Marie Stopes International Project Director Jobs in Kenya
Marie Stopes International Project Director Jobs in Kenya
The FunctionFor over 20 years, Marie Stopes Kenya (MSK) has been working in Kenya to provide voluntary contraceptive services to thousands of men and women across the country. MSK is Kenya’s largest specialist provider of such services in the country, working in 43 out of 47 districts of Kenya.
The DFID Project Director for the Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning in Kenya project will report directly to the Country Director at MSK, and will be responsible for the line management of senior programme management staff.
The Role
The Project Director will be the overall lead for the Delivering Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Family Planning in Kenya project, and will be accountable for delivery of agreed project results and KPIs across all intervention areas.
S/he will be the technical focal point and will be expected to provide technical oversight for the day-to-day implementation of the project across all consortium members.
S/he will ensure that donor standards are reached in the implementation of the project and that all technical specifications of the project are delivered to a high quality.
S/he will ensure that the implementation of the project aligns with MSI’s global standards for clinical quality, project management and data management and verification.
S/he will be responsible for stewardship and coordination of the consortium of organisations implementing the project.
S/he will work closely with the programme leadership of each agency to ensure that the activities of all partners are aligned and implemented efficiently and effectively, in order to meet agreed country-level targets and deliver good value for money.
S/he will provide strategic guidance to all members of the consortium, and will ensure synergy between the various work streams of the programme, avoiding duplication and ensuring that resources are deployed effectively to deliver on project commitments.
S/he will manage the preparation, review and periodic revision of detailed country-level implementation plans, monitor and respond to partner performance and be responsible for driving communication between the partners in country, and across the programme.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership
Lead the effective and efficient delivery of the programme within budget, ensuring that DFID expectations and programme KPIs are met and exceeded.
Provide overall leadership for the programme team at country level, ensuring collaboration between all implementing partners in the project consortium and coordination across implementation areas and regions.
Ensure high quality programme delivery, following donor and MSI compliance and standards, to agreed workplans.
Provide guidance, support and oversight to the consortium partners to ensure the programme is implemented efficiently, effectively and providing good value for money.
Ensure robust, accurate and meaningful monitoring, evaluation and learning across the project, ensuring learning is integrated into ongoing implementation.
Improve operations by strengthening capacity, building high performance teams, identifying and promoting talent, managing performance.
Governance / Programme Management
Ensure compliance with donor requirements at all levels and provide guidance to the consortium on donor compliance.
Effectively manage the project budget, ensuring efficient use of resources and managing expenditure in line with the agreed budget, including across implementing partners.
Ensure the programme adheres to guidelines in MSI’s Project Cycle Management manual.
Compile and submit regular technical and financial reports to DFID-Kenya, ensuring all reports are reviewed by the required approvers internally.
Regular review of progress ensuring delivery against agreed workplans, identifying issues and developing solutions, and supporting relevant departments to adjust their work plans accordingly
Representation
Representation of MSI and the project at strategic level, including with DFID-Kenya, and engage and influence relevant stakeholders including the Ministry of Health and associated institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies, and Ministries at central and de-centralised level.
Uphold all Marie Stopes core values and lead by example
Lead by example and promote “One-Team, One Spirit” approach
Skills and Experience
Significant experience in delivering clinical family planning and sexual and reproductive health programming in Kenya or a similar context at a senior level of management (essential)
Demonstrable experience managing large and complex
programmes funded by DFID and other institutional donors with budgets of upward of £10 million (essential)
Significant experience leading consortia and managing local and international implementing partners to deliver results across a range of work streams (essential)
Proven general management experience in operationally demanding and challenging environments, including recruitment, training and supervision of direct reports (essential)
Track record in building and maintaining strong relationships with government (Ministry of Health and local governments), the private sector, and UN agencies to deliver sexual and reproductive health programmes (essential)
Demonstrated capacity to manage financial resources effectively and transparently to achieve maximum impact and value for money
Proven knowledge and experience applying DFID compliance and familiarity with DFID terms and conditions, duty of care requirements, etc. (desirable)
Fluent in English (essential)
Personal Attributes
Approachable with strong interpersonal & listening skills together with the ability to empower their team
Track record of delivering targets
Ability to push the boundaries and develop market share
Results focused
Self-motivated and a self-starter
The highest levels of integrity, strong ethical attitude
IT literate
Team Member Behaviors
Work as One MSI
You contribute, use, and share accurate data and evidence to improve understanding, insight and decision-making across MSI, enabling us to maximise our ability to influence others
You share relevant knowledge, expertise and resources to strengthen teamwork and prevent duplication of effort
You actively work as part of a team, providing support and flexibility to colleagues, demonstrating fairness, understanding and respect for all people and cultures.
Show courage, authenticity and integrity
You hold yourself accountable for the decisions you make and the behaviours you demonstrate
You are courageous in challenging others and taking appropriately managed risks.
Develop and grow
You seek feedback to enable greater self-awareness and provide the same to others in a way which inspires them to be even more effective
You manage your career development including keeping your knowledge and skills up to date.
Deliver excellence, always
You strive to consistently meet and exceed expectations, putting clients at the centre of everything, and implement smarter, more efficient ways of performing your role
You build and maintain effective long-term working relationships with all stakeholders, and are a true MSI ambassador.
Leadership (For Leaders only)
You inspire individuals and teams, through situational leadership, providing clear direction
You seek and provide opportunities which motivate team members, helping to develop skills and potential whilst strengthening our talent and succession pipeline
You are aware of emerging developments in our sector, demonstrating strategic insight about our clients and business and encourage this in your team You articulate a vision of the future which inspires and excites others.
MSI Values
Mission driven: With unwavering commitment, we exist to empower women and men to have children by choice, not chance
Client centred: We are passionate about our clients and dedicate our efforts to delivering agreed objectives to the highest possible quality
Accountable: We are accountable for our actions and take responsibility for everything we do to ensure long-term sustainability and increased impact
Courageous: We recruit and nurture talented, passionate and brave people who have the courage to push boundaries, make tough decisions and challenge others in line with our mission.
How to Apply:
Applications quoting the position title with a detailed CV, contact details of 3 referees including their email addresses (1 of which should be your immediate supervisor, 1 former supervisor and 1 any other but not a relative) should be submitted to: pd@mariestopes.or.ke on or before 25th January 2019.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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