Project Manager, Workforce Nutrition at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

Found in: beBee S KE - 3 weeks ago

Nairobi, Kenya Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Full time

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is an international organization driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition.
About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Project Manager, Workforce Nutrition to provide functional, technical, and managerial leadership to the Workforce Nutrition Alliance and to support GAIN broader workforce nutrition portfolio. This role will be offered on a 2 years’ fixed term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. This position will be based in either Utrecht, Netherlands or Nairobi, Kenya.
Reporting to the Programme Lead, the Project Manager will lead a high performing cross-functional project team and establish, manage, and maintain relationships with relevant partners and stakeholders.
You will be responsible for the overall project management leadership and ensure the project team implement project activities within approved plans, budget, and quality standards.
The postholder will ensure accurate planning, management and reporting of activities, budgets (resources), monitoring, external services and any other key areas required to deliver successful projects throughout the project life cycle.

Key Responsibilities include

Providing strategic and technical leadership in the design, planning and implementation of the project as per the GAIN Project Management Guidelines (PMG).
Defining project scope, activities and objectives in line with the GAIN business plans, programme frameworks, and organizational strategic priorities.
Monitoring the field and adapting project activities and implementation modalities accordingly
Identifying, tracking and resolving project issues on an ongoing basis, and proactively seeking support where issues require wider attention and resolution.
Building and maintaining strong partnerships with civil society, INGOs, government entities, private sector and other organisations.
Working closely with GAIN technical teams and monitoring network to ensure projects are implemented in line with the relevant quality standards.
Writing donors’ reports in collaboration with project teams, technical teams, funding team and support teams.
Ensuring narrative reporting and financial accounting meet GAIN and donor’s requirements.
Working with international finance team to ensure that accurate budgets and forecasting are drawn up for all activities, and that activities costs are kept within budgets.
Leading on the procurement process by identifying, selecting and managing suppliers within ethical and procurement standards and guidelines.
Ensuring monthly project reporting (in line with GAINs Project Management Standards) to update management on program progress achieved, program plans, changes in direction and challenges encountered.

About You

The ideal candidate will have vast practical work experience in nutrition, sustainability programmes and/or relevant social sector programmes. Also, you will have sound experience in project management, implementation, grantee oversight within international development / food industry.
You will have experience working with the private sector on nutrition/sustainability issues and business associations globally. In addition, you will have experience in influencing and advocating nutrition/sustainability programmes to employers globally and to their suppliers.
The ideal candidate will possess excellent project management capabilities and with the ability to communicate specialist technical knowledge to a wide range of diverse audiences. You will be a strong communicator with strong influencing skills and proficiency in written and spoken English. Also, you will be highly flexible and willing and able to travel.
A bachelor’s degree recognized international accreditation in project management is required. Candidates with postgraduate university degree in Nutrition, Health, Business Administration, or Agribusiness and Supply Chain, or Logistic and Supply Chain Management or related field is desirable

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