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- Reposted 04/06/26 -

Position Summary: The Project Manager (Women’s Economic Empowerment) plays a pivotal role in advancing the Climate Adaptation and Women’s Economic Justice Program by driving integrated, results-oriented initiatives that strengthen women’s agency and leadership in climate-resilient livelihoods. The role focuses on developing inclusive and sustainable green value chains, assessing market opportunities, and facilitating access to innovative and climate-responsive financing to support community-led climate action plans. Working closely with partners and communities, the Project Manager ensures effective project delivery, adaptive management, and high-quality implementation of MEAL systems to track impact, generate learning, and inform evidence-based decision-making. This position requires a strategic and collaborative leader committed to gender equality, climate resilience, and inclusive economic development.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Climate-resilient and inclusive value chain development (70%) - Lead the design and implementation of climate-resilient, market-driven, and gender-responsive value chains that enhance women’s economic empowerment and support community adaptation to climate change.

Conduct value chain and market systems analysis to identify climate-resilient, high-potential sectors aligned with local contexts and women’s participation.
Facilitate the co-creation of inclusive value chain strategies with women producers, community groups, private sector actors, and local authorities.
Strengthen women’s agency and leadership across value chains, including decision-making power, access to productive resources, and control over income.
Promote climate-smart and environmentally sustainable production practices (e.g., regenerative agriculture, circular economy approaches, low-carbon processes).
Support market feasibility assessments, product development, and quality improvement to meet market standards and demand.
Build and strengthen partnerships with private sector actors to improve market access, fair pricing, and long-term sustainability.
Facilitate access to financial services and innovative green financing mechanisms (e.g., blended finance, community funds, microfinance).
Integrate risk analysis (climate, market, social) into value chain design and support communities to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Ensure value chain interventions are inclusive of vulnerable and marginalized groups, particularly women and youth.
Monitor performance and impact of value chain interventions, generating learning to inform adaptive programming and scaling.

2. Project management and results delivery (15%)

Lead end-to-end project planning, implementation, and delivery, ensuring alignment with program goals, timelines, budgets, and donor requirements.
Establish and manage MEAL frameworks, tracking progress, expenditures, and impact, and ensuring evidence-based reporting and learning.
Drive adaptive management by analyzing data, risks, and changing contexts to adjust strategies and improve results.
Manage partnerships and stakeholder relationships, including contracts, coordination, and capacity strengthening to ensure effective collaboration.
Oversee financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and compliance with donor and organizational standards.
Ensure quality assurance, safeguarding, and timely reporting, while strengthening systems, tools, and processes for efficient and accountable implementation.

3. Program strategy and proposal development (15%)

Identify strategic funding opportunities and generate innovative, program-aligned project ideas for internal go/no-go decision-making.
Analyze donor priorities, grant requirements, and tender specifications to assess program fit, risks, and positioning.
Lead or support the development of high-quality proposals, including Theory of Change, technical narratives, and budgets, in collaboration with program and finance teams.
Coordinate across teams and partners to compile relevant data, evidence, and documentation to strengthen proposal quality and competitiveness.
Conduct and integrate key assessments (e.g., gender analysis, partner capacity, environmental and climate risk) to ensure project relevance, feasibility, and compliance.
Build and maintain strategic networks with donors, partners, and stakeholders to inform program design, foster collaboration, and position the organization for new opportunities.
Other tasks as assigned.

Project Manager (Women’s Economic Empowerment)

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