Function: ​Cross Functional​ 

Reports to: Steer Committee   

Scope: ​Ethiopia ​ 

Location: Ethiopia 

ABOUT UNILEVER 

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At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. 

Project Context and Main Purpose of the Job  

Unilever/AIF is a partnership that embarks on a mutually benefiting business winning opportunity that brings the strength of the two organizations to enter in to manufacturing of nutrition products into the Ethiopian market. The role of the project manager is to be the central point of contact that develops, leads and implement agreed up on works streams between the two organisations to make sure the project lands on time and in full. The role has overall responsibility for: 

• Work closely with legal contracting teams to make sure both teams closely work together to land the joint contract and makes sure project is run in line with the agreed-up contract and flag any changes or challenges.    

• Work closely with the product innovation teams to make sure mixes are ready for launch per agreed timelines.  

• Work with External relations team to make sure the overall external engagements are kept aligned and streamlined. Report back to the steer committee   

• Project manager will work closely with the operation, construction, and sourcing teams being the focal person in the ground to unlock government, banks, and related operations to speed up and deliver the factory in the agreed sight and location on the agreed timelines.   

• The project manager will engage with designated partners and internal team members that will focus on working on regenerative agriculture and Purpose to make sure the project gets desired attention and support from key stakeholder both internal and external. 

JOB PURPOSE 

Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. If you are  ​a person who wants to make an impact through transformational project, if you tend to think outside the box and solve problems in an unorthodox approach, if you have an amazing passion for high performance and strategic thinking with sustainable long term impact​ then this role is just for you.  

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE 

• ​​Leads for timely delivery of the project. 

• ​Manage changes vis-à-vis volatile external circumstance both from a regulatory point of view as well as complexity of the project scope. 

• ​Responsible for securing the desired permission and licenses for the smooth landing of the project as required from respective regulatory bodies. 

• ​Deliver the desired funding and attention for the project working with internal steer co and external funding partners that will enhance the impact of the project.  

• ​Be the front and single point of contact for the project managing stakeholders across both partnering organizations as well as external partners and regulatory bodies.  

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED 

• Project management skills 

• Understanding of Ethiopia regulatory landscape   

• Experience in the FMCG sector  

• Understanding of the Ethiopian investment law 

• Understanding of manufacturing in Ethiopia and operations in Industrial parks  

• Affluent with lay of the land of the financial sector in Ethiopia.  

Experiences & Qualifications 

• ​​10+ years’ experience with at least 5 years plus in the manufacturing sector  

• ​Proven experience in developing and implementing projects of various natures.

• ​Proven project and budget management experience 

• ​The ideal incumbent would have worked on delivering one or more projects related to setting up of manufacturing site that involved end to end coordination from leasing land to ribbon cutting of a full-fledged operational site.  

Skills 

• ​​Growth opportunity identification & segmentation 

• ​ Innovation project management 

• ​ Commercial & business acumen 

• ​ Evidence based decision making 

• ​ Stakeholder management 

• ​ Influencing 

• ​ Problem solving ​​

Leadership 

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins. 

• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed. 

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.   

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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