Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 20, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Tanager is an international nonprofit that connects smallholder producers and private businesses to cocreate new ways of realizing life-changing economic and social opportunity. Tanager is implementing the Impacting Gender & Nutrition through Innovative Technical Exchange in Agriculture (IGNITE) mechanism a five-year investment funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The mechanism aims to improve household nutrition and women's empowerment by strengthening African institutions' ability to integrate nutrition and gender into their way of doing business. Tanager is seeking to recruit a project administrator based in their office in Nairobi, Kenya, to provide administrative support to the technical team required for the fulfillment of deliverables under the IGNITE project. .

Job Responsibilities:
• The Project Administrator will be responsible for supporting technical experts and Team Leader in developing project MOUs and accompanying scopes of work:
• Documenting client meetings to inform development of client MOUs and scopes of work:
• Managing the client tracker by regular and timely updates of action points from meetings with clients and track progress of activities as per scopes of work developed and in line with the IGNITE annual workplan:
• Support the Team Leader and technical experts in the preparation of strategic meetings with donor and clients, including but not limited to compiling project documentation, preparing Tanager-branded presentations or infographics, etc:
• Provide support inthe editing and review of case studies, white papers, success stories by the IGNITE team and subawards before publishing and ensure the same are published in a timely manner on the Tanager website and other social media channels: Prepare documents in English and French, as needed and with instruction from your supervisor:
• Coordinate quality control of project deliverables like reports, case studies by subawards, consultants, local service providers to ensure they meet Tanager standards - quality and brand.

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• We are looking for a candidate with a Bachelor's degree in communication, public relations, business/ project administration, project management or other relevant disciplines. A master's degree and an understanding of the agriculture sector is an added advantage:
• Minimum of 6 years' work experience in coordination and managing relations with at least 4 years' experience in large, complex and dynamic projects as a project administrator or similar role in a fast-paced private sector space with a strong focus on client relations and management:
• Demonstrated ability and hands on experience with flowcharts and project management software, project management professional certification is an added advantage:
• Excellent business/ professional writing skills and ability to review technical documents: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required including the ability to build relationships and rapport with teams, staff, and clients; and able to work independently and in a small team setting:
• Excellent written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to write required case studies, briefs in a clear, concise, well-organized manner. Fluency in English and French, written and oral, required.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  Travel in Sub-Saharan Africa expected 10%. Applicants from African countries strongly encouraged to apply.
Full Job Description (and application form) available on our website www.tanagerinti.org 
To apply please fill in the application form, attach your CV and motivation letter and send to KenyaRecruitment@tanagerinti.org  by COB Monday 3rd January 2020. The position will be filled on a rolling basis

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