PACT
Job Title: Team
Leader - Mandera
Location: Kenya
Department Name: Program Delivery
She/he will supervise project
implementation and ensure the project meets stated goals and reporting
requirements.
The Team Leader will take a leadership role
in coordination among the European Commission and key stakeholders and other
implementing partners.
The position requires a political savvy and
diplomatic staff who will interact at a high level with numerous Government
institutions and senior government officials as well as European Union
agents.
Reporting to the Country Director, the
position is based in Mandera.
This position is contingent upon
award.
Roles and responsibilities:
Roles and responsibilities:
·
The
Team Leader will ensure appropriate systems and support mechanisms are in place
to track, analyze and report on results as well as engagement with senior
management on the strategic direction of the overall program.
·
Oversee
program start-up and ongoing program management and administration of teams
across various field locations.
·
Engage
with various partners and stakeholders at different levels, to establish and
maintain contacts with senior-level officials of the host government in the
three represented countries and represent Pact in national and regional
meetings.
·
Implement
the strategic vision and programmatic goals as laid down in the Project
Document.
·
Ensure
that program implementation is responsive to communities and partners and
beneficiaries are effectively targeted.
·
Support
and guide program managers to develop partners’ memoranda of understanding
(MoUs) and contracts & oversee a training program for program partners.
·
Develop,
oversee and ensure joint work planning and program implementation strategies,
including frameworks, beneficiary targeting, distribution process as well as
capacity building of partners as needed. Evaluate, interpret and analyze
information and data to prepare accurate reports and to realign if necessary.
·
Integrate
community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities
as appropriate. Ensure coordinated efforts with other Pact conflict and peace
building programs.
·
Ensure
program implementation is on time, target and budget, using effective M&E
systems to reach desired impacts.
·
Create
and maintain systems ensuring effective and transparent use of financial
resources for timely and informative reporting in line with donor policies and
procedures.
·
Proactively
ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of
policies.
·
Provide
training and mentoring to partners to strengthen capacity for technical service
delivery and compliance with donor rules and regulations.
·
Oversee
the management and development of project office human resources to ensure a
diverse, skilled and productive workforce, an effective leadership team, and an
organizational culture where Pact’s values are practiced.
·
Ensure
high-quality strategic oversight, direction and technical programming through
hands-on guidance and support grounded in the program’s strategic objectives
and adhering to expected technical quality and reporting requirements.
·
Participate
in the technical and programmatic design of award and partner programs;
represent Pact in negotiating with donors and partners.
·
Manage
all project planning responsibilities, including the production of annual
work-plans; guide and oversee the alignment of the budget to expected results,
and review and approve annual budgets and quarterly reports.
·
As
relevant, manage all local grant making mechanisms, ensuring compliance with
donor regulations and Pact policy; coordinate and/or conduct monitoring visits
to grantee programs.
·
Ensure
compliance with Pact and EU and government of Kenya requirements, policies and
regulations.
Qualifications and experiences:
·
Master’s
Degree with 8 years’ experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of
experience in Conflict, CVE, Peace Building, Migration or a related field.
·
Ten
years’ experience in managing complex peace building programs, cross border
programs, CVE and/or migration programs of similar scope and size is desired.
·
Eight
years of experience in program management and administration, financial
management, award cooperative agreement compliance, sub award management, and
tracking project performance and costs.
·
At
least five years’ international experience in development, managing,
overseeing, or evaluating comprehensive CVE, conflict and/or peace building
programs of similar size and complexity, with European Commission experience
preferred.
·
Five
years demonstrated skills and experience in building and strengthening
partnerships donors, private sector, NGO and local community organizations
relations; and engagement with the Government of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.
·
Strong
strategic and creative thinker. Flexibly to changing situations, overcomes obstacles
and recovers quickly from set-backs.
·
Proven
performance in organizing and coordinating major initiatives, events or
challenging inter-organizational activities.
·
Ability
to work in partnership with team members, partner agencies and community members
of both the international and national communities.
·
Excellent
written and oral communication abilities.
·
Strong
computer (word processing) literacy, skills in graphic/web design a plus.
Job
Title: Team Leader – Marsabit / Lodwar
Location: Kenya
Department
Name: Program Delivery
Pact
Overview: The Team Leader will be responsible
for the overall management and operations of the proposed European Union Trust
Fund a three-year Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas of the Horn of Africa
Region: The Southwest Ethiopia – Northeast Kenya border to prevent local
conflict and mitigate its impact.
