Area Manager - SHAPE is responsible to provide management and leadership to Field Facilitators within his/her team to ensure strong support to farmer groups, cooperatives and saving and loan groups (VSLA) to increase production, aggregation, processing, collective market of the potential commodities, which will increase the family’s income and savings. Area Manager oversees the capacity building of his team and ensuring quality in service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management
- Maintain regular communication with Project Manager.
- Coordinate closely with the Municipal Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, IADE and other relevant municipal stakeholders.
- Ensure the project activities within his/her area are implemented within the duration, scope, and budget of the approved proposal.
- Lead weekly planning/review meetings with team members and participate in the SHAPE regular team meetings.
- Ensure the following is implemented in collaboration with team members and key stakeholders:
- Selection and validation of beneficiaries.
- Development of the Detailed Project Implementation Plan (DIP) as per donor guidelines.
- Activity Implementation according to DIP.
- Crosscutting issues such as gender equity, child protection, and environment are considered throughout implementation.
- Work closely with other Area Managers and the Agriculture, Agro-enterprise, and Marketing Advisors to coordinate an integrated approach to value chain development, including facilitating the business plan for farmers group, saving groups, and cooperatives in his/her area.
HR/People Management
- Foster a friendly, positive and appreciate culture among the team members.
- Ensure project team members relate well to each other as well as to project stakeholders.
- Ensure the Employee Handbook is available to all team members and that policies and procedures as well as code of conduct are followed.
- Mediate personnel issues and foster a learning culture.
- Ensure personnel capacity development throughout the project duration.
- Seek advice from the administration team for issues outside the Employee Handbook or that require discipline.
M&E
- Collaborate with the M&E team to lead quantitative and qualitative data collection of SHAPE Logframe in his/her area.
- Ensure that his/her Field Facilitators submit the field report with good analysis.
- Prepare and submit the monthly progress reports to Project Manager timely.
- Collaborate with Managers and M&E team to facilitate monthly reflection meeting in his/her area.
- Ensure that his/her Field Facilitators conduct research in selected topics.
- Ensure that his/her Field Facilitators collect, update and report feedback and complaints from the community.
Financial Management
- Ensure complete procurement and financial procedures are followed.
- Ensure vehicle trip schedules are prepared and maintenance schedules followed.
- Maintain regular communication with Finance Director regarding financial questions or guidelines.
Education, Experience and Skills
Essentials
- Diploma iha Agriculture, Business Management, or relevant topics.
- Minimum 5 year of experience in agriculture or agribusiness development
- Strong technical knowledge and skills in rural agribusiness management.
- Interpersonal skills and strong communication skills including ability to create good working relationships.
- Good work motivation and teamwork
- Flexible, creative and can perform in a challenging environment.
- Computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Can ride motorbike and have valid license.
Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
ADRA Timor-Leste is a child safe organization and screens applicants for suitability to work with children, the successful applicant will be required to undergo background checks according to ADRA’s child protection guidelines and policy.
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Closing date: 04 June 2024 17:30 PM
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