{"id":1892044,"url":"https://alion.io/job/crs-project-manager-forest-flavors","title":"Project Manager – Forest Flavors","company":{"id":1773114,"name":"Catholic Relief Services","domain":"crs.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/crs-org","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Tamale, Ghana"],"countries":["GH"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":59000,"max_usd":132000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":5330},"experience_years_min":7,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-15T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-09-15T00:00:00Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":30,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":30},"description":"Project Manager – Forest Flavors GhanaOrganization: Catholic Relief Services (CRS)\nProject: Forest Flavors Ghana\nLocation: Tamale, Ghana\nEmployment Type: Full-Time\nOrganization Profile\nCatholic Relief Services (CRS) is a global humanitarian and development organization committed to supporting people and communities affected by poverty, inequality, and vulnerability. CRS works with partners and communities to deliver sustainable solutions that strengthen livelihoods, build resilience, and create opportunities for inclusive development.\nThrough the Forest Flavors Ghana project, CRS works to strengthen market systems and expand economic opportunities while advancing sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, agroforestry, and landscape restoration.\n Latest Career Advice UN Jobs in Ghana: UNDP, UNICEF & More Explained Oct 1, 2026 \n Driver Jobs in Ghana: Land a Driving Role Fast Sep 30, 2026 \n NGO Jobs in Ghana: Where to Find & How to Apply Sep 29, 2026 \n Jobs in Ghana: The Complete Guide to Finding Work Sep 28, 2026 \n Position Overview\nCatholic Relief Services is seeking an experienced and results-oriented Project Manager – Forest Flavors Ghana to lead the coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of project activities and stakeholder relationships.\nBased in Tamale, the Project Manager will provide strategic and technical leadership to ensure the project achieves its objectives under the Market Systems Development (MSD) strategy. The role will oversee project implementation, partnerships, budgets, staff performance, monitoring, learning, and reporting while ensuring that programming meets CRS quality standards and donor requirements.\nThe successful candidate will work closely with government institutions, private-sector actors, financial institutions, research organizations, implementing partners, communities, and other stakeholders. The position requires frequent travel across the Northern, Western, and Bono East Regions of Ghana.\nThe Project Manager will report to the Director for Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Landscape.\n ✓ Supercharge Your Job Search Stand out to employers and get the most out of Jobs.com.gh. Complete these 4 quick steps: \n Register as a Candidate or sign in if you already have an account. \n Complete Your Profile Add your professional and contact details. \n Upload or Update Your CV Keep your latest CV ready for applications. \n Upgrade Your CV for Free Use our premium CV templates at no cost. \n Key Responsibilities\nProject Leadership & ImplementationLead the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and close-out of Forest Flavors Ghana project activities.\n\nTranslate project objectives and strategies into practical implementation plans, milestones, and deliverables.\n\nEnsure project activities meet CRS program quality principles, donor requirements, and established technical standards.\n\nMonitor project progress, identify implementation challenges, and take timely corrective action.\n\nCoordinate activities across project teams, partners, and stakeholders to ensure effective and timely delivery.\n\nPromote continuous learning and use project evidence to strengthen implementation and impact.\n\nTechnical LeadershipProvide technical leadership in Market Systems Development (MSD) and inclusive economic development.\n\nGuide programming related to youth employment, climate-smart agriculture, agroforestry, and landscape restoration.\n\nApply market-based approaches to strengthen agricultural value chains and improve economic opportunities for target communities.\n\nSupport the identification of market opportunities, constraints, partnerships, and interventions that can contribute to sustainable livelihoods.\n\nProvide technical guidance to project staff and partners to ensure interventions achieve intended results.\n\nStrategic Partnerships & Stakeholder EngagementBuild and maintain strategic relationships with key public, private, community, and development-sector stakeholders.\n\nStrengthen partnerships with organizations such as COCOBOD, the Forestry Commission, private-sector buyers, local government institutions, financial institutions, research organizations, and other relevant stakeholders.