She/he
will supervise project implementation and ensure the project meets stated goals
and reporting requirements.
The
Team Leader will take a leadership role in coordination among the European
Commission and key stakeholders and other implementing partners.
The
position requires a political savvy and diplomatic staff who will interact at a
high level with numerous Government institutions and senior government officials
as well as European Union agents.
Reporting
to the Country Director, the position is based in Marsabit/Lodwar.
This
position is contingent upon award.
Roles and responsibilities:
Roles and responsibilities:
·
The Team Leader will ensure
appropriate systems and support mechanisms are in place to track, analyze and
report on results as well as engagement with senior management on the strategic
direction of the overall program.
·
Oversee program start-up and ongoing
program management and administration of teams across various field locations.
·
Engage with various partners and
stakeholders at different levels, to establish and maintain contacts with
senior-level officials of the host government in the three represented
countries and represent Pact in national and regional meetings.
·
Implement the strategic vision and
programmatic goals as laid down in the Project Document.
·
Ensure that program implementation is
responsive to communities and partners and beneficiaries are effectively
targeted.
·
Support and guide program managers to
develop partners’ memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and contracts & oversee
a training program for program partners.
·
Develop, oversee and ensure joint
work planning and program implementation strategies, including frameworks,
beneficiary targeting, distribution process as well as capacity building of
partners as needed. Evaluate, interpret and analyze information and data to
prepare accurate reports and to realign if necessary.
·
Integrate community approaches,
gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
Ensure coordinated efforts with other Pact conflict and peace building
programs.
·
Ensure program implementation is on
time, target and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired
impacts.
·
Create and maintain systems ensuring
effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative
reporting in line with donor policies and procedures.
·
Proactively ensure that team members
operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
·
Provide training and mentoring to
partners to strengthen capacity for technical service delivery and compliance
with donor rules and regulations.
·
Oversee the management and
development of project office human resources to ensure a diverse, skilled and
productive workforce, an effective leadership team, and an organizational
culture where Pact’s values are practiced.
·
Ensure high-quality strategic
oversight, direction and technical programming through hands-on guidance and
support grounded in the program’s strategic objectives and adhering to expected
technical quality and reporting requirements.
·
Participate in the technical and
programmatic design of award and partner programs; represent Pact in
negotiating with donors and partners.
·
Manage all project planning
responsibilities, including the production of annual work-plans; guide and
oversee the alignment of the budget to expected results, and review and approve
annual budgets and quarterly reports.
·
As relevant, manage all local grant
making mechanisms, ensuring compliance with donor regulations and Pact policy;
coordinate and/or conduct monitoring visits to grantee programs.
·
Ensure compliance with Pact and EU
and government of Kenya requirements, policies and regulations.
Qualifications
and experiences:
·
Master’s Degree with 8 years’
experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 10 years of experience in Conflict, CVE,
Peace Building, Migration or a related field.
·
Ten years’ experience in managing
complex peace building programs, cross border programs, CVE and/or migration
programs of similar scope and size is desired;
·
Eight years of experience in program
management and administration, financial management, award cooperative
agreement compliance, sub award management, and tracking project performance
and costs;
·
At least five years’ international
experience in development, managing, overseeing, or evaluating comprehensive
CVE, conflict and/or peace building programs of similar size and complexity,
with European Commission experience preferred.
·
Five years demonstrated skills and
experience in building and strengthening partnerships donors, private sector,
NGO and local community organizations relations; and engagement with the
Government of Kenya and Ethiopia.
·
Strong strategic and creative
thinker.
·
Flexibly to changing situations,
overcomes obstacles and recovers quickly from set-backs.
·
Proven performance in organizing and
coordinating major initiatives, events or challenging inter-organizational
activities.
·
Ability to work in partnership with
team members, partner agencies and community members of both the international
and national communities.
·
Excellent written and oral
communication abilities.
·
Strong computer (word processing)
literacy, skills in graphic/web design a plus.
·
English and at least one local
language (Amharic or Kiswahili).
How
to apply:
Interested
applicants fulfilling the requirements are invited to send their application
letter and CV to kenyahr@pactworld.org indicating “Team Leader-Marsabit/Lodwar”
on the subject line.
Deadline
for applications: September 15th, 2017
Pact is an equal opportunities employer.
Pact is an equal opportunities employer.