Kenya: Programme Manager

VACANCY – PROGRAMME MANAGER

Salary: Competitive

Hours: Full Time

Location: Nairobi

We are best known as the UK’s leading fair trade organisation and are engaged in a wide range of trade and development activities. Established as a Christian response to poverty, we help people in developing countries to transform their lives.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and dynamic development professional to be based in Nairobi with regular travel to project sites in the East Africa Region.

Key areas of responsibility:

Oversee the overall programme development and management efforts of Traidcraft East Africa and manage effective delivery of specific projects assigned; ensuring the project is implemented to a high standard in line with the expectations of key stakeholders (Traidcraft, the project partner, donors and beneficiaries).Take part in fundraising efforts in the region and overseas.Manage project budgets in collaboration with other East Africa staff.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

You’ll have an advanced university degree in the relevant field and experience of successfully managing complex donor funded projects, including the management of action plans, budgets, reporting, monitoring and evaluation and trouble shooting. You’ll have experience in working with programmes supporting small- enterprise development, farmer’s linkages to markets and capacity building.

Essential Skills and Aptitudes

You’ll have strong language and numeracy skills, including excellent written report writing and proven understanding of financial management. You’ll have Project management skills, with strong training and facilitation skills and will have excellent communication skills both oral and written, and fluent in English and Swahili. You’ll be proficient in the use of computers, including Microsoft office.

Interested?

Further details including a full job description and application form can be found on our website at www.traidcraft.co.uk/careers

Closing date for applications:21st November 2014

Provisional date for interviews:4th week of November 2014