Country Director - Nanyuki

About the role

Green Earth is looking for a Country Director for its Kenya venture, based in Nanyuki. The role turns the group's mission into a unified, smoothly running operation on the ground, coordinating seven divisions and building strong division heads. It is a senior position for an experienced executive who has led complex, multi-team field operations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all seven divisions of the Kenya venture so they work as one operation
• Review performance across every division weekly, identify the main obstacle to production and resolve it or route it to the right team
• Resolve conflicts between divisions quickly and ensure decisions are recorded
• Approve resource allocations, budgets and hiring decisions within your authority
• Stop any activity that risks the mission, people or compliance
• Give head office clear, honest and timely reporting and escalate decisions outside your authority
• Translate head office strategy into operational priorities for each division head and build and develop strong division heads
• Build and scale a high-performing outgrower system across project regions
• Take ownership of farmer network performance and delivery outcomes
• Set up onboarding, training and monitoring processes, and lead local field teams and implementation partners
• Maintain strong relationships with farmer groups and community stakeholders

Required profile

• Proven experience leading a country, regional or multi-division operation, ideally in agriculture, agroforestry, carbon, land restoration or rural development
• Strong track record managing large teams and large smallholder or community networks
• Hands-on operational mindset focused on execution and delivery
• Experience managing budgets, resources and cross-functional coordination
• Ability to solve problems independently in complex, fast-moving environments
• Honest, clear communicator who reports results as they are, good or bad
• Strong leadership skills and comfort taking ownership and making decisions
• Knowledge of Kenya's agricultural and community landscape, including government and regulatory stakeholders
• Fluency in English; Swahili is a strong advantage