Programme Director Job in Nairobi Kenya

Job Opening: Programme Director

Work Location:

 Nairobi, with frequent travel to AAH-I field

locations
 

About Action Africa Help

International: Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is an African-led,

regional organisation, working in Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and

Zambia with Board approval to expand to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and

Burundi. 

It brings over 25 years’ experience

working with communities in conflict and post-conflict situations, including

refugees, internally displaced people, host communities and communities in

urban slums. 
 

AAH-I is looking for a suitable

candidate who, will be responsible for developing and maintaining AAH-I’s

capacity in humanitarian and development programming. 

Reporting to the Executive Director,

the Programme Director (PD) is expected to contribute actively to the growth

and development of the organization. 

S/he will provide overall leadership

to the programme design and development, programme implementation oversight,

AAH-I visibility and engagement with strategic stakeholders thus contributing

to the delivery of AAH-I’s Mission and Vision.

The PD will foster collaboration with

relevant external agencies and within AAH-I and AAH Country Programmes. 

• MA/MSc Degree in any development field: social
  
  sciences, development studies, management, education, agriculture or
  
  public health.


• Thorough understanding of project / programme
  
  assessment, design, monitoring, evaluation and report writing gained
  
  through at least 10 years of relevant experience in programme development
  
  and management in AAH-I or similar organization.

• Knowledge and familiarity with rules and
  
  regulations of major donors & partners: USAID, EU, Bread for the
  
  World, UNICEF, UNDP, etc.


• Demonstrated excellent stewardship of
  
  resources and able to hold others accountable.


• Proven ability in leadership, team management
  
  and strategic thinking.


• Demonstrated ability to envision programming
  
  trends and set relevant strategies;


• Previous experience working in both
  
  humanitarian assistance and development programming.


• Demonstrated ability to analyse community
  
  needs and develop effective technical specifications for intervention
  
  projects;


• Ability to provide coaching, mentoring and
  
  leadership to team members;


• Integrity, honesty, and accountability to both
  
  the quality and programming teams and the community.

Application Instructions
Interested candidates should email application letters and CVs (with 3

referees) addressed to recruitke@actionafricahelp.org to be received by 11th

March, 2016. 

The email Subject Line must show the

job title of the position applied for. 

AAH-I is an equal-opportunity

employer. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be

contacted. 

The full Job Description is available on the AAH-I website:www.actionafricahelp.org