Project Manager at Cup Of Uji

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Program Leadership and Coordination
• Provide overall leadership and coordination for the school feeding, clean cooking and school gardens program across multiple schools.
• Translate approved proposals and budgets into detailed implementation plans and operational schedules.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of all project activities in line with donor agreements.
• Team Management and Supervision
• Coordinate field-based staff including School Managers, School Farm Managers, Program Assistants and School Operations staff.
• Coordinate closely with Finance, Procurement, M&E Communications and external technical partners.
• Build team capacity through mentoring, performance management and structured reporting systems.
• Donor Compliance and Reporting
• Ensure full compliance with donor requirements.
• Coordinate the preparation of narrative progress reports, learning updates and operational briefs.
• Support audits, donor reviews, learning visits and external evaluations.
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Serve as the primary operational liaison with school administrations, community leaders and project partners.
• Support engagement with county and national government stakeholders on school feeding and sustainability initiatives.
• Coordinate community engagement activities to strengthen ownership and participation.
• Monitoring, Risk Management and Learning
• Work closely with the M&E function to track progress against agreed indicators.
• Identify operational risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Contribute to organizational learning, documentation and scaling strategies.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Commerce, Development Studies, Agriculture, Nutrition, Public Health, or a related field.
• A Master’s degree is a strong advantage.

Experience

• At least 4-6 years of progressively responsible experience managing donor-funded development programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-site or complex projects.
• Proven ability to supervise multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience working with international donors or foundations preferred.