Academic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (e.g Agriculture, Environmental Science, Natural Resources Management, Project Management etc.)
Experience and Knowledge
A minimum of 5 years’ project management experience in a development NGO
Additional experience on climate change, energy-saving cook-stoves and carbon-credits related project highly desired
Experience of delivering training to a wide range of audience
Experience in business development within sustainable supply chains
Knowledge and understanding of Ethical certification standards e.g. Fairtrade
Knowledge and experience in Hired Labor Producer Organizations will be an added advantage e.g. Flower Farms
Responsibilities
Project Management
Establish a business case for D4A Flower project, supported by budget information and income projections per FTA and Fairtrade Finland’s project management toolkit and templates
Manage implementation of D4A Flowers project as per approved proposal, workplan and budget
Monitor operational activities and effectiveness of results and milestones
Compile monthly updates and quarterly reports using FTA and Fairtrade Finland’s project
Support the development of project concept notes and proposals
Technical Support
Provide thematic and technical support to target right-holders within the 8 Flower farms in relation to:
o Deforestation and Climate change
o Socio-economic and health effects resulting from over-reliance of kerosene, charcoal and wood fuel as main sources of cooking energy
o Business development skills/Enterprise development in relation to production of energy-saving cook-stoves and briquettes using locally-available material
o Inclusion of vulnerable persons i.e women, youth, persons with disabilities
o Carbon Credits and Gold Standard Product certification process
Producer Organizational Strengthening
Identify producer needs and develop relevant support plan with reference to FTA’s Strategy, Fairtrade Standards, Project plan and Donor requirements
Ensure project right holders’ awareness of opportunities, risks and relevant sector players including risk management and potential opportunities
Provide support to target flower farms aimed at enhancing visibility of certification benefits/impact towards enhancing market opportunities for Fairtrade-certified Flowers
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Closely monitor implementation progress of D4A Flower project and propose strategies for continuous improvement
In close collaboration with D4A Programme MEL Manager, lead project monitoring, evaluation and learning processes
Submit high quality narrative and financial reports in accordance to FTA, Fairtrade Finland and D4A Flower project donor requirements (monthly, quarterly and annually)
Provide information and data on a timely basis
Establish and maintain a database of all project documents
Partnership, Advocacy & Resource Mobilization
Initiate and maintain strategic relationships with FTA Stakeholders i.e. target project right holders, local communities, public, private institutions, civil society organizations, educational/research institutions, etc
Support advocacy efforts at county, national and regional levels
Support development of quality communication material to enhance project, FTA and donor visibility
Supports media visits
Identify policy gaps and respective interventions to address these
Support resource mobilization efforts
Represent FTA in external events
Job Requirements
Required education
Required relevant work experience
Required languages:
