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Job Family: Projects

Duration: 1-year contract

Job title: Project Manager _ Tea (Uganda)

Level available: Mid-level

Reporting Line: Uganda Country Manager**

Overview

Solidaridad is a global civil society organization that provides market driven solutions for sustainable production practices across different global supply chains. We work on developing inclusive economies that bring supply chain actors together to achieve sustainable production, and creating consumer awareness to promote sustainable consumption. We are looking for experienced international development professional for our five-year programme for full-time or long-term work in Uganda.

Position in the organisation

The Project Manager reports to the Uganda Country Manager. The Project Manager coordinates people and processes to ensure that Solidaridad’s assigned project is delivered on time and produce the desired results within scope and allocated resource envelope. S/he will also be expected to work closely with the national and regional programming team, as well as the regional innovation team.

Result areas

Project Planning;

  1. Review the project proposal, budget, targets, key performance indicators and ensure that the planning is realistic (Measurable, Reportable & Verifiable), both in terms of budget and implementation.
  2. Develop detailed work plans and budget in coordination with the respective partners as required
  3. Assist project partners to develop their plans in line with the required project objectives and deliverables.
  4. Support the project team by providing longer-term vision, strategic direction and appropriate planning aligned with Solidaridad’s regional and global network business plan.

Project Implementation;

  1. Work with the concerned staff and partners to ensure effective implementation of the project.
  2. Review the project plans annually to ensure that they are realistic, both in terms of budget and overall project plan.
  3. Regularly review & track the project progress against milestones and take corrective action where required, raising issues with the concerned personnel as needed timely and professionally.

Project Management;

  1. Promote and maintain effective partnerships with the partners and beneficiaries.
  2. Guide and lead the project team to achieve specific goals, objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the project.
  3. Ensure that work is appropriately delegated and staff members are empowered to carry out tasks independently where appropriate matching their skills and capacity.
  4. Ensure efficient project management procedures are implemented to enable monitoring of projects and accurate reporting of progress.
  5. Ensure strict adherence to Solidaridad’s ethics, policy and pro-actively encourage transparency and openness in all activities.
  6. Ensure procurement and contracts are prepared and issued to Solidaridad’s standards and procedures/ in-country legal frameworks / partners’ requirements and are managed effectively.
  7. Manage financial resources of selected tasks and components while coordinating with the Regional Project Finance Manager regarding budget control and financial procedures.
  8. Support collection and accurate reporting of impact data related to the project as guided by the PMEL Manager.

Networking with Government and non-Government Organizations, and Private Sectors;

  1. Build strong relationships with the government authorities and arrange field visits and regular progress review meetings where necessary.
  2. Learn good practices from other organizations and reflect these in the project.
  3. Represent Solidaridad, building and maintaining relationships and partnerships with relevant service providers, government, national and international development partners, local stakeholders and communities, private sector and funder Partners representatives for effective implementation of projects.
  4. Contribute to public communication while supporting a strong and positive Solidaridad brand that is visible and recognizable while working closely with Country Manager and the Regional Communications Officer.

Project Monitoring and Reporting;

  1. Pay regular field visits to intervention areas to observe progress, with a focus on ensuring ‘quality’ outputs.
  2. Prepare project progress reports (Monthly and Quarterly) based on a structured M&E framework including a review on financial report and provide necessary feedback.
  3. Ensure quality monitoring data collection from the field and timely reporting.

Staff Management;

  1. Supervise, coach and provide mentorship to the project staff.
  2. Assist in the recruitment of project staff (as and when required)
  3. Manage the performance of the project staff.
  4. Develop plans for capacity-building of the project team to enable the team to be more self-standing in the future.
  5. Support effective communications and joint working within the team and with other teams across the organization.

Fundraising;

  1. Identify and discuss with the Country Manager and Regional BD Manager any potential future funding opportunities which present themselves in-country and provide advice on their suitability and potential alignment with the Solidaridad strategic direction.
  2. Initiate and participate in developing funding proposals

Other Ad-hoc Tasks

  1. Be cognizant of the wider implications of the project, working effectively with other Solidaridad functions in-country and sometimes at Regional level: Finance, Quality team, the Innovation team as appropriate.

