Project Manager
Our client
is a business-oriented independent foundation for international development
cooperation. Represented in 25 countries with around 800 employees, it promotes
- since 1959 - the economic, social and environmental development.
The project
manager will be recruited under the financial services program which aims at
enhancing access to financial services to the aspiring poor at the bottom of
the pyramid in order to acquire productive assets, diversify their income
streams and consequently improve their livelihoods.
Location: Nairobi with frequent to
travel in rural kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Job description
Aim of the function
Assisting
in and managing insititutional development of cooperative projects, microfinace
skills development projects and microleasing project under financial services
program within East Africa
Main Tasks
Project management
- Planning, managing and implemening of projects according to the contracted and approved plans and budgets for projects from various sponsors
- Management of the project according to the mission, regulations and aims of the Swisscontact program
- Timely narrative and financial reporting according to the Swisscontacts regulations and project contracts of other sponsors.
- Negotiate and establish MoUs with partner organization when need arise/where necessary
- Ensure complete and timely project documentation at all times
- Monitor project implementation with all partner organisations
- Establish appraisals for all direct reports
- Recommendations for the further training of direct reports
- Identifying consultants to be contracted where necessary and managing them
- Where necessary provide leadership and support for external consultants, advisors, short-term experts and interns/trainees
- Representing the organization in external relevant meetings where necessary
Project Documentation
and Reporting
- Description of individual projects
- Preparing half year and end year reports
- Preparing other reports required by the project
Collection of outreach
Statistics
- Collection and filing of photograph and film material on the project
- Project website Development and management
- Development of subsequent updates of the financial services website
- Ensuring that information on the website is valid at all times
- Ensuring the availability and performance of the website in collaboration with external website designer
Requirements and competencies
- At least a bacherlors degree in Development studies, Community Development, Finance, Microfinance, social sciences or related areas
- Over 3years experience in Development work, Rural development, community development
- Knowledge of the financial services sector and/or the microfinance sector
- Excellent communication, facilitation and report writing skills
- Sound financial management and budgeting skills
- Working experience in the development world is an added advantage but not a requirement
- Complete fluency in written and oral English
- Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Demonstrated decision making, problem solving, and team building ability
- Demonstrated ability in networking and developing relationships with various partners and stakeholders.
- Experience working with private sector partners is strongly preferred.
- Computer literate, specifically in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Terms
Start Date:
1st of July 2013
Terms: Six Months Probation after that a yearly
contract is given- renewable every year
upon satisfactory performance
Benfits:
medical, travel, school, pension
If
qualified kindly apply online by clicking on the link https://jantakenyajobs.osclass.com
All applications should be received by 1st April, 2014. Only shortlisted
candidates shall be contacted.