Farm Africa, founded in 1985, is a specialist international non-governmental organization working in remote and resource-poor rural areas in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Farm Africa believes in a prosperous rural Africa and it aims to reduce poverty by helping poor farmers and herders improve their livelihoods in a sustainable way by developing tailor-made approaches appropriate to their circumstances. Farm Africa works in partnership with communities, governments, local organisations, international NGOs and private sectors to develop strong rural livelihoods and then share and scale the results of this work with others to achieve maximum impact.
Effective agriculture has the power to change lives. It underpins prosperity, food security and stability the world over. Farm Africa focuses on transforming agriculture and managing natural resources sustainably. We champion a holistic approach that boosts yields, protects the environment and connects smallholder farmers to thriving markets.
Duration & hours: Permanent, full time
We are looking for a Director of Programmes who has outstanding technical expertise, the integrity, maturity and confidence to inspire and motive a team of specialists; and who has a real passion for sustainable rural development in Africa.
We have an ambitious strategy to expand our work over the next five years. We’ll increase our impact. Lift more communities out of poverty. Work with more corporate partners who share our vision. Open up more agricultural markets. Provide more expertise.
The Director of Programmes will lead the work to build our portfolio of high quality programmes, ensuring that they deliver maximum impact for the communities we work with. You will, as part of a team of directors, drive technical expertise and excellence throughout the organisation and you will play a key role in influencing investment and funding by being an envoy for our work.