Program Management

This is a remote delivery-based contract for an Independent Consultant role. The duration of the contract is 9 months.

About Rare:

Rare inspires change so people and nature thrive. For over 45 years, across 60 countries, we have been a global leader in driving social change for people and nature. We believe that the cumulative power of individual and community action is a vital pathway to safeguarding and restoring our shared waters, lands, and climate.

Scope of Work:
Rare is seeking a Program management consultant to support in successful management of the grants. The primary focus of this assignment is for the consultant to contribute to the grants portfolio management of assigned grants, support management of the BAF Mozambique project and assist in CREST (Rare’s Fish Forever Grants management system).

The selected consultant will be responsible for the following key tasks and deliverables:

1.     Grants portfolio management support

a.     Support Program Senior Manager in overseeing the Mozambique grants by participating in progress review meetings with the country implementation teams, as well as drafting, reviewing and editing draft donor reports.

b.     Support Brazil, Honduras and Mozambique teams in preparation for the quarterly program reviews, including guidance in presentation preparation and draft program review notes. Final versions of the presentation and minutes should be validated by the Senior Program Manager.

2.    Support Program manager in developing BAF Mozambique Semi-annual and Annual reports

a.     Participate with Senior Program Manager at Mozambique Quarterly Steering committee meetings and other relevant meetings during December 2024 – August 2025 to better understand the project and deliverables. The consultant is required to attend only the key meetings, while for the regular meetings the recordings will be made available to ensure access to relevant discussions and materials.

b.     Support Senior Program manager in developing and following up on reporting tasks and timelines.

c.     Develop a first draft of the Narrative report using donor templates based on the s received from the country team and project partners.

d.     Organize approx. 3-4 check-in meetings to discuss the progress in report development and any remaining issues.

e.     Based on the comments received finalize together with Senior Program Manager the donor report.

f.      Support Senior Program Manager in addressing any comments received from the donor (BAF) following the report submission.

3.    Support Program manager inCREST update

a.     Participate with Senior Program Manager in Brazil, Mozambique and Honduras quarterly program statusreview meetings. Draft program review notes and other relevant minutes if requested.

b.     Update CREST grants portfolios for each active grant including development of the Dashboards, Worksheets and Risk registers. Brazil grant portfolio should be considered as a priority.

c.     Support Senior Program Manager in consulting and validation of the updated CREST pages with the in-country responsible staff.

Key Deliverables and Timeline

1.     Grants portfolio management support

Deliverables: Draft and review meetings notes and grant reports; Program Status review presentations, meetings minutes and action itemsby September 30, 2025 (15 days in total – 5 days for each quarter)

2.    Support Program manager in developing BAF Mozambique Semi-annual and Annual reports

Deliverables:Draft and Final versions of the BAF Mozambique narrative report  semi-annual and annual reportsby February 15, 2025 and August 15, 2025 respectively (50 days)

3.    Support Program manager inCREST update

Deliverables:Updated CREST pages for Brazil, Honduras and Mozambique grantsby January 31, 2025 (10 days); Ongoing quarterly CREST updatebySeptember 30, 2025 (15 days in total – 5 days for each quarter).

The consultant will be responsible for the timely delivery and technical quality of the aspects outlined above. All deliverables shall be submitted toRare’s Fish Forever Senior Program manager.

Contractor Experience/Requirements:

The consultant is expected to have the following skills/knowledge/experience:

• Proven experience in program management and monitoring, for international development or conservation projects
• Strong quantitative and qualitative data lection and analytical skills
• Excellent writing, communication, and training facilitation abilities
• Understanding of nature-based solutions, behavior change and communication, and community-based projects
• Multisectoral experience in marine conservation, food security, health, gender and social inclusion and other sectors is a plus.

Expressions of Interest:

Please email the following documents to:[email protected] by December 31^st, 2024.

• A cover letter outlining their relevant experience and track record of similar undertakings (not to exceed 2 pages)
• Daily rate and proposed budget
• Full CV/Resume
• At least two professional references (if any)

** Please visit our website at www.rare.org/careers to view the full Terms of Reference for this consultancy. **