Project Director
Duties &
Responsibilities
Technical assistance and
capacity building
- Provide
programmatic and strategic leadership, setting priorities in designing and
managing the implementation of the project’s activities in collaboration
with the technical and operational staff
- Provide
overall operational and technical guidance and leadership for
implementation of activities
- Working
with the operational and technical staff across the partners, ensuring
shared, harmonised, and integrated technical learning approaches across
the partners
- Review
and analyse data for performance monitoring and utilize the data to take
corrective actions.
- Provide
leadership in ensuring the project is implemented on budget, on time and
with quality, and runs in an agile manner
Oversight and Management Project Operations
Responsible for overall
coordination, line management and support of the Project, and ensure that:
- Project
has an up-to-date work plan, in line with the approved annual Detailed
Implementation Plan (DIP) and phased budget.
- Project
receives adequate support from Country office support functions (supply
chain, HR, Admin, Awards and Finance) to deliver high quality programme.
Also ensure gaps are identified, prioritized, and communicated to the
stakeholders effectively.
- Project
has standardized systems, policies and procedures in place, well
understood by all staff and implemented accordingly in the project.
- Project
teams receive appropriate and timely support from technical advisers and
programme quality teams for program design and strategy, MEAL, advocacy
and planning as well as the support functions (Finance, Supply Chain and
Human Resources & Admin teams).
- Project
holds monthly award progress review meetings and update actions /issues
are addressed.
- Principles
of child safeguarding and ‘do no harm’ and inclusivity are embedded in all
project planning, implementation and reporting and that staff receive
regular, up to date training on it.
- Ensure
transparency in targeting beneficiaries, delivery of services and
participation of beneficiaries and partners in planning and monitoring of
process is reflected in programme delivery.
Oversight of Grants and
Finance Management:
- In
close coordination with Award and Finance team, ensure that all programs
progress in accordance with grant agreements, are completed within time,
budget, and quality.
- Ensure
compliance with all grant provisions and timely fulfilment of all project
programmatic reporting requirements including donor reports and internal
reports such as pipeline analyses and monthly reports.
- Oversee
the development and successful implementation of work plans linked to
indicators and budget for the project;
- Oversee
timely expenditure of approved budgets, avoiding under both spending and
overspending on grant line items, and implementing plans for expenditure
modification.
- Coordinate
activities and prepare results reports, resource request and pipeline
analyses
Representation and advocacy
- Serve
as main focal person for all engagement with LEGO
- Chairs
the Programme Steering Committee
- Represent
the project in relevant internal and external fora including donor
meetings (as appropriate)
- Lead
stakeholder engagement with national and county Governments and foster
strong relationships and collaboration of other key stakeholder groups e.g
ministries, regional bodies, humanitarian organizations, development
agencies, teacher unions, the Teacher Service Commission, and local
community-based groups.
People management,
mentoring and development
- To
have overall management responsibility for the consortium team in the
project, and manage and track all terms of sub agreements with consortium
partners.
- Ensure
the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate; ensure
availability of and support appropriate professional development opportunities
for staff in the project
- Incorporate
staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team
building process.
Assessment, monitoring,
evaluation, and documentation
- Facilitate
the annual work planning process in close collaboration the government
teams and the project staff
- Ensure
technical and administrative compliance with donor requirements
- Oversee
narrative and financial reports for donor(s), ensuring these are of a high
quality and submitted for review in a timely manner.
- Monitor
program outputs and results and work closely with the Monitoring,
Evaluation and Research team to ensure that results are documented and
reported accurately and in a timely manner
- Work
closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research team and take a lead
in ensuring that all the project’s components have robust monitoring
plans, baselines, reviews and evaluations in line with the project design
and donor guidelines
- Facilitate
appropriate documentation and dissemination of learnings, analyses, and
good practices documentations in the project internally and externally to
donors, governments, consortium partners and other key actors.
Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds
self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
- Holds
the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –
giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing
the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets
ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes
responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their
team to do the same.
- Widely
shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates
others.
- Future
orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds
and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues,
Members and external partners and supporters.
- Values
diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops
and encourages new and innovative solutions.
- Willing
to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest,
encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of
integrity.
Experience & Skills
Essential
- Bachelor’s
/ post graudate degree or Ph.D in education, public administration,
development studies or any relevant qualification
- Recommend
a minimum of 10 years of relevant technical experience in education,
teacher professional development, refugee education, and primary/junior
secondary education in Kenya including working with the Ministry of
Education, Teacher Service Commission, and a strong understanding of
Kenya’s Competency Based Curriculm, gender and inclusion, play based
learning, WASH, humanitarian response, and MHPSS/SEL.
- Recommend
a minimum of 10 years of expertise managing large and complex grants
(ideally LEGO), managing multiple partners, and working in consortia
- Excellent
experience in external representation with donors, local/national
governments, communities, and partners
- Experience
of solving complex issues through analysis, adapting and innovating where
necessary, and defining a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
- Ability
to extensively travel for project monitoring and provide on-site technical
support to field teams
- Highly
developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing,
negotiation and coaching
- Highly
developed cultural and political awareness and ability to work well in an
international and matrix management environment with people from diverse
backgrounds and cultures
- Strong
results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
- Ability
to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
- Fluency
in English, both verbal and written, required
- Understanding
of Save the Children’s vision and mission and a commitment to its
objectives and values
How to Apply