Deputy Community Relations Coordinator

Location: Roo Bay Farm, Homabay

We’re seeking a motivated Deputy Community Relations Coordinator to play a key role in supporting Victory Farms’ mission to build strong, collaborative, and sustainable relationships with surrounding communities. This role includes facilitating stakeholder engagement, managing community interests, supporting expansion efforts, and acting as the Custodian of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The position requires a proactive and organized individual who can balance fieldwork, administrative tasks, and strategic communication with local stakeholders.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Engagement & Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with community leaders, local authorities, government agencies, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Represent Victory Farms in community engagements, negotiations, and consultative meetings

Community Liaison & Interest Management

• Serve as the primary link between the company and local communities, ensuring continuous and respectful dialogue.
• Monitor and manage community sentiments, expectations, and grievances.

Expansion Support & Negotiation

• Assist in identifying and negotiating suitable sites for expansion activities.
• Support stakeholder mapping, documentation, and agreement processes for new project areas.

Crisis & Conflict Resolution

• Address and manage emerging community issues, tensions, or crises promptly and effectively.
• Escalate sensitive matters and support conflict resolution in coordination with senior management.

CSR Custodian

• Oversee the planning, implementation, and reporting of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.
• Ensure that CSR initiatives align with community needs and company goals.
• Track CSR impact, manage CSR records, and promote visibility of community development contributions

Public Outreach & Event Coordination

• Plan and coordinate community events, outreach programs, and awareness campaigns.
• Support logistics, mobilization, and documentation for all public-facing activities.

Project & Administrative Support

• Support the execution and follow-up of community development projects and programs.
• Maintain records of stakeholder interactions, project files, agreements, and correspondence.

Data Management & Reporting

• Conduct data collection, entry, and analysis to support monitoring and evaluation of community activities.
• Prepare regular reports on community feedback, CSR progress, and stakeholder engagement.

Cross-Departmental Collaboration

• Liaise with other departments such as Operations, Administration, and Security to ensure integrated community relations strategies.
• Assist other teams with stakeholder inputs and local intelligence.

Skills and qualifications:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Community Development, Public Relations, or a relevant field.
• Proven Experience (3+ years) in community relations public relations, stakeholder management, field work or CSR implementation or a similar role.
• Possess exceptional communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience working in Kenya and a deep understanding of the local context are highly valued.
• Knowledge of local community dynamics, cultures, and customs in Kenya.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, with a high level of initiative and self-motivation.
• Experience working in multicultural environments and with marginalized communities is desirable.

Benefit:

• Visibility into the world’s fastest growing aquaculture company.
• Ideal for a candidate looking to dive into a mission-oriented Organization.
• The team is committed to the candidate’s success and will provide coaching, mentorship, and unique exposure to people and experiences that come from the most successful leaders in the entrepreneurial community and the social sector.

About Victory Farms

Victory Farms (VF) was established on Lake Victoria in 2016 with both on-shore and off-shore facilities. The head office is in Nairobi, and its Farm site is in Homa Bay County, with distribution across Kenya. VF has since become one of the fastest growing companies in aquaculture globally – in its first eight months of operation, the Company became the largest aquaculture producer in Kenya. Victory Farms aims to become the leading tilapia farm in Africa over the next 5 years while maintaining the highest environmental and social standards; as the most sustainable tilapia farm in the world, adhering to global standards and best practices, and producing affordable, sustainable protein to feed millions of people across Africa. Today, it is the largest commercial aquaculture player in East Africa and operates one of largest hatcheries on the continent.

The Company is continuing to rapidly expand its vertically integrated model: production, processing, and sales & distribution, to keep pace with the rapid growth in demand for protein. To support this, Victory Farms employs world class technologies, people, and processes to build its model for sustainable protein production on the continent. VF strives for the highest standards in performance, execution, culture, and integrity.

VF’s growth trajectory provides enormous opportunity for excited professionals to uplift their careers and make an impact within a diverse operation. We recognize the utmost importance which contributions by individuals and teams have to the success of Victory Farms. We work to create a fantastic environment for our employees. An environment where employees have an opportunity to develop professionally and personally.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and cover letter expressing your interest and qualifications to recruit@victoryfarmskenya.com by 16^th July, 2025, Indicate the Job Title as the email subject Deputy Community Relations Coordinator