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Job Title:  Project Manager

Organisation: SHONA

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

SHONA grows East African Good Businesses. A Good Business is a viable business that positively benefits society by creating and balancing value for all its stakeholders, including customers, employees, owners, value chain partners and the communities in which it is based. By 2030, our goal is to build a community of at least 1,000 Good Businesses positively benefitting at least 35 million people.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Program Design. Support the designing of innovative approaches and activities to help entrepreneurs build Good Businesses in East Africa, including but not limited to capacity building, training, accessing financing, private sector development, and sustainable development. This will involve:
• Curriculum design and tool creation. Lead the design of the detailed program curriculum, workshop tools, learning journals. Also lead the review of curriculum evaluation.
• As part of the programs team, support the program manager to develop and update the program work plans. You will also be responsible for leading the weekly project team meetings.
• Systems and processes. Document and support the review of program systems and processes.
• Support the program manager to review and manage the program budget along with the procurement guidelines.
• Program Implementation. Carrying out planned program activities according to the proposed work plan to ensure growth of Good Businesses. This will involve:
• Entrepreneur / Business Recruitment. Lead the recruitment of entrepreneurs or businesses into the program. You will also lead recruitment efforts to increase SHONA’s pipeline by attending physical meetings and online engagements, and the development of recruitment materials.
• Procurement and budget management. Coordinate with key stakeholders to manage the necessary procurement process in line with the allocated program budget and following the program’s or SHONA’s procurement guidelines.
• Business diagnostics. Lead the development of materials necessary for business diagnostics to identify and predict business needs. You will also lead coordination of the business diagnostics visits and conversations.
• Program Logistics. You will oversee the logistics for all program activities in coordination with the project team to ensure the smooth running of the program. This includes but is not limited to: Coordinating Experts and Facilitators, Organising trainings – venue, materials, meals and others, Managing procurement, and coordinating entrepreneur transport and accommodation logistics
• Materials and Concept notes. Develop specific program material and concept notes to guide activities as well as follow up on print, web-based and social media communication material.
• Stakeholder Communications. You will be responsible for coordinating internal and external stakeholders not limited to experts and entrepreneurs. As part of your communications role, you are responsible for program material including success stories and other program specific communication material.
• Account management and entrepreneur engagement. As part of your role, you are expected to lead account management and account managers, working closely with assigned businesses and entrepreneurs to ensure key deliverables are met, which may include travel to client’s sites. You will also be responsible for the management and coordination of any program alumni of the programs you will be assigned to.
• Workshops and Webinars. Lead the planning of program related events to share learning information that could be valuable to the activities of the programs you will have been assigned.
• Monitoring and Evaluation. Track performance of the program. The goal is to document and improve current systems and processes as well as track the extent to which SHONA’s programs impact the ecosystem. This will involve:
• Data Collection and report writing. Oversee the data collection, data analysis and report writing based on set deliverables of program activities and processes, as well as implementing process improvements.
• Entrepreneur database maintenance. Develop and maintain the entrepreneur information on a shared drive to ensure the smooth running of projects, and SHONA’s support to their business development.
• Collecting stories of impact. As part of your this role, you are responsible for ensuring documentation of entrepreneur success stories and any stories of impact from the program for partner reporting and SHONA’s marketing and communications.
• Doing whatever it takes to support the work of SHONA and the businesses we work with: We are a small entrepreneurial team that steps up when there is work to be done. At times, you’ll be expected to work outside of just your role to contribute to our team’s overall efforts.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Masters in Business Administration or related fields.
• 3+ years working with SMEs in Agriculture is an added advantage.
• 5+ years Project Management experience. A bonus would be if the projects were funded by Institutional Donors and/or Development Finance Institutions, in areas related to SME development, including but not limited to capacity building, training, private sector development, and sustainable development.
• Desirable
• Certificate in International Project Management.
• Experience working with an Institutional Donor and/or Development Finance Institution in areas related to SME development, including but not limited to capacity building, training, private sector development, and sustainable development.
• Experience with program planning, resource and stakeholder management
• Ability to see the bigger picture and and break it down into smaller steps
• Demonstrated excellence in organisational, writing and communication skills
• Creative problem solving
• Conflict resolution skills
• Negotiation & Influencing skills
• You have managed a team of 3-5 people before
• You have managed multiple projects from start to finish

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 26th April 2024

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