Team Leader at Sustainet Group

Project Duration: 16 Expert Months

Duty Station: Kisumu

Application deadline: 21st July 2020

Specific Tasks

• Ensuring the coherence and complementarity of the performance with other achievements of the programme at local and national level.
• Conception, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of measures for the capacity development of local partners in the following areas:

o   Advising partner institutions, training centres, district governments, youth organizations,      financial institutions and relevant companies; responsibility for developing the concept of education and training aimed at improving employability and employment opportunities and the agri-food sector.

• Ensuring the compatibility of project management. 
• Considering cross-cutting issues  (e.g. gender equality).
• Identification of short-term deployments  within the available budget, planning and management of operations and support for local and international short-term staff.
• Ensure impact monitoring.
• Support preparation and adaptation of the operational plan, project-relevant research and in the preparation and implementation of an internal evaluation/preparation of a follow-up project.
• Responsibility for controlling the use of funds and financial planning in consultation with officer responsible for the commission.
• Ensuring networking and coordination with other development partners in the region.
• Supporting development, presentation and dissemination of developed concepts and knowledge products in the discussions at national level.
• Supporting development of Public Relations materials and awareness-raising activities.
• Monitoring of trainees and trainees (if given) in their professional environment and feedback /measures to improve the working environment.

Requirements

• University degree (diploma/master),M.Sc. or comparable degree in vocational education, agriculture, agricultural economy, rural development, social sciences or related fields
• Reliable English skills (C1 according to European reference framework); good command of the German language in word and writing (B2)
• 10 years of professional experience in the rural development and/or vocational training sector
• 8 years in agricultural value chains, rural vocational training/youth employment or regional economic development
• 5 years of management experience as a team leader in projects or management in companies
• 5 years of experience in projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
• 5 years of experience in EZ projects.
• Experience in cooperation with private companies and financial institutions, application of gender-sensitive approaches and their Adaptation, consulting on organizational development and participatory processes, Monitoring and evaluation).
• Proven training in Capacity WORKS
•  Experience in financial management.