Grade: PL-2 Position N°: 50089175 Reference: ADB/16/094
Duties and responsibilities of the Coordinator:
Ensure that the AFFM Secretariat is fully functional including setting up its operations, accounts, budgets, and information management systems;
Plan and lead resource mobilization campaigns for the AFFM in consultation with key partners of the Mechanism in line with the approved annual and medium-term work programme and budget;
Prepare the AFFM’s Operational Manual that will guide the operations of the Mechanism in line with the objectives and goals of the AFFM and the AfDB rules of procedures;
Supervise staff of the AFFM Secretariat by providing leadership, agreeing with them on their individual work programs; and by reporting on program implementation progress and ensuring that the Mechanism’s objectives are achieved;
Familiarize AfDB member countries in Africa with the AFFM through effective communication on concept, objective, operations strategy and procedures;
Prepare and submit projects for AfDB Board of Directors’ approval based on the identified needs for the realization of the AFFM’s objectives;
Establish a results-based monitoring and evaluation system that tracks, in a timely manner, improvements in fertilizer supply and use against AFFM’s annual and medium-term plans.
Represent the AFFM in conferences and meetings of the fertilizer sector, meetings of African Union Ministers of Agriculture, the AFFM Governing Council, etc.;
Undertake any other assignment relevant to the successful implementation and performance of the AFFM;
Manage the team of staff assigned to AFFM.
Qualifications for the Coordinator position
Hold at least a Masters’ degree in Agriculture, Business Administration, Finance or a related field of study with strong agribusiness management experience;
Have at least fifteen (15) years relevant professional experience of which at least 10 years in the field of fertilizer production and/or Marketing;
Sound experience with International Development Financing Institutions in developing countries including a satisfactory knowledge of their operational policies and procedures;
Proven resource mobilization experience with state and non-state actors;
Extensive private sector experience with demonstrated knowledge of designing and implementing private sector based investment projects, particularly within the fertilizer value chain;
Successful budget preparation and management experience in an international organization setting and demonstrated leadership of teams working on budget preparation and execution;
Extensive knowledge of the regional and international policy and regulatory context related to the fertilizer sector and in-depth knowledge of the agriculture sector in Africa;
Good communication skills and ability to cooperate and work in a diverse multicultural environment;
Proficiency in the use of standard Microsoft software, especially MS Office environment;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and / or French with a good working knowledge of the other language
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