Team Leader - Wajir
The Team Leader will be responsible
for the overall management and operations of the proposed European Union Trust
Fund a three-year Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas of the Horn of Africa
Region:
The Southwest Ethiopia – Northeast
Kenya border to prevent local conflict and mitigate its impact. She/he will
supervise project implementation and ensure the project meets stated goals and
reporting requirements.
The Team Leader will take a
leadership role in coordination among the European Commission and key
stakeholders and other implementing partners.
The position requires a political
savvy and diplomatic staff who will interact at a high level with numerous
Government institutions and senior government officials as well as European
Union agents.
Reporting to the Country Director,
the position is based in Marsabit/Lodwar. This position is contingent upon
award.
Responsibilities:
·
The Team Leader will ensure
appropriate systems and support mechanisms are in place to track, analyze and
report on results as well as engagement with senior management on the strategic
direction of the overall program.
·
Oversee program start-up and ongoing
program management and administration of teams across various field locations.
·
Engage with various partners and
stakeholders at different levels, to establish and maintain contacts with
senior-level officials of the host government in the three represented
countries and represent Pact in national and regional meetings.
·
Implement the strategic vision and
programmatic goals as laid down in the Project Document.
·
Ensure that program implementation is
responsive to communities and partners and beneficiaries are effectively
targeted.
·
Support and guide program managers to
develop partners’ memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and contracts & oversee
a training program for program partners.
·
Develop, oversee and ensure joint
work planning and program implementation strategies, including frameworks,
beneficiary targeting, distribution process as well as capacity building of
partners as needed. Evaluate, interpret and analyze information and data to
prepare accurate reports and to realign if necessary.
·
Integrate community approaches,
gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
Ensure coordinated efforts with other Pact conflict and peace building
programs.
·
Ensure program implementation is on
time, target and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired
impacts.
·
Create and maintain systems ensuring
effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative
reporting in line with donor policies and procedures.
·
Proactively ensure that team members
operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
·
Provide training and mentoring to
partners to strengthen capacity for technical service delivery and compliance
with donor rules and regulations.
·
Oversee the management and
development of project office human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled and
productive workforce, an effective leadership team, and an organizational
culture where Pact’s values are practiced.
·
Ensure high-quality strategic
oversight, direction and technical programming through hands-on guidance and
support grounded in the program’s strategic objectives and adhering to expected
technical quality and reporting requirements.
·
Participate in the technical and
programmatic design of award and partner programs; represent Pact in
negotiating with donors and partners.
·
Manage all project planning
responsibilities, including the production of annual work-plans; guide and
oversee the alignment of the budget to expected results, and review and approve
annual budgets and quarterly reports.
·
As relevant, manage all local grant
making mechanisms, ensuring compliance with donor regulations and Pact policy;
coordinate and/or conduct monitoring visits to grantee programs.
·
Ensure compliance with Pact and EU
and government of Kenya requirements, policies and regulations.
Qualifications
·
Master’s Degree with 8 years’
experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of experience in Conflict, CVE,
Peace Building, Migration or a related field.
·
Ten years’ experience in managing
complex peace building programs, cross border programs, CVE and/or migration
programs of similar scope and size is desired;
·
Eight years of experience in program
management and administration, financial management, award cooperative agreement
compliance, sub award management, and tracking project performance and costs;
·
At least five years’ international
experience in development, managing, overseeing, or evaluating comprehensive
CVE, conflict and/or peace building programs of similar size and complexity,
with European Commission experience preferred.
·
Five years demonstrated skills and
experience in building and strengthening partnerships donors, private sector,
NGO and local community organizations relations; and engagement with the Government
of Kenya and Ethiopia.
·
Strong strategic and creative
thinker.
·
Flexibly to changing situations,
overcomes obstacles and recovers quickly from set-backs.
·
Proven performance in organizing and
coordinating major initiatives, events or challenging inter-organizational
activities.
·
Ability to work in partnership with
team members, partner agencies and community members of both the international
and national communities.
·
Excellent written and oral
communication abilities.
·
Strong computer (word processing) literacy,
skills in graphic/web design a plus.
·
English and at least one local
language (Amharic or Kiswahili).
Team Leader - Mandera
The Team Leader will be responsible
for the overall management and operations of the proposed European Union Trust Fund
a three-year Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas of the Horn of Africa Region:
The Southwest Ethiopia – Northeast Kenya border to prevent local conflict and
mitigate its impact. She/he will supervise project implementation and ensure
the project meets stated goals and reporting requirements.
