Build Africa Kenya is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) that works exclusively in rural areas of Kenya to help young people escape poverty by supporting education and income generation activities.
Our aim is to create sustainable models for increasing incomes of the poor and better access to education and healthcare. We give young people (including parents and the community at large) the chance to save, to work their way out of poverty and to increase the prosperity of their communities.
We work with key stakeholders in Gilgil, Elementaita, Machakos and Mwala regions in implementing integrated programmes in Education, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health, livelihoods and skills development including income generation.
Our vision is for every young person in Africa to fulfill their potential and to make a difference.
Based in Naivasha with significant travel to the field, the Area Program Manager is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and is responsible for the design and implementation of high quality programs including monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
He/she will ensure the practice and institutionalization of a culture of team work, innovation and creativity in the program area.
Key Responsibilities:
* Overall responsible for ensuring effective delivery of the program's strategic goal and objectives
* Coordinate a process of documentation that ensures that key processes, outputs and approaches are continuously documented and submitted via high quality and timely reports
* Manage the M&E framework at field level by coordinating the regular collection, entry and analysis of data and fostering continuous learning and improvement
* Capture evidence of program impact through identifying and writing success stories and capturing beneficiary voices.
* Providing leadership to staff in the program area through supervision, coaching, and mentoring as well as nurturing team work, and cultivating a work environment conducive to continuous learning, innovation and improvement
* Manage the area program field office operations - including assets, human and financial resources, as well as managing relations with partners and stakeholders
* Provide technical and programming oversight to mainstreaming of Child Protection issues in programs and activities in the area and constantly monitor and report progress on the same.
Person Specifications and Competencies:
The ideal candidate will be educated at the postgraduate level, with a Masters degree in social sciences from a recognized university.
She/he should have at least 4 years of demonstrated experience managing development projects, preferably with an INGO.
Previous experience working directly with communities will be a distinct advantage.
The position holder should be aware of Child Protection issues and be of high integrity to be able to model Build Africa Kenya's core values.
If you meet the above requirements and consider yourself up to the challenge, please send /email your application and a copy of your CV with daytime contact numbers, details of 3 referees and an indication of your salary expectations so as to reach the following by 5.00 pm, 29th-July 2011.
The Country Director
Build Africa Kenya
PO Box 10604-0100
Nairobi.
Email: bak@build-africakenva.org
Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Our aim is to create sustainable models for increasing incomes of the poor and better access to education and healthcare. We give young people (including parents and the community at large) the chance to save, to work their way out of poverty and to increase the prosperity of their communities.
We work with key stakeholders in Gilgil, Elementaita, Machakos and Mwala regions in implementing integrated programmes in Education, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health, livelihoods and skills development including income generation.
Our vision is for every young person in Africa to fulfill their potential and to make a difference.
Based in Naivasha with significant travel to the field, the Area Program Manager is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and is responsible for the design and implementation of high quality programs including monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
He/she will ensure the practice and institutionalization of a culture of team work, innovation and creativity in the program area.
Key Responsibilities:
* Overall responsible for ensuring effective delivery of the program's strategic goal and objectives
* Coordinate a process of documentation that ensures that key processes, outputs and approaches are continuously documented and submitted via high quality and timely reports
* Manage the M&E framework at field level by coordinating the regular collection, entry and analysis of data and fostering continuous learning and improvement
* Capture evidence of program impact through identifying and writing success stories and capturing beneficiary voices.
* Providing leadership to staff in the program area through supervision, coaching, and mentoring as well as nurturing team work, and cultivating a work environment conducive to continuous learning, innovation and improvement
* Manage the area program field office operations - including assets, human and financial resources, as well as managing relations with partners and stakeholders
* Provide technical and programming oversight to mainstreaming of Child Protection issues in programs and activities in the area and constantly monitor and report progress on the same.
Person Specifications and Competencies:
The ideal candidate will be educated at the postgraduate level, with a Masters degree in social sciences from a recognized university.
She/he should have at least 4 years of demonstrated experience managing development projects, preferably with an INGO.
Previous experience working directly with communities will be a distinct advantage.
The position holder should be aware of Child Protection issues and be of high integrity to be able to model Build Africa Kenya's core values.
If you meet the above requirements and consider yourself up to the challenge, please send /email your application and a copy of your CV with daytime contact numbers, details of 3 referees and an indication of your salary expectations so as to reach the following by 5.00 pm, 29th-July 2011.
The Country Director
Build Africa Kenya
PO Box 10604-0100
Nairobi.
Email: bak@build-africakenva.org
Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
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