Knowledge and Experience

  1. Relevant academic level education; Master degree in a relevant field (Agriculture, rural development, Social Science, Management, Business Administration, international development, Project Management etc.).
  2. At least five (5) years’ experience in managing projects funded by international agencies or development partners.
  3. At least three (3) years’ experience in a management position with international organizations.
  4. Demonstrate experience in agricultural value chains preferably Tea.
  5. An understanding of the policy environment, issues and stakeholders in the agriculture and/or agribusiness sector in East and Central Africa.
  6. Experience setting up new projects and programs.
  7. Track record of delivering project goals within deadlines and budgets across public and private sectors and with NGOs.
  8. Demonstrable track record of effectively building and sustaining key external and internal relationships at community, utility and governmental levels to realize project goals.
  9. Leading and managing project teams of stakeholders including staff.

Specific Job Requirements

  1. Ability to work independently and lead diverse multi-disciplinary team; stakeholder management skills.
  2. Project management skills including strategy, planning, setting objectives and planning to meet those objectives, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, financial management and sustainability.
  3. Strong analytical skills.
  4. Ability to define new projects, establish overall scope and budget able to influence at senior management level, take a strategic outlook and to manage change where necessary empowering project staff and others to strengthen their capacity and capability through mentoring and coaching.
  5. Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills, able to work well under pressure both proactively and prioritize a challenging workload.
  6. Good communication skills; able to communicate complex concepts in a clear and concise way to non-technical managers both in writing and verbally and to provide professional advice with confidence and tact.
  7. Motivating and developing teams, including performance management and appraisals.
  8. Collaborative approach to partnership working in a cross-cultural context; a team player, with strong problem-solving ability.
  9. Able to carry out regular in-country (and potentially) international visits and to deliver effective presentations.
  10. Experience in designing and implementing certification programs is desirable.
  11. Demonstrate experience in proposal development.
  12. Demonstrate experience in a similar position.

How to apply

Interested candidates that meet the above qualifications should send their cover letter, CVs and salary expectation to:

Emails: [email protected]

Subject: “Project Manager _ Tea (Uganda)”

The CVs will be evaluated as they are received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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As a frontrunner in the area of sustainable economic development, Solidaridad seeks to create prosperity for everyone that respects both the people and the planet. With almost 50 years of experience, experts in the field and pragmatic collaboration with influential partners in and around the supply chain, Solidaridad develops smart solutions that bring lasting positive impact.

We envision a world in which all we produce, and all we consume, can sustain us while respecting the planet, each other and the next generations.We bring together supply chain actors and engage them in innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all.

Solidaridad initiates corporate social responsibility and fair trade to combat poverty worldwide.

Solidaridad is an international network organization with more than 20 years of experience in creating fair and sustainable supply chains from producer to consumer.

