Field Project Manager/Project Manager at African Centre for Technology Studies

Duties and Responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities will include to:

1. Provide insight and information during project planning and implementation.
2. Coordinate field execution of the Blue Empowerment Project in consultation with the Project Work Package leads.
3. Document project field technical and financial reports in coordination with the PIC and Project team.
4. Mobilize relevant stakeholders for various meetings, training workshops and other project activities in close collaboration with the PIs, they will include and not limited to the community members and elders, county government officials, National government officials, CSOs, BMUs, religious leaders among others. This will also entail developing rapport with both private and public stakeholders concerned in the project.
5. Coordination and report writing of training workshops and stakeholder meetings in collaboration with PIs. Collaborate in monthly project report according to the requirements of the donors.
6. Administer various data collection tools and templates for data collection in collaboration with M&E officer. She/he will also be responsible for collating and reporting stakeholder feedback using the availed tools.
7. Attend relevant project, interagency County and national level meetings, trainings and conferences as may be required.
8. Contribute to the development and delivery of weekly and monthly work plans in close coordination with the Work Package Leads.
9. Ensure implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning from the project activities, and develop success stories from the field.
10. Any other relevant and lawful responsibilities assigned by the project PI and the Project Implementation Committee (PIC).

Qualifications

• A university degree or an equivalent in project management, community development, environmental sciences, social work, social science, aquatic sciences, or any other relevant field.
• At least 1 years of significant and hands-on experience in community development, project management and environmental governance in the coastal counties.
• Experience in working closely with the coastal communities
• Must be a resident of Kwale County or be willing to relocate to Kwale county.
• Excellent presentation as well as oral and written communications skills, problem solving abilities and great interpersonal skills.
• Ability to create and nurture effective working relationships with the project’s stakeholders.
• Knowledge of and active use of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Self-driven, has initiative and can work well with minimal supervision as well as part of a diverse team.
• Ability to understand the local dialects in Kwale/Kilifi County is an added advantage.