Senior Project Officer – DONUTS At Fairtrade Africa

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the assigned project to ensure timely and successful delivery.
• Prepare the overall project plan and budget to support effective implementation and resource utilization. Implement project activities based on the approved work plans and budgets.
• Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation plan to track project progress and measure impacts.
• Support the development of monthly, quarterly, annual and end term narrative and financial reports with the required level of accuracy and timeliness.
• Monitor and control project expenditure against the approved budget to ensure that expenditure stays within budget.
• Develop and implement a procurement plan for goods and services required to support project implementation.
• Develop and implement the risk management plan for the project.
• Ensure that implementation of the project adheres to relevant regulations, policies, and best practices.
• Support the Grants Accountant to establish and maintain an asset register for all assets purchased by or provided to the project in line with standard FTA policies.
• Ensure proper maintenance of all project files, contracts, correspondence, reports, photos, etc
• Build and maintain relationships with project stakeholders to support project implementation and foster collaboration.
• Identify and document impact stories for the project to support visibility and communications work.
• Serve as the focal person for the local project stakeholders.
• Closely collaborate with other FTA teams to ensure delivery of project objectives.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Agriculture, Innovation, Project Management, Social Sciences or related field.

Experience and Knowledge

• A minimum of 3 years’ project management experience in a similar environment
• Experience of delivering training to a range of audiences
• Experience in business development within sustainable supply chains
• Knowledge and understanding of Fairtrade standards
• Thematic knowledge and expertise in FTA’s priority areas.

Skills

• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact with individuals across multi-functional disciplines.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good training and facilitation skills.

Strong planning and project management skills.