Projects Coordinator – BUAN Consult (Pty) Ltd

BUAN Consult (Pty) Ltd is a consulting and advisory company wholly owned by the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The company provides consultancies and advisory services to Private and Public organizations in different sectors globally. The company currently provides Commissioned Consultancy services, Contracted Research and Development Professional Development Programmes.

VACANCY

Title: Projects Coordinator

Reports to: Manager, Commercial Ventures

Location: Gaborone

JOB PURPOSE

The Projects Coordinator will be responsible for overall coordination of BUAN Consult project activities and provide support to consultancy teams. The key deliverable is to lead the project sourcing and ensure excellence in execution, being responsible for facilitating BUAN Consult deliverables including specific outputs and outcomes of mandates.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project identification and bid management
• Assemble project team members for targeted mandates
• Coordinate all projects and activities of consultancy mandates
• Budgeting and managing financial resources of specific mandates
• Assist in revision of consultancy guidelines and contracts
• Ensure consultants adhere to the project guidelines
• Produce progress reports on project mandates

THE REQUIREMENTS

The right candidate must meet the following minimum requirements, among others;

• Master’s Degree in a Business-related field.
• At least 15 years work experience should be in business management, consultancy, and advisory work.
• Proven experience in project management in consulting space
• Proven experience in financial management of medium to large scale consultancy projects COMPETENCTIES
• Project Planning and coordination
• Leadership and management
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Resource mobilization and management
• Stakeholder Engagement

REMUNERATION

Monthly retainer with a commission-based success fee for mandates secured.