World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) Project Manager – Homegarden Scaling in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

to manage a
multi-partner and multi-country project ‘Deploying Vegetable Seed Kits to
Tackle Malnutrition in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda’ funded by the USAID. The
project will scale up and enhance a widespread and rapid adoption of AVRDC’s
validated home garden concept and associated production and processing
technologies by target households in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Through
deployment of nutritional seed kits with complementary training and technical
backstopping across the entire value chain, over 25,000 target beneficiaries in
East Africa are expected to improve their household nutrition, diversify their
incomes and improve their social capital over an initial three-year phase of
the project. The position will be based at AVRDC’s Eastern and Southern Africa
hub in Arusha, Tanzania and will report to the Center’s Global Theme Leader –
Consumption.

• Oversight and planning of project operations,
  organization of workshops, maintain project schedules, deliverables and
  evaluation activities and prepare and submit project reports in all 3
  focus countries for submission to the donor.
• Manage project finances.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of country site
  coordinators; jointly responsible with country site coordinators in
  implementing field activities and meeting program targets.
• Facilitate training for M&E data collection,
  database management, and serve as lead field monitor when necessary.
• Liaise and coordinate closely with colleagues
  managing other complementary USAID-funded programs, USAID mission
  representatives, and with project managers of similar home gardens scaling
  up program initiatives to document regional experiences, best practices
  and program evaluation.
• Ensure high-quality science and research delivery
  and promote gender equity within the project as well as in its outcomes
  and impacts.
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities to
  strengthen the impact of the project and the donor’s investment.
• Represent the Center on project and related
  issues.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the
  Global Theme Leader – Consumption or his appointed representative.
  Position Announcement Project Manager: Homegarden Scaling in Kenya,
  Tanzania and Uganda

• Applicants must have a minimum of M.Sc. (Ph.D. is
  desirable) in preferably social science disciplines, with a minimum of
  three years of extensive work experience in food (nutrition) and
  agriculture.
• Strong written and spoken English language
  skills, proficiency in Swahili an added advantage.
• Extensive knowledge of and work experience i n
  East Africa.
• Ability to oversee development/implementation of
  work plans, reports and presentations; ability to write clear and concise
  technical documents; strong organizational skills.
• Capacity for strong teamwork, partnership
  building and project management skills as well as supervisory and
  mentoring skills.
• Abi l i ty to interact with public, private, and
  civil society leaders and groups on data collection and surveying for
  project monitoring is an advantage.
• A passion for the generation of scientific
  knowledge that advances pro-poor development.
• Demonstrated financial management and budgeting
  skills.
• Flexibility to travel extensively.