- Location: St Thomas, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Sector: Commercial
- Organization URL: http://www.fintrac.com
- Experience: Mid Career
- Date Posted Jan-24-2012
Description
About Fintrac
Fintrac, a woman-owned international development company, develops agricultural solutions to end hunger and poverty. For more than 20 years, we have worked with local and global partners to increase incomes and improve livelihoods for the world’s most vulnerable farmers and communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. By teaching farmers proven technologies and practices, we are increasing yields and incomes, improving nutrition, and strengthening food security.
Fintrac is seeking a Senior Agriculture Program Specialist to be part of Fintrac’s team based in the US Virgin Islands (St Thomas). Working under the close supervision of the Agriculture Program Manager, the Senior Agriculture Program Specialist provides contractual and regulatory guidance, financial support and administrative oversight to Fintrac’s multi-year agricultural projects.
Key Responsibilities
Fintrac, a woman-owned international development company, develops agricultural solutions to end hunger and poverty. For more than 20 years, we have worked with local and global partners to increase incomes and improve livelihoods for the world’s most vulnerable farmers and communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. By teaching farmers proven technologies and practices, we are increasing yields and incomes, improving nutrition, and strengthening food security.
Fintrac is seeking a Senior Agriculture Program Specialist to be part of Fintrac’s team based in the US Virgin Islands (St Thomas). Working under the close supervision of the Agriculture Program Manager, the Senior Agriculture Program Specialist provides contractual and regulatory guidance, financial support and administrative oversight to Fintrac’s multi-year agricultural projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Utilize a demonstrated understanding of Fintrac’s technical approach, both company-wide and project specific, to provide management support to individual projects and field teams.
- Ensure that project activities are compliant with contract terms and Fintrac policies and procedures, including all applicable US regulations (FAR, AIDAR, etc.), researching these as needed.
- Manage all monthly invoicing and budget monitoring including projections and accruals.
- Ensure that project reports are completed and posted online in a timely manner to document the progress and impact of individual projects.
- Organize and manage the fielding of all consultant and STTA activities, including recruitment, drafting SOWs as needed, making all logistical arrangements and managing consultant reporting, expenses, and payments.
- Plan and manage all project-related logistical support and international travel, including long term expatriate (and dependent) travel, shipping of equipment and other tasks as needed.
- Manage and support international subcontractor activities by requesting and obtaining necessary approvals, providing management and budget oversight and processing invoices and payments.
- Support the financial management of the project’s partner subgrant/subcontracts program by working with field-based grants specialists to monitor and report on expenditures, balances and performance against targets.
- Conduct market research on products of interest to project teams.
- Conduct regular management visits to assigned projects to provide assistance as determined by the Program Manager and Project Director.
- Provide additional support to the projects and Program Manager in accounting/finance, HR communications and other areas as required.
- Contribute to new business efforts.
- Represent Fintrac at networking and project events, client meetings and other project-related activities.
- Perform other tasks as required.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience supporting multi-year USAID or other donor funded projects, NGO work and/or project administration.
- Experience in multi-year project administration and management from award to close-out.
- Results management experience from performance monitoring to technical intervention reporting.
- Experience in contractual compliance, inclusive of USG regulatory knowledge (i.e., FAR, AIDAR).
- Applied field experience in developing countries is preferred.
- Knowledge of agricultural development is preferred.
- Excellent written / verbal communication skills required.
- Able to identify and manage priorities independently in a fast paced environment.
- Advanced level of proficiency in MS Office Suite software applications, especially with Excel, for use in the preparation of reports, spreadsheets, presentations, etc.
- New business development experience and/or budget management experience required.
- Must be able to travel internationally as required.
- US citizenship, permanent resident or visa permitting work in the U.S required.
- Fluency in English required, fluency in French or Spanish desired.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required; master’s degree, knowledgeable about agribusiness or agricultural development preferred.
Contact Details
- Contact: Shirley Stanton
- Telephone: 202 462 3305
- Email: SSTANTON@FINTRAC.COM
Application Instructions
For more information, visit www.fintrac.com; click on Job Opportunities to apply. Be sure to include cover letter indicating recent salary history with resume submission. Only fully qualified candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please. EOE.
