Project Manager – Cashew-Coffee Value Chains (GV4G) — Nitidæ (Nampula/Maputo)

The essentials: You will lead the cashew value-chain workstream of the GV4G programme in Mozambique, on a 12-month renewable contract, based in Nampula or Maputo — applications open until 16 November 2026 via email (jobs@nitidae.org).

About Nitidæ

Nitidæ is an international organisation based in Lyon, France, that designs and implements sustainable rural-development projects with a strong biodiversity-conservation focus. It has been in Mozambique since 2013, rooted in Zambézia province around Gilé National Park and the Namuli Key Biodiversity Area.

It has recently expanded to Nampula and Manica provinces — the two cashew and coffee production hubs of the country — and runs around 30 projects with a team of 250 specialists: economists, engineers, agronomists, foresters and experts in soils, carbon and GIS.

The GV4G programme

Green Value for Growth (GV4G) is a five-year (60-month) action funded by the European Union and the Kingdom of the Netherlands under the Global Gateway initiative.

The goal is to accelerate Mozambique's transition to greener, climate-resilient and inclusive development by transforming the soy, cashew and coffee value chains along the Beira and Nacala corridors.

By 2031, the programme aims to mobilise €27.7 million in investment, support more than 2,500 businesses and cooperatives, reach 38,000 smallholder farmers, sustain 8,000 jobs and promote sustainable land management across nearly 36,000 hectares.

The consortium brings together four partners — TechnoServe (lead), Resilience, Nitidæ and the Zambezi Valley Development Agency — with Nitidæ as the technical lead for the cashew value chain.

Who we're looking for

We are looking for a project manager who enjoys leading large teams and coordinating international partnerships, with experience in rural-development and value-chain programmes.

This is a wide-scoped role: you will coordinate a team of more than 20 people and report directly to Nitidæ's Country Representative for Mozambique.

If you like working on the ground, working with numbers, and delivering concrete results in the cashew and coffee chains, this is the right fit for you.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Plan and lead the programme's start-up phase — recruitment, baseline studies and team set-up — aligning activities with the consortium's annual work plans.
• Lead Nitidæ's technical strategy for the cashew value chain: agroecology training, support to producer organisations and networks, and structuring of joint marketing.
• Coordinate coffee and landscape activities in Namuli and Gurué: landscape governance, support to producers and the coffee cooperative, and co-design of agroforestry systems.
• Work with N'Lab on spatial analysis, modelling scenarios (LUCCIA) and deforestation monitoring in priority intervention landscapes.
• Manage the programme budget — regular monitoring, forecasts, annual budgets and grants to producer organisations — ensuring compliance with EU, Dutch and consortium rules.
• Produce Nitidæ's technical and financial contributions to the interim, annual and final reports consolidated by the Programme Management Unit.
• Manage the project's human resources: recruitment, onboarding, training, appraisal and individual plans, ensuring inclusive recruitment and gender balance.
• Represent Nitidæ in the programme's coordination bodies — the monthly technical-leads forum, quarterly reviews and the annual planning workshop — and coordinate with TechnoServe, Resilience and the Zambezi Valley Development Agency.

What we offer

• Duty station in Nampula or Maputo, with frequent travel to Zambézia, Nampula and Manica provinces.
• 12-month renewable contract: Mozambican candidates under Mozambican law; foreign candidates with a work permit under French law (SYNTEC, executive cadre).
• Salary in line with Nitidæ's local salary scale, with health coverage and, for expatriate profiles, international insurance and repatriation.
• Work in an EU- and Netherlands-funded consortium with real impact on producer incomes, biodiversity conservation and rural development.
• A team with international recognition in cashew and coffee, present in Mozambique since 2013.

How to apply

Send your CV and a cover letter to jobs@nitidae.org, with the subject «Application – PM GV4G Mozambique – [Surname, First name]». The deadline is 16 November 2026.

Only complete applications (CV and cover letter) are considered; selection is done on a rolling basis, so the position may be filled before the deadline.

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