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Solidaridad

Solidaridad is a global civil society organization (CSO) that provides market driven solutions for sustainable production practices across different supply chains. 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. Our mission is to bring together supply chain players and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all stakeholders.

Title: Project Manager, Central Africa

Duration: 1 year contract (extension based on performance and resources)

Reporting line: Managing Director, Eastern and Central Africa

Location: Flexible (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania or Uganda)

Position Overview

Main objective of the function

At Solidaridad, we believe that conservation and development should go hand in hand. Our experience shows that it is a win-win: development of alternative livelihoods is a pre-condition for conservation, while robust ecosystems are an indispensable component of resilient livelihoods. This is ever more true in vulnerable communities and in the face of climate change. In order to further develop our ambitious programme for the sub-region, we are looking for a Project Manager. Together with our young team, you will develop proposals for rural development in ways that support the conservation of high conservation value areas.

Organizational position

The Project Manager will work closely with the regional project teams, regional innovations team (such as, climate and landscapes, digital innovation, impact investment and gender), and quality functions team (including finance, communications, operations and PMEL), for alignment to organizational procedures. The Project Manager will also work closely with Solidaridad Network team members. The Project Manager shall report directly to the Managing Director, Eastern and Central Africa.

Roles and Responsibilities

As Project Manager, you will:

  • Build, strengthen and deepen relationships with partners, including governments, donors and private sector, in particular in the agricultural and forestry sectors.
  • Influence the donor agenda and advise on sustainable development strategies.
  • Co-create programmes, including public-private partnerships, that address the combined plight of rural people and their environment.
  • Develop inclusive value propositions and proposals for dedicated companies in relevant sectors, including business models for smallholder farmers.
  • Actively secure funding and participate in business development.
  • Support contract development and management.
  • Represent Solidaridad and present our work at key fora and expert meetings.

You are passionate about nature conservation and improving the livelihoods of rural people. You are an energetic team player, bring excellent representation skills and are able to connect with others easily. You take initiative and are a fast thinker.

Key Qualifications

  • You have academic-level understanding of agriculture, forestry, and/or natural resources management.
  • Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as natural sciences, (agricultural) economics, or management.
  • You have a track record in proposal development and/or fundraising. Business development experience is an advantage.
  • You bring concrete ideas to the table.
  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience and an excellent professional network within Eastern and Central Africa.
  • Intercultural sensitivity, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Very good networking and representation skills, proactive and entrepreneurial attitude.
  • Able to travel extensively within Eastern and Central Africa and occasional international travel.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to produce professional reports in English language.
  • Good command of English and French required.

Salary: Commensurate with experience

How to apply:

Interested?

Send a one-page cover letter (including salary expectations and availability) and CV to:

Email: [email protected]

Solidaridad Eastern & Central Africa is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CANVASSING WILL LEAD TO AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION

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Solidaridad

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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Solidaridad

Solidaridad is a global civil society organization (CSO) that provides market driven solutions for sustainable production practices across different supply chains. 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. Our mission is to bring together supply chain players and engage them with innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all stakeholders.

Title: Project Manager, Central Africa

Duration: 1 year contract (extension based on performance and resources)

Reporting line: Managing Director, Eastern and Central Africa

Location: Flexible (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania or Uganda)

Position Overview

Main objective of the function

At Solidaridad, we believe that conservation and development should go hand in hand. Our experience shows that it is a win-win: development of alternative livelihoods is a pre-condition for conservation, while robust ecosystems are an indispensable component of resilient livelihoods. This is ever more true in vulnerable communities and in the face of climate change. In order to further develop our ambitious programme for the sub-region, we are looking for a Project Manager. Together with our young team, you will develop proposals for rural development in ways that support the conservation of high conservation value areas.

Organizational position

The Project Manager will work closely with the regional project teams, regional innovations team (such as, climate and landscapes, digital innovation, impact investment and gender), and quality functions team (including finance, communications, operations and PMEL), for alignment to organizational procedures. The Project Manager will also work closely with Solidaridad Network team members. The Project Manager shall report directly to the Managing Director, Eastern and Central Africa.

Roles and Responsibilities

As Project Manager, you will:

  • Build, strengthen and deepen relationships with partners, including governments, donors and private sector, in particular in the agricultural and forestry sectors.
  • Influence the donor agenda and advise on sustainable development strategies.
  • Co-create programmes, including public-private partnerships, that address the combined plight of rural people and their environment.
  • Develop inclusive value propositions and proposals for dedicated companies in relevant sectors, including business models for smallholder farmers.
  • Actively secure funding and participate in business development.
  • Support contract development and management.
  • Represent Solidaridad and present our work at key fora and expert meetings.

You are passionate about nature conservation and improving the livelihoods of rural people. You are an energetic team player, bring excellent representation skills and are able to connect with others easily. You take initiative and are a fast thinker.

Key Qualifications

  • You have academic-level understanding of agriculture, forestry, and/or natural resources management.
  • Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as natural sciences, (agricultural) economics, or management.
  • You have a track record in proposal development and/or fundraising. Business development experience is an advantage.
  • You bring concrete ideas to the table.
  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience and an excellent professional network within Eastern and Central Africa.
  • Intercultural sensitivity, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Very good networking and representation skills, proactive and entrepreneurial attitude.
  • Able to travel extensively within Eastern and Central Africa and occasional international travel.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to produce professional reports in English language.
  • Good command of English and French required.

Salary: Commensurate with experience

How to apply:

Interested?

Send a one-page cover letter (including salary expectations and availability) and CV to:

Email: [email protected]

Solidaridad Eastern & Central Africa is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CANVASSING WILL LEAD TO AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION

 2019-03-01

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