Project Manager Jobs

Responsibilities and Duties:

The Project Manager is responsible to ensure the smooth implementation of the sustainability project in Aceh, Sumatra. Specific responsibilities in this role include:

• Develop and implement project work plans and review as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.

• Coordinate and monitor project progress and ensure project deliverables on time and in line with the workplan schedule and defined budget.

• Manage the human resources of the project, including supervising Cluster Leaders and overseeing field team recruitment, training, and other capacity building efforts. The Project Manager will be expected to provide value-added feedback and facilitate internal trainings when needed.

• Engage with various internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, NGOs, local government and private sector partners, to maintain a positive relationship with partners, clients, and project beneficiaries.

• Lead the reporting for stakeholders, including providing progress updates and narrative reporting on a weekly and monthly basis. This includes being responsible for the assessment of the quality of data collected by field staff.

• Conduct monitoring and evaluation visits across Sumatra to assess the quality of the farmer training activities and effectiveness of the data collection process using KoltiTrace.

• Socialize Koltiva’s KoltiTrace software solutions to supply chain actors (traders, processors, etc.) as a tool to ensure sustainable and traceable sourcing and onboard them to the platform.

• Provide feedback, requirements, and learnings from project implementation services to the Product Management team to continuously improve Koltiva’s KoltiTrace solution and project management procedures.

• Contribute to project management systems and procedures development, support of the senior management, and willingness to support the improvement of Koltiva as a whole.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in sustainable development, plantation management, agriculture, or other related majors

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, especially projects that relate to rural development and environmental protection.

• Knowledge of agriculture commodities and sustainability issues, prior experience with smallholders in the cocoa and/or palm oil is a significant advantage

• Experience with certification standards, such as Rainforest Alliance and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

• Proficiency in English and Indonesian language (both written and spoken)

• Knowledge of other cash crops (coffee, rubber, seaweed, coconut, etc.) is a plus

• Proficient user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and familiarity with basic data analysis.

• Willingness to be based in Aceh, Medan or Jakarta and travel across to all regions in Indonesia (travel might be required up to 50% of time)