Regional Program Manager
Chemonics seeks a regional program manager for the ongoing Kenya Transition Initiative (KTI) to provide leadership and oversight for its office in Mombasa and activities in the Coast province.
Chemonics seeks a regional program manager for the ongoing Kenya Transition Initiative (KTI) to provide leadership and oversight for its office in Mombasa and activities in the Coast province.
The program manager will be based in Mombasa and travel
frequently to Coast and other regions of Kenya. We are looking for individuals
who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the
world. Responsibilities include:
- Oversee
the program’s Mombasa field office, ensuring proper financial, procurement,
and general operational protocols and reporting in the field offices
- Participate
in the development of strategies and proposed activities
- Help
identify potential grantees and develop and implement small grant
activities
- Advise
the program’s senior management team on the evolution of the local
political, legal, and economic situation and how to adapt activities to
maintain relevance
- Provide
supervision, training, and technical support to a team of 15 or more,
including specialists in finance, procurement, and administrative staff
(office manager, receptionist, driver, etc.)
- Liaise
with the main KTI offices in Nairobi and elsewhere in Kenya, USAID
representatives, and other relevant parties
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s
degree or advanced degree preferred
- Minimum
two years of supervisory experience in transition or fragile state
environments required; experience in Kenya strongly preferred
- Experience
with USAID or other donor policies and procedures for financial
management, financial and programmatic reporting, procurement processes,
systems, and grants management required
- Experience
in grants and activity design
- Experience
developing and implementing donor-funded programs in the field
- High
level of proficiency with basic computer applications, including Excel, MS
Access or other database applications, and word processing required
- Fluent
written and spoken English required; professional proficiency in Swahili
preferred
How to apply:
Send electronic submissions to MombasaRPM@chemonics.com by August 1, 2012. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form (available athttps://www.box.com/shared/6a3rsaexmr2unn6zmmv7) and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com when applying for this position.
Send electronic submissions to MombasaRPM@chemonics.com by August 1, 2012. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form (available athttps://www.box.com/shared/6a3rsaexmr2unn6zmmv7) and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com when applying for this position.
Please include the name of the position and the country in the
subject line.
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may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for
completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting
requirements.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
