Chief Executive Officer

Agricultural Marketing Authority

Main Duties:

• •Promote fairness and effective regulations in marketing of Agricultural products

  •Promote sustainable production and availability of Agricultural produce.

  •Develop and implement strategies to sustain the Authority's activities

  •Support research and development in the production and marketing of agricultural produce

  •Borrow money and finance marketing entities under the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate, and Rural Resettlement

  •Provide advocacy and policy advisory services to the ministry and feedback to stakeholders in the Agricultural sector.

  •Assess the risks of the organization and ensure that the risks are managed.

  •Implement and monitor performance management in the organisation.

  •Enforce good corporate governance within the organization, policy monitoring, and advice.

  •To promote contract farming of strategic crops.

  •To promote the efficient administration of the marketing of any agricultural products, whether on local or export markets, at all times keeping abreast of local and international marketing and demand trends.

  •To advise the Minister on the formulation of national policies in the regulation of the marketing of any agricultural product.

  •To require the furnishing of returns and supply of information by producers, processors, buyers and marketing boards from which the Authority shall compile vital statistics relating to agricultural products for the proper exercise by the Authority of its powers of regulation and supervision.

Qualifications and Experience

• First Degree in Agriculture, Economics, Marketing or related field
• Relevant Masters’ Degree
• At least 10 years experience, 5 years of which in a similar role