Programme
Managers
Duration:
One Year Contract
The
Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) is a county governments’ agency
mandated to accelerate the socio-economic development of the member counties of
Garissa, Isiolo, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana River, and Wajir.
FCDC
aims to increase trade, tourism, investments and encourage private enterprise
in addition to advancing efforts towards peace building. FCDC also acts as the
member counties coordinating office for Kenya Vision 2030 and related programs
and projects to ensure its participation in the national priority development
initiatives. FCDC wishes to recruit suitable persons for the following
positions:
Position
Summary
The
Programme Manager will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all
aspects of development planning, investment programming, development monitoring
and evaluation, project development, knowledge management, policy research and
advocacy for FCDC.
Programme
Manager Job Duties and Responsibilities
o Shall be responsible for development planning, investment
programming, development monitoring and evaluation, project development,
knowledge management, policy research and advocacy;
o Assist in the planning of annual work program and targets
of FCDC to achieve its purposes and planned results, in accordance with the
guidelines set by the Board of Directors;
o Ensure the effective and efficient performance of FCDC and
smooth coordination and complementation of efforts among divisions within the
agency.
o Ensure consolidation of targets and activities in support
of the agency’s region-wide and/or inter-county development projects and
programs;
o Consolidate the annual work and financial plans for FCDC
for consideration and approval by the Board of Directors;
o Prepare the quarterly and annual accomplishment reports of
FCDC in close coordination with the division heads;
o Coordinating with the heads of divisions, implement FCDC’s
operations in accordance with established policies, systems, procedures and
processes;
o Ensure effective and efficient performance of FCDC through
smooth coordination and complementation of efforts among officers within the
agency.
Qualifications
and Experience for the Programme Manager Job
o Bachelor’s degree in social sciences preferably project
management, development studies, economics or related field with a post
graduate qualification being an added advantage;
o At least five years of progressive working experience in
the design, management and implementation of projects and/or working in a
relevant position to this post;
o Demonstrated experience in identifying funding
opportunities, building relationships with development partners both at the
national and county level;
o Solid understanding of cross-cutting issues such as
gender, youth, and the needs of marginalized communities and relevant working
experience in northern ASAL counties;
o Previous experience in development assistance or related
work for a donor organization, governmental institutions, NGO or private sector
/ consulting firm is an added advantage; and
o Experience in the usage of computers and office software
packages and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
Duty
Station
The
Programme Manager will be based in the FCDC office in Nairobi. However, S/He
will make frequent visits to the FCDC member counties.
