Closing date: 29 Jun 2009
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Position Title: Assistant Country Director: Programme
Responsible to: Country Director
Base: Nairobi, Kenya
Contract duration: 1 year
Basic Function:
CARE Kenya has been working in partnership with the Government of Kenya since 1968 and is currently under the direct management of CARE Canada.
Working in close collaboration with partner organisations, the Government of Kenya and the private sector, CARE Kenya currently incorporates our mission, which is to reduce poverty at the household level and to provide relief in emergencies.
Currently, it has established four sectoral priorities: HIV/AIDS; Civil Society Engagement; Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture and Emergency & Refugee Operations.
The Assistant Country Director: Programme is a key member of CARE Kenya’s Senior Management Team. This position will be presently based in Nairobi, Kenya.
This person will have Country Office (CO) wide responsibilities for developing, overseeing and upgrading the CO’s programming across its broad spectrum of humanitarian initiatives.
The position will fit a dynamic, self-driven, results-oriented leader/manager looking for a unique opportunity to develop and be responsible for delivering innovative strategies that will reduce poverty in Kenya.
This position calls for independent decision-making, a high degree of competence, the exercise of leadership and a willingness to be actively involved in the execution as well as the management of the program with the sector managers.
Program Development
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Position Title: Assistant Country Director: Programme
Responsible to: Country Director
Base: Nairobi, Kenya
Contract duration: 1 year
Basic Function:
CARE Kenya has been working in partnership with the Government of Kenya since 1968 and is currently under the direct management of CARE Canada.
Working in close collaboration with partner organisations, the Government of Kenya and the private sector, CARE Kenya currently incorporates our mission, which is to reduce poverty at the household level and to provide relief in emergencies.
Currently, it has established four sectoral priorities: HIV/AIDS; Civil Society Engagement; Commercialization of Smallholder Agriculture and Emergency & Refugee Operations.
The Assistant Country Director: Programme is a key member of CARE Kenya’s Senior Management Team. This position will be presently based in Nairobi, Kenya.
This person will have Country Office (CO) wide responsibilities for developing, overseeing and upgrading the CO’s programming across its broad spectrum of humanitarian initiatives.
The position will fit a dynamic, self-driven, results-oriented leader/manager looking for a unique opportunity to develop and be responsible for delivering innovative strategies that will reduce poverty in Kenya.
This position calls for independent decision-making, a high degree of competence, the exercise of leadership and a willingness to be actively involved in the execution as well as the management of the program with the sector managers.
Program Development
- Good familiarity, networking and working relationships with donors and programme staff of sponsoring CARE International members.
- Work with sector managers to develop viable proposals to donors and contract requirements and best practice; innovate from and add value to existing projects
- Active development of viable proposals and accurate budgets, together with consultants and a senior CO programme team comprised of programme leaders and project managers, to develop viable proposals for submission to donors that are conceptually coherent, of high quality and consistent with best practice.
- Familiarity with new directions of CARE International and the international development community and the ability to incorporate them into new, innovative programming. New directions include the blending of rights-based with needs-based programming, ‘making markets work for the poor’, local capacity building, partnership, community-driven development, urban programming and peace-building.
- A working knowledge of donor requirements and formats.
Programme/Contract Management
- Direct management of the CO’s senior programme management team.
- Direct oversight of all projects being carried out in the field to ensure high quality implementation, compliance with donor and contract requirements and best practice.
- Direct oversight of project expenses and procurements to ensure cost overruns are avoided.
- Ensure accurate and timely documentation and donor reporting
- Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation is carried out for each project
- Promote and ensure the implementation of cross cutting themes, such as cross sector synergy between projects, civil society strengthening and the blending of rights based and needs based programming
- Support sector managers in their relationship and negotiations with donors, counterparts and partners as appropriate.
- Champion the CO strategic planning process
External Relations
- Maintain active networking and cooperative relationships with key stakeholders: donors, GOI counterparts, the UN, members of the NGO community and representatives of CARE International member organisations.
Supervisory Capacity: Sector Managers
Coordinates with: Assistant Country Director Support
Working Conditions: This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya, the capital city of the country. Nairobi is an international regional center. As such, it has a large expatriate population with full international services. It is also plagued by high crime rates and violence, which requires expatriate staff to be attentive to personal safety.
Required Attributes:
Coordinates with: Assistant Country Director Support
Working Conditions: This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya, the capital city of the country. Nairobi is an international regional center. As such, it has a large expatriate population with full international services. It is also plagued by high crime rates and violence, which requires expatriate staff to be attentive to personal safety.
Required Attributes:
- Conceptual understanding of humanitarian needs and rights-based programming
- Excellent English writing skills
- Strong budgeting skill
- Familiar with CARE and international donors’ policies, procedures and guidelines
- Able to operate in an autonomous, self-structured work environment and meet deadlines
- Commitment to working with and mentoring Kenyan field staff
- Ability to lead through teamwork
- Proven capabilities in staff supervision, project management and program development
- Ability to operate computer program applications (e.g. MS Excel and MS Word)
Qualifications:
- Minimum of university degree (S1) in a development related field
- 7 years experience in an international development setting
Contact Information:
Please apply online at www.care.ca or www.careersunited.org .
You will need to register before submitting your resume.
Note: We thank all those who will apply for this position but due to the volume of applications, we will contact only those who are selected for the interviews.
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