Project Manager - Mauritius

We are currently seeking to contract a Project Manager to join our project implementation team. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with the UK Executive and in-destination colleagues and implementation partners to deliver the project in Mauritius.

CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY: PROJECT MANAGER – MAURITIUS 

Salary:   £2,083 (GBP) gross per month
 
Contract type:  2.5-year fixed-term full-time contract (with the possibility of extension)
 
Based:  Port Louis (with regular travel across the island)
 
Responsible to: Destinations Programme Officer (UK)
 
Overview: Project manage the delivery of the ‘Transforming Tourism Value Chains’ project in Mauritius on behalf of the Travel Foundation.

THE TRAVEL FOUNDATION 
If we do tourism right, destinations won't just survive, they'll thrive.   Anyone who is involved in tourism can be part of this. We believe that tourism can and should shape a better future for destinations. Done well, it can bring new jobs and livelihoods for local people; as well as resources for the conservation of cultural heritage and the natural environment. 

The Travel Foundation is a registered charity in the UK, founded in 2003.  We are a charity that works in partnership with leading tourism organisations in popular holiday destinations around the world. We design and deliver sustainable tourism initiatives and research programmes to enable businesses, governments and communities to maximise the benefits and minimise the negative impacts of tourism.   For more information please visit: thetravelfoundation.org.uk

THE TRANSFORMING TOURISM VALUE CHAINS PROJECT 
The Travel Foundation is collaborating with UN Environment, the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), and national partners to deliver the Transforming Tourism Value Chains Project on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.  

The project aims at reducing GHG emissions and improving resource efficiency in key tourism sector value chains with high resource use i.e. accommodation, food & beverage, and meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE). Transforming the sector to low carbon, resource efficient operations, requires an increase in sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices by businesses and tourists through more coherent actions in countries. The project will help the Philippines and the Dominican Republic to: 1) establish and analyse the sector’s inventory of GHG emissions and sustainable products and services in the tourism value chains; 2) establish an integrated emissions reduction and resource efficiency action framework based on life cycle approaches, with specific indicators for mitigation/adaptation priorities; 3) build local institutional and networking capacities; 4) support national implementation and results reporting; and 5) enhance regional tourism networking, lessons and learning. Participating SIDS countries will benefit from policy recommendations for and capacity building in low carbon tourism operations.

The Travel Foundation is the main implementing partner for the small island developing states (SIDS) target countries, Mauritius and St Lucia, and is responsible for organising, facilitating and conducting value chain mapping and training workshops, communicating and disseminating project results and assisting the project in developing policy recommendations and action plan priorities for SIDS.   In Mauritius, the project will focus on the accommodation and food & beverage value chains and will also require the establishment and facilitation of a national stakeholder advisory group to encourage the wider replication of project actions.  The Travel Foundation is recruiting for a project assistant to support the project implementation and this person will be managed by the Project Manager. 
 
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR WORK 
We are currently seeking to contract a Project Manager to join our project implementation team.  The successful candidate will be required to work closely with the UK Executive and in-destination colleagues and implementation partners to deliver the project in Mauritius. 

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful applicant will be responsible for the effective delivery of all project activities in Mauritius, with the support of a Project Assistant. This includes:

• Developing a project implementation plan in liaison with the Travel Foundation

• Identifying and engaging businesses from the accommodation and food & beverage sectors for value chain mapping and associated value chain businesses 

• Preparing, organising and facilitating large events, workshops and training for local tourism sector stakeholders 

• Supporting businesses from the accommodation and food & beverage sectors to collect data, and using this data to conduct value chain mapping / life-cycle analysis using a methodology established by project partners

• Engaging and liaising directly with operational staff to monitor progress

• Setting up and facilitating the national stakeholder advisory group in Mauritius, which includes: identifying and engaging public sector tourism stakeholders in the project; setting-up and facilitating the group with appropriate governance, working procedures and guidelines; and providing logistical support for the operation of the STAG and facilitating regular on-line webinars and face-to-face meetings between participants 

• Providing the line management of the Project Assistant 

• Conducting a review of the policy environment and national and international sustainability commitments

• Development and implementation of policy recommendations and action plans

• Maintaining regular communication with all project stakeholders

• Producing high quality progress reports for funders and project communications documents for local stakeholders

• Collecting project monitoring and evaluation data and using this data to track progress

• Supporting in the implementation of other project activities as required by project partners

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential:

• At least 5 years’ experience working in the tourism sector at middle/senior management level

• At least 2 years’ experience of programme/project management including planning and implementation

• Proven experience of developing and facilitating effective cross-sector partnerships 

• Proven experience of facilitating workshops and providing training 

• A charismatic and confident person with excellent interpersonal skills

• Ability to be self-directed and autonomous, as well as working as part of team

• Ability to engage hotel operational staff in the project, motivating them to provide project data 

• Strong communication and presentation skills, including ability to speak confidently to large groups of people 

• Broad knowledge and understanding of local development issues and policies

• Computer literacy (including: Word, Excel and PowerPoint)  

• Fluent (spoken and written) in English  

• Flexibility to travel regularly nationally and, occasionally, internationally

Desirable:

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline 

• Experience of working in the public sector at a middle or senior management level

• Familiarity with resource efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reductions projects 

• Experience of value chain mapping and life cycle analysis or similar activity  

• Existing contacts and networks of tourism stakeholders in the destination

APPLICATION PROCESS
Please send your CV with a 300 word (max) covering letter, highlighting your experience and skills relevant to this vacancy and this role suits you to Cynthia Shaw with the subject "PROJECT MANAGER – MAURITIUS." (Please note: shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a written pre-interview assessment)

Closing date: Thursday 4th May at 23:00 (GMT). Candidates will be informed by Wednesday 10th May if they have been selected for interview. Interviews will take place between 16-19 May 2017, in Port Louis, Mauritius

Please see our website for all current live vacancies: www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/about-us/recruitment/