Country Representative

Short Summary

WorldFish is recruiting a Country Representative to provide country-level leadership for aquatic food systems research, partnerships and programme delivery.

Key Details

• Position / opportunity: Country Representative
• Organization: WorldFish
• Country / coverage: Kenya
• Location: On-site / country-based
• Work arrangement: Field-based
• Opportunity type: Jobs
• Sector: Agriculture
• Compensation: Not specified
• Application deadline: 26 Jul 2026

Description

The Country Representative role sits at the interface of research leadership, country strategy, partner engagement and programme implementation. The post is suited to a senior professional who can represent WorldFish with government, CGIAR, donor and implementation partners while helping translate aquatic food systems science into country-level impact.

Responsibilities

• Represent WorldFish at country level with government, donors, research partners and development actors.
• Lead or coordinate country strategy, programme planning and implementation for aquatic food systems work.
• Support resource mobilization, partnership development and delivery of high-quality project outputs.
• Ensure country work contributes to nutrition, climate resilience, sustainability, gender and livelihoods outcomes.

Requirements / Eligibility

• Senior professional experience in aquatic food systems, agriculture, fisheries, development, research management or a related field.
• Strong leadership, partnership-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience managing programmes, teams or institutional relationships in an international development or research setting.
• Ability to work across government, donor, community and research networks.

Benefits / Compensation

• Compensation is not specified in the supplied record.
• Leadership role with WorldFish, a CGIAR research institution focused on aquatic foods for healthy people, healthy planet and shared prosperity.

How To Apply

Use the Apply now button to open the official source page. Prepare the requested CV, proposal, cover letter, application form or supporting documents and submit through the channel stated by the source before the deadline.

Verification Notes

Verified against the WorldFish careers page, which lists current vacancies and deadlines; the source page provides limited role detail.

Source

Source: WorldFish.