About Veritas
Veritas is a multi-sector and Ethiopia-focused management consultancy firm. Veritas Consulting advises private, development and private sector facing public institutions. We are a sector – agnostic consultancy, though the current thrust of our engagements is in renewable energies and agriculture.
Veritas currently seeks one long-term Program/Project Manager to support these various work streams.
About the position
In 2019, the Government of Ethiopia launched a National Electrification Program 2.0 (NEP 2.0) that aims to achieve universal electricity access by 2025. The plan envisions 65% of access coming from grid solutions and 35% from off-grid solutions.
To this end, Veritas has been working on development of private mini-grids in rural Ethiopia as part of the off-grid solutions in the NEP. Our previous projects have identified productive uses of energy in the Ethiopian context and potential minigrid sites throughout the country. Our current projects focus on development and implementation of 10 private sector led pilot mini-grids.
Veritas is looking for a full-time project manager to plan and lead our projects. We expect the candidate to be meticulous, structured, self-motivated, and proactive. By joining the Veritas team, the candidate will get an opportunity to develop, plan and manage projects that will have a significant impact on the livelihood of rural communities in Ethiopia.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage and coordinate an international project with multiple partners based in different countries, with multiple concurrent workstreams
- Develop detailed project plan and support the principal in managing the team accordingly on a daily basis. Assign duties, daily targets to team members and monitor their progress
- Ensuring timely completion of key deliverables
- Monitor and control project outputs and ensure delivery within the planned scope, timeline, and cost
- Lead a local project team with 10 or more people
- Hold a weekly meeting with project teams to review progress and discuss challenges. Actively support team members in follow-up and issue resolution
- Provide weekly and monthly progress reports for project sponsors and principal
- Communicate with the project sponsor, project team and other stakeholders
- Actively document project data, outcomes, reports and develop well-structured internal data repository
- Ensure proper documentation of key meetings and follow up on agreed tasks and deliverable
Term of Engagement: 18 months
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or finance
- PMP certified or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience in project management, preferably multinational projects
- Clear, effective and efficient communicator
- Excellent English writing skills
- Excellent oral communication and presentation skills
- Comfortable using modern software tools such as MS Office, G- Suite, Asana, Slack, and Zooms
- Able to work both in a team and independently
- Comfortable with ambiguity
- Professional and constructive disposition, with delivery oriented approach
How to Apply
Candidates should submit a maximum of 5 page CV and cover letter to [email protected]. CVs beyond this page limit will be considered.
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Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
More Information
- Address Addis Ababa
- Experience Level Senior
- Total Years Experience 5-10
- Qualification BA/BSc