PROJECT: Growth for the Future (G4F)
REPORTS TO: Head of Corporate Services
Background:
Farm Africa vision is a prosperous rural Africa. We are a specialist development NGO working with smallholder farmers, forest communities, local government and private sectors across East Africa for the last 30 years. With community engagement underpinning our approach, we design and implement sustainable solution to rural poverty based on evidence and best practices. In 2015 we reached approximately 1.8 million pastoralists, agro-pastoralists, farmers and forest dwellers in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Farm Africa has worked in Ethiopia for over 28 years, throughout Oromia, SNNPR, Benishangul, Tigray and Afar regions. With funding from a range of institutional donors and foundations including DFID, EU, Irish Aid, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Comic Relief, Barr Foundation, and Ashden Charitable Trust, we have implemented a large portfolio of projects primarily focusing on three areas: agriculture (crop and livestock production), natural resource management, and market engagement. We implement projects directly with communities and these three approaches are further enhanced with integration of cross cutting issues such as climate change, gender and capacity building.
Farm Africa is implementing a large number of projects/programmes in the areas of agriculture (crop and livestock), natural resources management and market engagement across Ethiopia. We are increasingly designing and implementing complex and integrated multi-sector projects, some by ourselves and some others in partnership with like-minded organizations in the form of consortium.
Purpose of the Role:
Currently, Farm Africa, in partnership with SoS Sahel-Ethiopia, SEDA, PHE-EC and IWMI, will be implementing an integrated multi-sector project in Central Rift Valley (CRV) of Ethiopia. The project will employ a landscape approach to integrate and coordinator activities across sectors and actors so as to ensure a sustainable use and management of environmental resources for socio-economic development in the project intervention areas. The project will work across 18 woredas located in two regional states, namely Oromia and SNNPRS. Farm Africa is seeking to recruit a dynamic and experienced Programme Manager responsible for leading this complex, multi-sector and consortium based project.
The post holder will be responsible for all financial support in respect to the ‘Growth for the Future (G4F/SIDA-II)’ project including, but not limited to, development and modification of budgets & forecasts; preparation and submission of donor financial reports on time and accurately; ensuring compliance with grant conditions relating to finance; provision of financial analysis and support on ongoing budget management; monitoring of on-going spending. He/she will also be responsible for building the capacity of the relevant project finance team and work as a principal contact for project audits.
Key areas of responsibilities are:
Financial Management & Reporting
Technical support and training
Learning
These essential functions are not to be interpreted as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related duties as required. All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established.
Our Values:
Investing in smallholder farming is the number one way to combat poverty in rural Africa. Farm Africa is a leading NGO specializing in growing agriculture, protecting the environment and developing businesses in rural Africa.
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