Team Leader – Resilience Harare
Team Leader Role – Resilience
Job Description
The Team Leader – Resilience provides leadership, vision, strategic guidance and management oversight toward the realization of key activities and targets of the resilience project, including ensuring a quick start-up of the project.S/he will lead a detailed resilience program development and strategy, ensure effective program coordination and technical support, M&E, accountability and learning, ensure quality assurance and sound financial management of the program. S/he collaborates closely with all stakeholders, especially the government and ensures compliance with donor and CRS’ requirements. S/he fosters a strong relationship with all local partners and promotes team spirit and accountability within the project team.
Job Requirements
- Advanced degree in Agricultural
Economics, Agriculture, Agribusiness or a related field from a recognized
university. - Minimum of 5 years’ experience at senior level,
managing agricultural livelihoods projects valued at least US$2 million in
the last 10 years. - Demonstrated
expertise in rural microfinance, extension and advisory services and
climate resilient approaches for small holder farmers. - Prior experience
in managing at least one consortium. - Proven project
management and technical report writing skills. - Demonstrated ability to mobilize and lead teams.
- Demonstrated ability to work in partnership with
local communities and NGOs as appropriate. - Ability to represent CRS at high level coordination
meetings with donors, local government, the UN and other international
NGOs. - Excellent
spoken and written English communication skills - Proficiency in MS Office Packages and
other appropriate software
How To Apply
Those
who meet the above criteria are invited to submit their applications together
with a cover letter and detailed Curriculum Vitae that includes the names and
contact details (plus e-mails addresses) of three traceable references.
Applications should be clearly marked with the position applied for, i.e. “Team Leader – Resilience” on the envelope or in the email subject
line.
Please submit by: Wednesday, 24 February 2016
to: The Country Representative, 95 Park Lane, Harare or apply online. Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.