Project Lead- Research at Farsight Africa Group

This role’s core responsibility will be to steer strategic outcomes, proactively manage risks, and cultivate strong alignment across stakeholders to ensure project success and long-term impact at Farsight Africa Group covering the countries of operation.

Project Management

• Mange the execution of work plans, budgets, and team assignments under the client Long Term Agreement (LTA) with Farsight Africa Group
• Own implementation of client-requested research tasks across Somalia’s federal member states
• Ensure compliance with donor reporting cycles, contracting, and deliverables.

Team Leadership

• Lead cross-functional technical and field teams, including both internal and consultant staff
• Conduct onboarding, mentoring, and periodic performance assessments • Create a collaborative, high-performance work culture

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as secondary liaison with client focal points and stabilization partners
• Lead coordination operations calls, ad-hoc donor briefings, and engagement with national counterparts
• Translate Farsight’s fieldwork into insights that inform client stabilization programming

Learning & Strategic Delivery

• Lead integration of Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) insights into project design and strategic pivots
• Own and ensure the quality, timeliness, and relevance of all project deliverables
• Direct adaptive management processes in response to evolving field conditions and shifting partner priorities, driving agile and responsive program execution

REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s degree in Project Management, Development Studies, or related field
• Minimum 7 – 10 years of experience in managing complex projects and leading teams
• Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and multi-stakeholder environments
• Strong leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated ability in writing Research and M& E Proposals
• Extensive national and international (Somalia) experience in project management
• Familiarity with the socio-cultural context of East Africa
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English