Coffee jobs in Kenya: what is open, and what is it like to work there?

I read every coffee job that goes up on Career.Coffee, and Kenya is one of the countries I get asked about most. Here is what is open this week. More useful than the list, though, is what the people who work there know, so this thread is for that too.

Open right now (updated 18 September 2026, all jobs in Kenya)
- Content Creator at Insidecoffee · Nairobi · full-time
- Farm Manager (Practical Learning & Demonstration Hub) at Rift Valley Institute of Business Studies · Lanet · full-time
- Barista Mataani - Kiambu / Murang'a Counties at Nairobi Coffee School · Thika · full-time
- Barista at Naivas Mwembe Tayari · Mombasa · full-time
- BRAND MANAGER at Kenya Tea Packers Limited - Head Office · Kericho · full-time
- Captain Dash 8 Q400 (Nairobi Station) at 748 Lokichoggio · Embakasi · full-time
- Parts Supervisor - Kisumu at Toyota Kenya · Nairobi · full-time
- Audio Editor Expert at The Youth Cafe · Nairobi · full-time
- Barista at Wendo Coffee & Bistro – King'ong'o · Nyeri · full-time
- Barman at The Well Irish Pub & Restaurant · Eldoret · full-time

If you work in Kenya: who is hiring right now, what do trial shifts and first-year pay look like, and which shops are worth applying to? If you are thinking of moving there, ask here and someone who has done it will answer.