POST: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PROJECTS OFFICER

Reports to: GENERAL MANAGER

The Community Development and Projects Officer is responsible for handling all projects within NCDA. The major focus is on Beekeeping Project.

• Liaise with the General Manager on strategy and policy development regarding projects
• Lead in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant

Academic Qualifications

Professional:

• Project Management 

Duties and responsibilities:

• Day to day management of the bee keeping project.
• Managing approved projects by ensuring implementation and monitoring of all aspects including budgets, performance, reporting and control of related resources.
• Overseeing the planning and implementation of activities within sales & marketing, communication & asset development and agri-business dockets.
• Developing of project proposals to donors for funding.
• Write concise, accurate reports
• Ensure timely production of narrative reports for donors including quality assurance; monthly, quarterly and annually.
• Assign all program budgets to appropriate donor budget lines and approve monthly budgets for authorization by the General Manager
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget
• Support the General Manager in funding, networking and building partnerships
• Manage and maintain NCDA relationships with the relevant stakeholders
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Develop comprehensive project plans including monitoring and tracking aspects to be shared with relevant stakeholders
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Meet with clients for detailed briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
• Liaise with the Accountant to ensure that expenditure is in line with approved donor budgets and that all players are aware of grant/donor conditions
• Ensure timely and accurate Information dissemination between the donors and the NCDA management/board
• Supervise development, planning and implementation of activities of Communication & Asset Development, Sales & Marketing and AgriBusiness portfolios.
• Support the Communications officer in the production of project related communications tools: video clips, leaflet, press release/ press kit, database
• Ensure that project activities comply with the policies and regulations of the NCDA and the relevant donor
• Guide NCDA procurement process
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by the supervisor

Skills & Experience

• Be a trained/certified veterinary/animal production officer
• Be a trained professional in bee keeping
• 3 years’ proven working experience in Beekeeping, project management and proposal writing.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail skills
• Computer literacy
• Accounting skills
• Developing and tracking budgets
• Coaching & supervision
• Planning
• Inventory control
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Transparency

Number of Positions : 1 Position.

For more information, please contact NCDA Via 0705147210 or Email: ndithinicommunity@gmail.com

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION 30/06/2025