Job Vacancy Announcement at IFDC
POSITION: Director for Enabling Impact Department
IFDC is now looking for passionate individuals to join its team as the organization grows its impact and works to make positive changes in agriculture and sustainable soil management worldwide.
Responsibilities
- As Director of the Enabling Impact Department (EID), you manage your department’s portfolio of projects and programs.
- Ensures that individual project leaders work together within and between program departments.
- Implements formal communication and knowledge-sharing systems between departments and projects.
- Provides managerial oversight and assistance for the portfolio of EID field initiatives.
- Ensures that the necessary program or project management framework is in place.
- Provide regular updates to the VP Programs on the status of departmental projects.
- Creates formal reporting mechanisms for program or project progress.
- Coordinates and encourages teamwork.
- Establish a strong team through open and inclusive communication and empowerment.
- Hire, train, and motivate young professionals in your department.
- Develops and maintains relationships with appropriate institutions and persons, including project-specific sponsors, grantees, and public or private sector partners.
- Encourages and actively participates in new project development efforts.
- Initiates and determines program goals under the organization’s strategic objectives.
- Develop programs from beginning to end, including identifying processes, timeframes, and milestones.
- Contributes to creating and evaluating initiatives within or added to the managed portfolio.
- Establishes parameters for controlling and managing programs or projects.
- Maintains proficiency in one or more technical specialist areas that are common to field projects in the regions, and offers technical help to field projects as needed.
- Manages the performance of program or project leaders and takes remedial action as warranted.
- Assumes any other responsibilities as assigned by the VP Programs.
- Attends Program Management meetings, COP meetings, and other relevant platforms as requested.
Qualifications & Experience
- PhD in economics, agricultural economics, or a similar discipline, with at least 15 years of relevant work experience.
- Understanding of the fertilizer policy sector, agricultural output, and market systems is essential.
- A minimum of five years of relevant experience in Africa.
- A minimum of five (5) years of experience in program/project management and development project implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa is required.
- Ability to work in a matrix organization and manage and encourage people who are frequently under pressure to achieve while operating in challenging social and security environments.
- Understanding of budgeting, accounting, project monitoring and evaluation, human resource procedures and concepts, procurement and contracting, and applicable international donor rules.
- Demonstrates effective experience in project development and acquisition.
- A network of relevant African and Asian donors, organizations, and corporate sector partners.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities.
- Possesses a strategic mentality and can manage several responsibilities well.
- Problem-solving abilities.
- Able and willing to travel regularly to project implementation sites.
- Demonstrates high levels of initiative, passion, adaptability, and flexibility.
Location: Accra.
How to Apply for this Job Vacancy at IFDC
To submit your application, click the link below and fill out all the required fields on the online application form.
Closing Date: June 30, 2024
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