Project Coordinator at Circle for Integrated Community Development (CICOD)

CIRCLE FOR INTEGRATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (CICOD)

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Circle for Integrated Community Development (CICOD) is a Malawian national non-profit making  on Governmental Organisation with an integrated approach towards development in the thematic areas of Sustainable Livelihoods; Environment and Climate Justice, Preventive Health and Good Governance. In a consortium involving Oxfam as lead with CICOD AND ELDS as direct implementers with funding from NORAD, CICOD will be implementing a project on Rooted in Diversity – Partnerhip for Food Security in Dowa District focusing on Neglected and Underutilised (Crop) Species (NUS). It is a 5-year project running from January 2024 to December 2028. CICOD is, therefore, calling for applications for the positions of Project Coordinator, Project Officer and Finance Officer tenable in Dowa district.

PROJECT COORDINATOR

Based at Mponela in Dowa and reporting to the CICOD Programme Manager, the Project Coordinator will have overall responsibility of providing technical leadership of the project.

Main duties and responsibilities:

1. Provide overall project management in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the project activities
2. Provide stewardship for grant management including capacity building and mentorship
3. Anchor networking with relevant structures, partners and stakeholders at national, district and community level
4. Coordinate and facilitate training needs assessments, prepare training programmes and arrange for training activities
5. Coordinate the preparation and timely submission of reports, case studies, documentaries,
databases and project technical proposals
6. Provide support to research on selected NUS, Participatory Plant Breeding provide extension services to farmers and relevant agricultural organizations
7. Provide support to value addition and motivation on the utilization of selected neglected and underutilized species value chains
8. Act as a link and reference person been CICOD and communities as well as between CICOD and other stakeholders
9. Provide leadership, motivation and supervision of all staff under the project.

Qualifications and Experience

1. Positions require candidates with a minimum of Degree in Agronomy, Agribusiness Management or Agriculture Economics with the Finance Officer required to have Diploma in Accounting, Business Administration or related discipline or equivalent professional qualification from a recognised institution based on the applied position
2. The Project Coordinator will have a minimum of 10 years post training experience in a similar project leadership and facilitation role and the rest of the positions will require a minimum of 5 years of experience with ability to work independently and in a team environment
3. Candidate to have excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills; participatory research, monitoring and evaluation skills; sound analytical and report writing skills; excellent computer knowledge and Motorcycle Riding Licence.

Method Of Application

Interested persons who meet the required qualifications and competencies should submit an Application Letter and a Curriculum Vitae (CV) with three names of traceable referees to the address below not later than 13th January 2025:

The Executive Director,

CICOD,

P.O. Box 20355,

Kawale, Lilongwe

by email to [email protected] indicating in the subject line RID – PC or RID PO or RID FO.

CICOD is committed to Safeguarding people within its programmes from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. All new hires in CICOD are required to complete a Self-Declaration Form and sign up to the Code of Conduct contained in CICOD’s Safeguarding policy.