About this role
Project Implementer
Project Title: Women Entrepreneurship: Strengthening the Entrepreneurship Skills of Women-led Businesses and Women Employees of ETG (AFAWA Project).
Project Countries: Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Duration: January 2026 June 2028 full-time
Reports to: Consortium Lead
- Background The AFAWA project, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), seeks to empower women-led businesses (WEBs) and women employees in ETGs agribusiness supply chains. The programme includes training, employability improvement, financial inclusion, and market linkages.
The implementer will play a critical role in ensuring effective and inclusive project delivery across the four implementation countries, supporting national teams, strengthening community linkages, and ensuring value-for-money procurement and accountability.
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Purpose of the Overall TOR This overarching TOR consolidates the responsibilities of all project functions (Programme Coordination, Country Project Management, Communications, Finance, and M&E). It defines the implementers role as a strategic implementing partner ensuring coordination, oversight, and alignment of activities with AfDB, ETG, and consortium guidelines.
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Key Responsibilities:
A. Programme Implementation Oversight
- Provide overall coordination and oversight of project delivery across the four countries.
- Ensure activities are aligned with the Logical Framework and AfDB guidelines.
- Supervise and support the national teams (Programme Managers, Communication, M&E, and Finance staff). Recruit and manage project personnel as needed.
B. Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the focal point for coordination with governments, financial institutions, business groups, and implementing partners.
- Represent the consortium in regional and national forums.
- Strengthen linkages with women entrepreneurs and employees in ETG supply chains.
C. Communications & Visibility
- Implement and oversee the project communication and branding strategy.
- Document and promote success stories, lessons learned, and case studies.
- Manage relationships with local and regional media to ensure positive coverage.
D. Financial & Operational Management
- Oversee financial planning, donor reporting, and budget monitoring across all four countries.
- Ensure compliance with AfDB financial policies and procurement requirements.
- Support annual audits and ensure financial transparency.
E. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
- Lead data collection and reporting across all project countries.
- Ensure quality assurance of indicator tracking, evaluations, and adaptive management.
- Document best practices and lessons learned to inform project adjustments.
F. Capacity Building & Team Supervision
- Provide technical support and supervision to project staff.
- Facilitate training, mentorship, and knowledge-sharing among national teams.
- Promote gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches in all project activities.
- Deliverables
- Consolidated annual and quarterly work plans.
- Regional progress reports (technical and financial).
- Communication strategy outputs (case studies, media features, visibility reports).
- Regional M&E dashboards, learning notes, and evaluation contributions.
- Final consolidated project implementation report (by December 2027).
- Reporting Line The overall project implementer function will report to the Consortium Lead at ETG, while working closely with Programme Coordinator, Country Managers, and technical staff (Finance, Communications, M&E).