International Potato Center Position announcement :

Ref. : 2019/002/NRS/MWI/SSA Partner Management Officer The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a highly talented Partner Management Officer.

The position : The Partner Management Officer will be based in Lilongwe, Malawi and report to the Project Management Head. This position will assist in managing the vast number of partnerships in Malawi under the new EU/GIZ projects, as well as other projects.

Key Responsibilities :

Implementation and Compliance :

• Aid in partner management in preparing annual work plan and quarterly implementation plans, devise means of achieving outputs while staying within budget constraints ;
• Regions, DCEs, and operations managers and other project partners ;
• Track partners annual budgets and forecast while working with project management to explain variance, and make needed programmatic course corrections if necessary; o Review Partner Status Reports to ensure strong monthly financial oversight; o Supports Project Leaders in matching partner technical and financial reports; o Supports Project Leaders with contractual management, linked to the Grants and Contracts unit.

Monitoring and Reporting :

• Monitor progress against budget ;
• Review partner financial reports and cash flows ;
• Review invoices from project partners, challenge or approve as appropriate ;
• Supports the submission of all Donor required reports with appropriate CIP areas.

Selection Criteria :

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, or Financial Management, or Operations or related field ;
• At least 6 years of experience required in similar position ;
• Additional certification in Project Management ;
• Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel ;
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills ;
• Advanced Knowledge in software solutions (ERP) .

Why should you consider this opportunity :

CIP is a global and reputable international organization that has a strong, state-of-the-art R&D background, and is a recent World Food Price Winner and awarded with the Al- Sumait Award for our Orange Flesh Sweet Potato work in Africa.

CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved nutrition and well-being, and gender equality for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world.

CIP is a member of the CGIAR Consortium, a network of 15 research centers that are mostly located in the developing world and supported by more than 50 donor members.

Conditions: The position is Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position limited to Malawi nationals and permanent residents only. The employment contract will be for a one-year term (with a 3- month probation period) and the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

Learn more about CIP by accessing our web site at http://www.cipotato.org

CIP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply

CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.