Job Title: Program Manager
Hiring Organization: Corporate
Staffing
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Media
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/14/2024
Our
client provides space for networking, collaborating, and experimenting among
Kenya’s media practitioners. As a vibrant hub, it continues to foster a dynamic
community of storytellers and media professionals, providing a platform for
knowledge sharing and innovation. They are looking to hire a Program Manager
whose overall purpose of the job is to support the development of the
organization’s expansion program portfolio nationwide working with sector
stakeholders and communities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities of the job
- Develop
and maintain strong relationships with the program partners & donors,
ensuring transparent communication, alignment of goals, and regular
updates on program progress and impact.
- Coordinate
with partners on the Creatives Program to strategize, execute, and
implement program initiatives
- Key
contact person for internal and external stakeholders to ensure activities
fit within the organization’s strategy.
- Develop
program assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement for example
relating to financial management and reporting, evaluation, contract
management, etc
- Work
with other program managers to identify risks and opportunities across
multiple projects within the department
- Project
manage the planning, schedules, and budgets for agreed activities to
ensure that all tasks are completed within the timeframe and budget
parameters defined during project design
- Collaborate
with the broader team to deliver on agreed programs
- Participating
in grant application processes including design, submission, and review
- Provide
progress reports on programs to senior management and other key leadership
stakeholders
- Develop
a framework that guides engagement between the company and various levels
of stakeholders
- Curate
relevant activities, stakeholders, events, and workshops that will drive
innovation in the selected thematic areas
- Analyze,
evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for
management and stakeholders
- Participate
in budget formation and manage funding channels for maximum productivity.
- Handle
any other task and projects as assigned from time to time
Qualifications,
Skills, Competencies required
- Minimum academic
qualification required to effectively perform the job is a Bachelor’s
Degree
- 7-8 years of
relevant experience is required preferably in the media and creative
industries.
- Communication
skills, including facilitation, grant & proposal writing
- Exceptional
coordination and organizational skills
- Program
management skills
- Negotiation
skills
- Strategic
& planning skills
- Good
interpersonal skills
- Conflict
management Skills
What
the Organization Offers
- Paid
Time Off
- Comprehensive
health cover
- Emergency
Assistance Program
- Flexible
Hybrid Work Schedule
- Professional
Development Plan
How to
Apply
If you
are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualifications and experience;
please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Program Manager-Media) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke
before or on 20th May 2024