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Thursday 24 October 2013

Project Director Jobs at TechnoServe

Project Director Jobs at TechnoServe
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries.


Required Skills:

Oversee implementation and management of SAFE program

  1.     Accountable for program delivery - activities and outputs toward achievement of targeted outcome / goal
  2.     Set annual targets, develop and execute to annual work plans, implement M&E plan, lead course correction if needed
  3.     Report to USAID, PFS and TNS on program progress
  4.     Manage the SAFE country and regional teams, including Deputy Chief of Party, M&E Manager, Finance Manager and Program Assistant
  5.     Manage project to budget with robust planning and monitoring, including gender integration
  6.     Coordinate with implementing partner, PFS, and donor, USAID, and share best practices
  7.     Represent program at local and regional stakeholder level

Facilitate Safe Alignment, Coordination and Knowledge Sharing with Other Programs and Local Stakeholders:

    Represent SAFE program at local and regional stakeholder level - governments, institutions, other programs, USAID Missions, etc
    Foster alignment, coordination and shared learnings with stakeholders
    Liaise with Project Director on contributions towards broader PFS activities – lessons, best practices and alignment with other PFS projects and priority partner interests

Manage Activities to Support Field Program Expansion:

  1.     Provide input into expansion planning
  2.     Liaise with local stakeholders and USAID missions in target geographies
  3.     Co-ordinate the mapping study of new geographies to identify program opportunity
  4.     Support the program design for new country implementation
  5.     Manage the start-up and implementation within new geographies

Qualifications:

  1.     Advanced degree in Agricultural Economics, Business Administration or other relevant field
  2.     At least 5 years relevant project management experience (e.g., international SME development programs, USAID project management, private sector agro-processing)
  3.     Experience living and working in sub-Saharan Africa, regional program experience preferred
  4.     Strong market orientation, entrepreneurial and innovative thinker
  5.     Experience leading and managing high caliber multicultural teams, preferably some experience with managing remotely
  6.     Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary, and challenging field operations in developing countries, Africa preferred.
  7.     Demonstrated skills in problem solving, consensus building, and coordination of diverse stakeholders Knowledge of USAID regulations and procedures strongly preferred
  8.     Verbal and written fluency in English
  9.     Demonstrated capacity to produce high quality reports and proposals
  10.     Previous successful experience mentoring and building capacity of staff and highly results driven


Location: Nairobi, Kenya

How to Apply:

Interested applicants should submit his/her resume to jobs@tns.org

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