Description

• Support the development and execution of project strategies and action plans to achieve agreed goals and targets
• Assist in developing standard implementation guidelines to ensure effective and consistent delivery in target communities
• Support preparation and execution of Detailed Implementation Plans (DIPs) and regularly monitor progress against plans
• Support project start-up and implementation by ensuring partners have a clear understanding of project agreements and requirements
• Provide ongoing program management backstopping to implementing partners, private sector actors, and cooperatives
• Coordinate with administration and finance teams to support smooth project operations and ensure legal, financial, and audit compliance
• Uphold transparency, organizational values, and donor compliance throughout project implementation

• Support the transformation of cooperatives into sustainable business hubs, including aggregation, transport facilitation, and quality input and output market linkages
• Collaborate closely with thematic leads to ensure quality and consistency in service delivery
• Support effective mobilization and coordination of project staff to ensure high-quality implementation

• Provide field-level support to strengthen farmer group and cooperative organization, leadership, and participation
• Support cooperative meetings, governance structures, and collective action initiatives
• Promote inclusive engagement of women, youth, and marginalized groups
• Document changes in group capacity, cohesion, and resilience

• Assist partners and cooperatives in adopting sustainable agriculture and livestock practices promoted by the project
• Support field demonstrations, trainings, and follow-up visits to encourage adoption
• Promote climate-smart, environmentally sustainable practices aligned with principles that care for the earth
• Identify and report adoption challenges to inform adaptive project management

2. Coordination, Monitoring, and Reporting (30%) 

• Visit and supervision of the project sites, collaborate with farmers, SHGs, SHG networks, cooperatives with the purpose of understanding the context, monitor progress, and a follow up on recommendations.
• Reporting of the progress and discuss next steps as appropriate.
• Collaborate and develop strong working relationship with local government for smooth project implementation.
• Coordinate with related private sector (market actors, BFIs, insurance companies etc.) and ensure required services are delivered.
• Good Governance established in cooperative businesses with transparency and accountability.
• Ensure the project milestones, objectives and requirements are fulfilled.

  3. Networking and Technical support and Backstopping (15%) 

• Develop and maintain a sound network of government, other stakeholder, project partners and counterparts.
• Develop and maintain links with relevant professional bodies.
• Ensure the capacity building of project partners, including training and backstopping.
• Create enabling environment to tap and disburse resources.
• Cooperative formation and capacity building.
• Linkage stablishes between Value chain actors/Buyers.
• Support Small Holder farmers, Lead farmers, entrepreneurs, and cooperatives to leverage resources from local government, provincial government, and other opportunities. 

• A Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent from a recognized university in Business Administration, Rural Development Studies, Business Studies, Agriculture, Veterinary science, or related field plus minimum three (3) years’ experience in a similar context is required.  Other job-related education and/or experience may be substituted for all or part of these basic requirements 
• Time management and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Self-motivated person able to work without close supervision
• Excellent computer knowledge with command on MS Excel
• Good leadership qualities and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure to meet the deadlines 

• Ability to prepare and present documents in a well-designed and attractive format with superior attention to detail 
• Good team player with the ability to train and work cooperatively with a diverse staff, including field staff in several locations 
• Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality 
• Ability to perform multiple tasks with minimal supervision 
• Willingness to work with a flexible schedule 
• Willingness to extensively travel to rural areas 
• Able to effectively promote Heifer’s mission values, and objectives 
• Sensitivity in working with multiple cultures and beliefs, and to gender equity