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Job Summary:

The Senior Program Manager is responsible for managing the implementation of CocoVate and requires both strategic thinking and hands-on execution. The Senior Program Manager will drive innovative solutions to complex problems by operationalizing the work plan, adapting technical approaches and interventions, and overseeing project resources.

Program Overview:

CocoVate is a three years Coconut Oil (CNO) development program funded by Abbott Nutrition, the Adams Group and shared value partners slated to start from July 2026 in Southern Leyte in the Eastern Visayas and SOCCSKARGEN. The program aims to uplift the livelihoods of up to 5000 coconut farmers to supply premium quality white copra by aggregating coconut farmer members of selected cooperatives into self-help groups, professionalizing Farm Service Crews, establishing Copra Processing Hubs, capacitating farmer cooperatives and promoting cacao intercropping and dairy integration.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

Oversee implementation and management of the program, from inception to close-out, ensuring that the program achieves established goals, objectives and targets
Provide guidance, leadership, management and general technical oversight of the program
Oversee development and submission of project deliverables on time and within budget
Ensure high-quality data is being collected to demonstrate project impact and results
Monitor the project budget to ensure a healthy burn rate and allowability of costs
Prepare donor reports and presentations
Represent the program to internal and external stakeholders

Profile

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum seven years of experience in Agriculture and Rural Development or a related sector plus a Master’s degree in Agriculture, Economics, Business Management or a related field or a Bachelor’s Degree plus ten years of experience.
Experience in successfully implementing and monitoring programs of similar size and budget

Required Languages: Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, including fluency in Filipino, and English languages. Fluency in Cebuano and/or Tagalog is desirable.

Travel: Travel up to 80%

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in the Philippines is required and prior experience in Regions VIII, XI and XII are preferred
Experience with supply chain programs in CNO is preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Analytical, writing, social and management skills required for delivering technical assistance to development programs or initiatives.
Ability to work both persuasively and diplomatically in a team-based environment with a high degree of complexity and ambiguity.
Ability to communicate complex issues with clarity, precision and prioritization is a must.
Strong capacity building skills, including participatory facilitation techniques, coaching, and mentoring

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TechnoServe

We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets.

Website
Nonprofit organization
> 2000 employees

TechnoServe did not yet communicate its impact measurement.

This structure did not communicate to us the labels or certifications that it was able to obtain.

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