PROJECT MANAGER - AGRIBUSINESS

At CARE, we seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security.

This has been our vision since 1945, when we were founded to send lifesaving CARE Packages® to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE is a global leader in the movement to eradicate poverty. In 2016, CARE worked in 94 countries and reached 80 million people with an incredible range of life-saving programs. We also put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. We seek dynamic, innovative thinkers to further our mission. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

CARE South Sudan is seeking an experienced Project Manager (Agribusiness) to manage and provide technical guidance to CARE’s South Sudan’s Agribusiness Programme activities, including; team building; expediting activity implementation; identifying and resolving program issues; monitoring development activities to ensure they are carried out in a technically-sound, timely, and cost-effective manner; assuring that activities are carried out in accordance with all donor requirements. The Project Manager will perform a mentoring role to programme staff regarding the design and implementation of agribusiness development activities planned in this programme.
The Project Manager will be responsible for all outputs of the South Sudan Agribusiness Programme component implemented by CARE. S/he will lead, manage and coordinate day-to-day planning, implementation and project activities according to the project document. The person in this role will provide planning, analysis, learning, evaluation and technical advice and recommendations to the Agribusiness Development Manager on the design, management, and implementation of the agribusiness development programme. The Project Manager will establish and maintain constructive working relationships with other NGO’s, UN agencies, host government, bilateral and multilateral donors, and other principal stakeholders including Government Officials.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provide overall management of the project - timely planning and delivery of outputs of all project components
• Supervision and coordination of outputs of all team members
• Oversight on the establishment of farmer groups
• Oversight on the implementation of linkages of producers and micro-finance institutions, input suppliers, BDS and other business service providers
• Development of conceptual approach for private sector participation in the identified value chains
• Coordination of project activities with line ministries
• Liaison with local government, the private sector, civil society organizations and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality implementation of the programme.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender studies, Public health, Social work, humanities, or other related disciplines. Master’s degree preferred
• 3 years of relevant international programme experience, with at least 3 years of Protection / GBV programme management in emergencies experience. Preferably experience in a highly volatile environment
• Demonstrated understanding of gender, human rights, and issues surrounding violence against women and girls
• Previous experience leading teams on GBV response and risk mitigation strategies in emergencies
• Experience facilitating training and workshops on responding to and preventing GBV
• Familiar with emergency contexts and issues
• Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting
• Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
• Knowledge, skills, and experience in participatory methods of community development and mobilization
• Comfortable attending and facilitating meetings and representing GBV issues
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility

**Note: The filling of this position is subjected to the approval of funds. This project is scheduled to end on January 31, 2023.

To apply for this position, please visit our website at https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAREUSA&cws=52&rid=4057

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