The project team will be incorporated in ZimTrade. The team will include a Project Manager and a driver/translator. To implement technical assistance activities, Expertise France will contract national and international public and private technical expertise. A pool of short-term technical experts will be established to facilitate the deployment for specific technical assistance missions across various project domains, with priority given to local expertise.

Based in Harare, Zimbabwe, and reporting to the Head of the Economic and Trade Policy Unit at Expertise France headquarters (Paris), the Project Manager will oversee the global management of the project, including planning, implementation, monitoring, budget management, communication, and reporting. The Project Manager will ensure the expected results are achieved within the specified timeframe and budget.

The deployment of the Project Manager and the related tasks, as described in this ToR, will only take effect upon the formal mandate of Expertise France for the technical assistance mission and approval of the ToR by stakeholders. The tasks may therefore evolve.

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.       Activity management and implementation 

·      Plan and coordinate the implementation of all project activities in alignment with the set objectives:

o   Coordinate technical and commercial training for beekeepers and value chain stakeholders;

o   Supervise studies and research, particularly those related to regulations, high-value honey, socio-economic profiling of beneficiaries and queen bees;

o   Organize the dissemination of technical and commercial information to producers;

o   Manage activities related to procuring and installing equipment (laboratories, modern hives, etc.).

·         Supervise contract management (services, supplies), ensuring compliance with consultation deadlines, quality standards, and administrative procedures;

·        Closely monitor contract execution, ensuring the deliverables meet requirements;

·    Maintain regular coordination with project stakeholders (ZimTrade, CIRAD, French Embassy, AFD, University of Harare, ZIPO, etc) and beneficiaries to ensure their involvement and buy-in;

·     Preparen formalize and adjust action schedules as needed, proposing necessary adaptations and/or mitigation measures;

·         Enhance project visibility through communication actions;

·         Be the focal point for Expertise France in Zimbabwe;

·        Ensure coordination and regular dialogue with other development partners, in particular the EUD and FAO, as well as Zimbabwe financial sector.

·      Prepare the exit strategy of the project, especially on Zimbabwe roadmap to meet EU market requirements for honey products

2. Human, financial and administrative resource management

• Recruit, supervise, and manage the driver/translator and short-term experts;
• Establish processes for transparent and efficient daily management of human, financial, and material resources;
•  Prepare yearly budget planning, ensure financial monitoring of the project and optimize resource allocation;
•  Identify potential for project cofinancing or synergies with other development partner funded projects

3. Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting

• Develop, monitor and update regularly (every 6 months) a detailed work plan and activity schedule;
• Implement a monitoring and evaluation system to measure project impact and results;
• Produce regular technical, financial, and administrative reports as outlined in the technical proposal (6-month PPT report for SteerCo meetings, and yearly reports for donor reporting);
• Deploy and ensure the functioning of the governance structure of the Project (holding regular technical comities, steering comities, participate in donors technical meetings, etc).
• Ensure the secretariat of the Steering comity (organization, set agenda, produce and circulate the minutes)
• Ensure the quality of deliverables and respect for timelines;

This job description is not exhaustive. Generally, the Project Manager will be responsible for achieving the project's strategic, operational, and contractual objectives and may undertake or oversee any activity required for the program's successful implementation.