Welthungerhilfe recruits 01 Head of Project / Rice Seed Sector Development

Your responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the implementation of project activities as well as for finance, logistics, monitoring, administration and reporting in accordance with Welthungerhilfe and donor regulations
• Oversee the coordination and harmonization of the project activities between all partners (Centre for Development Innovation Wageningen, Regional Department of Agriculture, Private Sector and Myanmar Rice Federation)
• Represent the project to government stakeholders and donors on all levels
• Represent WHH in-country vis à vis relevant national and international stakeholders and partners in coordination with the Country Office
• Maintain good relationship with the Regional Department of Agriculture (DOA) on provincial and, if necessary federal level, with regard to project activities
• Manage staff according to WHH leadership principles, staff policies and WHH strategy
• Expand the WHH network with relevant stakeholders from civil society, government, academia and the private sector within the context of the project and project area
• Ensure sufficient coordination between the different project components
• Prepare and accompany studies, reviews and evaluations

Your profile

• A university or technical degree in a relevant field like agricultural science, tropical agriculture, nutritional science or similar qualification covering experience in managing value chain projects
• 2 to 5 years professional experience working in the global south
• Several years of project and management experience in the planning and supervision of aid measures of international (aid) organisations, preferably in the region
• Solid professional experience within a humanitarian context
• Experience in public private sector partnerships and early generation seed systems would be an advantage
• Very good analytical skills for evaluating humanitarian and security-related situations
• Human resource management skills required with a focus on team building
• Coordination and organisational skills, including ability to work under pressure
• A high level of mental and physical resilience and readiness to travel to areas with volatile local conditions
• A very good command of spoken and written English

Our offer

We offer you cooperation in a highly dedicated team and a responsible scope of tasks. The performance oriented remuneration is based on an in-house salary scheme. Of course, a comprehensive training is also part of our offer. Disabled persons will be considered preferentially in the event of equal qualification.