Project Manager at icipe - African Insect Science for Food and Health

Overall purpose of the job

The objective of this consultancy is to coordinate the activities of the Vector Atlas team and their partners for the successful implementation and day-to-day running of the project.

Specific Duties

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Liaise between icipe, University of Oxford and international partners to ensure the aims and timelines of the project are being achieved by each group and collectively.
• Budget management and financial reporting.
• Communication with stakeholders: processing feedback and promoting the Vector Atlas hub.
• Organizing virtual and in-person project meetings and running the events.

Requirements/Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Biological Science.
• Demonstrated experience in vector research.
• Demonstrated administrative skills.
• Demonstrated ability of publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
• Fluency in spoken and written English, with good and effective communication skills.
• Able to work in a multicultural environment and able to interact effectively with partners.

Core Competencies

• Successful project management: clear communication between team and partners to ensure targets are met and effective collaboration between all groups.
• Budget management of icipe sub-award and overall project finances.
• Stakeholder engagement to develop Vector Atlas network and inform platform development.
• Organization and implementation of virtual and in-person project meetings.
• Strong people skills and ability to manage and motivate teams to produce desired results.
• Dependable with a keen sense of timeliness and orientation for results. Ability to work within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects/tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in a cross-cultural setting