Pact is an
International NGO with an office in Kenya among several other offices across
the world, which enables systematic solutions that allow those who are poor and
marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy and take part in the
benefits that nature provides.
PEACE III
is a five-year project (2014-2019), funded by USAID and implemented by Pact.
The aim of
PEACE III is to support EA regional and US government goals in improving
stability along EA’s border regions by strengthening the horizontal and
vertical linkages within and between local, national and regional conflict
management actors.
PEACE III
will work with local implementing partners to build capacity of community peace
leaders and organizations while strengthening inter-personal and inter-communal
collaboration at all levels
Pact is
seeking to recruit dynamic, qualified and experienced individuals to fill the
following position:
Position Title: Regional Manager
Supervisor: DCOP
Supervises: Senior Program Officers
Location: Mandera
Job Summary: Responsible for facilitating the
planning and implementation of Pact’s projects in the Somali Cluster (cross
border of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia) with particular emphasis on program
delivery, networking and financial accountability
Roles and Responsibilities
The job holder’s
duties and responsibilities are outlined as follows:
- Implementing Pact’s programs in the assigned regions in consonance with the organization’s vision, mission and strategy
- Coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the progress and performance of regional programs/ projects to ensure acceptable performance standard
- Managing regional staff/teams and resources for successful delivery of planned outputs, both in terms of quality and quantity
- Initiating and maintaining collaborative arrangements between Pact and strategically-chosen partners at regional and county level
- Representing Pact in forums in the assigned region, as required.
- Providing direction and oversight in annual planning and budgeting for the programs in the respective regions
- Coordinating programs within assigned regions and managing capacity building programs.
- Providing technical support to the partners funded by Pact
- Submitting periodic progress reports
- Any other duties as may be assigned
Skills and Qualifications
The job holder must possess:
- A degree in social sciences or related field with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
- Experience working for an international NGO experience working with USAID funding preferred
- Knowledge of peace building and conflict resolution
- Proven capacity building experience
- Strong project management skills
- Demonstrated supervisory experience including experience leading a team with a large geographical span.
- Computer software abilities (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office)
- Good presentation and facilitation abilities
- Ability to work under minimum supervision
Competencies:
Additional requirements are:
- Leadership skills
- Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Planning skills
- Team playing skills
- Communication skills
- Report Writing Skills
- Initiative, diligence and attention to detail
Application Process
We
encourage interested applicants to submit their applications to the attention
of Pact HR Office in Kenya via the following email address: kenyahr@pactworld.org clearly
indicating in the subject field of your email Regional Manager by 23rd, July
2014.
All
applicants should submit their application with a detailed CV in MS Word (.doc)
version, which should include names and contacts of 3 referees.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Pact is a
fair and equal opportunity employer.
