You will assume full responsibility for successfully initiating, designing, planning, controlling, executing, monitoring, and closing projects.
As our Project Management Officer in Kenya, you will report to the Senior Project Manager of EA based in the Philippines, collaborate with the Country Operation Coordinator (based in Kenya) in conjunction with the Director of East Africa (based in Kenya). You will assume full responsibility for successfully initiating, designing, planning, controlling, executing, monitoring, and closing projects. Using your organizational and management skills, you will have the potential to shape Agricycle’s trajectory, helping to reduce costs, maximize company efficiencies, and increase revenue
Responsibilities:
Identify upcoming projects for AG activities in Kenya
Organize the project tasks in a timeline that will get the project completed by the deadline.
Engage the team members involved in the project to ensure understanding of upcoming tasks due.
Tracking progress and reporting of the empowerment activities through KOBO
Identify strategies that help reduce cost and maximize efficiency in the projects
Use Clickup to manage the projects and assign tasks to the appropriate team members.
Compile reports from FOs in Kenya and submit to the Senior Project Manager
Communicate with all stakeholders to ensure projects are moving along smoothly.
Identify issues and develop solutions for any problems that arise during the project.
Manage and review the team’s time sheet to ensure the project remains on schedule.
Accomplish all other reasonable responsibilities provided by supervising team members
Ideal candidates are:
Highly creative with a hunger for innovation and are natural-born problem solvers.
Motivated by a passion to make the world a better place and love to take on challenges.
Servant leaders who help to build the team and take on whatever role is necessary.
Eager to learn and thrive in the fast-paced “fail fast, fail often” startup culture we embody.
Collaborative in a highly diverse and global team and can work independently when remote.
Critical and strategic thinkers with strong decision-making skills.
Empathetic and patient, knowing no task is below them.
Strong team players, knowing teamwork is necessary and that each role supports the other.
Requirements:
Minimum of 1 or less year of previous employment (not necessarily continuous) in office settings.
University degree in project management, Agribusiness or other related fields.
Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and ability to speak and write in English fluently.
Demonstrated leadership skills, strong work ethic and unimpeachable integrity.
Readiness and ability to regularly perform under pressure and within short timeframes.
Readiness to travel anywhere in East Africa and sometimes work odd hours to match US time zones.
Excellent working knowledge of computer applications, especially: gmail and google drive
Instructions:
Send all applications through
https://jobs.wrkhq.com/agricycle
by
16th July 2021 at 5pm EA
T. Attach the following as one combined PDF:
a) cover letter addressed to the Director of East Africa;
b) CV with three reachable referees; and
c) academic and other qualification documents.
Clearly state the position you are applying for in your letter. Agricycle does not charge for applications or interviews.
