Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is a US
non-governmental organization that works with Lutherans and partners around the
world to end poverty, injustice and human suffering.
LWR - East Africa Regional Office is seeking to recruit a Program Manager for Kenya based in its Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya. All qualified Kenya Nationals are invited to apply for the position
The Program Manager will report to the Country Director, and will be part of the regional team to develop, implement and derive lessons learnt from the regional strategy.
S/he will also ensure that the projects are implemented in accordance with contractual obligations and meet the highest standard of implementation.
Key responsibilities:
LWR - East Africa Regional Office is seeking to recruit a Program Manager for Kenya based in its Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya. All qualified Kenya Nationals are invited to apply for the position
The Program Manager will report to the Country Director, and will be part of the regional team to develop, implement and derive lessons learnt from the regional strategy.
S/he will also ensure that the projects are implemented in accordance with contractual obligations and meet the highest standard of implementation.
Key responsibilities:
- Under
the direction of the Country Director, assist with Identifying, building
and managing partner relationships, including support for organizational
capacity development and project cycle management
- Participate
in the development of high quality concept papers and proposals.
- Monitor
and support partners’ projects and implementation of capacity
strengthening activities
- Ensure
that data required for demonstrating projects impact and lessons learnt
are collected, analyzed and integrated into project monitoring and
evaluation systems in accordance with LWR guidelines
- Participate
in the development and implementation of the country’s strategic and
annual operational plan and budgets
- Participate
in local advocacy efforts as consistent with LWR strategies for Kenya
Core competencies:
- Deep
commitment to LWR’s core values and ability to model those values in
relationships with colleagues and partners
- Holder
of Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, agricultural economics or related
field and eight or more years experience development work
- Strong
project development and management skills and demonstrated experience in
working with Local Government, Non Governmental Organizations, Community
Based Organizations and Faith Based Organizations
- Familiarity
with key development, economic and social justice issues at a practical
and policy level.
- Demonstrated
experience in agribusiness development including supporting partners in
agriculture value chain and credit management
- Excellent
report writing skills
- Fluency
in English and Kiswahili with excellent verbal and written communication
skills.
- Proficiency
in using Word, Excel, Access, and internet.
- Ability
to travel up to 70% percent of his/her time in Kenya.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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