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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