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Programme Manager - Prevention of Violence against Women and
Girls through Football
The British Council, together with
partners in the UK and Kenya have developed a football-based programme in Kenya
to work with young people on the prevention of violence against women and girls
(VAWG), by building on the existing Premier Skills programme.
British Council is seeking to locally
appoint an experienced, full time, Kenya-based Programme Manager.
Key areas of responsibilities:-
- Providing overall strategic leadership to the
management of the Programme, with responsibility for meeting programme
objectives and oversight of programme implementation in Kenya;
- Ensuring the delivery of the programme meets
the requirements and expectations of the funder;
- Acting as spokesperson for the Programme,
representing and advocating and communicating its work on local and
national platforms;
- Relationship management as the primary liaison
between British Council internal project leadership both in Nairobi and
the UK, national partners and local partners and stakeholders within the
project communities;
- Overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of
the overall programme, and preparing reports to the client for timely
submission;
- Performance and results-based monitoring of
the Programme and communicating this to funders, partners and
stakeholders;
- Managing and coordinating the work of all
long- and short-term staff and subcontractors;
- Managing the contributions and dynamics of the
various partnerships in-country as well as the schedules and functioning
of the national steering committee of the programme.
Qualification and Experience
Essential
- Expertise in VAWG and track record of managing
successful interventions, in particular those focused on attitude and
behaviour change;
- Experience of working with international
donors/funders, and strong understanding of donor policies and approaches;
- Track record of successful management, design
and delivery of complex programmes for large international donors (minimum
of five years’ experience);
- Strong team-building skills and experience of
relationship and partner management, including managing teams across
multiple sites and working with international and national partner
organisations;
- A strong learning orientation and commitment
to improving the global evidence base on what works to prevent violence
against women and girls;
- Experience of managing monitoring and
evaluation processes and measuring results, with excellent client
reporting skills;
- Excellent financial management and reporting
skills;
- Excellent communication skills, including
strong presentation and facilitation skills and ability to work on
VAWG/gender equality in a sensitive, context-appropriate way;
- Extensive experience of working in Sub-Saharan
Africa, particularly Kenya;
- Relevant degree e.g. social studies, gender,
politics.
Applicants who meet the essential
requirements of the post should visit http://www.britishcouncil.co.ke/jobs and
follow the “Job Opportunities Worldwide” tab and look for “See our current
vacancies”. Click on “External Vacancies” and filter for “Kenya”.
The British Council is committed to a Child Protection Policy: applications will be considered only for candidates who declare their agreement to the policy.
Deadline for receiving applications is 29th October 2014.
Please disclose your current package
in your application.
Only candidates who are successful
during short-listing will be contacted.
British Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer.