SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
FTA is seeking the services of a qualified individual to:
Provide supervision and ensure coordinated efforts by the regional partners and country officers in Rwanda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, towards timely and quality processes, outputs, and impacts for the pending interventions of the FACSCA Project until project closure in December 2023.
Provide producer and partnership support for successful project closure.
Offer support towards the monitoring and evaluation processes.
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
Project Management
Plan and monitor day-to-day field activities in conjunction with programme and project team.
Develop and review realistic workplans based on programmatic needs.
Undertake joint planning and scheduling of capacity development activities with producer and workers at targeted organizations.
Capture data to support the measurement of outputs, outcomes, and impact of project interventions.
Monitor budget disbursements for field programme implementation.
Coordinate with the thematic leads in programme activity implementation.
Producer and Partnership Support
Initiate and maintain relationships with local communities, public and government institutions, and other stakeholders towards the success of the programme.
Manage risks and optimize opportunities in programme implementation.
Support and provide advice to producer organizations to enable access to trade and market opportunities relating to the program activities.
Support the development and communication of impact stories from programme interventions.
Influence localized policies and perceptions in favour of Fairtrade Africa with the supportt of the Programme Team Leader
Monitoring and Evaluation support
Provide timely and quality reports on the grant, monitoring and evaluation reports, finance reports, and programme activities.
Regularly discuss performance, giving timely constructive feedback and providing support to address issues that could affect programme delivery
DESIRED EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE
FTA is looking for an individual consultant with the following qualifications, skills and competence:
Qualifications
University Degree required, preferably in Project Management, Economics, Social Science, Agriculture or related field
Experience and Skills
At least 5 years’ experience agricultural development with team management experience
Experience in supporting ethical and sustainable supply chains
Knowledge of agricultural development and sustainable business practices
Knowledge and understanding of Fairtrade Standards
Strong programme field implementation experience
Good command of written and spoken English
Excellent writing and communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact with multi-functional and diverse teams
Good coordination and organizational skills
Excellent training and facilitation skills
DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The successful individual is expected to carry out the assignment over 7 months from the date of signing the contract, until the end of the project.
APPLICATION PROCESSInterested applicants should submit their applications which should include the following:The closing date for receiving the application is 19th May 2023. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please your application to recruitments@fairtradeafrica.net.
Apply via :
recruitments@fairtradeafrica.net
