Catholic Relief Services Project Manager Jobs in Uganda
Job Job Summary:
You will manage programming in the Country Program (CP) for Agroforestry under the Vines project, designing and implementing projects advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in serving the poor and vulnerable. Your management skills and knowledge will ensure that the CP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards improving the impact of its programming.
The Program Manager will lead all field activities related to the coordination, training, and monitoring of project agroforestry approaches, good agricultural practices, and climate smart adaptations to increase the production, productivity, and quality of Ugandan vanilla. As the technical lead, you will lead the analysis of farming systems and implement the capacity building of farmers in key areas such as soil and water management. You will be responsible for the engagement with and strengthening of private sector partners in the development and implementation of their farmer engagement systems, to ensure extension services are reaching vanilla farmers in a consistent and transparent manner.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Provide Technical leadership, management and implementation of all Agroforestry activities throughout relevant project cycles – project design, start-up, implementation and close-out – to ensure efficient and effective implementation in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices. Ensure project team and partner staff use the appropriate systems and tools.
Lead the training, coaching, monitoring, and coordination in all project activities related to agro-forestry, good agricultural practices, and climate smart adaptation.
Help identify, assess and strengthen private sector partnerships under the Vines project around farmer engagement and sustainability, applying appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
Lead Vines project research agenda in collaboration with the National Coffee Research Institute (NACORI) and other institutions engaged in research on vanilla production, agroforestry systems among others.
Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
Champion learning with project staff and partner teams. Analyze and evaluate project performance data following MEAL policies and procedures. Proactively identify issues and concerns and use participatory processes to overcome implementation obstacles.
Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in respective programming area, gapfilling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
Coordinate the identification of staff capacity and technical assistance needs of private sector partner organizations and capacity strengthening and required interventions to support quality project implementation.
Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to project needs. Through planning and oversight ensure efficient use of project resources.
Prepare technical reports and briefs on the project Agroforestry component to inform monthly and biannual reports to the CRS Country Program and the Donor.
Basic Qualifications:
Master’s degree in agriculture, Horticulture, Agribusiness or a related field required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant field-based experience in coordinating or managing Agroforestry or Agriculture, projects required, preferably with an international NGO.
Proven understanding of Agroforestry approaches.
Experience working with market systems and private sector development approaches in the agricultural sector including the design, engagement and strengthening of private sector partnerships
Experience working in Vanilla or other high value spice sectors a plus
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse groups.
Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to write reports
Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
Preferred Qualifications
Project management experience in Agroforestry is highly desirable.
Experience engaging and strengthening private sector partners particularly around delivery of farmer-based services
Relevant technical experience, especially for USG or other public donors, a plus
Experience contributing to the development of technical proposals.
MEAL skills and experience preferred.
Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.
Representation abilities
Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Catholic Relief Services Project Manager Jobs in Uganda
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