Senior Project Officer – Gender and Inclusion

Key Performance Areas Project Management

• Carry out implementation of the project activities as per approved project documents and existing Fairtrade Africa policies, procedures, and donor requirements/guidelines.
• Conduct periodic monitoring of project and operational activities for effectiveness of results and milestones set forth in the project documents.
• Provide project updates and reports using approved templates and in linewith donor requirements.
• Organize and coordinate project meetings including stakeholder and participate in project steering group meetings.
• Contribute to gender sensitive responses/intervention through continuous data collection during project implementation.

Producer Organization’s Strengthening

• Identify producer needs and develop relevant support plan with reference to Fairtrade Africa strategy, Fairtrade standards, project plan and donor requirements.
• Carry out project right holders’ awareness on the opportunities and risks and implementation of relevant exploration or mitigation strategies.
• Provide support to target flower farms aimed at enhancing visibility of Fairtrade certification benefits/ impact of the project towards enhancing market opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, or related field
• A diploma in projects management is an added advantage Experience and Knowledge A minimum of 3 years project management experience in a similar environment Experience of delivering training to a range of audiences Experience in business development within sustainable supply chains Knowledge and understanding of Fairtrade standards Thematic knowledge and expertise in FTA’s priority areas

Skills

• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with individuals across multi-functional disciplines Conflict resolution skills
• Good organizational skills
• Good training and facilitation skills
• Strong planning and project management skills
• Ability to speak the local language