Happy Villages:
Working towards a world without extreme poverty
Position Description
Job Title: Program Manager
Reports to: Happy Villages Organization Kenya Board of Directors.
Based at: Happy Villages’ Office – Lieta Sub-Location, Madiany Division, Rarieda District, South Uyoma, Nyanza Province.
Purpose of the Role:Position Description
Job Title: Program Manager
Reports to: Happy Villages Organization Kenya Board of Directors.
Based at: Happy Villages’ Office – Lieta Sub-Location, Madiany Division, Rarieda District, South Uyoma, Nyanza Province.
To assist the Happy Villages Board of Directors in conceptualizing, designing and implementing Happy Villages’ Strategic Plan and the Annual Operational project plans.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Conceptualize,
design and implement Happy Villages’ strategic plan and annual operational
plans.
- Facilitate
networking and partnership building with stakeholders ie. Government, CSOS
and Private Partners
- Lead,
develop and inspire a pool of diverse workers capable of delivering on the
mandate of Happy Villages.
- Identify
funding opportunities and develop partnerships, collaboration and contacts
with funding agencies and other stakeholders.
- Report
to the Happy Villages Board of Directors periodically on team and
individual work accomplishments, challenges, issues, progress in mastering
tasks and work processes, and individual and team training needs.
- Monthly
Content Collection for updating Happy Villages Board of Directors on field
activities and supporter/member updates. This includes conducting
interviews with the community members, taking photos (upon written
authority), compiling success stories and briefing the board on the main
activities conducted in the field.
- Confer
with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve work
related problems and also provide feedback.
- Coordinate
project activities with activities of government regulatory and other
governmental agencies.
- Travel
frequently to projects districts and mobilize partner organizations as
envisioned in the project document, stakeholders and beneficiary
communities as per agreements reached between partner organizations and
Happy Villages to fulfil the objectives of the projects.
- Ensure
integrity and professionalism is upheld within the organization staff,
volunteers and interns.
Skills and Experience:
- Degree
in Social Sciences or related fields.
- Minimum
of 5 years experience working with rural communities in community
development.
- High
levels of skills in the project planning and management, demonstrated
skills in prioritising task and meeting deadlines.
- Strong
communication, analytical and report writing skills with fluency in spoken
and writing English.
- Journalism
skills for supporter updates, field reporting, community interviews to the
Board of Directors.
- Fundraising
skills for reporting to donors and submitting grant applications.
- Knowledge
and skills in basic computing including Ms Word, Ms Excel, Powerpoint.
- Demonstrated
interpersonal skills in working with a multi-disciplinary team.
- Good
knowledge and experience of participatory approaches in project
development and implementation.
- Willingness
and enthusiasm to live and work with rural and vulnerable communities
living in remote areas of the country.
- Knowledge
and fluency in Luo language will be an added advantage.
Happy Villages is an equal opportunity employer.
Canvassing will lead to immediate disqualification.
Applications should include;
Canvassing will lead to immediate disqualification.
Applications should include;
- Letter
of application indicating interest
- Current
Curriculum Vitae with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses
- Three
letters of reference with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses
- Copies
of Certificates
Applications will be accepted either through e-mail to:
Recruitment Committee, H
appy Villages Organization
E-mail:recruitment.happyvillages@gmail.com
Or posted: P. O. Box 19573 ( 40123), Mega City, Kisumu.
Or dropped: Happy villages Offices ( Kisumu – Mega City or Lieta – South Uyoma)
NB; Full Terms of Reference are available at www.happyvillages.blogspot.com