Catalyste+ is a Canadian economic development organisation providing mentoring and advisory services to strengthen local skills and organisational capacity in emerging countries and Indigenous communities. Under the supervision of the Country Representative and in close collaboration with the Catalyste+ programme team, the Project Coordinator will coordinate and support the effective implementation of the project Strengthening Export Capacity and Market Access of Beninese SMEs (RCEAM-Bénin).
Key responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate and monitor project activities and timelines with the local partner CCI Bénin, beneficiary SMEs, the Catalyste+ adviser and the project team; identify delays and risks and propose corrective measures.
- Coordinate operational and logistical aspects of trainings, workshops and adviser missions.
- Collect, validate and analyse data against project indicators; monitor quality of results among 30 CCI Bénin staff, 10 trainers and 50 beneficiary SMEs; document results, good practices and lessons learned.
- Contribute to activity and financial reports for Catalyste+ and donors, and to administrative and financial follow-up.
- Implement the communication and visibility plan, including liaison with local media and donor visibility requirements.
- Ensure data confidentiality and compliance with Catalyste+ procedures.
Requirements:
- University degree in business administration, project management, international development, economics, international trade or a related field, and/or at least 3 years of relevant experience in project coordination.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and implementing projects, ideally in international development, private sector or SME development, trade or institutional strengthening.
- Knowledge of results-based management, monitoring and evaluation, and data management; understanding of gender equality and women's economic empowerment.
- Excellent planning, communication and stakeholder-relationship skills; strong command of Microsoft Office; excellent French, oral and written.
Location: based in Cotonou, Benin. Fixed-term contract until 31 March 2027.
Closing date: 2026-10-22
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the Catalyste+ BambooHR careers page: https://catalysteplus.bamboohr.com/careers/77