Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Sustainet E.A. is a Non- governmental organization promoting sustainable agricultural practices in East and Horns of Africa. Our network includes 209 NGOs/CBOs from the region with a reach out of 1.5 million small-holder farmers. Sustainet E.A. Focuses on promotion of sustainable agricultural practices aimed at eradicating hunger and poverty through increas...

Responsibilities or duties

Participate in a kick-off meeting with ABF and kick-off meetings with the MGF partners

Overall responsibility for the advisory packages of the contractor (quality and deadlines)

Coordinating and ensuring communication with GIZ, partners and others involved in the project, including quality insurance for reports and coaching plan.

Personnel management, in particular identifying the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, as well as planning and steering assignments and supporting local and international short- term experts

Regular reporting in accordance with deadlines Can optionally also be proposed as key expert and train and coach up to 3 MGF partners.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Education/training: University degree (Master) in political science, social science, law, agriculture, rural development, agricultural economics, development studies or related discipline.

Language: Cl-level language proficiency in English • • .

Experience needed

General professional experience: 5 years of professional experience in sustainable agriculture, agricultural supply chains or sustainable food systems

Specific professional experience: 5 years in digital governance, data governance or digital transformation

Leadership/management experience: 3 years of management/leadership experience as project team leader or manager in a company

Regional experience: 3 years of experience in projects in Latin America or Africa or Asia (at least two of the target regions)

Development cooperation (DC) experience: 5 years of experience in DC projects

Stakeholder experience: 3 years of direct engagement with smallholders or agricultural MSMES.

• Participate in a kick-off meeting with ABF and kick-off meetings with the MGF partners
• Overall responsibility for the advisory packages of the contractor (quality and deadlines)
• Coordinating and ensuring communication with GIZ, partners and others involved in the project, including quality insurance for reports and coaching plan.
• Personnel management, in particular identifying the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, as well as planning and steering assignments and supporting local and international short- term experts
• Regular reporting in accordance with deadlines Can optionally also be proposed as key expert and train and coach up to 3 MGF partners.

• University degree (Master) in political science, social science, law, agriculture, rural development, agricultural economics, development studies or related discipline.
• Cl-level language proficiency in English