Regenerative Agriculture Lead

About the role

The Regenerative Agriculture Lead is responsible for developing and scaling regenerative agriculture initiatives across coffee‑growing communities within Kenya’s supply chains. The role focuses on improving soil health, biodiversity, farmer livelihoods, climate resilience and long‑term coffee sustainability.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor agronomy teams to deliver farmer support programs aligned with regenerative agriculture and sustainability objectives.
• Conduct soil analysis and provide tailored nutrient management recommendations to improve farm productivity and resilience.
• Design and implement regenerative agriculture practices including composting and sustainable soil amendment strategies across coffee supply chains.
• Manage revolving fund programs, coordinating agricultural input distribution, farmer adoption tracking and recovery reporting.
• Oversee sustainable waste and wastewater management initiatives to promote circular economy practices at wet mills.
• Lead sustainability certification compliance for programs such as Rainforest Alliance, C.A.F.E. Practices, IMPACT and Fairtrade.
• Deliver farmer training and capacity building on Good Agricultural Practices, regenerative agriculture, climate‑smart farming, financial literacy and farm business management.
• Provide field‑based agronomy support through regular farm visits and guidance on responsible agrochemical and fertilizer use.
• Lead design, implementation and monitoring of demonstration plots to showcase and validate new regenerative practices.
• Promote gender equity and youth inclusion through farmer group development, entrepreneurship training and income diversification initiatives.
• Lead sustainability data collection and reporting including carbon mapping, certification monitoring and impact tracking.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy, Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Soil Science, Sustainable Agriculture or a related field.
• 5–7 years’ experience in regenerative agriculture, agronomy, sustainability or agricultural extension, preferably within the coffee value chain.
• Proven experience leading agronomy teams and implementing farmer support and regenerative agriculture programs.
• Experience working with smallholder farmers, cooperatives and sustainability certification programs (Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, C.A.F.E. Practices).
• Strong background in soil health management, climate‑smart agriculture, farmer training and sustainability reporting.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in field‑based environments.