Job Title: Senior Program Officer
Hiring Organization: Young
Women’s Christian Association
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Non
Profit
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 04/29/2024
Position Description
The Senior Program Officer will serve as the project’s principal
contact point working with Government and other stakeholders to ensure high
levels of coordination while nurturing relationships with all key stakeholders
on matters administration, financial and programs related to the project. The
incumbent will supervise technical and administrative staff and oversee the
work of the project partners to ensure a one-team collaborative approach.
Job Responsibilities:-
- Provide strategic
direction and guidance to partners and staff on technical activities,
including activities aimed at preventing GBV at community, county and
national levels
- Building the
capacity of key stakeholders to respond to GBV, supporting recovery and
empowerment of GBV survivors.
- Provide
direction and guidance to sub recipients and staff on compliance issues,
procurement standards/ requirements and other administrative, financial,
HR and logistical enquiries.
- Provide
technical support to the design and capacity strengthening of Gender
Equality and Social Inclusion programs including cross-cutting themes.
- Lead development
of annual work plans and budgets in collaboration with the project team
leads and relevant government counterparts to ensure accountability,
accuracy and timely reporting of all project activities and financial
deliverables.
- Ensure Proper
Planning and Coordination of all activities while observing compliance to
donor regulations, policies and guidelines as well as local laws and
regulations.
- Track activity
progress and outcomes, support the documentation of learning, and prepare
regular progress reports while ensuring timely and accurate submission to
the donor and other stakeholders.
- Ensure
compliance with USAID and other donor rules and regulations as well as
local laws and regulations
- Create a
collaborative, high participatory work environment that allows staff and
activities to adhere to risk-management systems and adopt quick response
to complex and high risk changing environments
- Develop,
co-create and implement proposals
- Represent,
Coordinate and Participate in technical, policy and programmatic fora.
- Job
Specification And Other Information Related To The Job
- Level of
Education/Academic qualification
- Master’s degree
in the field of Social science, Gender studies, International development,
Public Health or related social science discipline.
- Experience in
leadership positions involving direction over relevant gender, governance
or SGBV programs.
Other Requirements
- Familiarity with
USAID programming, rules and regulations; experience in managing USAID
funded programs in Kenya and/or Africa is desired.
- Experience
working with youths-centered activities preferred
- Strong Project
Planning and Team Management skills
- Demonstrated
experience in new business development (Scoping, consortium building,
proposal writing, budgeting among others
- Excellent oral
and written communication skills in English.
- Flexibility to
travel to other duty stations.
How to Apply
This position is contractual and interested candidates should send
their application and updated CV to recruitment@ywcakenya.org
indicating job title, salary expectations and availability by close of business
on 7th May 2024. While Female candidates are encouraged to apply, only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Note that Selection of qualified
candidates will be on a rolling basis.
Disclaimer
YWCA does NOT charge any fee whatsoever for application, processing,
interviewing or securing employment.