Concern Worldwide Area Manager - Tana River County Jobs in Kenya
Concern Worldwide Area Manager - Tana River County Jobs in Kenya;The Area Manager is responsible for leading Concern’s projects in Tana River County.
This responsibility covers programme delivery including coordination, programme planning and overseeing the day-to-day operations of field staff and supporting the operational functions (human resources, logistics, finance & administration, staff safety and security).
In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Area Manager will work closely with the Programme Coordinator and Programme Director to ensure that the programmes are carried out in line with Concern’s policies and procedures.
The Area Manager serves as Concern’s senior representative at the County level, providing leadership in external engagement and coordination with key stakeholders.
Programme Cycle Management
Provide leadership in implementation of the programs in Tana River County ensuring projects are executed in line with relevant strategies and donor guidelines. This also includes holding projects inception and planning meeting with County teams for effective implementation.
Prepare and implement County specific program annual and quarterly implementation costed workplans that correspond to the approved donor proposals and budgets and update these on a timely basis.
Prepare and share recruitment and procurement plans with HR and Logistics colleagues, and update these on a timely basis.
Work closely with other Concern program teams and implementing partners to foster layering, sequencing and integration of various interventions towards desired outcomes.
Timely initiate all program activities in line with the relevant program documents to ensure all planned activities are completed within set timelines and program commitments.
Support cross-sectoral periodic programme reviews to assess programme progress, capture lessons learnt and adapt programme strategies as necessary in accordance with Concern’s results-based management principles. Ensure mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues/approaches throughout the programme cycle including Accountability to Affected Population, Gender, Protection, Conflict Sensitivity, Accountability and do no harm philosophy.
Ensure the local authorities and communities are meaningfully engaged in programme development in line with the Core Humanitarian Standards initiative and best practices.
Support community entry process for all the projects implemented in Tana River, ensuring the project priority is aligned to community needs to strengthen existing capacities.
In collaboration with program Technical Advisors, develop, continuously review and adapt implementation strategies for various program approaches such as Climate smart agriculture, Village savings and Loans associations, value chain development, business development services, Market based approaches, Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) Community Health Strategy, etc.
Working closely with the program coordinators, Technical Advisors and County based project team, ensure program adaptation to the prevailing contextual changes to ensure relevance to the local needs.
Actively promote intersectoral linkages such as Gender, Equality, Conflict and Peace, Protection, HIV and AIDS, Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, and Partnerships where relevant.
Contribute to development of donor proposals and budgets ensuring that all direct and indirect costs are fully and accurately budgeted.
Work effectively with the support functions (operations and finance) to ensure that the programme, finance, HR and
logistics needs are planned and met.
Representation & Networking
Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with peer NGOs, County government staff and communities with whom we work.
Participate regularly in County Steering Group, sectoral working groups and other relevant coordination meetings.
Share information with other actors (other NGOs, UN agencies, private sector etc) for effective coordination and cooperation.
Responding to Emergencies
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary.
Complying with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies.
Others
Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, program participants, and be committed to providing a safe working environment.
Working closely with Concern CRM and accountability officer, support in addressing all the complaints, response and feedback issues related to the program.
Actively participate in collective exercises such as preparation or updates of Preparing for Effective Emergency Response (PEER) plan, Security Management Plan (SMP) and other Concern initiatives.
Ensure the highest stands of accountability through ensuring good communication and information sharing within and outside the organisation.
Contribute to security assessments for the County, monitoring and providing and/or advising security situation in the County and reporting of all security incidents on the Security Incident Reporting Tool (SIRT).
Actively participate in any emergency response if called upon to do so (within the existing programme area or in a new one).
All managers are responsible for upholding and promoting Concern’s values, demonstrating leadership on workplace equality, diversity and inclusion, and role modelling a positive safeguarding ethos.
Managing administrative aspect such as office, vehicles and stores for smooth running of the office.
Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the line manager.
Role Holder Requirements
Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required
A Bachelor’s degree in either of the following: Agriculture Economics, Agronomy, Agri-business Management, Environmental Science, Disaster Management, or any other relevant field.
At least five (5) years’ experience implementing multi-sectoral projects with livelihoods, nutrition, WASH, community empowerment, Climatic resilience themes.
Demonstrable experience in market-based approaches in livelihoods programming including Cash and Voucher Assistance, Value chain development, Enterprise and SME development, private sector partnerships and financial inclusion.
At least three (3) years’ experience in budget management.
Proven experience and knowledge of Project Cycle Management, Climate Smart Agriculture, Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction, WASH, Natural Resource, Management, Value chain development and Market Systems Development.
Experience in rural community development and empowerment.
Experience in management of a diverse team of staff.
Fluency in spoken and written language in English and Swahili.
Good computing and report writing skills.
How to apply
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements, should send a detailed CV with three professional referees and Cover Letter Only to nairobi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the email as: 'Area Manager, Tana River County' on or before Friday, 16th October 2026. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview
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