Kenya: POSITION TITLE: NATIONAL DIRECTOR (ND) RE-ADVERTISEMENT

Organization: Habitat for Humanity

Country: Kenya

Closing date: 17 Nov 2017

Major responsibilities

1. Leadership and strategic management

· Guides the development and implementation of HFHK strategy and long term business plan that lead to increased positive impact on peoples’ housing conditions.

· Models servant leadership and preserves, upholds and promotes Habitat for Humanity mission, principles and core values.

2. Board relations

· Oversees the development of the organization policies.

· Ensures HFHK Board of Directors’ resolutions are implemented.

3. Operations management

· The ND is responsible for the annual planning and budgeting, and manages the implementation of the plan and reporting of measurable outcome.

· Ensures the organization’s programme achieves scale, efficiency and effectiveness, and sustainability.

· Identifies and introduces best practices, and achieves high standards.

· Oversees programme planning, management, and evaluation through implementation of innovative partnerships and Appropriate Building Technology.

· Ensures and demonstrates good stewardship of resources, and maintains professional relationships with consultants, contractors and service providers.

4. Compliance

· In consultation with the HFHK Board of Directors ensures the fiscal, legal and programmatic integrity of the organization.

· The ND is responsible for accurate and timely reporting to relevant country statutory authorities, to HFHI and to donors.

5. People management

· Recruits, develops, motivates, manages, and evaluates personnel, including staff, advisors, and volunteers, to promote the purpose and achieve the goals of the organization.

· Develops and implements effective training programmes and equitable human resource systems to invest in and retain quality as the primary asset of the organization.

6. Resource mobilization / Funding raising

· In collaboration with the HFHK Board of Directors and HFHI, the ND ensures that the mobilization of resources is adequate in order to achieve short-term and long-term strategic goals.

· Develops and implements, together with staff and HFHI, a fund raising strategy that mobilizes resources through diversified constituencies.

· Develops proposals to meet needs identified at community levels that can attract donor funding.

7. Relationships and advocacy

· Represents HFHK before the public authorities and other actors in Kenya, and is the main liaison person of HFHK with the media.

· Identifies, develops and maintains effective relations with all stakeholders, including government, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies, donors and sponsors, partners and homeowners, and the public at large.

· Develops and implements, together with staff, a communications strategy to promote the organization programme and brand.

· Develops and implements, together with staff and the support of HFHI, an advocacy strategy to promote policies and systems that advance access to affordable housing.

How to apply:

If you meet the requirements for the above position, send your application letter, along with an updated CV and email address of contacts of three professional references to emeahr@habitat.org to be received by 17^th November 2017. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted