Job Description

Agriculture Project Manager

The Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD) is an

international solidarity organisation founded in 1988. IECD implements economic

and human development projects in partnership with local institutions, enabling

young people and vulnerable populations to access decent and sustainable

employment. With over 35 years of experience in education, employment and

entrepreneurship, IECD operates in 18 countries across four geographic zones

(Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa / Madagascar, and South-East Asia).

IECD has been present in Liberia since 2020. It initially implemented a pilot agricultural project in Bong

County, training over 270 farmers in improved gardening techniques and agroecological practices and

establishing an experimental station in partnership with a public institution.

Since mid-2025, and for a period of 3.5 years, this project has scaled up: IECD now provides technical

assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) to conduct experiments on new crops and practices,

train more extension workers, and extend impact to other counties. This work strengthens IECD’s

contribution to the country’s agricultural development, creates linkages between sector stakeholders, and

requires strong leadership on agricultural topics alongside capacity-building support for dedicated

internal resources.

YOUR MISSION

Working closely with the Country Director of the IECD Liberia delegation, the Agriculture Project

Manager coordinates all activities under the technical assistance project with the MoA. The post-holder

becomes the primary operational counterpart of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the project,

attached to the MoA, and supports the team in delivering the activities for which IECD holds

responsibility or co-responsibility.

Beyond the main agricultural project, the Agriculture Project Manager works in close proximity with

other sector stakeholders across research and development and training, with the goal of maximizing

IECD’s impact for farmers across the country.

The post-holder leads a team of approximately five people currently based in Gbarnga: three technical

assistants, a logistics assistant/driver, and an administrative assistant. Within the project framework, the

team will be reinforced as needed and deployed across the project’s counties of intervention. The

Agriculture Project Manager also collaborates closely with IECD’s headquarters teams and the Liberia

delegation, particularly with the agricultural training officer.

1) Main Responsibilities

1. Operational and financial project management

• Lead the action plan and coordinate all project activities with stakeholders
• Maintain monitoring tools in coordination with the project team and the M&E officer
• Regularly track quantitative and qualitative indicators from the logical framework
• Develop annual budgets and quarterly updates in liaison with the finance team
• Monitor project expenditure and ensure spending is in line with IECD and donor rules
• Produce internal reports and contribute to external reporting with the PIU for the donor

2. Partner relations management

• Manage relationships with project implementation partners in Liberia (producer organisations,

experimental stations, training centres, ministries/institutions, other NGOs, etc.)

• Draft and maintain partnership agreements

Job Description

Agriculture Project Manager

• Prepare and facilitate steering committees with different partners

3. Team coordination and management

• Build and lead a cohesive team of 5 to 8 people to support project activities and operations
• Work closely with MoA counterparts mobilized for project implementation
• Ensure skills transfer to the partner
• Hold regular team meetings, set clear objectives and manage performance appraisals in line

with IECD HR policies

4. Activity coordination to achieve expected project results

4a. Support to the emergence of producer organizations:

o Develop or adapt Top Prod’ training tools for the deployment of new agroecological

practices, in line with MoA expectations

o Align the experimentation program with training tools to strengthen complementary technical

inputs

o Develop a training tool for conducting agricultural production feasibility studies from a

business plan

o Lead technical and economic skills transfer to MoA technicians

o Co-facilitate technical and economic skills transfer to producer groups

4b. Support to the emergence of an ecological inputs production sector:

o Develop a Top Prod’ training tool on the production of ecological agricultural inputs

o Adjust the experimentation programme accordingly

o Develop a training tool for ecological input production feasibility studies from a business plan

o Lead technical and economic skills transfer to MoA technicians

o Co-facilitate technical and economic skills transfer to agro-entrepreneurs

o Facilitate a competitive selection process for the best ecological inputs production business

projects

2) Key Deliverables

• Timely implementation of all project activities in line with the project contractual

objectives and logical framework indicators

• Annual budgets and quarterly updates produced and monitored; project expenditure

tracked and compliant with IECD and donor rules

• Internal and donor reports submitted on time and to the required standard
• Top Prod’ training tools and business plan modules developed and deployed
• Skills transfer to MoA technicians and producer groups documented and evaluated

EXPECTED PROFILE

Qualities:

• Strong leadership and team management skills; ability to build cohesive, motivated teams in a

field setting

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Confident communicator and facilitator, comfortable working with government counterparts and

community-level stakeholders

• Rigorous approach to financial management and donor reporting
• Adaptable and resilient, with a strong commitment to field presence and knowledge transfer
• Genuine interest in agroecological approaches and in capacity-building of local institutions

Languages:

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) — required
• French (written and spoken) is a major asset

Education: Master’s degree in agronomy, rural development, project management, international

development, or a related field

Experience: Minimum 4 years of professional experience in agricultural project management or rural

development in the NGO or development sector, including:

• Experience in agroecological approaches or agricultural training (Top Prod’ or equivalent

methodology is an asset)

• Experience managing teams in a field setting
• Experience with institutional donors (AFD, EU, UN or similar) is an asset
• Experience working with Ministries of Agriculture or similar government institutions is an asset
• Prior experience in Liberia or West Africa is strongly valued

CONDITIONS OF THE MISSION

Position Title: Agriculture Project Manager

Reports to: Country Director, IECD Liberia

Duration: 12 months (renewable, based on funding)

Location: Gbarnga, Bong County, Liberia with frequent field visits to project sites/counties

Compensation: TBD

Please send all applications to: RH.liberia@iecd.org No later than June 22, 2026, 5:00 PM and Indicate

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