ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Nkhoma Relief and Development (NRD), the development arm of CCAP Nkhoma Synod, is implementing a 5-year Agriculture and Livelihoods (AGL) Programme (Project #3294) in Salima District, Traditional Authority Salima, with funding from the Canadian Food Grains Bank (CFGB) through World Renew. The programme aims to improve well-being, food security, resilient livelihoods, and equality for 1,842 smallholder farming households (7,368 people) across 10 Group Village Headmen areas (March 2026 – February 2031). Key programme outcomes include improved farming practices, crop diversification, post-harvest loss reduction, strengthened Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), gender equality through GALS, and enhanced partnerships with government and civil society.

Project Coordinator

Vacancies: 1 (One)

Location: Salima District — Traditional Authority Salima

Reports To: Project Manager

Contract: 1 Year, renewable based on performance

Programme: AGL — Project #3294 (CFGB/World Renew)

ROLE PURPOSE

The Project Coordinator will lead the operational management and coordination of all AGL programme activities across 10 GVH areas in Traditional Authority Salima. The role drives delivery against the programme’s Performance Management Framework (PMF), ensuring results for 1,842 beneficiary households across Intermediate Outcomes on food security, income diversification, gender equality, and community resilience partnerships.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, manage and coordinate planning, execution and monitoring of AGL programme activities, ensuring alignment with PMF targets and CFGB/World Renew reporting timelines.
• Track programme performance against key indicators including maize yield increases, household food security and dietary diversity.
• Oversee data collection, management, and analysis to support programme decisionmaking, ensure quarterly, annual, and endline reports are submitted on time.
• Manage programme budgets across all activity lines, ensuring efficient resource utilization in line with NRD (Synod), and CFGB donor requirements.
• Supervise and provide technical support to the MEAL Officer, Finance Officer, and three Field Officers for integrated programme delivery.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with District Agriculture Development Office (DADO), local government, NGOs, churches, and community structures.
• Identify and proactively mitigate programme risks, maintaining continuous progress toward food security and livelihoods objectives.
• Coordinate capacity-building activities including Farmer Field Schools, demonstration plots, and VSLA establishment.
• Champion gender equality and safeguarding principles across all programme activities, ensuring women hold leadership roles.
• Oversee asset management, ensuring all project resources and inputs are delivered and accounted for across all delivery sites.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Disaster Management, Development Studies, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in Agriculture and Livelihoods projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in multi-sectoral programmes: food security, natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, and livelihoods-based development.
• Proven track record in performance monitoring using frameworks aligned to donor standards (CFGB experience an advantage).
• Strong experience coordinating with government agencies, local authorities, and community organizations.
• Competency in gender-intentional programming and safeguarding standards.
• Proposal writing, budget management, and strategic planning skills.
• Proficiency in digital data collection tools (Kobo Collect, ODK, GIS) desirable.

ATTRIBUTES

• Dedicated Christian of sound standing in their local church.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in both English and Chichewa.
• Proven integrity, accountability, analytical thinking, and sound decision-making.
• Self-starter, collaborative team player, and able to manage multiple priorities.

• Lead, manage and coordinate planning, execution and monitoring of AGL programme activities, ensuring alignment with PMF targets and CFGB/World Renew reporting timelines.
• Track programme performance against key indicators including maize yield increases, household food security and dietary diversity.
• Oversee data collection, management, and analysis to support programme decisionmaking, ensure quarterly, annual, and endline reports are submitted on time.
• Manage programme budgets across all activity lines, ensuring efficient resource utilization in line with NRD (Synod), and CFGB donor requirements.
• Supervise and provide technical support to the MEAL Officer, Finance Officer, and three Field Officers for integrated programme delivery.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with District Agriculture Development Office (DADO), local government, NGOs, churches, and community structures.
• Identify and proactively mitigate programme risks, maintaining continuous progress toward food security and livelihoods objectives.
• Coordinate capacity-building activities including Farmer Field Schools, demonstration plots, and VSLA establishment.
• Champion gender equality and safeguarding principles across all programme activities, ensuring women hold leadership roles.
• Oversee asset management, ensuring all project resources and inputs are delivered and accounted for across all delivery sites.

• Proposal writing
• Budget management
• Strategic planning
• Proficiency in digital data collection tools (Kobo Collect, ODK, GIS) desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication in both English and Chichewa
• Proven integrity, accountability, analytical thinking, and sound decision-making
• Self-starter, collaborative team player, and able to manage multiple priorities

• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Disaster Management, Development Studies, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in Agriculture and Livelihoods projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in multi-sectoral programmes: food security, natural resource management, disaster risk reduction, and livelihoods-based development.
• Proven track record in performance monitoring using frameworks aligned to donor standards (CFGB experience an advantage).
• Strong experience coordinating with government agencies, local authorities, and community organizations.
• Competency in gender-intentional programming and safeguarding standards.