Regional Programs Coordinator Job in Kenya

Regional

Programs Coordinator
 

Summary: Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) is a regional private sector

membership organization representing stakeholders in the grain value chain in

Eastern and Southern Africa. 

The

mandate of EAGC is to develop, promote, and influence structured grain trading

system in the Eastern Africa region including Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda,

Burundi, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Zambia, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of

Congo.
  

Since

inception in 2006, EAGC has excelled in supporting Structured Grain Trade, the provision

of Market Information in the Eastern and Southern Africa region and highly

recognized as the “THE VOICE OF THE GRAIN SECTOR” both regionally and

internationally. 

Visit

www.eagc.org and www.ratin.net for more information.

EAGC has embarked on an exciting yet challenging expansion program which has

created the following job opportunities in the region which we seek to fill the

position of Regional Programs Coordinator

Job Purpose:

 Reporting

to the Executive Director, and working as the effective Deputy, you will

provide strategic direction in programme design, implementation and monitoring;

provide technical and management support to program managers and country

program managers across the region; assist in developing the M&E framework;

and input into the Council’s communication and fundraising strategies. 

You

will also network widely and form partnerships that advance the Council’s

agenda, promotes the advocacy efforts as well as the Council’s financial

sustainability efforts. 

In

particular you will be expected to:

• In
  
  consultation with the other senior management team members, develop the
  
  strategic plan for EAGC, providing the lead in the defining the strategic
  
  direction of programming for the Council.


• Work
  
  closely with the Executive Director in the implementation of the approved
  
  strategic planning, acting as the deputy when required, monitoring overall
  
  progress and providing recommendations for corrective action as necessary.


• Provide
  
  technical and management support to program managers and country program
  
  managers in the development and implementation of their programmes by
  
  cascading the strategic objectives, developing/adapting programming models
  
  and building their capacity as necessary to ensure effective
  
  implementation.



• Work
  
  with M & E team to develop/review and implement the monitoring and
  
  evaluation framework for the Council and ensure that it is effectively
  
  streamlined into the programmes thus facilitating performance monitoring,
  
  learning and knowledge management as well as effective reporting to the
  
  various stakeholders – internal or external.


• Working
  
  closely with the Executive Director, lead the advocacy work of the Council
  
  including effective networking, representation at technical working
  
  groups, the design of advocacy materials, technical briefs, etc.


• Support
  
  the Council’s financial sustainability efforts through the identification
  
  of sustainable income generating projects/services and technical inputs
  
  into the fundraising proposals.


• Maintain
  
  a risk matrix for programs and ensure mitigation measures are in place.


• Work
  
  with the Communications team in the development of the communication
  
  tools/materials that facilitate effective internal and external
  
  communication.


• Represent
  
  the Council in National, Regional and/or International forums as necessary
  
  to advance the Council’s objectives

Qualification

and background

• Masters
  
  degree and a degree in agriculture, agribusiness or related agricultural
  
  field.


• 15
  
  years experience in the agribusiness/grain sector, 5 of which in senior
  
  level management.


• Experience
  
  in strategic planning and implementation.


• Demonstrable
  
  experience in regional programme management which includes programme
  
  design, proposal development, programme implementation, monitoring and
  
  evaluation and reporting to various stakeholders.


• People
  
  management experience in particular achieving results through teams in
  
  field offices.


• Have
  
  strong relationship management, project finance management and report
  
  writing; experience in donor reporting is essential.


• Business
  
  acumen


• Team
  
  player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills


• Capacity
  
  to manage several tasks simultaneously, be flexible and be willing to
  
  assume a range of unanticipated assignments.

 
Send your application including a cover letter demonstrating why you are the

most suited for this role, a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience,

details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address,

and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 3rd

June 2016

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. 

Please

note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.