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Kenya Red Cross Program Manager-Organizational Capacity Development Job Vacancies

Overall Purpose Overall Purpose

The Program Manager – Organizational Capacity Development (PM-OCD) will have primary
responsibility for resource mobilization and technical assistance to improve the management
and operational competence of CSOs. The PM-OCD will provide leadership, management
and technical support to the process of development and field-testing of the capacity
development package in the global fund HIV grant. The PM-OCD will also ensure
congruency in the approach to capacity building across all result areas, develop the capacity
for resource mobilization and strengthen resource mobilization capacities.

Responsibilities

Technical leadership and strategic input:

Manage and oversee project design, implementation, and delivery for all capacity
building-related activities targeted at capacity development of community based
organizations (CBOs) and implementing partners in areas such as civic participation
and advocacy, organizational development and governance, including the design and
roll out of all capacity building approaches and tools.

Conduct periodic quality assessments and identify areas for capacity building and
improvement. Develop and implement quality improvement interventions where
required.

Develop and implement quality improvement mechanisms to support successful and
effective learning in the organizational development initiatives

Identify policy and practice lessons and develop strategies for disseminating these to
key stakeholders (in collaboration with other technical team members).

Structured Capacity Development Structured Capacity Development

Develop and put in place a strategic and integrated capacity building plan for KRCS
GF Programme and ensure the grant actors apply a common understanding, principles
and good practice

Undertake assessments of implementing partners on capacity in programmes,
producing objective and accurate reports with recommendations against agreed
deliverables

Provide expert advice to implementing partners on capacity building strategies and
plans

Support technical managers and regions to improve the effective integration of
capacity building within programmes

Compile and update high-quality resources for capacity building; and maintain a
coordination system to achieve the best use of capacity building resources.

Capacity- Capacity-building and training design and delivery:

Lead on design, development and successfully delivering a differentiated capacity development package tailored for institutional strengthening of CSOs and
implementing partners.

Manage the adaptation and maintenance of a competency-based curriculum package
for training implementing partners to deliver services in line with relevant
programmatic and national guidelines.

Develop and manage training work plan for programming needs, including
milestones and key deliverables, informed by the project work plan and priorities.

Assess the impact of training interventions, compile training reports, and share findings with appropriate team members and stakeholders.

Work with the M&E team in the monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure the
impact of training initiatives, monitor technical quality of trainings and oversee posttraining follow-up support.

Resource Mobilization Resource Mobilization

Developing and implementing local and international resource mobilization
strategies.

Research, complete, and submit applications for potential funding resources such as
grants, awards, etc.

Developing a fund generation and resource mobilization work plan and constantly
follow-up the implementation of the plan.

Assisting in mobilizing resources from private sector entities, individuals and corporate entities.

Develop and manage strategic consortium partnerships with appropriate CSOs, academic organizations and private sector firms to leverage KRCS’s chances of success in competitive

calls for proposals and tender bids.

Coordinate and oversee efforts to secure co-financing for all institutional and high
value grants.

Programme Management: Programme Management:

Coordinate with appropriate stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and implementation for all capacity building activities under GF project

Building on our existing capacity assessment tools, develop new tools to enable
partners to assess needs and develop action plans

Work closely with other team members to ensure a consistent and high quality
approach to training and workshop facilitation within the programme

Contribute to the development of programme strategy, lead the development of new
projects, and support the Senior Programme

Manager in preparing funding bids and
proposals for new programmes

Work closely with other team members to ensure a flexible and coherent approach to
implementation; and to develop and implement tools to evaluate the outcomes of
activities, and share learning internally and externally

Capacity building best practice documentation, and learning:

Contribute to the development of annual work plans, performance monitoring
systems and tools, and writing of progress, quarterly and final program reports.

Lead/substantively and engage in lessons learning processes in capacity building
initiatives

Keep abreast of developments in capacity building practice and recommend
enhancements to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in overall capacity building
initiatives.

Share results and experiences of the Capacity Building initiatives with colleagues,
implementing partners and other key stakeholders

Communicate KRCS GF work through documents, reports, presentations, meetings
and conferences

Qualifications

Post graduate Degree in Public health, M&E, statistics, or equivalent qualifications
with demonstrated competence in undertaking a MEAL related role in a humanitarian
context.

A minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience, which could include providing
trainings, capacity-building and mentoring support, consulting, or systems
development, in Kenya or similar context

Experience in applying a range of Community HIV programming, capacity-building
and analysis methodologies.

Experience of working with international donors, international organizations, the
corporate sector and/or large multi-mandate development NGOs

Ability to provide technical and practical guidance and support to a team across
geographically disbursed locations

Strong partnership brokering skills with a proven ability to build and manage highlevel
strategic relationships

Excellent problem solving skill-sets, able to navigate ambiguous and complex
structures - gained through experience in managing complex cross-organizational
projects with multiple stakeholders

Excellent project management skills.

How to apply

Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications should send their applications to the address below on or before 23rd February February February,2018.

Secretary General Secretary General
Kenya Red Cross Society Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O. Box 40712- P.O. Box 40712-00100,
Nairobi

For more information and job application details, see; Kenya Red Cross Program Manager-Organizational Capacity Development Job Vacancies

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