The Regional Inclusive Agrifood Systems Advisor, based in the Kenya Country Office, reports directly to the Head – Disability Inclusion Advisory Unit. This role provides technical guidance across multiple countries in the region of operation to operationalize agrifood-focused interventions across the We Can Work program. A key focus is on disability inclusion in agrifood programming under the Young Africa Works Strategy.
The Advisor will collaborate closely with country-level Agrifood Disability Inclusion Advisors (DIAs), Disability Inclusion Facilitators (DIFs), youth advocates, and the Expert Inclusive Agricultural Systems to deliver hands-on technical support, mentoring, and coaching to partners. The Advisor is also responsible for contributing to knowledge sharing, capacity building, and ensuring the consistency and quality of disability inclusion interventions in agrifood systems across the region.
Key Responsibilities
1. Networking & Partnerships
- Represent Light for the World and We Can Work in national and regional agrifood networks.
- Initiate and strengthen relationships with Young Africa Works (YAW) agrifood partners, other consortium partners, government actors, and Organizations for Persons with Disabilities (OPDs).
- Support youth advocates in fostering partnerships to drive disability-inclusive agrifood policies and practices.
- Engage private sector agrifood actors to promote inclusive business practices and opportunities for youth with disabilities.
- Facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations and co-creation processes for disability-inclusive agrifood solutions.
2. Advising, Training & Capacity Building
- Provide hands-on technical support, coaching, and mentoring to Disability Inclusion Advisors (DIAs), Disability Inclusion Facilitators (DIFs), and YAW partner organizations on disability-inclusive agrifood systems.
- Support the development and implementation of agrifood Disability Inclusion Action Plans (DIAPs) for country and multi-country agrifood programs, ensuring alignment with program objectives and best practices.
- Contribute to learning sessions, workshops, Communities of Practice (CoPs), and working groups focused on agrifood systems and disability inclusion.
- Strategize with DIAs and DIFs to tailor interventions to organizational and contextual needs.
3. Facilitator Pool Management
- Support recruitment, training, and mentoring DIFs in agrifood systems.
- Ensure high-quality and consistent implementation of advisor and facilitator-led activities through monitoring, learning, and refresher trainings.
4. Training Material & Tool Development
- Contribute to co-creation processes for developing training manuals, tools, and learning content for agrifood-focused disability inclusion.
- Identify gaps and propose additional resources or tools to enhance learning, uptake, and impact.
5. Knowledge, Monitoring & Information Management
- Support the collection, documentation, and dissemination of insights, lessons learned, case studies, and success stories from agrifood inclusion initiatives.
- Promote knowledge sharing across countries to strengthen regional impact, technical coherence, and adoption of best practices.
- Support the collection and analysis of program data to inform decision-making and continuous improvement of interventions.
6. Regional Coordination & Alignment
- Facilitate alignment of agrifood disability inclusion approaches across countries to ensure consistency and adoption of lessons learned.
- Support regional planning, reporting, and coordination with country teams and the Expert Inclusive Agricultural Systems.
Qualifications & Skills
- Education and Experience:
- University degree or higher in development studies, agriculture, agronomy, agribusiness, program management, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in NGOs, Organizations for Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), or development programs, preferably in agrifood systems.
- Experience working across Francophone and Anglophone countries or multi-country programs.
- Experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) and documentation of lessons learned.
- Experience supporting advocacy initiatives or influencing policy and systemic change.
- Technical and Professional Skills:
- Practical understanding of barriers faced by persons with disabilities in accessing opportunities in agricultural value chains and solutions to overcome them.
- Proven experience as a trainer, facilitator, or mentor in capacity-building workshops.
- Experience with adult learning/participatory training methodologies.
- Knowledge or experience in livelihoods, agrifood systems, and disability inclusion is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in digital tools for remote training, knowledge sharing, and collaboration.
- Competencies:
- Excellent interpersonal, networking, and communication skills.
- Commitment to local capacity building and engaging stakeholders in project design and implementation.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently and in a team.
- Ability to deliver high-quality outputs within deadlines.
- Proficiency in written and verbal communication in English is a requirement, and additional knowledge of French is desirable.
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