- April 29, 2024
- Posted by: humanitarianweb
- Category: Humanitarian Jobs
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CIFOR-ICRAF is looking for a:
Project Manager – Dakar, Senegal
Overview
The position will manage and provide technical oversight of the development and implementation of the Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity, Forests and Ecosystems of the European Union (CEBio-Eco/AO) of which CIFOR is the lead programme coordinator. The holder of the position will coordinate delivery of the program in West Africa as well as the cross-cutting components across, West, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa.
Summary of responsibilities
- Serve as the primary country level point of contact for the program coordination with the donor, principal investigator and partners.
- Ensure the project is planned and implemented to meet donor expectations in terms of timely and quality results and budget, including strategies for phase-out and sustainability.
- Provide management, guidance, and technical oversight of the program in West Africa throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation, and close-out are in line with CIFOR quality and compliance principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices.
- Manage the relationships within West Africa consortium partners as secretary of the steering committee comprised of senior leadership from the partner agencies.
- Oversee the identifications, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to the project and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
- Represent CIFOR-ICRAF and the CoE Project at national and international events at international circles, highlighting innovative work.
- Identify performance gaps and training opportunities for CIFOR-ICRAF and partner staff and ensure the design and delivery of high-quality training and technical assistance.
- Ensure the program quality standards are adhered to per monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) policies and procedures.
- Lead the development of program learning – identify opportunities for learning, research and publications in the area of forestry and biodiversity.
- Facilitate the dissemination of promising practices and lessons learned to contribute to the organization and project knowledge management agenda.
- Ensure compliance with the EU, including financial tracking and oversight of partner budgets, finance, administration and reporting to the EU program coordination unit.
- Ensure CIFOR-ICRAF and partner compliance with ethical standards, procedures and policies enshrined in EU and project policies and procedures .
- Oversee and coordinate the quality and timely submission of narrative progress and financial reports.
- Publish program results and deliver presentations, and oversee the development of communications strategies and materials, complying with donor and CRS’ branding and marketing requirements.
- Manage and mitigate risks through monitoring national and regional issues that may impact staff and programming.
Requirements
- Doctorate or master’s degree in management, Project Management and or Business Management; with strong expertise in research for development in forestry / Natural Resources Management and climate change.
- Five (5) years of relevant experience in program management including multi-country grants, preferably at least 2-3 years working in Forestry and biodiversity.
- Excellent knowledge and experience in budget management, preferably with an international organisation.
- Experience in leading project/programme management in forestry and biodiversity.
- Experience of working with development organisations or other international agencies
- Experience of managing and/or collaborating with large multi-disciplinary teams, private and public sector partners, government departments and state governments
- Experience in supervising staff and in mentoring young scientists and technical staff.
- Fluency in both English and French.
Personal attributes and competencies:
- Demonstrated experience of successful program management, stakeholder management, including project design, and sub-grant management, budget management, management of complex, high-value, multi-activity projects
- Excellent strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to see the big picture and the ability to make sound judgements and decisions.
- Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships; consortium management experience preferred.
- Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams; coaching/mentorship skills
- Established leader in sector as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations etc.
- Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to creating a collaborative learning environment.
- Strong communications, presentations and facilitation skills; able to develop tailored and persuasive messaging for varied audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to write high-quality technical proposals and reports.
- Experience using MS Office packages, Web Conferencing applications and information management systems.
- Social science research and monitoring and evaluation experience, a distinct advantage.
- Shares knowledge and experience; good communicator and facilitator.
- Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.
- Good communication skills in English and French (both written and spoken) are absolutely necessary; knowledge of other languages is an advantage.
- Well organized and able to meet the tight deadlines.
- Willingness to travel frequently to support partners.
- Good analytical and management skills.
- Good international experience and understanding of local context.
Terms and conditions
- This is a Locally Recruited position. CIFOR-ICRAF offers competitive remuneration in their local currency commensurate with skills and experience.
- The duty station will be in Dakar, Senegal CIFOR-ICRAF Offices.
How to apply
Go to http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies
- A cover letter illustrating your suitability for the position against the listed requirements and salary expectations.
- A detailed and updated curriculum vitae,
- The names and addresses of three referees, including telephone and email addresses.
- The application deadline is 15 May 2024.
- We will acknowledge all applications but will only contact short-listed candidates.
CIFOR-ICRAF is an equal opportunity employer. Staff diversity contributes to excellence.