DIA Zimbabwe -Team Leader Harare

DAI is seeking experienced candidates for an upcoming Food Security programme in Zimbabwe. The programme will look at developing markets and private sector to better support rural livelihoods; facilitating links between commercial markets and farmer groups to increase farmer productivity and income.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of all programme outputs, and:

• Lead efforts to develop and implement innovative activities aimed at strengthening markets and private sector to improve rural livelihoods, applying the Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) methodology
• Lead the overall programme strategy to identify and facilitate appropriate interventions for the development of targeted market systems, for different regions as required
• Lead programme networking and institutional outreach, strategic planning, policy engagement, and project troubleshooting
• Manage all staff in locations across the country to deliver results
• Coordinate effectively with key stakeholders and partners to strengthen programme participation
• Ensure Value for Money and delivery of results
• Guide the team to develop effective monitoring and evaluation plans and disseminate results to influence policy
• Ensure quality of the programme delivery through mentoring the programme team and through providing feedback on their performance as well as areas for improvement
• With substantial support from the Fund Manager and Project Accountant, ensure project finances and management practices are in compliance with DAI and donor contractual rules and regulations
• Act as primary point of contact with DAI head office on programme implementation, budget, and personnel issues
• Direct and collaborate with programme partners on issues of overall programme strategy
• Direct risk mitigation measures
• Authorise all short-term technical assistance required by the project
• Oversee delivery of key reports and workplans
• Act as primary liaison with the client, other donors, and projects

Requirements:

• Advanced degree in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Economics, Business or Development Studies
• Minimum 15 years of experience working on agriculture and agribusiness/ private sector development projects, preferably with significant Southern Africa experience in market development/ value chain development
• Minimum 10 years of strong experience and demonstrated competence in managing teams under complex donor-funded programmes, ideally DFID or USAID
• Significant networking and relationship management skills at senior leadership levels
• Proven track record in facilitating catalytic change that benefits poor people
• Working knowledge of DFID’s Value for Money approach preferred
• Strong strategic mindset and planning abilities, particularly with regards to the management of development projects
• Experience in addressing gender inequality and promoting women entrepreneurship and employment would be an added advantage
• Excellent communication skills and report-writing
• Fluency in English (both written and oral) is essential; and fluency in local languages highly desirable

Project Location: Harare based with occasional travel within Zimbabwe Length of the project: 5-7 years Anticipated

Project Start date: April 2014

Deadline for Applications: 30th November 2013

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