Program Manager

Project Manager

Fintrac (www.fintrac.com) is a leading US-based development consulting firm with projects in Africa, Asia, Latin American and the Caribbean.  Our mission is to provide agricultural solutions to end hunger and poverty.  We have spent 20 years innovating and introducing market-led, productivity-enhancing, eco-friendly and sustainable technologies, practices, and crops for income generation and food security.

Fintrac is seeking an experienced Project Manager who is interested in becoming a member of Fintrac’s team in the US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas).  The successful candidate will provide regulatory, contractual, and managerial guidance to multi-year USAID agricultural projects, working closely with their respective field staff and project specialists to ensure that their projects are successfully implemented on budget, and on time. 

Responsibilities include:

• Working with in-country project COPs and project staff to manage of all contract, budgetary and financial aspects of the project(s) to ensure the on-time and on-budget delivery of project services and solutions;
• Providing liaison support for in-country project managers to Fintrac’s US team, including problem solving, risk mitigation, resource acquisition, etc.;
• Liaising with project donor(s); managing all technical and financial reporting;
• Managing local and international subcontractors as well as all partner alliances in the field (including local NGO and other designated project partners);
• Fostering and managing field staff development;
• Contributing to activities in technical practice areas;
• Conducting regular in-country management visits to assigned project(s);
• Overseeing all project/program start-up and close-out;
• Preparing, managing and monitoring budgets while ensuring compliance with contractual obligations for multiple/simultaneous projects;
• Contributing to new business initiatives, including cost proposals;
• Assisting in contract development as needed;
• Providing monthly reports on the status of individual projects;
• Overseeing the annual financial audits of individual projects;
• Representing Fintrac at networking opportunities such as project events, client meetings and other project-related activities.

Qualifications:

• Seven (7) or more years of administrative and management experience with USAID, FAR and/or AIDAR projects;
• Experience with Budget & Grants management;
• Knowledge of and experience with project performance evaluation, results monitoring and impact reporting;
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration, compliance and management;
• In-depth knowledge of US federal procurement regulations and familiarity with USAID regulations and procedures;
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills required, some experience training field staff also preferred;
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite software applications, especially with Excel;
• Language fluency in French or Spanish is highly desired;
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required; Master’s degree, agribusiness knowledge strongly preferred.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and able to travel abroad.

To Apply:

For more information and to apply, visit the employment opportunities section of www.fintrac.com. Be sure to include cover letter with resume submission indicating recent salary history.  Only fully qualified candidates will be contacted.  No phone calls please. EOE.