Projects Manager (Technical) Food Security, Agriculture & Livelihoods

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong project management skills, technical knowledge in food security and agriculture, leadership capacity, and the ability to manage multiple interventions in dynamic and challenging environments

Working Conditions:

• Full-time job, 5 days/week, 8 hours per day
• On-site with regular field visits
• Frequent travel to project locations as required
• May require flexibility during emergency response periods, including weekends or extended hours
• Work in diverse operational and field environments

Reporting: S/He will report daily to the Director of Programs, Executive Director, or designated persons by SBT

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Projects Management

• Plan, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of multiple food security, agriculture, and livelihoods projects to ensure timely and high-quality delivery aligned with objectives.
• Develop detailed work plans, implementation schedules, targets, and timelines for each project.
• Supervise field teams, officers, facilitators, consultants, cash workers, and volunteers across project locations.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor implementation progress, identify challenges, and apply corrective actions.
• Ensure effective beneficiary targeting, outreach, and transparent selection processes.
• Manage project budgets in coordination with finance, ensuring cost-efficiency and compliance.
• Ensure adherence to project SOPs, donor guidelines, and internal procedures.
• Hold regular team meetings to review progress and implementation priorities.
• Track outputs, outcomes, and indicators in coordination with MEAL.
• Support emergency scale-up when required.

2. Technical Oversight – Food Security, Agriculture and Livelihoods

• Ensure quality implementation of food assistance interventions including hot meals, food parcels, cash assistance, and community kitchen support.
• Oversee agriculture activities such as farmer support, home gardening, irrigation, climate-smart agriculture, inputs distribution, and technical training.
• Support livelihoods activities including vocational training, entrepreneurship, business coaching, market linkages, and income-generating opportunities.
• Ensure food safety and hygiene standards in food-related activities in line with HACCP and Sphere standards.
• Monitor agricultural inputs, assets, and technical deliverables to ensure relevance and quality.
• Promote sustainable and environmentally responsible practices across interventions.
• Coordinate technical consultants and trainers when required.

3. Planning, Reporting and Compliance

• Contribute to project design, proposal development, budgeting, and logical frameworks.
• Prepare detailed implementation plans and track progress against targets.
• Ensure donor compliance and alignment with organizational standards.
• Monitor expenditures and provide regular budget updates.
• Prepare accurate and timely weekly, monthly, interim, and final reports.
• Ensure proper project documentation, filing, and evidence management.
• Document lessons learned, case studies, success stories, and best practices.
• Support audit readiness and donor verification exercises.

4. Partnerships and Networking

• Maintain coordination with municipalities, ministries, cooperatives, local actors, and community representatives.
• Support engagement with partners, suppliers, service providers, and technical institutions.
• Participate in sector coordination meetings, working groups, and external meetings when required.
• Represent SBT professionally in field and coordination platforms.
• Facilitate communication between communities and SBT across project areas.
• Build strategic relationships that enhance project impact and sustainability.

5. Internal Coordination

• Coordinate with procurement, logistics, finance, HR, MEAL, and communications teams.
• Support procurement planning and timely delivery of goods and services.
• Ensure logistical readiness for training, distributions, field visits, and activities.
• Monitor financial utilization and payment documentation.
• Coordinate visibility, branding, and communication materials with relevant teams.
• Address operational bottlenecks proactively to ensure smooth implementation.

6. Additional Responsibilities

• Support emergency response activation when required.
• Provide technical and operational input for new opportunities and concept notes.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to staff capacity building.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by management.
• The ToRs are subject to any additional requirements based on work needs.

 

Qualifications and Skills

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Food Science, Agronomy, Nutrition, Rural Development, Business Management, Economics, or related field.

Master’s degree is preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in project management, food security, agriculture, livelihoods, or humanitarian programming.
• Experience in NGOs or humanitarian organizations is highly preferred.
• Proven experience in field operations, reporting, and team management.
• Experience in emergency response settings is an asset.
• Experience in proposal development and donor-funded projects is an asset.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Strong project management and coordination skills
• Good technical understanding of food security, agriculture, and livelihoods programming
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Good verbal and written communication in Arabic and English
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Budget monitoring and reporting skills
• Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams
• Good command of MS Office tools
• Willingness to travel frequently and work in challenging environments

Fluent in Arabic and English, with basic French preferred.

Duration

Till end of 2026, with a three-month probation period.

Ethical & Professional Conduct

The Projects Manager must:

• Adhere to SBT Code of Conduct
• Respect confidentiality of trainees and businesses
• Ensure non-discriminatory behavior
• Maintain professional representation of SBT
• Ensure compliance with PSEA, Safeguarding, and Do No Harm principles
• Promote accountability, transparency, and dignity in all interventions.

 

Nondiscrimination Clause: SPHERE Building Tomorrow (SBT) is a non-discriminatory working environment. Candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic.