About You
You
are a people person who understands the importance and power of building strong
relationships to drive a common and ambitious goal. You inspire cross cultural
teams that are either direct or indirect reports towards a common mission,
driving them to deliver impactful results.
You
have a high level of EQ, can connect dots and communicate clearly with a
diverse range of audiences. You are a problem solver, looking at each challenge
as an opportunity to find innovation in the way of doing things. You are highly
organised and have great attention to detail. You are committed to achieving
stellar results and success, and are not afraid to get your hands dirty and get
involved when needed. You’re a team player, who’s pragmatic and driven, and
ultimately has a passion to deliver impact!
Responsibilities
Programme Management and Delivery
- Provide technical guidance and managerial oversight in
the design, development, and timely programme execution, including working
closely with the programme partners to set annual budgets, workplans,
goals and targets.
- Ensure programme operational tools such as the programme
charter, M&E frameworks, budgets, and work plans are used for
harmonised and effective implementation.
- Work closely with the Evidence and Learning Manager to
drive utilisation of data-driven learning to sustain relevance, timely
course correction, programme adaptation and continuous improvement.
- As applicable, monitor and track programme alignment
with the funder and Amref’s corporate strategies, policies, operational
guidelines, and protocols.
- Support the development and design of cutting-edge
programming strategies and investments in consultation with internal and
external programme partners and stakeholders.
- Ensure timely submission, collation, review and
finalisation of the programme’s narrative and financial reporting from all
implementing partners in compliance with Amref and funder-specific
requirements, policies and regulations.
- Work closely with the country implementation team leads
and provide technical assistance and support as needed to enhance
delivery.
Talent
Management
- Support the development of the programme team and
espouse a culture of high performance and resilience in line with Amref’s
values of ubuntu, integrity and quality.
- Identify staff development needs in programme management
and provide coaching and mentorship, as well as link to training and
development opportunities, to spur performance.
- Support the building of cross-country and cross-entity
team effectiveness and efficiencies, making strong operational and
strategic linkages for the programme in the organisation.
Evidence
and Learning
- Working closely with the Evidence and Learning Manager
to support the realisation of the programme’s learning agenda, including
documentation of promising practices.
- Provide technical and management input and oversight in
the development of strategic knowledge products and facilitate continuous
learning to improve efforts across the implementing countries.
- Review donor reports, evaluation reports, and other
reports emanating from the programme to ensure timeliness and quality.
- Support the Evidence and Learning Manager to manage the
generation and dissemination of strategic information to staff, partners
and stakeholders.
- Support the implementation of learning forums within the
programme for all the implementing countries and entities.
- Support the thought leadership agenda by identifying
strategic fora to showcase programme outputs to advance the health and
livelihoods agenda in the region and beyond.
Partnership
Management and Networking
- Establish and maintain relations with internal partners
and stakeholders, including implementing country teams and entities for
seamless and effective implementation.
- Contribute to participation in relevant external
technical working groups and committees to inform the health and
livelihoods agenda in the region
- Support relationship management with critical
stakeholders in public and private sectors, including funding partners,
implementing partners, and collaborators critical to the success and
expansion of the programme.
Business
Development:
- Support the identification, pursuit and securing of
funding opportunities for leverage and extension of the programme.
Qualifications
Required qualifications and experience
- Advanced degree in business administration, management
sciences or related field. Programme management certification will be an
added advantage.
- Solid experience leading diverse teams and preferably
managing complex, regional programmes.
- Five (5)+ years relevant work experience in management
of multi-country programmes in the health and/or development sector.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and executing
projects, including steering work planning, managing and mentoring
colleagues, and overseeing compliant and cost-effective use of resources
to deliver on objectives.
Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of current issues in the health and
development sector.
- Superior programme management and process facilitation
skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and experience working with
cross cultural teams.
- Fluency in English including excellent written and
verbal communication skills, report writing and presentation skills.
Knowledge of French will be an added advantage.
How
To Apply