Overview
The National Project Coordinator (NPC) will provide technical and operational support for value chain activities, focusing on project management, value chain analysis, strategic leadership, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Technically support the implementation of the project workplan;
- Coordinate and support the planning, design and implementation of project activities and ensure the delivery of associated deliverables and outputs;
- Review and finalise project reports and outputs;
- Identify, recruit, manage, and supervise project partners;
- Liaise with and maintain strong and effective linkages with project beneficiaries, partners and related initiatives;
- Monitor and evaluate project activities;
- Contribute to the development and dissemination of information products based on project activities.
- Prepare reports for submission to the Project Management Unit (PMU), which will include information on results achieved, constraints and possible solutions, impact evaluation, as well as administrative and financial updates;
- Prepare and execute the SVC4LLDCs annual country level work plan and budget and oversee the preparation of the country level value chain work plan and budget;
- Support and monitor the value chain analysis (VCA) and the value chain development activities, facilitating linkages between stakeholders, including report writing (as applicable), with a main focus on the strategy and implementation sections;
- Lead the design and establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform and coordinate its activities and implementation;
- Develop and maintain partnerships with country and regional stakeholders who can contribute to achieving SVC4LLDCs value chain objectives;
- Collaborate closely with consultants (national and international) responsible for value chain project tasks and ensures the implementation of a sustainable systems-based and result-based value chain approach;
- Coordinate, collate and analyse quarterly value chain progress reports from the value chain task forces to gauge the impact of SVC4LLDCs interventions;
- Coordinate the knowledge sharing emerging from the value chain to ensure information is widely disseminated within the SVC4LLDCs project and externally;
- Oversee development and implementation of the SVC4LLDCs communication strategy at country level;
- Lead the regular monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the programme, at country level, throughout the project duration, including the selection of value chain-specific indicators, as well as the regular reporting of progress to the SVC4LLDCs Coordinator and the Project Lead Technical Officer;
- Performs other duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in the implementation and coordination of value chain development activities related to fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture, forestry, natural resources or related areas.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree or equivalent in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Project Management, Natural Resource Management or related field.
