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  • Posted: Jul 10, 2024
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  • The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT®, is a not-for-profit research and training organization with partners in over 100 countries. Please refer to our website for more information: www.cimmyt.org
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    VACS Capacity Project Lead

    General Project Management.

    • Coordinate a large team including sub-contractors, sub grantees, staff, consultants, Hubs, scholars and professionals.
    • Work with different stakeholders in project implementation
    • Ensure timely delivery of all relevant deliverables according to the project workplans and oversee financial management as per USAID and CIMMYT policies
    • Liaise with donor, project partners, and stakeholders, and respond to their requests as necessary, attend quarterly donor meetings
    • Develop progress reports, backstop weekly highlights, and coordinate their timely submissions.
    • Lead the development of annual work plans and oversee project procurement and Monitoring evaluation and Learning.
    • Build, develop, negotiate and nurture partnerships with suppliers, public and private sector organizations, CGIAR Centers, academia, and others
    • Develop suitable contracting documents in collaboration with CIMMYT’s legal team and ensure timely and effective implementation of partnering agreements such as subgrants and consultancies.
    • Prepare, attend, and coordinate field visits for partners and donors and organize workshops, trainings, and field meetings.
    • Be the main point of contact for donors in the VACS Capacity Activity.
    • Represent the VACS Capacity activity in all relevant meetings with government stakeholders.
    • Perform any other duties required in furtherance of project activities and assigned.

    VACS Capacity Project Activity Startup Phase management.

    • Develop Strategic VACS project documents: Contribute to developing strategic direction of the project including Annual workplans, MEL Plans (Working with MEL team), and project communication plan in line CIMMYT and USAID procedures.

    VACS Steering Committees.

    • Plan Steering committee calendar of meetings.
    • Develop the Expression of Interest and share it with the steering committee for their approval.
    • Ensure that the Steering committee’s meeting minutes are filled and shared with the members.
    • Work with Steering committee to identify and choose the Selection Committee Members

    Project Communication and Reporting.

    • Support the development of the VACS Capacity Communication materials.
    • Support the VACS Capacity Website page frequent content creation.
    • Lead the development of the VACS Periodic reports to USAID and for internal CIMMYT management reports.

    Requirements

    • MSc or MBA in agronomy/agricultural engineering/mechanization/agricultural economics (a PhD would be a plus).
    • At least seven years of practical experience in managing multi-million-dollar projects (preferably smallholder mechanization projects).
    • Strong knowledge on the mechanization value and supply chains and business models.
    • Experience with USAID-funded Feed the Future projects, ME&L, and reporting.
    • High proficiency in written and spoken English.
    • Demonstrated experience with strong report writing skills.
    • Record of high-quality publications and experience in translating research results into promotional (e.g., bulletins, booklets, leaflets, blogs, etc.) and training materials.
    • Support and advance CIMMYT's research agenda and position it with key stakeholders and in meetings and fora.
    • Computer literacy, with proficiency in the common software packages.
    • Ability to work in multi-cultural environments and in multi-disciplinary teams.
    • Willingness to spend considerable time away from home.
    • Demonstrated project leadership and management, team building and cohesion.
    • The selected candidate should exhibit the following competencies: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Teamwork, and Communication.

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