The Team Leader will take a
leadership role in coordination among the European Commission and key
stakeholders and other implementing partners. The position requires a political
savvy and diplomatic staff who will interact at a high level with numerous
Government institutions and senior government officials as well as European
Union agents. Reporting to the Country Director, the position is based in
Marsabit/Lodwar. This position is contingent upon award.
Responsibilities:
·
The Team Leader will ensure
appropriate systems and support mechanisms are in place to track, analyze and
report on results as well as engagement with senior management on the strategic
direction of the overall program.
·
Oversee program start-up and ongoing
program management and administration of teams across various field locations.
·
Engage with various partners and
stakeholders at different levels, to establish and maintain contacts with
senior-level officials of the host government in the three represented
countries and represent Pact in national and regional meetings.
·
Implement the strategic vision and
programmatic goals as laid down in the Project Document.
·
Ensure that program implementation is
responsive to communities and partners and beneficiaries are effectively
targeted.
·
Support and guide program managers to
develop partners’ memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and contracts & oversee
a training program for program partners.
·
Develop, oversee and ensure joint
work planning and program implementation strategies, including frameworks,
beneficiary targeting, distribution process as well as capacity building of
partners as needed. Evaluate, interpret and analyze information and data to
prepare accurate reports and to realign if necessary.
·
Integrate community approaches,
gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
Ensure coordinated efforts with other Pact conflict and peace building
programs.
·
Ensure program implementation is on
time, target and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired
impacts.
·
Create and maintain systems ensuring
effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative
reporting in line with donor policies and procedures.
·
Proactively ensure that team members
operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
·
Provide training and mentoring to
partners to strengthen capacity for technical service delivery and compliance
with donor rules and regulations.
·
Oversee the management and
development of project office human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled and
productive workforce, an effective leadership team, and an organizational
culture where Pact’s values are practiced.
·
Ensure high-quality strategic
oversight, direction and technical programming through hands-on guidance and
support grounded in the program’s strategic objectives and adhering to expected
technical quality and reporting requirements.
·
Participate in the technical and
programmatic design of award and partner programs; represent Pact in
negotiating with donors and partners.
·
Manage all project planning
responsibilities, including the production of annual work-plans; guide and
oversee the alignment of the budget to expected results, and review and approve
annual budgets and quarterly reports.
·
As relevant, manage all local grant
making mechanisms, ensuring compliance with donor regulations and Pact policy;
coordinate and/or conduct monitoring visits to grantee programs.
·
Ensure compliance with Pact and EU
and government of Kenya requirements, policies and regulations.
Qualifications
·
Master’s Degree with 8 years’
experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of experience in Conflict, CVE,
Peace Building, Migration or a related field.
·
Ten years’ experience in managing complex
peace building programs, cross border programs, CVE and/or migration programs
of similar scope and size is desired;
·
Eight years of experience in program
management and administration, financial management, award cooperative
agreement compliance, sub award management, and tracking project performance
and costs;
·
At least five years’ international
experience in development, managing, overseeing, or evaluating comprehensive
CVE, conflict and/or peace building programs of similar size and complexity,
with European Commission experience preferred.
·
Five years demonstrated skills and
experience in building and strengthening partnerships donors, private sector,
NGO and local community organizations relations; and engagement with the
Government of Kenya and Ethiopia.
·
Strong strategic and creative
thinker.
·
Flexibly to changing situations,
overcomes obstacles and recovers quickly from set-backs.
·
Proven performance in organizing and
coordinating major initiatives, events or challenging inter-organizational
activities.
·
Ability to work in partnership with
team members, partner agencies and community members of both the international
and national communities.
·
Excellent written and oral
communication abilities.
·
Strong computer (word processing)
literacy, skills in graphic/web design a plus.
·
English and at least one local
language (Amharic or Kiswahili).
How to apply:
Interested applicants fulfilling the requirements are invited to send their application letter and CV tokenyahr@pactworld.org indicating “Team Leader-Marsabit/Lodwar” on the subject line. Deadline for applications: September 15th, 2017
Interested applicants fulfilling the requirements are invited to send their application letter and CV tokenyahr@pactworld.org indicating “Team Leader-Marsabit/Lodwar” on the subject line. Deadline for applications: September 15th, 2017