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World Agroforestry Centre Project Manager, EC Regreening Kenya Jobs

Project Manager, EC Regreening

Duties and Responsibilities:
Oversee the overall management and operations of the EC Regreening Programme, which will include:

Overseeing the management of the programme’s budget (in close collaboration with ICRAF finance staff)

Supervising and acting as line manager for any staff in the Programme Management Unit or assigned to the project

Ensuring synergy and effective operational coordination among all implementing entities in the eight participating countries (currently: Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somaliland, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Niger)

Coordinating and planning for the effective involvement of relevant ICRAF scientific and technical staff to ensure meaningful contributions are made to enhance programme effectiveness

Leading the preparation of programmatic reports and annual plans and budgets for the donor and providing regular briefs and updates on programme progress to the Project’s steering and advisory committees, ICRAF’s Senior Leadership Team, and other relevant bodies

Facilitating semiannual planning and budgeting processes for the overall programme

Preparing for engagement of audit reviews and quality assurance procedures.

Timely delivery of all project outputs and activities, maintaining and assuring high standards of quality

Selection, mentoring and supervision of project team members required for the effective delivery of the project, including development of Terms of Reference, carrying out annual performance reviews and setting of performance targets.

Coordination functions can include the following:

Liaising, negotiating, and developing the capacity of country level partners in the selected countries and their relevant regional leadership functions;

Coordinating and facilitating effective regional and intra-country team functioning, including ensuring that the strengths of all

the participating partners are fully exploited

Monitoring programme progress and quality and providing support to country teams to devise and undertake relevant corrective measures as needed

Supporting country teams prepare annual detailed implementation plans and budgets

Ensuring partners are fully briefed on their responsibilities, deliverables, work plans, budgets, partnerships and programme status

Coordinating the execution of work plans and assist in the translation the philosophy and objectives of the programme into appropriate methods and approaches, in order to ensure quality and effective programme delivery

Coordinating the work of ICRAF technical and administrative staff under the programme, including ensuring they are fully briefed on their responsibilities, deliverables, and work plans, as well as available budgetary resources

Facilitating Programme Coordination Committee meetings

Supporting the identification of policy and institutional constraints and prioritization of key intervention areas

Supporting partners to strengthen or build institutions and relationships to better target interventions and to enhance policy influence

Supporting the development of appropriate documentation (policy briefs, position papers, communication messages, position statement) to engage in policy processes; and

Engage in persistent, goal-oriented advocacy and policy processes.

Support to the Regreening Programme’s monitoring and impact functions, as per the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (PMEL) strategy to be developed as part of the EC regreening’s Inception Report.

How to apply:
Go to http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies, complete the application form and attach your cover letter and CV/Resume (as one document – labelled with your First Name and Last Name). Applications will be considered until 16 August 2017. Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.