Project Manager, Field Support Partnerships – Côte d’Ivoire Full Time

Position summary:

The Project Manager Field Support Partnerships (FSP) is responsible for managing company funded sustainable agriculture field projects in Cote d’Ivoire, with a particular focus on Coffee and Cocoa Landscape & Communities (L&C) projects. The position will be responsible for overseeing the design and delivery of projects funded by companies in Cote d’Ivoire. Under the supervision of the Team Manager for FSP and the Director, Cote d’Ivoire, the position will ensure day-to day management and technical support across the FSP portfolio in Cote d’Ivoire. Specifically, the position will ensure project outcomes, outputs and activities are delivered on time and to a high standard as well as proper financial execution and reporting of project funding. The post holder will also be responsible for maintaining partnership relationships with companies to ensure client needs and expectations remain aligned with project delivery and field realities.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee implementation of FSP project activities in Rainforest Alliance’s Cote d’Ivoire Coffee and Cocoa L&C portfolio, including technical backstopping for in-country partners, field consultants and Rainforest Alliance staff, oversight of project deliverables, monitor progress and budgetary execution as defined in project workplans, quality control of client narrative reports and financial reports on field implementation activities, and annual planning and budgeting;
• Project reporting responsibilities to prepare progress reports and presentations on project implementation to be submitted to the project team/s and donors;
• Manage subgrants for L&C projects and provide administrative and technical support to subgrant partners and build their capacity in project delivery and administration;
• Ensure implementation of Rainforest Alliance’s FSP Portfolio in Cote d’Ivoire complies with internal Rainforest Alliance procedures; ensuring appropriate standards, processes and tools are in place for all projects in Cote d’Ivoire FSP portfolio;
• Coordinate closely with Rainforest Alliance’s monitoring and evaluation team to ensure adoption of standards and best practices in monitoring, evaluating and reporting project implementation progress, and provide periodic updates of project status through Rainforest Alliance’s Project Management Platform;
• Directly manage and maintain relationships with partner companies to ensure alignment of client expectations with ongoing project implementation challenges and successes;
• Participate in biweekly calls with Rainforest Alliance strategic account teams, as well as strategic meetings between Rainforest Alliance and companies with FSP commitments;
• Support Communications by obtaining information on impacts and stories of successes in projects for which responsible, and
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Agriculture, Natural Resources Management or another tropical agriculture-related field;
• Minimum 7 years (Bachelor’s) or minimum 5-years (Master’s) of relevant professional experience;
• First-hand field knowledge of the concepts of sustainable agriculture and knowledge of the agronomy of perennial tropical cropping systems;
• Understanding of business and value chains, land tenure and resources ownership and experience working in partnership with the private sector;
• Demonstrated experience in project management within the NGO sector;
• Direct experience working in either or both the cocoa and coffee sectors;
• Knowledge of Monitoring & Evaluation and verification best practices and tools related to agricultural supply chains and/ or rural development;
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to manage staff and consultants;
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, assess priorities and multi-task with strong attention to detail;
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including experience preparing high quality technical reports for private sector clients;
• Administrative efficiency, with ability to track project progress and prepare timely reports, and competence in main computer software programs;
• Advanced skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, intermediate knowledge of statistics and GIS and proficiency with project management tools a plus;
• Demonstrated professional capability in written and spoken English and French, and
• Willingness and ability to travel (20% of time) to remote field-locations and internationally.

Salary:

Commensurate with experience.

Deadline: February 10, 2021

Notes:

Only candidates authorized to work in Côte d’Ivoire will be considered.

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