Job Description
Application Deadline: March 1, 2024
Position: Canadian Project Manager
Type of Employment: Full-time employee
Location: Canada based, Calgary (ideally) or Ottawa/Gatineau, hybrid work model
Reports to: Canadian Project Director
Remuneration: In line with market rates
Application Instructions:
- Read the Required Qualifications carefully to ensure your CV best matches the specified requirements outlined below.
- Click the Apply now link to submit your application and CV.
- Successful candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.
At Alinea International, we value equity, diversity, and inclusivity in everything we do. We are an equal opportunity employer opposed to all forms of discrimination. We actively seek and encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds recognizing that an inclusive workforce enriches our organization and achieves smarter, more innovative results.
Alinea is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Given the nature of our work, candidates will be subjected to due diligence checks and to enhanced background checks as appropriate.
About Alinea International
Alinea is an international development consultancy providing technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. We work with governments, investors, companies, and communities to create lasting change. Over 37 years, Alinea has successfully delivered more than 1000 projects worldwide.
About the project:
Enhancing Community Climate Options for Adaptation and Resilience in Mongolia (ECCO-FARM) is a five-year project will work with rural Mongolian communities to adopt Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), Agriculture Nature-based Solutions (AG-NBS) and biodiversity protection strategies supporting sustainable production, agricultural growth, food security and climate change adaptation (CCA). ECCO-FARM will contribute to an equitable, climate resilient and biodiverse food system that addresses the interplay between agriculture, ecosystems, and communities. Innovative practices will increase carbon sequestration and improve soil and water quality to enhance agricultural productivity and biodiversity leading to greater resiliency to climate change shocks. With new value chain approaches, men and women will capture greater product values and improve their incomes, contributing to poverty reduction and food security.
The Role
This position will combine project management and one technical area, with an approximate 50:50 split between management and technical functions.
The Project Manager will work with the Canadian Project Director to support:
- Liaise with Global Affairs Canada.
- Develop and implement overall strategy and direction.
- Manage international consultants.
- Liaise/coordinate with Mongolian field office.
- Prepare annual workplans, budgets, reporting.
- Provide oversight of the MEL program.
- Undertake other management activities as required.
Required Qualifications:
- Advanced degree and technical expertise in green finance/Payment for ecological services (PES), Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) including pasture management and/or value chain development, agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS)/Extension/action research;
- Minimum of 7 years of leading complex, multi-year donor-funded projects in developing countries;
- Demonstrated experience overseeing administrative and financial functions and ensuring quality delivery across the project;
- Proven ability to engage with and build relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders;
- Experience delivering project documents such as implementation plans, annual work plans, budgets, operational procedures and manuals, and financial and narrative reports;
- Familiarity with Global Affairs Canada and other key international donors;
- Practical knowledge of results-based management (RBM) approach;
- Experience managing a team of local staff and technical experts;
- Experience in Mongolia is considered a strong asset;
- Fluency in English or French is required.
To learn more about Alinea, please visit our website: www.alineainternational.com