Concern Worldwide Vacancies in Kenya

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Concern Worldwide Programme Manager - Somalia Cash Consortium (0403) Vacancies in Kenya

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Consortium Director and serving as a senior member of the consortium management unit (CMU), the Programme Manager is expected to contribute to the strategic thinking, planning, and overall coordination efforts of the consortium. S/he will be responsible for ensuring that a drive for quality and innovative practice is embedded in the day-to-day implementation of the project, overseeing the consortium’s technical matters related to the building of an efficient and inclusive cash payment programme. S/he will be responsible for ensuring application of standard processes and activities across partner implementation. Specific to consortium M&E, s/he will coordinate the M&E Working Group, ensuring relevant data is collected and applied to decision making. Specific to programme management, s/he will manage, coordinate and consolidate consortium member reporting and programmatic accountability, as well as donor reporting.

Responsibilities:

  • Senior team member of Consortium Management Unit
  • Leading development and coordinating implementation of cash delivery activities
  • Leading M&E Working Group, charged with re/developing M&E processes, analysis and application
  • Developing and managing internal and donor-level consortium reporting
  • Supporting general programme cycle management of Cash Consortium
  • Leading the development and dissemination of learning, communication and advocacy initiatives
  • Represent Cash Consortium at technical coordination and working-group meetings

    Qualifications

  • Must have at least three (3) years’ experience in the humanitarian/international development sector
  • University graduate or post-graduate qualification in international development or other relevant discipline or with distinction
  • Experience working in Somalia or similar remote-management context, ideally applying mobile cash-based delivery
  • Strong technical experience in monitoring and evaluation, including creating surveys, managing digital data gathering survey processes, cleaning data and applying analysis to decision making and managing evaluation processes.
  • Ability to work efficiently, utilize complex budgets and build user-friendly tools in Excel
  • Ability to work closely with field-based national staff and experience utilizing various staff training and adaptive management approaches
  • Strong coordination/negotiation skills specifically with the ability to effectively coordinate among consortium members and actively contribute to creating a high-paced, flexible, team-oriented culture
  • Strong organizational, prioritization and analytical skills, as well as a good understanding of the application of logical and adaptive frameworks
  • Experience writing original, creative and high quality donor funding proposals, reports, case studies and learning document
  • Experience of working on projects funded by major international donors, such as ECHO, DFID and USAI
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal; proficiency in Somali language is an added benefit
  • Willing to spend significant time in Somalia and Somaliland driving project implementation, M&E.

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should apply online by 27th February, 2018

    For more information and job application details, see; Concern Worldwide Programme Manager - Somalia Cash Consortium (0403) Vacancies in Kenya

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