Our client, an international NGO, works exclusively in the rural areas, helping young people escape poverty by ensuring that the youth receive a quality education which is complimented by a strategy that seeks to increase incomes of the poor by breaking the poverty cycle, and increasing incomes through promoting savings.
Reporting to the Country Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for improving the quality of the country programme by:
* Providing technical assistance, direction, support and oversight to achieve total quality;
* Playing a key role in the overall leadership and direction of the organization as a member of the senior management team;
* Coordinating the design and review of the organization's strategy and annual plans to ensure maximum impact of program activities;
* Facilitating the development and timely submission of quality project proposals to donors;
* Supporting the country team in identifying new project initiatives and writing concept papers and proposals in line with the program strategy
* Defining the Monitoring & Evaluation standards as well as key performance indicators for all programmes
* Encouraging a culture of reflection, impact measurement, and impact-evidence generation in programmes
* Vetting all programmes for quality and relevance to national policy frameworks; as well as compliance with donor requirements
* Identifying staff and programme skills gaps and recommending appropriate ways of addressing these;
* Facilitating research into what other NGOs are doing locally; determining best practice and incorporating it into the program.
Qualifications, skills & other requirements
* At least a relevant master's degree from a recognized University;
* Minimum of 6 years demonstrated experience in designing and implementing development projects.
* Experience working with an international NGO, implementing education, enterprise, HIV/AIDS and gender programs an added advantage.
* A culture of constantly questioning the status quo and continuously improving programs.
* A proven track record of developing and managing projects which create measurable, cost-effective impact; achieving maximum results with limited resources;
* Excellent influencing and communication skills, particularly proposal writing and reporting.
This position offers an excellent opportunity to make a real change with long lasting effects in the fight against poverty in our country.
In addition, a market level remuneration will be offered to the successful candidate.
Ref No: 171/A/FN
Send your application letter and CV – do not attach certificates/testimonials and state how your experience matches the specification, quoting job ref no to hawkins.associates@khigroup.com
Hawkins Associates Ltd.
Human Resources Consultants
215, Muthangari Rd, Lavington
Tel: +254-20-3864260, +254-722-204422
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