Project Manager Benin

Tasks

• Manage and supervise the successful implementation of project FORCE ensuring high-quality delivery, partners’ satisfaction, and achievement of the project results
• Ensure fully compliant and robust project and country office administrative and financial management, including overall office operations, internal controls, compliance with local laws and Swisscontact standards, audits, procurement and reporting
• Lead the Planning-Implementation-Monitoring-Evaluation-Controlling system according to the contracting donor requirements
• Represent the FORCE project to partners, government counterparts and key stakeholders in Benin, ensuring visibility, credibility, and alignment with national priorities
• Manage a team of 6-8 employees, ensure strong leadership, supervise HR planning and recruitment, empower and coach project staff and manage performance
• Lead risk management and ensure understanding and compliance with Swisscontact’s Code of Conduct, Operations Manual and Local Security Plan, and regularly update relevant documents in line with internal and contextual shifts

Requirements

We are looking for a person of integrity with strong self-awareness, entrepreneurial spirit, strong communication, networking and negotiations skills who is used to work independently and takes accountability for his/her decisions and actions:

• Strong leadership skills and experience in coordinating interdisciplinary and intercultural project teams
• At least 5 years relevant work experience in leading and managing projects and/or multi stakeholder
• initiatives in development cooperation
• Experience with bilateral international donors
• Profound experience in vocational training
• Strong knowledge of the African context
• In depth understanding of all aspects of Project
• Cycle Management (including financial
• management) and adaptive steering
• Excellent communication skills in French, good communication skills in English
• Willingness to travel frequently from
• Cotonou to Parakou and occasionally to other countries
• Good understanding of gender equality and social inclusion, environmental responsibility, conflict-sensitive programme management and good governance

Swisscontact offers attractive working conditions in an international and multicultural context. We see our work as a joint effort in an agile organizational culture: mutual respect, trust and teamwork.

We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents: letter of motivation, curriculum vitae (max. 5 pages), diplomas and references. Please apply exclusively via the online application portal.

Swisscontact - Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation

Swisscontact is an independent non-profit development organisation established in 1959 by representatives of the Swiss private sector and civil society.

Our development work focuses on unleashing the potential of private initiatives in developing and emerging countries. We foster sustainable and inclusive economic development with the objective of improving the quality of life for all.

Our work is based on three foundational pillars: We strengthen the competencies of individuals so they can improve their income and their opportunities for employment; we enhance the competitiveness of businesses to help them grow and become more resilient; we promote socio-economic systems that favour comprehensive development for widespread prosperity.

The organisation is currently active in over 130 projects in 41 countries with around 1400 employees. It is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.