Job Description

• Contribute to setting specific objectives, targets, and milestones, monitoring progress, and recommending concrete and innovative ideas/actions for design, planning, and implementation.
•   Ensure the overall execution of AWARD programmatic work and progress monitoring. This entails effective activity planning, overseeing the day-to-day program operations and specific projects, the production of deliverables with high quality standards, in a timely manner and within the allocated budgets, supporting risk management efforts, quality assurance and development of contingency plans.
•  Prepare comprehensive work plans and work closely with the Team to ensure the achievement of AWARD’s goals through cost-effective interventions and operations.
• Lead the development of a comprehensive research base at AWARD – This includes the generation and dissemination of knowledge in various forms (e.g., technical reports, journal articles, policy briefs, etc.) and to various audiences.
• Regularly contribute to scientific and policy discussions with key stakeholders in the agriculture landscape and related sectors.
• Coordinate with the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (ME&L) team, the development and implementation of the AWARD ME&L strategy in line with the current and prospective initiatives, the design of progress tracking systems, adequate measurement systems and methods that allow for effective program analysis and reporting.
• Coordinate with the Communications and ME&L teams, the review and dissemination of key findings and learnings from program implementation to various audiences and stakeholders.
• Prepare programmatic progress updates on a regular basis and provide adequate support for the donor reporting including liaising with the different units to collect and consolidate inputs, key highlights, and other relevant information.
• Contribute to AWARD’s resource mobilization efforts for strengthened gender-responsive interventions in agriculture and rural development while also identifying and providing guidance on new funding opportunities to explore as necessary.
• Represent AWARD in specific events while also collaborating with the internal audience and the wider AWARD community.
• Proactively supervise a dynamic team of colleagues by providing mentorship, coaching and the necessary support for team motivation, personal and professional growth.
• Support the review of AWARD’s grants, the analysis of cumulative results achieved and the preparation of recommendations to improve performance.
• Serve as a member of the Senior management and support the strategy design, identification of strategic partnerships in the agricultural research and development sectors.
• And perform any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor regarding the overall management, communication, monitoring, and evaluation of AWARD’s interventions.