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Organizational Description
Tanager is an international nonprofit that connects smallholder producers and private businesses to co-create new ways of realizing life-changing economic and social opportunity. Our process builds on years of technical expertise, on-the-ground presence and public/private partnerships to unite economic growth with social innovation. Together, we are ushering in an era of equitable market systems that combine profitability with the power to address urgent challenges in poverty, malnutrition, and gender inequity.
Tanager provides a full range of services to co-create healthy markets that benefit all participants:
Connect: Tanager connects people and partners to bridge stakeholder divides, expand market access, and unlock the full potential of shared market opportunities. We bring the right people to the table and make sure every voice is heard, linking smallholder producers to major consumer brands and everyone in between.
Analyze: Tanager combines technical expertise and business perspective to assess markets, analyze supply chains, and pilot new technologies and tools. We test promising business models and shed light on issues critical to market success. We advance research vital to emerging economies. Our analytical approach helps us identify variables early on, which saves time and money in the long run.
Implement: Tanager is a flexible implementing partner with a track record of delivering results in complex, dynamic environments. We drive ambitious initiatives to the finish line with a clear roadmap and the right resources at the right time and place. Our global expertise and on-the-ground presence brings last-mile experience crucial to sustainable market solutions. Clients know they can count on us to keep our word and see things through.
People & Values
It takes bold hearts and resourceful minds to change the world. Our mission attracts high-caliber professionals who are dedicated to the work we do and the way we do it. We take risks, roll up our sleeves, and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We listen, learn, and adapt rapidly, without losing sight of our end goal or the momentum needed to reach it.
We are a networked team that supports each other. We live our mission and exhibit and embrace the following values:
Discernment
- Make choices using sound thinking, intelligence, and experience.
- Be honest and ethical in everything you do and say.
- Set high standards and learn from your mistakes to continually improve.
- Trust your teammates’ capabilities and intentions.
Connection
- Build strong connections with our partners and communities to achieve results.
- Work as a team with everyone at the table and reach out for input as well as advice.
- Measure success, not by the boxes we tick, but by the real difference you make in people’s lives.
Balance
- Strive to achieve equilibrium in all you do.
- Exercise perspective and prioritize what is important.
- Align the interests, expectations, and needs of those we work with.
- Balance seriousness with humor and levity, and our work with our personal lives.
Agility
- Ask, evaluate, innovate, and apply to deliver the best result for all.
- Be agile, efficient, and adaptable in your relationships, processes, and work.
- Take what we’ve learned and adapt to each new situation.
About the Project
Tanager is implementing a technical assistance program with a focus on gender mainstreaming and nutrition integration. The Impacting Gender and Nutrition through Innovative Technical Exchange in Agriculture plus (IGNITE+) mechanism is a five-year investment implemented by Tanager to improve household nutrition and women’s empowerment by strengthening African institutions’ ability to integrate nutrition and gender into their way of doing business and their agriculture interventions. IGNITE+ works with African Agriculture Institutions (AAIs) to design, implement, and evaluate nutrition-sensitive and gender-integrated agriculture interventions. IGNITE+ will also strengthen the ability of African institutions to incorporate nutrition and gender equality into their policy priorities and business practices—their way of doing business. Based on the interventions implemented by IGNITE+ clients, IGNITE+ will identify key mechanisms and drivers of demand for the scale-up and replication of nutrition-sensitive and gender-integrated interventions. Lastly, IGNITE+ will cultivate and strengthen a network of local service providers (LSPs) for sustainable gender and nutrition impact at scale. IGNITE+ activities will be targeted in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Current project clients include NGOs, private sector companies, and government organizations working in agriculture.
Position Summary
In this role you will be assisting the Tanager, IGNITE+ team to deliver a limited number of tasks, to ensure that Programme staff are effectively supported in the provision of TA for gender mainstreaming. You will support the technical experts to deliver technical services to IGNITE+ clients, and support clients to implement and monitor gender-integrated agriculture interventions. As an intern, you will also contribute to the development/ updating of tools and resources, contribute to the design and development of learning products that will facilitate the integration of gender into agriculture interventions and institutions’ way of doing business. The intern will report to the IGNITE+ Technical Director, Food Systems, and collaborate closely with the technical teams.
This is a national position that will be based in Nairobi, Kenya for a period of 12 months. Non-Renewable.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support in the implementation of gender technical assistance as per the IGNITE+ model.
- Contribute to strengthening institutional systems and structures towards gender integration for IGNITE+ clients.
- Support in the design and delivery of participatory training, sensitization, and workshops on gender integration for clients.
- Support the development and piloting of capacity-building tools that integrate both gender and nutrition into the design
and implementation of agricultural activities. - Respond to simple routine queries by clients and escalate where appropriate, in order to provide a timely and accurate
response to enquiries. - Support in preparing gender-related reports while adhering to Tanager corporate standards and quality controls.
- Accompany Tanager staff in specific partners’ meetings, workshops, and contribute to project learning.
- Perform other related duties as required
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in gender studies, development studies, sociology, anthropology, women’s studies, or other related discipline.
- Recently completed master’s degree in the above fields of study (within the last 12-18 months) or awaiting graduation.
- Good understanding of global and continental commitment mechanisms for gender in agriculture for stakeholders such as governments, NGOs, and the private sector.
Understanding of gender in agriculture as well as women’s empowerment concepts and approach.
Key competencies
- Strong written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to write required documents in a clear, concise,
well-organized manner. - Collaborative and open to feedback.
- Ability to build & maintain relationships with teams even while navigating challenging or unexpected circumstances.
- Advanced computer skills in a Windows based environment including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Fluency in English, written and oral, required. Knowledge of French is an added advantage
- Local travel within Kenya expected <20%
To apply, please submit a resume to KenyaRecruitment@tanagerintl.org no later than November 21, 2025. Please include the position title in the subject line.