Solidaridad was launched in 1969 by the Catholic bishops as an advent campaign in aid of Latin America. In the 1970s, protestant churches joined Solidaridad and a formal ecumenical organization emerged in 1976. During those days, this model was a unique form of collaboration between the Dutch churches in their programmes for development aid in Latin America.Unfortunately in the 90s, inter-church cooperation came under pressure and the breakdown of ecumenical collaboration started. In the end, the church-based foundation of Solidaridad’s work gradually eroded. The Catholic Church became increasingly inward-looking and less inclined to see responsibility for the world as a task. The growing conservatism within the churches led to breaking of the ties. The era of 40 years of eucumenical cooperation ended in 2010. But still to date, many local Christian communities are committed to Solidaridad’s work.International network organization The developments in the relationships with the churches created new opportunities for Solidaridad. An international network organization is being built up, both in terms of governance as well as in terms of operations. This change of structure will give our partners in the South a prominent say in the policymaking processes. The implementation of that policy will be better underpinned by the knowledge and experience of local partners. Moreover, the implementation of the policies will be decentralized and delegated to the regional expertise centres, thus making a better use of local expertise.Solidaridad The Netherlands is to be one player in a network of nine Regional Expertise Centres (RECs) in various parts of the world. In the process, the organization’s centre of gravity is shifted from North to South. The offices in the South take over the entire project cycle. Solidaridad The Netherlands will apply itself to market development in the North, fundraising to cover the network budget and publicity campaigns to involve consumers, citizens and businessess in the taks of making the international economy more sustainable.Fair Trade In 1988, Solidaridad was the founding father of the Max Havelaar label for coffee for the Dutch market. This was the starting point of Fair Trade certification, directly leading to the international standard of Fair Trade (FLO). After having introduced fair trade coffee Solidaridad initiated in 1996 a fair trade scheme for bananas. For this purpose, Solidaridad set up the fruit company Agrofair. This company is co-owned by farmers and supplies its fair trade labelled fruit to supermarkets across Europe. At the turn of this century Solidaridad established Kuyichi jeans, a trendy sustainable fashion brand that is sold in over than 500 leading stores across Europe.CSR-models Corporate social responsibility is developing at a fast rate. Solidaridad is building on this together with UTZ CERTIFIED, the sustainable label for coffee, cocoa and tea. MADE-BY, the label for clean clothes introduced in 2004, is another of Solidaridad’s initiatives. Solidaridad is also intensively involved in CSR models such as Social Accountability International (SAI) and the Business Social Compliance Inititiative (BSCI), and is active in Round Tables for responsible soy, palm oil, sugarcane and cotton. An increasing number of large and small companies, brands and retailers, all over the world are now working with Solidaridad on sustainable chain development.
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Job Family: Projects

Duration: 1-year contract

Job title: Project Manager _ Tea (Uganda)

Level available: Mid-level

Reporting Line: Uganda Country Manager**

Overview

Solidaridad is a global civil society organization that provides market driven solutions for sustainable production practices across different global supply chains. We work on developing inclusive economies that bring supply chain actors together to achieve sustainable production, and creating consumer awareness to promote sustainable consumption. We are looking for experienced international development professional for our five-year programme for full-time or long-term work in Uganda.

Position in the organisation

The Project Manager reports to the Uganda Country Manager. The Project Manager coordinates people and processes to ensure that Solidaridad’s assigned project is delivered on time and produce the desired results within scope and allocated resource envelope. S/he will also be expected to work closely with the national and regional programming team, as well as the regional innovation team.

Result areas

Project Planning;

  1. Review the project proposal, budget, targets, key performance indicators and ensure that the planning is realistic (Measurable, Reportable & Verifiable), both in terms of budget and implementation.
  2. Develop detailed work plans and budget in coordination with the respective partners as required
  3. Assist project partners to develop their plans in line with the required project objectives and deliverables.
  4. Support the project team by providing longer-term vision, strategic direction and appropriate planning aligned with Solidaridad’s regional and global network business plan.

Project Implementation;

  1. Work with the concerned staff and partners to ensure effective implementation of the project.
  2. Review the project plans annually to ensure that they are realistic, both in terms of budget and overall project plan.
  3. Regularly review & track the project progress against milestones and take corrective action where required, raising issues with the concerned personnel as needed timely and professionally.

Project Management;

  1. Promote and maintain effective partnerships with the partners and beneficiaries.
  2. Guide and lead the project team to achieve specific goals, objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the project.
  3. Ensure that work is appropriately delegated and staff members are empowered to carry out tasks independently where appropriate matching their skills and capacity.
  4. Ensure efficient project management procedures are implemented to enable monitoring of projects and accurate reporting of progress.
  5. Ensure strict adherence to Solidaridad’s ethics, policy and pro-actively encourage transparency and openness in all activities.
  6. Ensure procurement and contracts are prepared and issued to Solidaridad’s standards and procedures/ in-country legal frameworks / partners’ requirements and are managed effectively.
  7. Manage financial resources of selected tasks and components while coordinating with the Regional Project Finance Manager regarding budget control and financial procedures.
  8. Support collection and accurate reporting of impact data related to the project as guided by the PMEL Manager.

