Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Closing date: 01 May 2017
Context
United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) wants to empower the private sector to be an engine of growth and job creation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) so that it increases economic opportunities for poor people. Its private sector development (PSD) strategy in DRC is built on three pillars: improving access to financial services, addressing market failures in a range of sectors, and creating an enabling business environment. DFID has engaged PwC to manage the five year, £35 million Essor programme which will, on an as-needed and adaptive basis, design and implement interventions to improve the business climate. The portfolio currently includes the following seven worsktreams:
- OHADA;
- Anticorruption;
- Construction Permits;
- MSME RGA;
- Access to Finance;
- Access to Electricity;
- Agricultural Value Chains.
Mission
We are looking for a full time international consultant to fill the role of Project Manager of the OHADA workstream on the Essor programme.
The primary responsibilities of the consultant will be:
- Managing the overall project workplan and results framework;
- Providing strategic input into workplan design;
- Supervising project budget and spend;
- Overseeing project contributions to programme reporting and knowledge management systems;
- Coordinating with the Monitoring and Evaluation team on OHADA's contributions to the log frame;
- Managing the project team on a daily basis;
- Liaising with programme leadership on a daily basis and representing the project at programme level meetings;
- Acting as Deputy to the Technical Lead.
Profile of the successful candidate:
- Master’s or advanced graduate degree in management or relatedfield;
- Minimum of 10 years of experience as a project manager, preferably in an international development setting;
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in implementing IT systems;
- Experience of working in the DRC with National and Provincial Authorities;
- Good knowledge of reporting and project management tools;
- Experience managing teams and leadership skills;
- Experience in working in virtual teams in an international work community;
- Excellent oral and written French and English.
How to apply:
Please submit a CV (maximum two pages) and a short covering letter explaining why you are right for this role to the below address. Please use the reference “ESS002 – OHADA Project Manager – Essor” in the subject line:
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Start Date May 2017; specific date to be agreed with the successful candidate.