Project Director

We invite applications from suitably qualified candidates. JOB PURPOSE: The Project Director will provide overall strategic leadership and management oversight for the project funded by the Embassy of Ireland to Kenya. As the principal resource mobilizer and architect of this initiative, the Project Director will ensure effective coordination among government agencies, research institutions, private sector actors, and development partners while maintaining accountability to the donor and achieving project objectives. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Strategic Leadership & Management

• Provide overall strategic direction and leadership for project implementation across seven target counties (Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia, Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Trans Nzoia, and Nyandarua).

• Ensure project alignment with Kenya's Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), ASTGS , and CAADP Kampala Declaration (2025).

• Serve as the primary liaison with the Embassy of Ireland to Kenya and other key stakeholders.

• Lead the project team in achieving targets for productivity enhancement, cooperative strengthening, and regional trade facilitation.

Stakeholder Coordination & Partnership Management

• Coordinate multi-stakeholder collaboration with County Governments, KALRO (Dairy

• Research Institute), KEPHIS, KEBS, ILRI, TradeMark Africa, KAM, KNCCI, and NCPK.

• Facilitate partnerships with input suppliers, business associations, and regional trade organizations.

• Represent the project in high-level forums, policy dialogues, and international conferences.

• Manage relationships with implementing partners and sub-contractors.

Donor Relations & Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with all contractual obligations under the Embassy of Ireland grant agreement.

• Oversee timely submission of interim and final reports.

• Maintain transparency and accountability in all project activities and financial

• management.

• Respond to donor queries and facilitate monitoring visits from the Contracting Authority.

Resource Mobilization & Financial Oversight

• Oversee overall budget management and ensure prudent use of project funds

• Identify and pursue opportunities for project expansion and additional resource mobilization

• Ensure compliance with the cost ceilings and all DPER Circular 13/2014 requirements

• Monitor currency exchange fluctuations and manage financial risks

Technical Quality Assurance

• Ensure technical quality of all deliverables including baseline assessments, training programs, and value chain interventions.

• Oversee establishment of traceability mechanisms and quality assurance systems across ...