Deadline: 07 September, 2020
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has opened applications for the role of Programme Coordinator.
AGRA, founded in 2006, is an African-led African-based organisation that seeks to catalyse agriculture transformation in Africa.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with AGRA Finance Unit and development cooperation focal point to ensure Generation Africa Budget is regularly monitored and shared with management on a monthly basis
- Ensure all financial reports are prepared and submitted on time
- Manage the preparatory work required for procurement, contracting, administration, and validation of vendors contracted by the GenA Secretariat
- Ensure service providers are contracted, supported and paid according to AGRA policies and procedures within the timeframes agreed
- Maintain online records of key unit documents and an effective and up-to-date tracking record of consultants and service providers for GenA Secretariat and ensure services are delivered
- Work with legal department to ensure that all GenA strategic partners have their contracts in place, stipulating clearly their cash as well as in-kind contributions
- Work with the head of GenA on annual reporting, work-plan development, monitoring, and updates during the year
- Ensure that performance management process is followed and adhered to by coordinating the updating of monthly performance tracker by all the GenA staff and consultants
- Prepare the quarterly narrative draft reports using the monthly performance trackers for three months
- Support head of GenA by preparing Generation Africa Steering Committee meetings’ agendas, notes and action points
- Support the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize application, selection and judging processes by scheduling all the meetings and being part of reviewers and adjudicators
- Work with AGRA’s Travel Office in the planning of local and international travel of the GenA Secretariat by providing timely information
- Contact, host, and arrange hotel accommodation, appointments, and process travel expenses
- Serve as the GenA Secretariat focal point during the AGRF Summit to coordinate accommodation for GenA delegates and VIPs to ensure great experience
- Liaise with GenA partners and external stakeholders and work with the partners and service providers to ensure agreed branding and receipt of timely payments
- Track registration of GenA delegates and develop sponsored delegates tracker in conjunction with AGRA Finance to ensure payments have been received
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Social Sciences
- Three years, minimum, of relevant professional experience
- Experienced working in teams and managing processes that are dependent on multiple actors
- Ability to work with donors as well as manage and build strategic donor relations
- Sound understanding of the donor financing landscape and processes
- Experience in working with a large multinational development agency in a coordination role (especially in complex conferences and events like AGRF) is an advantage
- Strong project management skills, including event management, as well as the ability to coordinate diverse partners with whom there is no direct line of accountability
- Office administration and coordination skills
- Work planning, monitoring and budgeting skills
- English speaker, with other languages desirable, especially French
To apply and for more information, click here.
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