Program Director

FH/Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Development and relief agency seeks to fill the following vacant position at their Nairobi office:

Job Title: Program Director

Department: Programs

Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to our Field offices

Reports To: Country Director

Closing Date: 16th April 2016

MISSION STATEMENT

Motivated by Christ's love, this position plays a key role in promoting the wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.” In order to accomplish this vision, FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders and families in overcoming all forms of human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His creation.”

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The PD will support the country Director in providing strategic leadership and management of all FH Kenya programs/projects’ activities as well as increasing funding portfolio through proposal development, networking, fund raising and managing donor relation. In close collaboration with the country Director, the PD will lead the programs teams in aligning the FH Kenya programs with Envision 2020 strategic plan while also ensuring program quality across the country.

ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key result # 1 – Strategy Development and Program Design (30%)

1. In close collaboration with the country director, provide strategic direction of FH Kenya Programs implementation and foster program integration in line with existing E2020 Strategy as well as CFCT model
2. Identify new donors and maintain donor relations to secure appropriate resources for national programs in accordance with budget targets and maintaining a diversity of future funding options for the office
3. In close collaboration with the CD and program managers/coordinators, develop and maintain an up-to-date country funding strategy to optimize income and plan to prioritize approaches to donors
4. Lead in resource development efforts in needs assessments and design of concept notes and proposal development for FH Kenya.
5. Promote coordination and appropriate joint working between stakeholders and the operational programs and ensure maximum synergy within the programs for maximum impact, influence and scale up of the program
6. Provide leadership to and management of ideal relief and development programming in FH Kenya including timing of interventions, program design, targeting, securing of resources, implementation and reporting
7. Ensure complete, timely and accurate program documentation for all FH Kenya programs, including approved proposals and budgets, annual fiscal and narrative reports, resource requests and capacity statements.

Key result # 2 – Provide Leadership and management of FH Kenya Programs (30%)

1. Coordinate and direct program planning processes to ensure overall integration of programs, proper understanding of program goals, objectives and intermediary results, and engagement and buy-in of all key stakeholders.
2. Provide program, budgetary oversight and supervision ensuring that all planned activities, outputs and impacts are achieved over the life of each program.
3. Ensure complete, timely and accurate program documentation for all Programs, including annual fiscal and narrative reports, resource requests and budgets.
4. In coordination with the Monitoring & Evaluation Manager/Coordinator/Officer, support active monitoring and evaluation of all programs and making adjustments to improve program quality and or effectiveness
5. Take lead in establishing agreements and protocols with all technical partners ( government line ministries, consortium partners, local partners etc)
6. Line manage the Sector/Project Managers and Coordinators in the management and implementation of projects, ensuring adequate monitoring, reviewing progress, reviewing beneficiary feedback, identifying corrective actions required and capturing learning.
7. Facilitate the submission of quality Program reports, ensuring timely submission in accordance with required reporting formats.
8. Provide support in partner capacity assessments and developments, especially in areas where programs are implemented through partners.

Key result # 3 – Representation and External Relations (10%)

1. Support the Country Director with representation to the government at different government levels, helping to ensure constructive working relationships are maintained to allow expansion and growth of FH’s transformation development in FH Kenya
2. In conjunction with the Country Director and other staff, represent FH Kenya at relevant interagency technical networks and working groups as necessary
3. Support the Country Director in policy influencing (advocacy related to development initiatives) activities at the country and provincial/state/county level
4. Ensure effective communication and feedback between FH Kenya and donors

Key result # 4 - Staff and financial management (30%)

1. Lead and manage staff ensuring clarity over strategy, plans and priorities, providing supervision, guidance and mentoring, encouraging effective teamwork and inclusiveness and building a team spirit through regular meetings and events.
2. Provide management support to direct reports in their management of others, and their implementation of objectives, work plans and budgets.
3. Provide spiritual leadership support to direct reports and other staff where appropriate.
4. Contribute to developing and modeling a team culture characterized by a shared vision, commitment and mutual accountability that reflects FH’s desired corporate values being servant-hood, Christ-centered, excellency, stewardship, grace, and holistic.
5. Create structured opportunities to encourage learning from all staff, ensuring internal and external evaluations and reviews are undertaken as appropriate. Ensure recommendations are implemented and learning is shared across the wider FH Kenya team.
6. Support and participate in staff recruitment, induction and training as required

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty/function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to represent the organization in high-level meetings with donors, local Church central and local government and technical forums
• Strong people-management and leadership skills

· Commitment to accountability to beneficiaries and transparency, showing dignity and respect, and demonstrating listening and understanding

· Possess analytical and problem solving skills, risk management skills as well as decision- making skills

• Have a vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Strong aptitude for organizational change, participatory and servant leadership, innovation, learning, team building
• Strong presentation, speaking and writing skills
• Effective Inter- and –Intra personal communication

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

· A Bachelor’s Degree in development studies or related field with at least 10 years of experience in managing and implementing programs in the development sector, 5 of which should be in senior management position within an NGO set up. A Masters degree is an asset.

• Successful experience in grant proposal preparation and writing, especially for USAID and other government donors
• Knowledge of US government financial and commodity regulations including program management and reporting
• Knowledge of budget development and management for US government resources
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills including USAID related technical writing.
• Proven strategic planning and program and project management experience in a humanitarian/development environment
• Proven budget management experience coupled with experience in implementing and working in accordance with corporate structures, policies and practices.
• Extensive knowledge of project design and implementation,
• Experience in proposal-writing, budgeting and financial management.
• Demonstrated experience with participatory approaches to development, including capacity building of local institutions
• Knowledge and experience working with other cultures and sensitive to the cross cultural issues

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, details of current salary (this is a must), updated CV with three referees and day telephone contacts, not later than 16th April 2016 to: H R Manager, P.O Box 14978 - 00800 Nairobi or email address hr-fhkenya@fh.org.

NB: Please note that this is an urgent position and shortlisting will be done as CVs are received. For the shortlisted candidates, interviews will be conducted within a short notice.

We would also wish to state that only short listed candidates will be contacted