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Title | Senior Programme Manager Sustainable Oil Palm Programme - Ghana |
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Solidaridad West Africa is growing rapidly and runs programmes on a range of agricultural commodities, including cocoa, cotton and oil palm. Solidaridad is now setting up a sustainable oil palm programme for the West Africa region, with a budget of several million Euros. The aim is to develop the programme into a regional expertise centre for sustainable oil palm. The centre will work to bridge the productivity gap of smallholder producers and establish sustainable business practices in small and large mills by 2015. Job descriptionThe senior programme manager will be responsible for developing and implementing the sustainable oil palm programme in the region. You will manage a team of country representatives as well as a number of staff members at the Solidaridad regional office in Accra. You will report to the managing director of the Solidaridad office in Ghana and be part of the regional office's management team. The position based in the office in Accra, Ghana, but will involve regular travel across West Africa to monitor the delivery of the programme, and to Europe, the US and Asia to develop a network of buying companies and brands. Main responsibilities
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ApplicationsIf you fit the candidate profile and want to apply, please send your one page covering letter and two page résumé in English to Hans Perk (Hans.Perk@solidaridadnetwork.org). The closing date for this vacancy is March 10th 2012. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. |