Global EverGreening Alliance Regional Program Director Jobs in Kenya

Global EverGreening Alliance Regional Program Director Jobs in Kenya

The Organisation

The Global EverGreening Alliance (The Alliance/GEA) is an international NGO which coordinates the development and implementation of large-scale land restoration programs.

Its members include World Vision, CARE International, Oxfam, Catholic Relief Services, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, the World Resources Institute and World Agroforestry.

The Alliance was established to create and apply long-term solutions to the global problems of land degradation and climate change. This is done through a collaborative approach with an emphasis on evergreening practices: regenerative farming that integrates trees into crop and livestock production systems of smallholder farms.

In May 2022, the Alliance launched Restore Africa, the largest community-based land restoration program in Africa. More than 1.8 million hectares of degraded land will be restored through sustainable land management practices in six countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Malawi and Uganda, improving the livelihoods of more than 1.5 million households and sequestering 80M tons of CO2 in the process.

The Restore Africa Program will be implemented by consortia of member organisations across the Africa region and will be coordinated by the Alliance’s Program Coordination Unit located in Nairobi, Kenya.

Position Summary

The Alliance is seeking a passionate, motivated and experienced individual to oversee and coordinate its Restore Africa Program.

This role will be responsible for managing the Restore Africa Program Coordination Unit (PCU), recruiting staff with appropriate skills, working collaboratively with the Implementing Partners across East and Southern Africa, supporting learning and progressive improvement of national programs, overseeing monitoring and evaluation, and engaging with program stakeholders to ensure the Program is effectively implemented.

The role will be responsible for program delivery, compliance and reporting to the Alliance’s Secretariat, the Program Steering Committee, and the donors/investors.

As the leader of a close-knit team in Kenya, you will be providing programmatic and technical oversight to established programs in Africa while supporting the Alliance’s Melbourne-based Secretariat to develop new programs in the region.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Leading and managing the Restore Africa PCU, ensuring staff are motivated to perform optimally, while liaising with the GEA Secretariat for technical and program management guidance and support.

• Providing effective management, good stewardship of the PCU budget, and effective oversight of Program budgets, ensuring accurate monthly financial reporting and timely audits.

• Leading stakeholder engagement for the Restore Africa Program, building and maintaining robust networks and excellent relationships with governments, member organisations, national Lead Implementing Organisations (LIOs), NGOs, multilateral bodies, and research institutes, among others.

• Maintaining effective oversight of each of the national LIOs, monitoring their performance, and providing and facilitating between LIOs capacity development and mutual support to maximise the achievement of the Program’s overall objectives.

• Enhancing the Alliance’s value addition in the region by leveraging the strengths of the Alliance’s network, members and non-member partners.

• Ensuring LIOs and other implementing partners are effectively resourced through timely planning and budgeting, funding disbursement and reporting while ensuring compliance with relevant standards and good international practices across the Program.

• Leading the development of processes, procedures, and systems required for the effective and consistent management of the Restore Africa Program, including risk management strategies.

• Creating a robust system for evidence-building and promoting Program progress and impacts while ensuring monitoring, evaluation and reporting functions are performed on time and to a high-quality standard across the Restore Africa program.

• Acting as the Secretary to the Restore Africa Program Steering Committee (PSC) and ensuring LIOs are effectively supported by the Technical Advisory Group.

Key Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications at master’s level (PhD an advantage), e.g. business administration, international and community development, natural resource management, sustainable agriculture or related studies.

• At least ten years of management experience, including direct supervision of professional and support staff and assembling teams.

• Minimum five years’ experience in managing large-scale, complex program implementation in the not-for-profit sector; preferably Natural Resource Management or Sustainable Agriculture projects

• Demonstrated experience and skills in achieving deliverables on time with the ability to oversee assignments through to completion

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to work on several projects simultaneously.

• Excellent and effective communications with familiarity with different communications technology platforms.

• Advanced knowledge regarding the drivers and impacts of climate change and carbon offsetting projects.

• Demonstrated experience working closely within multidisciplinary and multicultural teams at national, regional, and international levels, preferably in the Africa region.

• Experience in high-level networking and relationship strengthening with internal and external stakeholders.

Conditions of Appointment

The Global EverGreening Alliance has zero tolerance for child abuse, discrimination, harassment and workplace bullying. All staff are required to sign an acknowledgement and adhere strictly to the organisation’s child protection, safeguarding and other policies.

In addition, the successful applicant will need to provide a recent Police Record Check and either provide or successfully apply for a Working with Children Check card where relevant to the context.

To apply for this role, you must have the willingness to work in Kenya with extensive travels across the Eastern and Southern Africa region.

How to Apply

Please provide both your CV and a Cover Letter clearly addressing the Selection Criteria to hr@evergreening.org. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Applications will be reviewed as they come in, so please submit your application as soon as possible.


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