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Project Manager - PSAC


Heifer International


Location

Kagal | India


Job description

The PSAC Project Manager will be responsible for the overall planning, implementation, coordination, and management of the horticulture interventions led by Heifer International Rwanda. The incumbent will work closely with stakeholders, partners, and cross functional project teams to ensure successful delivery of project objectives, outcomes, and milestones. The Project Manager will provide strategic direction, leadership, and technical expertise to drive project activities and achieve desired impacts. In addition, the Project Manager is responsible in ensuring project execution excellence in compliance with the policies, standards, and regulation of Heifer International, the Government of Rwanda and IFAD.

The PSAC Project Manager will report to the Signature Program Technical Lead and supervise all project staff.

Essential Character Traits

Respectful, accountability, integrity, good stewardship, credibility, excellence, analytical ability, teachable, interpersonal skills, proactive, problem-solving, humility, flexibility, enthusiasm, dependability, creativity, and team player.

Responsibilities & Deliverables

A. Project Management (40%)

B. Planning and budgeting (20%)

C. Reporting and compliance (20%)

D. Partnership and engagement (15%)

E. Other job-related duties (5%)

Minimum Requirements

  1. Master s degree in; Agriculture, Rural Development, Environmental Sciences, Agronomy, Horticulture, or relevant discipline. Proficiency level equivalent on project management skill will be an added advantage.
  2. Minimum of five (5) years experience managing agricultural or rural development projects, preferably in horticulture value chains.
  3. Minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in managing and implementing multi-faceted, donor-funded development programmes.
  4. Proven track record of successful project management, including planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
  5. Strong technical knowledge of horticulture production, post-harvest handling, market linkages, and value chain development
  6. Experience working with and engaging with multiple stakeholders including smallholder farmers, cooperatives, agribusinesses, Government counterparts, civil society organizations and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector.
  7. Visionary and able to strategically lead, inspire and energize the project teams.
  8. Experience in collaborative and adaptive monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
  9. Highly motivated self-starter, with strong organizational skills, serious in individual accountability.
  10. Strong strategic decision-making and excellent communication skills (written and oral), as well as reporting and presentation skills.
  11. Fluency in both written and spoken English.
  12. Willingness to travel to all project locations, including remote, rural areas.

Most Critical Proficiencies

  1. Strong leadership, teamwork, mentoring and coaching skills.
  2. Proven interpersonal and communication skills.
  3. Proven track record in generating innovative solutions in work situations, utilizing different and novel ways to deal with work problems, and address opportunities.
  4. Knowledge of income and expense, budget preparation, management, and monitoring.
  5. Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda.
  6. Exceptional writing skills.
  7. Experience in farming, crops, and livestock.
  8. Experience using Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Essential Job Functions and Physical Demands

  1. Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
  2. Demonstrate a high degree of honesty and integrity.
  3. Willingness to travel as the role demands.
  4. Ability to work independently and with a flexible schedule.
  5. Ability to perform income and expense budget preparation and monitoring.
  6. Sensitivity in working with multiple cultures and beliefs, and towards gender equality.
  7. Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.


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