Networking with Government and non-Government Organizations, and Private Sectors;

  1. Build strong relationships with the government authorities and arrange field visits and regular progress review meetings where necessary.
  2. Learn good practices from other organizations and reflect these in the project.
  3. Represent Solidaridad, building and maintaining relationships and partnerships with relevant service providers, government, national and international development partners, local stakeholders and communities, private sector and funder Partners representatives for effective implementation of projects.
  4. Contribute to public communication while supporting a strong and positive Solidaridad brand that is visible and recognizable while working closely with Country Manager and the Regional Communications Officer.

Project Monitoring and Reporting;

  1. Pay regular field visits to intervention areas to observe progress, with a focus on ensuring ‘quality’ outputs.
  2. Prepare project progress reports (Monthly and Quarterly) based on a structured M&E framework including a review on financial report and provide necessary feedback.
  3. Ensure quality monitoring data collection from the field and timely reporting.

Staff Management;

  1. Supervise, coach and provide mentorship to the project staff.
  2. Assist in the recruitment of project staff (as and when required)
  3. Manage the performance of the project staff.
  4. Develop plans for capacity-building of the project team to enable the team to be more self-standing in the future.
  5. Support effective communications and joint working within the team and with other teams across the organization.

Fundraising;

  1. Identify and discuss with the Country Manager and Regional BD Manager any potential future funding opportunities which present themselves in-country and provide advice on their suitability and potential alignment with the Solidaridad strategic direction.
  2. Initiate and participate in developing funding proposals

Other Ad-hoc Tasks

  1. Be cognizant of the wider implications of the project, working effectively with other Solidaridad functions in-country and sometimes at Regional level: Finance, Quality team, the Innovation team as appropriate.

Knowledge and Experience

  1. Relevant academic level education; Master degree in a relevant field (Agriculture, rural development, Social Science, Management, Business Administration, international development, Project Management etc.).
  2. At least five (5) years’ experience in managing projects funded by international agencies or development partners.
  3. At least three (3) years’ experience in a management position with international organizations.
  4. Demonstrate experience in agricultural value chains preferably Tea.
  5. An understanding of the policy environment, issues and stakeholders in the agriculture and/or agribusiness sector in East and Central Africa.
  6. Experience setting up new projects and programs.
  7. Track record of delivering project goals within deadlines and budgets across public and private sectors and with NGOs.
  8. Demonstrable track record of effectively building and sustaining key external and internal relationships at community, utility and governmental levels to realize project goals.
  9. Leading and managing project teams of stakeholders including staff.

Specific Job Requirements

  1. Ability to work independently and lead diverse multi-disciplinary team; stakeholder management skills.
  2. Project management skills including strategy, planning, setting objectives and planning to meet those objectives, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, budgeting, financial management and sustainability.
  3. Strong analytical skills.
  4. Ability to define new projects, establish overall scope and budget able to influence at senior management level, take a strategic outlook and to manage change where necessary empowering project staff and others to strengthen their capacity and capability through mentoring and coaching.
  5. Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills, able to work well under pressure both proactively and prioritize a challenging workload.
  6. Good communication skills; able to communicate complex concepts in a clear and concise way to non-technical managers both in writing and verbally and to provide professional advice with confidence and tact.
  7. Motivating and developing teams, including performance management and appraisals.
  8. Collaborative approach to partnership working in a cross-cultural context; a team player, with strong problem-solving ability.
  9. Able to carry out regular in-country (and potentially) international visits and to deliver effective presentations.
  10. Experience in designing and implementing certification programs is desirable.
  11. Demonstrate experience in proposal development.
  12. Demonstrate experience in a similar position.

How to apply

Interested candidates that meet the above qualifications should send their cover letter, CVs and salary expectation to:

Emails: [email protected]

Subject: “Project Manager _ Tea (Uganda)”

The CVs will be evaluated as they are received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

2021-05-29

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