JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

We are looking for highly motivated and qualified candidate to fill the position of:

Agricultural Development Foundation (Agrodev) - General Manager

Location: Prishtinë (1) (Nr. ref: KEP 13/2022)

Reports to: Board of Directors

JOB SUMMARY:

The General Manager of Agrodev is responsible for the overall, day-to-day management of the Foundation. Currently, the main part of the Foundation’s work consists of maintaining an informative website for the agricultural sector in Kosovo (https://agroportal-ks.com/). Going forward, the Foundation will broaden its scope of work to include the identification and dissemination of technological solutions for the agricultural sector, and the facilitation of training and research. He/She works under the general guidance of the Board of Foundation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

The main responsibilities and tasks are to:

1.Provide inspiring leadership in managing the key activities of Agrodev, including:

• Maintaining the AgroPortal website and social media networks with information for the benefit of the agricultural sector;
• Identifying, developing, and disseminating technological solutions in support of agricultural sector development, including solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change;
• Facilitating training of farmers and other agricultural sector stakeholders in good agricultural practices, including climate-smart agriculture;
• Facilitating research related to the agricultural sector;
• Promoting access to finance for the agricultural sector;
• Promoting the enhancement of the agricultural sector through educational activities, events, and conferences, sponsoring, fund raising and/ or other appropriate initiatives.

2. Ensure full compliance with the Foundation’s Statute and principles of good corporate housekeeping, including:

• Assuming overall responsibility for the establishment and efficient operations of administrative and financial, and management system, including preparation of
  • A 3-year strategic plan
  • An annual plan and budget
  • Annual financial statements
  • Quarterly progress reports to the Board
  • Assume responsibility for recruitment and hiring of other personnel
• Organizing regular Board Meetings in coordination with the Chairperson of the foundation.

3. Maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders and identify opportunities for fundraising, including:

• Maintaining collaborative working relationships with the main partners involved in agriculture sector and other programs/projects providing information about the sector.
• Coordinating, where appropriate, with other donors, projects, and stakeholders.
• Maintaining good and effective contacts with the relevant national authorities, private sector representatives, professional organizations, and civil organizations in agriculture sector.
• Acting as the Foundation’s spokesperson to all the partners and stakeholders.
• Identifying opportunities for fundraising and undertake fundraising activities in close coordination with the Board.

Minimum requirements:

1. A Bachelor, Master or PhD degree in Agriculture / Agriculture Economics or any other related field with at least 3 years of working experience in similar projects.
2. Proven leadership and project management skills.
3. Excellent command of spoken and written English.
4. Fully computer literate.
5. Ability to conceptualize problems, identify and implement solutions and present them in written
6. Capacity to analyze and structure information.
7. Excellent presentation skills.
8. Ability to work in a proactive and autonomous way.
9. Capacity to act upon problems.
10. Planning capacity.
11. Stress resistance.
12. Knowledge sharing.
13. Sociability skills.

Applications are accepted only in electronic form. You can find the employment application form at https://keptrust.org/kep/#mundesi-punesimi. Applications submitted in other formats are not accepted.

Deadline for applying is 2nd November 2022. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.