Project Manager - Agribusiness Career Placement - Agricultural Business Initiative (aBi)

• Take the initiative to develop strong
  
  relationships with implementing partners; acting as the point person for
  
  aBi’s activities with Agribusiness partners.


• Offer support to partners in the development
  
  of ideas for projects and completing the relevant paperwork.


• In accordance with aBi’s Funding Manual,
  
  manage the entirety of the funding process for each project; includes
  
  convening the due diligence team with relevant technical experts and
  
  Evaluations, Performance & Results team members included.


• Work closely with BDS Providers to ensure
  
  that applicants and grantees are fully empowered to implement their
  
  projects.


• Plan the detail of aBi’s capacity building
  
  interventions.


• Budget expenditure and ensure cost effective
  
  utilisation of resources.

• The incumbent will develop and implement
  
  strategies and plans that will build the capacity of Agribusinesses to
  
  have a sustainable impact on the profitability of the sector.


• Proactively propose strategies and plans that
  
  will enable aBi to have a positive impact on Agribusiness; implement plans
  
  once they are approved by the Head of Portfolio Development.

• Proactively build relationships with each
  
  implementing partner (IP), ensuring their satisfaction with each stage of
  
  the project.


• Work closely with M&E to ensure a
  
  comprehensive results management framework is in place and implemented for
  
  each project.


• Work with implementing partners to assist
  
  them in implementing their projects according to the project plan; drawing
  
  in relevant aBi staff and consultants to provide assistance if required.


• Ensure that grants are provided in a timely
  
  fashion and that the implementing partner is meeting accountability
  
  requirements.


• Ensuring that the technical capacity building
  
  components of the project are being delivered on time and to standard.

• Act as a spokesperson for aBi in the
  
  convening role by participating in, or initiating forums.


• Take personal responsibility for influencing,
  
  advocacy and communication according to personal interest and priorities;
  
  so that aBi is recognised as a respected partner.


• Ensure that the Project teams deliver any components
  
  of the communications strategy and plan that are allocated to them.


• Actively participate in the development of
  
  communications materials as requested by the Communications Manager.

• Work in liaison with the Head of Portfolio
  
  Development to constitute a team of competent staff and consultants to
  
  deliver against the work plan and goals for each project.


• Ensure that each team member is provided with
  
  clarity concerning the goals of each project and expectations for their
  
  personal role in achieving results, standards and behaviour.


• Plan and organise the work of the team so as
  
  to accomplish project goals and targets in the most cost effective manner
  
  possible.


• Support and build the capacity of team
  
  members to enable them to give of their best e.g. by encouraging and
  
  praising good performance, coaching, training, assisting staff to prevent
  
  or resolve problems, providing resources, tools and equipment.


• Regularly monitor and review performance and,
  
  in particular, hold team members accountable for achieving results and
  
  meeting standards; taking decisive action in the case of poor performance.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Project Manager –
  
  Agribusiness career opportunity should hold a Masters in Agriculture
  
  Economics, or Development Economics or Social Science


• The applicant must also hold a Bachelors
  
  Agriculture Economics/ Development Economics/ Social Science


• Possession of a Post Graduate Diploma –
  
  Project Management added advantage


• A minimum of seven years of post-graduate experience
  
  in Business Development Organisations.


• Working knowledge and understanding of
  
  agribusiness management.


• Demonstrable skills and abilities in grant
  
  systems development and implementation.


• Proven experience in proposal writing.


• Proven experience in developing sustainable
  
  strategic relationships including networking.


• Ability to work to deadlines.


• Manage and engage teams for delivery of
  
  results.


• Strong Communication Skills (Oral and
  
  Written).

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