International Potato Center
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Job Description
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About the project
The MIONJO project in Southern Madagascar seeks to build resilience in this drought-prone region through investment in infrastructure and value chain development. The goal is to improve livelihood opportunities and resilience of community-based organizations with women and youth members through the establishment of sustainable seed systems and profitable value chains of orange-fleshed sweetpotato with a strengthened enabling environment.
The position: The position will report to the Country Manager & Senior Scientist and be co-supervised by the Principal Scientist. This position will be based at Toliara, Madagascar.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Project Management
- Supervise and lead the technical team and the administrative arm of the project
- Lead the refinement of the content and timelines for the workplan through interactions and dialogue with partners and other stakeholders and define responsibilities and commitments for its implementation.
- Ensure that project implementation is responsive to communities and partners and aligned with CIP’s principles, values, and strategic plan.
- Facilitate the establishment of a cohesive, proactive project team and a strong, mutually respectful partnership of implementing organizations with clear accountability, transparency in its operations and efficiency targeting towards food insecure and poor households.
- Develop collaborative relationships with direct project partners and the larger sweetpotato stakeholder community.
- Ensure longer term viability of the partnership implementing the project through frequent interactions with senior managers of the participating organizations.
- Ensure the timely preparation and high quality of all reports.
- Provide management in all aspects of project implementation.
- Work with administrative and finance units at CIP and other CGIAR partners to oversee the development of sub-agreements and workplans.
- Monitor adherence to grant agreements, CIP policies and procedures and relevant external rules and regulations.
- Represent and advocate for the project within the region and at the national level.
Staff Management, Professional Development and Team Building
- Foster a positive work environment for all staff working in this project.
- Create a work atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development of excellent personnel at all levels.
- Promote accountability by conducting staff annual performance reviews with direct supervisees and ensuring that all staff members are effectively using the performance planning and management system.
- Contribute to project team-building efforts and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
- Assure compliance in performing duties are aligned with the delegation of authority assigned to the position.
- Comply with national and international health and safety laws, regulations and standards.
Requirements
- At least MSc in Agricultural Sciences or related field plus 7 years of relevant professional experience.
- Strong experience in project and staff management, preferably within a challenging international development context.
- Strong expertise in relevant research methodologies concerning harvest and post-harvest management and processing of crops as well as value chain development.
- Experience developing and strengthening partner relations.
- Experience implementing and adhering to workplans, and monitoring and reporting interventions.
- Strong knowledge of root and tuber production and processing preferred.
- Experience managing World Bank funds preferred
- Advanced written and oral skills in English and French.
- Knowledge of Malagasy will be an advantage.
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