Background: OGRA
Foundation is a non-governmental organization registered in Kenya. Its core
pillars are disease prevention and treatment; maternal and child health; health
systems strengthening; community empowerment; and emergency preparedness and
response.
Our mission is to promote, improve
health and emergency response in pursuing economic and cultural development in
the fight against poverty and social exclusion in the communities.
The organization will oversee the
running of 11 OHSCs in 8 of the 10 TIMS countries i.e.: Botswana, Lesotho,
Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
OGRA Foundation is currently looking
for able professional to fill the following position in the organization:
Project Manager
Location: Head
Office (Kisumu – Kenya) with regular travels to 10 countries in Southern Africa
Overall Job Function: To provide leadership in the coordination and
implementation of TIMS service package B: Managing OHSC project in 8 Southern
African Countries to deliver high impact project outcomes in line with OGRA
Foundation Program strategy and strategic plan.
Key Responsibilities:
Programmes Development,
Implementation & Reporting
·
Coordinates and ensures successful
operation of the Occupational Health Service Centers (OHSCs)
·
Participates in the development of
programme and ensures successful implementation of programme activities in line
with approved work plans and budgets;
·
Provides programmatic support and
technical advice to project teams and field staff in project planning,
monitoring and evaluation including grant management;
·
Leads in the assessments and
reporting of progress against activities targets relating to programme
implementation and action plans;
·
Prepares and presents periodic
technical reports on the progress of implementation of programmes activities.
Partnerships, Collaboration &
linkages
·
Participates in developing and
implementing long-term partnerships for the programme and operations;
·
Identifies and pursues strategic
collaborations and partnerships with governments, donor and development
partners, civil society as well as professional bodies in advancing OGRA
Foundation’s programmes, interests and goals;
·
Promotes cross projects linkages and
synergy within programmes staff in order to achieve programme outcomes;
·
Engages with relevant international
and national stakeholders on policy and programme issues of interest and
priorities to OGRA Foundation;
Management of Resources and Budgets
·
In consultation with the finance
team, develops a cost-effective budget, schedule and tracks programmes to
ensure compliance;
Leadership and People Management
·
Supervises all programme staff in the
designated program areas;
·
Coordinates setting of programme work
plans and staff performance targets and undertakes periodic performance
appraisal for programmes staff in the designated programmes;
·
Identifies staff training needs and
recommends training programs to address performance gaps;
·
Maintains staff discipline and
ensures effective handling of staff grievances in consultation with HR function
Requirements:
·
Bachelor degree in health, social
sciences, or any relevant field.
·
Master’s degree in Public Health,
Project Management or related field
·
Training in occupational health and
safety
·
5 years of experience in the design
and implementation of Occupational Health and Safety programs.
·
Experience in management of international
programs of a similar magnitude
Application Procedure
Interested applicants are invited to
send their applications including a current CV, telephone number and referees
(either current or former supervisor) to the
Human Resource Manager,
OGRA Foundation
recruitment@ografoundation.org and Cc. to ogratims@gmail.com
with the position applied for as the
subject line on or before 20th January 2017.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
OGRA Foundation is an equal
opportunity employer.
