Viamo Regional Director, East Africa Jobs in Kenya

About the Role

The Regional Director is responsible for supporting country programs across the region to ensure that they are strong organizations with programmatic vision and results that align with Viamo’s mission and strategic plan.

You will have significant internal and external facing responsibilities ranging from providing leadership and assistance to country programs to driving improvements in global systems and standards by providing clear guidance and strategic support.

The Regional Director will work closely with the Chief Program Officer, Country Managers (CMs), and other teams to chart the region’s future growth and strategic response to an ever-increasing demand for Viamo services.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure the success of Viamo’s country programs in the region

Drive impact and new business development, supporting CMs in existing Viamo countries and

leading on opportunities where there is no CM. This includes building relationships, developing technical approaches, preparing budgets, and compiling proposal packets
Drive global best practice and mastery of Viamo’s product suite among Programs staff in the region

Lead expansion to new countries in the region: secure agreements with a Mobile Network Operator (MNO) and anchor client, lead CM recruitment and onboarding.

Key Performance Indicators

CMs in supervised countries achieve their annual KPIs:

Impact (listeners & key messages)
Bookings (in-country margin & large contracts)
Revenue (total value & monthly variance)
In new countries:

CMs hired and onboarded

MNO partnerships signed and operational
Country

office compliance achieved and maintained

Large proposal success, as measured by signed teaming agreements and budget value of winning proposals

Employee engagement and professional development of supervised CMs

Team and Reporting Structure

Reporting to relevant Chief Programs Officer

Supervising Country Managers in select markets. An illustrative list is below (E indicates existing Viamo program, N indicates new Viamo program):

EA: Ethiopia (E), Kenya (E), Uganda (E), Tanzania (E)

Profile

Required

Experience living and working in the region
Experience of 10+ years in: social enterprise, INGO, ICT4D/tech startup, or mobile network operator

3+ years in the international development sector

Experience of multi-country management

Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Excellent problem-solving skills, proposal writing and budgeting skills

Proven business development success

Proven project and team management expertise

Ability to travel to all Viamo countries within the region

Desirable

Proficiency in regionally-applicable languages

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Viamo Regional Director, East Africa Jobs in Kenya

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