Kenya: Programme Director Kenya

Organization: Concern Worldwide

Country: Kenya

Closing date: 10 Mar 2016

Reference:

DD/PD/K

Country:

Kenya

Job Title:

Programmes Director

Contract Grade: C (Min €38,518 – Max €43,773) plus benefits

Contract Length: 2 years

Date Needed By: In place by June 1, 2016 to allow time for handover

New Post or Replacement: Replacement

Accompanied / Unaccompanied: Accompanied

Exact Job Location: Nairobi

Reports To: Country Director

Direct line management: Programme Coordinators for Food, Income and Markets, and Health and Nutrition; Programme Managers for Education and Governance; M and E Advisor

Liaises With: Finance team, Logistics, HR, System Director, Area Coordinators

Job Purpose

To manage the implementation of Concern Kenya’s multi sectoral programme in line with its Country Strategic Plan (2012-2016) programme strategies, programme quality while maintaining and strengthening focus on community empowerment, system strengthening and emergency preparedness. Responsible for programme design, implementation oversight, PM&E, emergency response and building capacity of the programme team.

Main Duties:

As a key member of Concern Kenya Country Management Team the PD will contribute to the development and management of the country programme with specific responsibilities for:

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  Lead in developing quality innovative programming in line with the new Country Strategic Plan, focusing on food and nutrition security, health, social accountability, resilience and sustainable livelihoods.

  
  


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  Lead programme reviews and ensure implementation and follow up of recommendations.

  
  


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  Strengthen the Country Programme’s foundation on community empowerment and system strengthening

  
  


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  Ensure systems are in place for the communication of early warning information on impending emergencies and the programme team’s emergency preparedness

  
  


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  Facilitate and monitor the organisational capacity building of partners in a strategic way, as appropriate.

  
  


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  Facilitate documentation and sharing the programme learning through M&E, action research and publication.

  
  


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  Mainstream HIV/AIDS, equality, accountability, RBA, and DRR throughout all programmes.

  
  

To undertake the responsibilities the PD needs to be 30% field based.

Specific Responsibilities:

Provide strategic direction to Concern Kenya’s Programmes

• Each programme has an approved programme proposal that will end by 2017– specific focus for next two years will be development of new programme strategies aligned to new Country Strategic Plan and new Global Strategic Plan.


• Coordinate programme emergency preparedness and response


• Demonstrate progress against the programme specific results showing link to country strategic results


• Ensure widespread understanding of Concern’s programming policies, strategies and approaches


• Monitor and analyze the external environment particularly in relation to programme areas, and make recommendations as appropriate for interventions

Strengthen planning, monitoring and reporting systems

• All programmes have approved annual workplans


• All programmes implement monitoring plans


• Lead compilation of the annual report


• Baselines, mid-term reviews and evaluations are conducted


• Ensure donor reports are high quality, results based and timely


• Lead regular review and update of PEER (preparing for an effective emergency response)


• Oversee the finalisation and implementation of the M and E system and tools within Concern and among partners

Resource mobilisation and management

• Ensure quality programming and results are the basis for networking among donors


• Lead development of funding applications in line with programme proposals and country strategic plan


• Represent Concern’s programmes at high level technical, coordination and government forums


• Design fund raising strategy

Strengthen team dynamics and intersectoral programming

• Manage senior technical teams


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  Put in place/maintain mechanisms for a people centred approach to programming

  
  


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  Continue to foster a working environment where staff are committed, motivated, creative and willingly work together and adhere to Concern policies and procedures applying key principles of transparency, accountability, good stewardship and participation;

  
  


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  Ensure that regular staff Performance and Development Review (PDR) system is established and maintained and that PDRs are undertaken at all levels;

  
  


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  Demonstrate support, encouragement, and coaching of staff as a role model for the cadre of program managers to aspire to;

  
  

Strengthen budgeting and financial management

• Ensure strict expenditure and budget tracking by the programme budget holders undertaking regular reviews and checks of budget compliance


• Initiate and lead quarterly budget review meetings with Finance


• Improve management partner financial reporting


• Oversee the preparation of budgets to ensure that the timing and cost of planned programme work and systems support is accurately reflected, while taking relevant donor requirements into consideration

Documentation and learning

• Ensure sharing of lessons and experiences between programmes/ counties/ other country programs and SAL (Dublin based technical support)


• Oversee the implementation of the research and innovations strategy


• Write and disseminate occasional technical briefing papers on lessons and best practice

Person Specification

Essential:

· Minimum 5 years field management of multi-sectoral programme in emergency and development contexts

· Third level qualification in development studies, social sciences or other related discipline

· Technical skills in system strengthening, health and nutrition, advocacy or sustainable livelihoods

· Practical experience in participatory development approaches, facilitation, capacity building and building effective teams to work in poor rural and urban communities

· Experience of programme design, project management cycle, participatory planning methodologies including distance management;

· Strong M and E foundation

· Demonstrated success in improving programme quality

· Proven ability to network and mobilise resources

· Experience of strategic planning

· Proven leadership ability, including ability to motivate and develop skills of others

· Experience working through and managing local partners

· Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people

· Ability to organize and plan work effectively within a team

· Excellent report and technical paper writing ability

· Participatory and inclusive team working

· Flexibility to work in an emergency context as required

· Strong communication, problem solving, analytical and planning skills

· Ability to prioritise and handle a diverse and heavy workload

· Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines.

Desirable:

• Understanding of the Kenyan operating environment


• Additional training or qualification in Gender equality/ Gender programming/ HIV & AIDS / Informal Education (vocational training)/ good governance would be a great advantage

Applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date. Shortlisted candidates will be notified via email after the application deadline.

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant. For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply:

To apply, please follow the below link:
https://jobs.concern.net/VacancyDetail.aspx?VacancyUID=000000002552