2024/001/NRS/MOZ/SSA - CIP/Worldfish - Project Manager

The Position: The International Potato Center on behalf of WorldFish is seeking a Project Manager to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.

WorldFish has formed a hosting agreement with CIP for a project in Mozambique, utilising CIP's legal and operational framework to facilitate administrative services.

The Project Manager for the Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway represents the AABS Project at the country level. This role provides leadership in the strategic development and management of the AABS portfolio in country, engagement with new and existing partners, fostering collaborations with national and local partners and serves as the WorldFish contact for the AABS project to the donor (FCDO and BPF). 

In collaboration with the AABS Project Lead and the WorldFish country office, the Project Manager manages the AABS country operations. The incumbent will regularly engage with other WorldFish country leadership and Headquarter staff.

The Project Manager provides research contributions to the AABS country program in alignment with personal expertise and experience.

Requirements

Key responsibilities:

Country Project Management and Implementation:

·         Lead the management of the AABS project in the country across all work packages, knowledge management and communications, actively contributing to work planning, budgeting, partner engagement and implementation, ensuring it aligns with FCDO’s Blue Planet Fund and COAST priorities.  

·         Ensure strong linkages between the country project and the overall global program, providing necessary data, reports, and inputs to ensure alignment, knowledge sharing and timely delivery.

·         Oversee the delivery, monitoring, and reporting of the project in Mozambique and ensure that the country-level activities feed into the program outcome and MEL system.

·         Support country-based scientist and sub-partners to ensure work is implemented in a coordinated way across technical areas.

·         Efficiently manage resources, ensuring adequate human, financial, and material assets to ensure timely and quality project implementation.

·         Take overall responsibility for the project management process, including implementation, budgeting, risk management, data management, and financial reporting.

Representation, Engagement:

·         Develop and manage relationships with the donor (FCDO), the government, and local stakeholders, effectively representing WorldFish’s interests.

·         Work with MIMAIP technical committees and processes and engage directly with the Ministry and their departments.

·         Stay informed about donor and government priorities, country plans and initiatives, and adjust accordingly to ensure alignment with AABS objectives.

·         Coordinate WF’s engagement with other BPF and FCDO programs to ensure alignment and knowledge sharing. 

·         Represent AABS at national, and when required, regional and global forums on project management related issues.

·         Collaborate with AABS staff and partners to align research projects with national priorities, BPF strategies and FCDO’s goals.

·         Guide the dissemination and uptake of research findings through stakeholder engagement and through coordination with communication teams.

Budget management

·         Support development of the budget across technical areas, guiding budget inputs.

·         Monitor the financial position of the country project and ensure alignment with the overall program budget.