Board for the project
- Review existing and conduct new gender analysis to identify access constraints to economic participation
- Support development and refinement of inclusive selection criteria for partners
- Facilitate knowledge-building on gender integration in development of inclusive business models with project partners
- Develop and ensure timely implementation of Annual Workplans
- Provide cross-cutting leadership in identifying gender and youth inequities within programs and developing strategies for strengthening the integration of a gender and youth lens across all activities
- Build staff capacity on the application of a gender and youth lens across project initiatives
- Participate in and contribute to external technical working groups on issues related to gender and youth equity, empowerment and inclusive development
- Provide ongoing technical support for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs with gender- and youth-focused outcomes
- Work closely with Strategic Learning and Communications team to ensure project communications and results reflect inclusive development priorities, particularly with a focus on gender and diversity
- Travel to various regions of Kenya as needed
- Any and all other project-related tasks as required by the Chief of Party, project leadership and Palladium HQ
Position Requirements:
- Master’s degree in international development, Gender Studies, or other relevant subject area.
- Proven expertise in gender and social inclusion, gender and youth lens investing, gender-/ or youth focused analysis, SME finance, and SME development
- At least seven (7) years of experience in SME finance, gender finance, and banking
- Proven track record engaging with agribusinesses to design and roll out products and services targeting women small holder farmers
- Knowledge of the intersection between SME growth, business development services, and gender and youth
- Experience designing and implementing gender-related training and workshops related to finance and investment
- Substantial experience in design, monitoring and evaluation projects and the collection of gender disaggregated data.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically, creatively and to find innovative ways to respond to emerging organizational and project needs
- Knowledge of USAID policies, procedures, and reporting requirements preferred
- Experience working for large donor organizations such as USAID preferred
- Local Kenyan candidates are preferred
- Written and oral proficiency in English required.
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