Chief of Party,
Solutions for African Food Enterprises (SAFE)
Reporting
Unit/Supervisor: Project Director
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
TechnoServe
Background: TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing
world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries.
We are a
nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking
people to information, capital and markets.
Our work is
rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in
even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families
and communities.
With more than
four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise
to transform lives.
Program
Description: Solutions for African Food
Enterprises (SAFE) is a TechnoServe (TNS) program in partnership with USAID and
Partners in Food Solutions, with the aims of increasing the competitiveness of
the African food processing sector and expanding availability of affordable and
nutritious foods.
Partners in Food
Solutions (PFS) is a non-profit organization formed by General Mills to link
the technical and business expertise of volunteer employees from General Mills,
Cargill, Royal Dutch DSM and Bühler.
This program
provides knowledge and technology transfer to build the capacity of African
food processors, improving availability of nutritious foods and creating market
opportunities for small holder farmers.
Position
Description: TechnoServe is seeking a
Chief of Party (CoP) for a USAID-funded regional program, Solutions for African
Food Enterprises (SAFE).
This regional program
will be implemented across Kenya, Malawi and Zambia in partnership with PFS
representing several of the world’s leading food companies.
SAFE aims to
increase the competitiveness of the African food processing sector and to
expand availability of nutritious foods.
SAFE will build
on the success of the African Alliance for Improved Food Processing (AAIFP), a
partnership implemented by TechnoServe in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and
Zambia.
Required Skills
& Experience:
·
Oversee implementation and management of SAFE program
·
Accountable for program delivery - activities and outputs toward
achievement of targeted outcome / goal
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Set annual targets, develop and execute to annual work plans,
implement M&E plan, lead course correction if needed
·
Report to USAID, PFS and TNS on program progress
·
Manage the SAFE country and regional teams, including Deputy
Chief of Party, M&E Manager, Finance Manager and Program Assistant
·
Manage project to budget with robust planning and monitoring,
including gender integration
·
Coordinate with implementing partner, PFS, and donor, USAID, and
share best practices
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Represent program at local and regional stakeholder level
·
Facilitate Safe Alignment, Coordination and Knowledge Sharing
with Other Programs and Local Stakeholders:
·
Represent SAFE program at local and regional stakeholder level -
governments, institutions, other programs, USAID Missions, etc
·
Foster alignment, coordination and shared learnings with
stakeholders
·
Liaise with Project Director on contributions towards broader
PFS activities – lessons, best practices and alignment with other PFS projects
and priority partner interests
·
Manage Activities to Support Field Program Expansion:
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Provide input into expansion planning
·
Liaise with local stakeholders and USAID missions in target
geographies
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Co-ordinate the mapping study of new geographies to identify
program opportunity
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Support the program design for new country implementation
·
Manage the start-up and implementation within new geographies
Qualifications:
·
Advanced degree in Agricultural Economics, Business
Administration or other relevant field
·
At least 5 years relevant project management experience (e.g.,
international SME development programs, USAID project management, private
sector agro-processing)
·
Experience living and working in sub-Saharan Africa, regional
program experience preferred
·
Strong market orientation, entrepreneurial and innovative
thinker
·
Experience leading and managing high caliber multicultural
teams, preferably some experience with managing remotely
·
Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary, and challenging
field operations in developing countries, Africa preferred.
·
Demonstrated skills in problem solving, consensus building, and
coordination of diverse stakeholders Knowledge of USAID regulations and
procedures strongly preferred
·
Verbal and written fluency in English
·
Demonstrated capacity to produce high quality reports and
proposals
·
Previous successful experience mentoring and building capacity
of staff and highly results driven
How to Apply:
Qualified and
interested applicants should submit a Word-formatted single document consisting
of cover letter, resume and salary history to jobs@tns.org.
Please identify
the position for which you are applying in the subject line.
Only applicants
meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted.
No phone calls
please.
