Agri-Climate Business Development Officer, VisionFund Kenya

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities :

Overview

Reports to : Partnership and Project Senior Officer

The Agri-Climate Business Development Officer is integral to driving the successful implementation of innovative agricultural loan products. This role involves refining and overseeing tailored financial products while understanding the unique needs of smallholder farmers. As a subject matter expert and leader, the Officer will convene MFI teams, consultants (where applicable), and stakeholders, ensuring sustained growth and resilience in VisionFund Kenya’s agricultural lending initiatives. In this role, the Agri-Climate Business Development Officer will influence knowledge leadership within the agricultural landscape.

The holder of this position will focus and deliver on the following key responsibilities :

Product Rollout & Implementation (20%)

• Drive adoption of newly developed agricultural loan products for groups and individuals
• Ensure alignment with VisionFund Kenya’s climate strategy and sustainability goals
• Collaborate with credit and business development teams to optimize product delivery processes
• Contribute to the development of an MFI’s agriculture master planning for the agricultural lending unit, delineating clear short-term and long-term goals.

Loan Disbursement (25%)

Client Training & Engagement (20%)

Monitoring & Reporting (20%)

Climate-Smart Agriculture Integration (15%)

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The ideal Candidate should possess an Agricultural Extension and / or Business-related course from a recognized College / University and must have at least 3 years’ experience in Agri-climate products design and small farmers engagement in a microfinance or financial institution. Demonstrates strong product knowledge, sales, negotiation, partnerships, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with minimum supervision are key attributes.

Application Instructions

The care and protection of children and vulnerable adults is our top priority. We take our responsibility to protect those we work with seriously. We have extensive Child and Adult Safeguarding policies and protocols in place to safeguard children and the communities we serve. We condemn all forms of exploitation or or adults and have a zero-tolerance policy for incidents of violence, especially against children.

The candidate must be a professing and practicing Christian, whose conduct and depth of character are governed by personal Christian convictions.

Application letter, and a detailed PDF CV containing the names of three referees, including daytime telephone contacts, should reach the undersigned no later than Friday, 2nd January 2026. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The position applied for should be the subject of the e-mail application.