CABI NGO Project Manager Jobs in Kenya

CABI is an international not-for-profit organization that improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.

CABI is an intergovernmental organization that can trace its origins back to
1910. Our 48 member countries guide and influence our core areas of work, which include
International Development and Publishing.

Through knowledge sharing and science, CABI helps address issues of global concern such as
improving global food security and safeguarding the environment.

We do this by helping farmers grow more and lose less of what they produce, combating threats to agriculture and the environment from pests and diseases, protecting biodiversity from invasive species, and improving access to agricultural and environmental scientific knowledge.

CABI produces key scientific publications, including CAB Abstracts – the world-leading abstracting and indexing database covering applied life sciences.

We also publish multimedia compendia, books, eBooks and full text electronic resources aiming to further science and its application to real life.

CABI invests its publishing surpluses directly into development projects,
helping to improve livelihoods worldwide.

Key accountabilities:

Design, implement, plan, and manage large and strategic knowledge management
projects

Co-ordinate and manage cross-disciplinary project teams working in a PRINCE2
and/or Agile Scrum environment

Manage the finances of projects, including producing project budgets, ensuring
project profitability, managing budgets, responding to any questions raised at audit,
and handling invoicing and payment to collaborators

Ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budgets, and to the satisfaction of
donors

Develop project plans covering the full project cycle, and maintain all project-related
documentation

Oversee and supervise the work of external partners, including overseas partners
worldwide, ensuring that their activities and results are delivered on time, within
budget, and to quality standards

Carry out internal and external project reporting to high standards

Prepare and deliver workshops

Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of projects, demonstrating impact and cost
effectiveness

Take a leading role in business development, actively cultivating external contacts, seeking out project opportunities, and leading the development of project proposals

Engage with staff across the centres to promote the role of data and information in
development, and to get digital & data elements written into projects

Contribute to the development of the Knowledge Management strategy, in line with
CABI’s Medium Term Strategy

Build and manage relationships with external donors, partners, and consultants

to
achieve strategy; act as a key point of contact for CABI with a wide range of
external stakeholders

Promote CABI’s Knowledge Management projects and disseminate results, through
activities such as publications, participation in scientific conferences, and liaising
with the Marketing team for promotional materials and media opportunities

Provide mentorship for less experienced project managers, and strengthen project
management capacity within the Knowledge Management team

Take responsibility for the line management of staff, summer students or interns as
necessary

Interface with any other relevant CABI project teams and products to ensure a
joined-up approach to development and delivery

Qualifications Knowledge and Skills

Excellent project management skills, preferably with a formal qualification

Use of project management software and documentation

Strong Monitoring & Evaluation skills, and familiarity with common methods

Strong financial literacy and budget skills

Understanding of behavioural change programmes and interventions

Ability to work with external partners in a collaborative manner, giving advice &
support where needed

Proven skills to collaborate in and broker partnerships between entities from
different sectors (government, NGO’s private sector), and working in a multi-cultural
environment and team

Proven ability to manage challenging partner and/or donor relationships

Strong negotiation and advocacy skills

Ability to prioritize multi-tasking work under pressure to meet strict deadlines

Good communication skills and report writing ability (English a prerequisite, other
major international languages are an advantage

IT literate with excellent MS Office skills

Attention to quality, ensuring that project outputs are produced to high standards

How to apply

To apply please send a covering letter detailing how you meet the candidate profile and a full CV quoting Job Reference 21/2018 to recruitment@cabi.org Please state where you saw this advertisement.

Please note closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon (UK time), Monday 4 June, 2018

For more information and job application details, see; CABI NGO Project Manager Jobs in Kenya

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