Feed and Fodder Business Development Expert (Level P3) at African Union - InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources
AU-IBAR is a specialized technical office of the African Union Commission (AUC), headed by the Director who reports directly to the AUC through the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA). Founded in 1951 to study the epidemiological situation and fight rinderpest in Africa, AU-IBAR's mandate covers all aspects of animal resources, includin...
Feed and Fodder Business Development Expert (Level P3)
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationMBA/MSc/MA , PhD/Fellowship
- Experience10 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldProject Management
Specific Responsibilities
- Develop and support the implementation of selected business models and strategies to address feed and fodder shortages.
- Coordinate multi-stakeholder actions and processes towards increased feed and fodder production and increased investment.
- Facilitate partnerships between supply-chain actors including public and private sectors, and financial institutions, and producer organizations.
- Support development of sector policies aimed at creating an enabling environment for feed and fodder solutions.
- Support documentation, knowledge management and adoption of best practices and viable models across the implementing countries
Academic and Professional qualifications
- A minimum of post-graduate degree (Master’s degree) in Agri-business or Business Administration, or related degree. A PhD will be considered as an added advantage.
- Professional certification in M&E, and or Project Management.
- Foundational training in financial management.
Relevant Experience
- Minimum of ten (10) years of sector-level engagement in the feed and fodder sub-sector.
- Demonstrated experience in the development and delivery of viable models for enhancing access to quality and affordable feed and fodder.
- Evidence of supporting multiple-country feed and fodder development programmes.
- Demonstrated experience in linking and coordinating multi-actors in the feed and fodder sector.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing end to end contracting, aggregation, functional financing, co-investment and risk management mechanisms to enhance access to feed and fodder.
- Experience in working for or with financial institutions, public, private and development sectors will be an added advantage.
- Evidence of participating in policy formulation or review in the feed and fodder sector. coordinating and feed and feeding policy reform.
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Method of Application
Applications should be submitted through email to: procurement@au-ibar.org with a copy to albert.obiero@au-ibar.org should include the title in the subject of the email. Applications should be submitted to the address given above by 23:45, 23rd September 2025, Nairobi local time.
Applications should include the following:
- A Letter of Interest highlighting competence and suitability for the Position
- Detailed curriculum vitae
- Copies of academic and professional qualifications
- Completed declaration on exclusion criteria in the format attached
- Copies of identification documents
A Personal Data Protection and Privacy Statement is also attached as information for the applicants.
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