Minimum Academic Requirements**

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock Production, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Rural Development, or related fields.

 Experience**

• Prior 3-5 years of work experience in the Livestock and agri-related value chain development within ASALs.

• Business coaching, MSME support, or Business Development Services (BDS).

• Market Systems Development (MSD/M4P).

• Working with youth, women, refugees, pastoralist and agro-pastoral communities.

• Building market and financial linkages with private sector actors.

**Participant Selection, Training & Enterprise Coaching ****

• Lead in participant identification and onboarding using the program selection criteria.

• Collaborate with training and curriculum development staff to customize training content to align with market demand, context relevance and participants’ needs

• Deliver structured business training and coaching using the REAP model, integrating climate action and gender-responsive approaches.

• Conduct enterprise assessments and develop tailored coaching plans for individual entrepreneurs, groups, and MSMEs.

• Provide coaching support to participants to identify, establish, grow and manage viable livestock and agri-enterprises.

• Provide participants with technical skills to adopt of climate-smart livestock and agri-business practices.

Market Systems & Value Chain Development** **

• Conduct value chain and market systems analyses to identify constraints and opportunities.

•  Identify and conduct linkages with off-takers, processors, traders, aggregators, financial institutions, input providers, and other ecosystem actors.

• Promote inclusive, youth- and women-friendly business models within livestock and agri-markets.

• Identify and establish aggregation initiatives with cooperatives, market and producer groups, private sector, county government and business networks to strengthen market access. 

Business Development Services & Financial Inclusion ****

• Guide participants to develop business models, financial planning, cost analysis, and cashflow management for their businesses

• Strengthen participants access to savings, loans, digital finance, insurance, and other formal and informal financial services including grant funds and government affirmative action funds

• Take lead in the formation, strengthening, and training of VSLAs, including registration, financial literacy, life skills , mental health and psychosocial skills

• Guide participants to develop viable business plans and apply for the Challenge Fund grant.

• Monitor effective utilization of Challenge Fund grants.

Technical Assistance & Capacity Building ****

• Ensure quality delivery of the program outcomes with accountability in time, on budget and within the scope

• Deliver training on entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, livestock and agri-enterprise management, and business growth strategies.

•  Facilitate monthly mentorship sessions with business groups and savings groups.

•  Collaborate with county governments, TVETs, research institutions, and private sector actors to unlock technical skills, markets, and employment opportunities. 

Monitoring, Learning & Reporting **

• Collect high-quality data in line with M&E protocols and maintain business/VSLA KPIs.

• Utilize assigned digital tools for data capture (tablets, digital forms, Salesforce).

• Participate in weekly/monthly/quarterly review meetings and contribute data insights.

• Document success stories, lessons learned, adaptations, and emerging market insights.

• Maintain all assigned tools, including motorcycles and tablets.