\n\nEngage private-sector actors and market stakeholders to strengthen value-chain development and sustainable market linkages.\n\nRepresent CRS and the Forest Flavors Ghana project professionally in relevant meetings, forums, workshops, and stakeholder engagements.\n\nStrengthen collaboration and coordination among project partners and stakeholders.\n\nBudget & Resource ManagementLead project budget planning, monitoring, and review processes in collaboration with relevant CRS teams.\n\nEnsure project activities use financial, material, and human resources efficiently and in line with approved plans and policies.\n\nConduct regular budget reviews and identify variances, risks, and required corrective actions.\n\nFollow up with partners to ensure timely submission of financial and programmatic reports.\n\nMonitor partner resource utilization and support appropriate corrective actions where necessary.\n\nEnsure project resources contribute directly to quality implementation and achievement of results.\n\nTeam Leadership & Staff DevelopmentLead, supervise, and support project staff to deliver high-quality results.\n\nBuild a collaborative and inclusive team environment that promotes learning, accountability, and staff well-being.\n\nProvide regular coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to team members.\n\nDevelop and implement individual staff development plans based on identified capacity needs.\n\nParticipate in the recruitment and onboarding of project staff.\n\nManage performance processes for direct reports and provide timely, constructive feedback.\n\nPromote teamwork, professional growth, and continuous improvement across the project team.\n\nPartner Capacity StrengtheningAssess the technical and organizational capacity needs of implementing partners and other project stakeholders.\n\nDevelop or support targeted capacity-strengthening initiatives to address identified gaps.\n\nProvide technical assistance and coaching to partners to improve implementation quality.\n\nStrengthen partner systems, processes, and capabilities for sustainable project outcomes.\n\nPromote learning and knowledge sharing among project partners.\n\nMonitoring, Evaluation, Learning & ReportingMonitor project performance against approved plans, indicators, targets, and milestones.\n\nAnalyze project data and emerging trends to identify opportunities, challenges, and areas requiring management attention.\n\nContribute to evaluation processes and use findings to improve project implementation.\n\nPrepare and contribute to high-quality project reports, trend analyses, presentations, and other technical documentation.\n\nDocument lessons learned, success stories, challenges, and emerging practices.\n\nEnsure project documentation remains complete, accurate, accessible, and properly filed in accordance with CRS and donor requirements.\n\nCompliance & Project Close-OutEnsure project activities comply with CRS policies, donor requirements, contractual obligations, and applicable standards.\n\nMaintain complete project records throughout implementation.\n\nSupport effective project close-out, including documentation, learning, financial reconciliation, and handover activities.\n\nIdentify and escalate compliance, operational, financial, or implementation risks promptly.\n\nQualifications & Experience\nBachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Agribusiness, Business Administration, Development Finance, Entrepreneurship, or a related field.\n\nA Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is an added advantage.\n\nMinimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in project management, preferably within agriculture financing, cocoa or shea value chains, agribusiness development, SILC/VSLAs, livelihoods programming, or NGO/development programming.\n\nDemonstrated experience managing complex development projects and coordinating multiple stakeholders.\n\nExperience managing project grants, including project design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting, is preferred.\n\nExperience working with grants funded by multiple public or international donors will be an advantage.\n\nDemonstrated experience engaging and managing relationships with partner organizations.\n\nPrevious experience supervising and developing staff within a learning-oriented environment.\n\nExperience working with government, private-sector, community, financial, and research stakeholders is highly desirable.\n\nLanguage Requirement\nProficiency in English is required.\n\nTravel Requirement\nThe successful candidate must be willing and able to travel up to 50% of the time.\n\nTravel will include project locations across the Northern, Western, and Bono East Regions of Ghana.\n\nApplication Deadline: 25 September 2026\nHow to Apply\nApply online by clicking on the application button.\n RelatedSHARE with someone 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