Children’s Mission Africa (CMA) Coordinator - Jobs in Kenya

Children’s Mission Africa (CMA) Coordinator - Jobs in Kenya

•Outrival HR Solutions & Consultancies is a leading HR Consulting Firm based in Nairobi, Kenya.

•Our aim is to deliver great value to all our clients by making the Human Resources Processes manageable and productive.

•One of our clients Children’s Mission Africa (CMA) based in Nairobi is looking for a Coordinator.

•CMA is a Christian Organization that requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking.

•CMA is committed to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.


Role Overview

•Based in Nairobi Kenya, with regular field visits to relevant field locations, the Successful candidate will manage and provide technical oversight of the Kenya4Resilience (K4R) Community of practice (CoP).

•One will be overall responsible for coordinating all programme components as well as the day to day running of activities of the CoP.

•Requisite management skills and knowledge will ensure that the K4R CoP delivers high-quality programming and continuously works towards:

•Empowering partner organizations to integrate resilience throughout the project management cycle towards developing resilient and sustainable interventions / communities

•Enhancing collaboration of resilience focused interventions & innovations among CoP members especially those supported by SMC
•Improving Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) participation in formulation and implementation of resilience-related policies/actions especially the Sendai framework at different levels (county-national-regional/global)
•Building resilient communities through the community by members sharing their experiences, knowledge and skills for purposes of learning from each other


Basic Qualifications
•Bachelor’s Degree in Sustainable Development, Rural Development, Project Management, Agriculture, Sociology or any other related courses. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
•Minimum of 4 years’ experience in relevant field-based
•Direct project management experience required, with preferably at least 2 years of experience in the coordinating a network of a community of practice.
•Experience and understanding of development and humanitarian work and the NGO context


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
•Good analytical skills and conceptual thinking skills with good strategic perspective, able to understand complex issues and information from different sources and present this clearly and simply
•Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.
•Articulate communicator, excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal, facilitation and presentation skills.
•Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities, and unpredictable stakeholder expectations.
•Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented offering innovative solutions
•Strong organizational skills, ability to work independently, and to competent track timelines and deliverables with minimal guidance.
•Proven ability to plan and manage multiple tasks in parallel to optimize the short seasonal implementation window in multiple locations.


Preferred Qualifications:
•Good experience in project management and partner management.
•Demonstrated ability to write high quality technical reports and proposals.
•Experience engaging with civil society organizations (CSOs).
•M&E and Financial Accountability skills and experience required.
•Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
•Technical expertise in Resilience and / or DRR highly preferred
•Supervisory Responsibilities: No direct supervision

Required Languages: English and Kiswahili

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel to remote field locations.



How to Apply
•Interested and qualified applicants are invited to submit applications to recruitment@outrivalhr.com so as to arrive not later than Sunday 21st August 2021.

•The email subject line should include your name and the position you are applying to.

•The only attachment should be ONE document that has a cover letter (it must include your most recent salary, expected monthly gross salary and notice period required) and a detailed CV in PDF format.

•** Shortlisting well be done on rolling basis and may fill the position before the closing date.

•Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.


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