Join the winning team at the prestigious
East Africa Dairy Development Project
Led by, Heifer International, a global non-profit humanitarian development organization dedicated to ending hunger & poverty, and implemented by a consortium of partners, the East Africa Dairy Development Project (EADD) Phase II, is an ambitious five-year program designed to help 136,000 smallholder farm families to achieve sustainably improved livelihoods in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Based in Nairobi, Kenya, the following position will form part of the regional leadership team, reporting to the Regional Director – EADD.
Regional Program / Operations Manager
The East Africa Dairy Development (EADD-II) Regional Program/Operations Manager, under the overall guidance of the EADD-II Regional Director, will provide the overall operational management support to the Regional Director, and to staff and other EADD-II partners in the implementation of all components of the EADD-II project at Regional level. The Program/Operations Manager serves as an associate and advisor to the Regional Manager in carrying out the operational management duties at Regional level. S/he will focus on driving the planning and implementation of the project, monitor project progress and recommend corrective action when needed.
S/he will also coordinate in driving, through a regional team, fundraising, communication, monitoring and evaluation and lead other programmatic duties.
The position will also be responsible for reviewing, analyzing and packaging project progress reports, prior to submission to the Regional Director.
Based at the EADD-II Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya, this position will work closely with both the East Africa team, and the Africa Program staff at Heifer Headquarters.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture economics, agriculture business, business administration, natural resources, rural development administration, international development or related field, plus seven (7) years’ job-related managerial experience.
- Minimum of one (1) year in regional leadership capacity.
For detailed job description and to apply for this position please visit www.heifer.org/careers
Closing date for all applications Thursday February 26, 2015.
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