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SNV

SNV

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Position: Team Leader - Project Manager
Job Time: Full-Time
Job Type: Contract
Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Posted date: 1 year ago
Deadline: Submition date is over

Company Description

SNV?s mission is to support people to pursue their own sustainable development, where we leave no one behind. To do so sustainably, we need to address systemic issues that trap people into poverty and marginalization. Using a systems perspective means we seek to find ways of changing the underlying structures and dynamics to sustain access to services and income generation over time and grow them further. Attention to systems change, including power dynamics and mental models, can increase the quality, depth, and sustainability of results as well as their continued growth.

In its new Strategic Plan period (2019 ? 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change during project preparation and implementation - by strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects. We will continue to position ourselves as a premium organization and invest in making knowledge flow to and from the frontline.

SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, is operating in Ethiopia since the 1970s. Currently, SNV is working in eight regional states and the two city administrations of Ethiopia, providing technical assistance and program implementation in Agriculture, WASH, and Energy Sectors. SNV is an open and learning organization that focuses on improving the lives of Ethiopians through a market-based approach inclusive of women and youth. In its new Strategic Plan period (2019 ? 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change including strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects.

For more information on SNV, visit our website: www.snv.org

Context and Purpose of the job:

SNV Ethiopia in partnership with Sight and Light (SAL) has started implementing the Market-based Innovation for Nutrition in Ethiopia (MINE) project a 6-year project funded by Children Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) in the Oromia, SNNP, and Amhara region.

The overall objective of this project is to contribute to reducing stunting in children in the target areas by 5% by increasing 500,000 children?s and pregnant and lactating women?s consumption of at least one egg every other day. This project aims to improve the children?s dietary diversity and malnutrition by significantly and sustainably increasing the supply and consumption of eggs. It uses an innovative model that will strengthen the capacity of small-holder farmers to transition to commercial poultry farming, hence significantly increasing egg supply and making eggs affordable to rural communities. In the first three years, SNV will pilot the project in Bishoftu, Oromia, and then scale up to other regions in the subsequent years based on the lessons learned from the pilot project.??

The Team Leader and business advisor reports to the Agriculture Sector Lead of SNV Ethiopia. The post holder will lead the program and coordinate all activities of the project: administrative and technical. He/she is responsible for overall project planning, inception, implementation, scaling, closing and the workforce of the project, within scope, budget, timeline, and acceptable quality levels along with the commitments specified in the contracts signed with the donor and other relevant stakeholders. He/she maintains relationships with the partner, local government, and other stakeholders for the effective implementation of the project. The team leader and business advisor ensure the core principle of the project market-led innovation for egg distribution thru the business hub model to address nutrition is effective and scalable.

The team leader and business advisor are also responsible for preparation/ownership of the project budget, revisions when necessary, and follow-up plan vs expenditures. Overall, the post holder will lead the planning, and reporting of the project and is responsible to provide leadership and technical guidance to the MINE project team for the successful implementation of the project.

Job Description

Project set-up and design

  • Initiates contact handover from the Business Development Team.
  • Sets up and communicates administrative, governance, accounting, HR, and M&E structures, and procedures for the project.? ?
  • Initiates implementation of the project plan upon approval of donor and sector leader and/or country director, in accordance with the SNV project execution procedures, relevant SNV structures and procedures, accounting principles, donor requirements, and contracted commitments.
  • Understands the role of the partner and makes a clear project setup and design considering the same.

Project Management

  • Manages and motivates the project team, partners, and relevant stakeholders.
  • Plans and assigns deliverables and activities review their progress and address deviations in terms of timelines and quality, based on project planning, deliverables agreed upon, and budget set.??
  • Sets up/Plans regular meetings with partners and reviews project updates.??
  • Sets up and follows field visits and monitoring visits with stakeholders including the government.?
  • Gives due attention to financial model development and its integration in the project.??
  • Leads closure process including hand-over as per SNV guideline and donor requirement of the complete and up-to-date project file to Sector Leader, Country Director, and Business Development unit based on project management procedures.

Project quality assurance

  • Takes responsibility for the (technical) content of a project,
  • Ensures quality of the deliverables and ensures sufficient technical input to meet the quality standards.

