General Project Management.
Coordinate a large team including sub-contractors, sub grantees, staff, consultants, Hubs, scholars and professionals.
Work with different stakeholders in project implementation
Ensure timely delivery of all relevant deliverables according to the project workplans and oversee financial management as per USAID and CIMMYT policies
Liaise with donor, project partners, and stakeholders, and respond to their requests as necessary, attend quarterly donor meetings
Develop progress reports, backstop weekly highlights, and coordinate their timely submissions.
Lead the development of annual work plans and oversee project procurement and Monitoring evaluation and Learning.
Build, develop, negotiate and nurture partnerships with suppliers, public and private sector organizations, CGIAR Centers, academia, and others
Develop suitable contracting documents in collaboration with CIMMYT’s legal team and ensure timely and effective implementation of partnering agreements such as subgrants and consultancies.
Prepare, attend, and coordinate field visits for partners and donors and organize workshops, trainings, and field meetings.
Be the main point of contact for donors in the VACS Capacity Activity.
Represent the VACS Capacity activity in all relevant meetings with government stakeholders.
Perform any other duties required in furtherance of project activities and assigned.
VACS Capacity Project Activity Startup Phase management.
Develop Strategic VACS project documents: Contribute to developing strategic direction of the project including Annual workplans, MEL Plans (Working with MEL team), and project communication plan in line CIMMYT and USAID procedures.
VACS Steering Committees.
Plan Steering committee calendar of meetings.
Develop the Expression of Interest and share it with the steering committee for their approval.
Ensure that the Steering committee’s meeting minutes are filled and shared with the members.
Work with Steering committee to identify and choose the Selection Committee Members
Project Communication and Reporting.
Support the development of the VACS Capacity Communication materials.
Support the VACS Capacity Website page frequent content creation.
Lead the development of the VACS Periodic reports to USAID and for internal CIMMYT management reports.
Requirements
MSc or MBA in agronomy/agricultural engineering/mechanization/agricultural economics (a PhD would be a plus).
At least seven years of practical experience in managing multi-million-dollar projects (preferably smallholder mechanization projects).
Strong knowledge on the mechanization value and supply chains and business models.
Experience with USAID-funded Feed the Future projects, ME&L, and reporting.
High proficiency in written and spoken English.
Demonstrated experience with strong report writing skills.
Record of high-quality publications and experience in translating research results into promotional (e.g., bulletins, booklets, leaflets, blogs, etc.) and training materials.
Support and advance CIMMYT’s research agenda and position it with key stakeholders and in meetings and fora.
Computer literacy, with proficiency in the common software packages.
Ability to work in multi-cultural environments and in multi-disciplinary teams.
Willingness to spend considerable time away from home.
Demonstrated project leadership and management, team building and cohesion.
The selected candidate should exhibit the following competencies: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Teamwork, and Communication.
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