# Livelihoods Support Officer at Concern Worldwide Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/livelihoods-support-officer-at-concern-worldwide Company: Concern Worldwide Category: Administration & Office Support Location: Kenya Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-08-27 Expires: 2026-09-02 ## Job Description Livelihoods Support Officer role at Concern Worldwide, supporting agricultural value chain strengthening in Machakos County. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, or related field with 2–3 years’ experience in strengthening agricultural value chains in ASAL regions. Full-time, on-site role. Apply by 2nd September 2026. ### Job Purpose - The role provides support in strengthening the OFSP Value Chain through Increased Production and enhanced Market access in Machakos County. ### Main Duties & Responsibilities - Support the day-to-day implementation of agricultural livelihoods and value chain activities in designated project areas. - Collaborate with relevant county government departments, including Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Water, Irrigation, Environment, Climate Change, Gender, Youth, and Social Welfare, to facilitate effective project implementation. - Mobilize and engage farmer groups, producer organizations, and community members to participate in project activities and training. - Assist in strengthening agricultural value chains through support to production, aggregation, postharvest management, market linkages, and enterprise development initiatives. - Facilitate and coordinate farmer training, demonstrations, field days, exchange visits, and other capacitybuilding activities in line with project plans. - Support farmer group development and strengthening, including governance, record keeping, business planning, and collective marketing initiatives. - Promote adoption of improved agricultural technologies, climate-smart agriculture practices, and good agronomic practices among target farmers. - Establish and maintain productive relationships with value chain actors, including input suppliers, extension providers, financial institutions, traders, processors, and other market actors. - Support data collection, farmer registration, beneficiary tracking, and maintenance of accurate project databases. - Conduct regular field visits to monitor project activities, assess progress, identify challenges, and gather feedback from beneficiaries and stakeholders. - Support the documentation of success stories, lessons learned, case studies, and best practices from project implementation. - Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to collect, verify, and report project performance data. - Assist in organizing stakeholder meetings, review forums, market linkage events, and coordination meetings at community and county levels. - Support implementation of approved project activities in line with work plans, budgets, organizational policies, and donor requirements. - Contribute to the preparation of weekly and monthly progress reports, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommendations. - Follow up on logistical and administrative requirements necessary for smooth implementation of field activities. Role Holder Requirements - A bachelor’s degree in either of the following fields: Agriculture/Agricultural Economics, business management Environmental Science, Disaster Management, Social Sciences or any other relevant field. - 2- 3 years of experience in supporting strengthening of agricultural value chains in ASAL regions. - A working knowledge of Project Cycle Management and Climate Smart Agriculture. - Candidates with working knowledge of Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction, Natural Resource. - Management, farmer Field Schools, Making Markets work for the Poor and Value Chains Development will be considered as an additional advantage. - Computer skills. - Strong oral and written English. ### Competencies required - Managing Yourself - Individual Leadership - Communicating and working with others - Delivering results ### How to Apply Interested candidates who meet the above requirements, should send a detailed CV with three professional referees and Cover Letter Only to nairobi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the email as: ‘Livelihoods Support Officer’ on or before Wednesday, 2nd September 2026. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview ## Requirements Apply by email: nairobi.hr@concern.net ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.