Contract Management & Project Accounting

  • Manages and accounts for full compliance of administrative, finance, and HR components of the project with SNV internal procedures and requirements specified in the donor, sub-grant, sub-consultancy, partner, consortium, and Local Capacity Builders contracts.
  • Ensures that approval for, coding, and booking of all expenditures is done according to the relevant procedures and authorization levels.
  • Prepares accounts for, manages, and reports on project budget (and revisions thereof).
  • Discusses and obtains approval of donors for contract and budget deviations.
  • Ensures security and (financial risk) mitigation (incl. due diligence).
  • Fully understands procurement and complies with requirements and contracts.

People Management & Team Leadership

  • The technical lead guides, develops, coaches, and motivates team members and prepares resource estimation based on the forecast in order to attract and recruit (project staff, consultants, and/or Local Capacity Builders).
  • Advises HR and country management on contract conditions for consultants and Local Capacity Builders, within guidelines and project budget.

Support Advisory Services

  • Work closely with partners for egg hub establishment including identification and selection of hub operators and establishment of its infrastructure.
  • Propose and implement business models with partners and share successes with other stakeholders
  • Provide technical support for technical lead, private sector actors, and other stakeholders through systematic coaching and mentoring approach
  • Contribute to the implementation of farm setups, target beneficiaries mapping, egg distribution, and social campaign, training, discussions, and workshops,
  • Lead and support sustainable egg hub business model including market development, market linkages, market intelligence, and direct business development support
  • Lead/organize and support the annual reviews, midterm assessments, and final evaluations.
  • Ensure strong communication of agricultural marketing concepts and procedures with partners and other stakeholders

Business development

  • Builds and maintains effective relationships, with the team, external partners, and the donor by ensuring a high level of SNV visibility and branding. Signals and acts on the potential for positioning, innovation, upscaling, and potential follow-up on projects.
  • Timely recognizes and analyses threats and makes sure relevant colleagues are informed.
  • Contributes to technical contribution to new business opportunities as requested or by own initiative.

Analysis & Reporting

  • Ensures collection, consolidation, and review of project information, according to SNV?s monitoring and evaluation guidelines.
  • Analyses and provides advice to management on how to incorporate the new insights/best practices into the organization?s policies and practices.

Knowledge Development

  • Contributes to internal and external knowledge development, by full documentation and sharing of project insights and results.
  • Develops knowledge by attending internal meetings, eternal workshops, and conferences.
  • Ensures lessons learned are shared and applied in daily practice. When applicable can be appointed as the (national) focal point of an expert network.

Qualifications

  • Master?s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (animal sciences, agribusiness, agricultural marketing, agricultural economics, and related fields); and a minimum of eight years of experience in managing and leading value chain development and related projects
  • Sound knowledge of market systems analysis, strategy formulation, and agricultural commodities marketing
  • Good understanding of Value chain, Market-Oriented agriculture, and MS and Food Systems approaches/s
  • Adequate knowledge and understanding of nutrition in the concept of availability, affordability, and creating access and awareness
  • Familiar with agricultural sector policies and national strategies, functioning of government/ public sector, private sector and farmers' organizations;
  • Recognized expertise in working as an advisor and project manager and process facilitator to plan, implement and monitor input and output marketing strategies;
  • Good expertise in facilitating stakeholder forums, business-to-business (B2B) linkages, working with sectorial associations, and strengthening cooperatives;?
  • Knowledge and experience with participatory techniques, coaching, networking, learning, alliance building, and team building
  • Experience in project management, and partnership development, deep understanding and experience in working with partners
  • Excellent project management and planning, analytical skills combined with a practical and pragmatic approach oriented towards lasting results;
  • Experience working for NGOs and similar projects and programs?
  • knowledge of gender, climate, and nutrition concepts and mainstreaming in value chain selection and implementation;
  • Experience in the development and documentation of learnings
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Knowledge of (inter) national strategies for poverty alleviation, rural development
  • Knowledge of SNV cross-cutting themes such as governance, gender equity, and social inclusion
  • Good team leadership understanding and leadership skills

Additional Information

Contract Type: National

Expected start date: As soon as possible

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contract Duration: one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.?

Working at SNV?

SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package; for internationals, we offer an international benefits package and to Ethiopian nationals, we offer a competitive national package. We also offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts.?