Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 17 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
JOB TITLE: Project Manager
GRADE: Professional Level
SALARY: USD 90,000 p.a- all inclusive
PROGRAMME: Regional Food Balance Sheet (RFBS) Initiative
DUTY STATION: COMESA Secretariat, Lusaka, Zambia
CONTRACT DURATION: Contract duration shall be for three (3) years and shall include a six (6) months probationary period.
REPORTING TO: The Project Manager will be supervised directly by COMESA’s Director of Agriculture and Industry.

1.0 SCOPE OF WORK

Under the close supervision of the Director of Agriculture and Industry in COMESA Secretariat, the RFBS Project Manager shall provide day-to-day leadership and management of the RFBS Initiative, guiding the initiative’s activities and outputs, and will be responsible for the overall coordination, management, and successful delivery of the RFBS Initiative. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the six aspects of a project, i.e., scope, schedule, finance, risk, quality and resources as well as the effective communication of results to different stakeholders to support their decision making.

The primary duties of the RFBS Project Manager will include but not limited to the following:

(i) Provide overall project leadership towards achieving project goals of ensuring regional food security, trade and investment in ESA region;

(ii) Increase engagement with decision makers to use the tool and collaborating with other stakeholders;

(iii) Lead the other RFBS project staff and implementing partners ensuring implementation of all activities of the RFBS initiative at regional and national level;

(iv) Lead the operationalization of regional and national governance structures of the RFBS initiative to discharge their mandates and responsibilities effectively;

(v) Support COMESA Director of Agriculture and Industry on resource mobilization efforts beyond the current phase of donor funding;
(vi) Strengthen the RFBS communication and advocacy plan and take lead in stakeholder/external communications and marketing campaigns to raise awareness and utilization of the RFBS platform;
(vii) Coordinate with stakeholders, including government agencies, NGOs, and regional bodies, to gather data and insights;

(viii) Develop and synthesize reports from all the meetings organized under the RFBS initiative;

(ix) Develop annual workplans to be discussed and agreed upon at the start of each year;

(x) Identify potential risks to the project and develop strategies to mitigate them; and

(xi) Perform any other job-related duties as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time

2.0 EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

(a) A minimum of a master’s degree in Agricultural sciences, Economics, Social Sciences, Project management and Agribusiness management or related field.
(b) A Ph.D would be an added advantage

3.0 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

(a) At least 10 years of experience in managing or working in agriculture, agri-business, agri-food trade, and policy analysis with multi-country experience in Africa.

(b) Strong and proven experience in project management role, as well as experience in budgeting, resource mobilization, and project proposal development.

(c) Strong skills in data analytics and contextual analysis to inform inclusive and gender responsive agriculture policy, agricultural value chain and market system development, and trade facilitation.

(d) Strong experience in coordinating multi-stakeholder platform engagements to facilitate policy dialogues around agriculture, agri-business, market access, trade, and food security.

(e) Good knowledge and understanding of the dynamics and requirements of the regional and international markets for agricultural commodities and products.

(f) Experience in agri-food market information system and products management desired.
(g) Ability to professionally interact and engage at high levels of government and development partners with diplomacy.
(h) Good understanding of COMESA operational and governance mechanisms desired.

(i) Strong process management, facilitation and presentation skills.

(j) He/she should have private sector experience or experience of working with the private sector.

(k) Good multi-cultural and interpersonal skills with experience in networking with partners at all levels (ministry, donors, private sector, NGOs, and local community-based organizations).

(l) Some experience working with or in international and donor organizations in programme management and implementation.

4.0 WORKING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL THE POSITIONS

(a) Must be fluent in English and/or French and/or Arabic (speaking and writing).

(b) A combination of knowledge and use of English with either French or Arabic will be an added advantage.

5.0 ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION

(a) Applicants must be nationals of COMESA Member States and should not be more than 55 years of age at the time of submitting the application.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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5.0 ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION

(a) Applicants must be nationals of COMESA Member States and should not be more than 55 years of age at the time of submitting the application.

6.0 FINAL DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS

Applications MUST be submitted electronically through email on the prescribed COMESA APPLICATION FORM which can be accessed at the following COMESA website: http://www.comesa.int/, Opportunities, COMESA Job Application Format. Applications without the COMESA Job Application Format will not be considered.

7.0 ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED AND WOMEN ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Application should reach the address below not later than Friday 3rd January 2025 at 17:00 hours Lusaka, Zambia time.

The Director of Human Resources and Administration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
COMESA Centre
Ben Bella Road
P.O Box 30051
LUSAKA
Zambia
Email: recruitment@comesa.int


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