Project Manager-Food Systems and Economic Self-Reliance

About you

To be successful in this role, you must have a minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in food security, agriculture, livelihoods, resilence or related programming, including at least 3 years in project management and/ or technical leadership roles. Moreover, we also expect the following.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Food Security, Rural Development, Natural Resource Management or any related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects, including planning, budgeting, implementation oversight, team management, monitoring and donor reporting.
• Strong understanding of climate-resilient agriculture, food systems and market-oriented livelihoods programming, with the ability to provide technical oversight and ensure programme quality.
• Experience managing and coordinating multidisciplinary teams and working across different technical and operational functions.
• Strong understanding of project cycle management, financial management and results-based management, with demonstrated ability to manage budgets, workplans, risks and project performance.
• Experience working with government, private-sector actors, community structures and other programme stakeholders, preferably in refugee-hosting or displacement-affected settings.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate gender, inclusion, accountability and safeguarding into programme implementation.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results.
• Full professional proficiency in English both (written and spoken).