OSIEA Division Director Security & Rights Jobs in Kenya

OSIEA Division Director Security & Rights Jobs in Kenya

Job Title: Division Director – Security & Rights

Reports to: Director of Programs

Functional Area: Programs

Job Purpose

The Division Director–Security and Rights is a senior people management role providing strategic operational leadership to a functional area.

The Division Director–Security and Rights will be responsible for leading and supporting implementation of Open Society-Africa’s strategic plan with an emphasis on Security and Rights and ensuring this team is adhering to the overall strategy.

S/He will be responsible for leading all aspects of the assigned function, including strategic planning, budgeting/financial management, leadership and staff performance and development.

S/he will also be responsible for leading all aspects of the assigned function, including grantmaking, related policy and advocacy work and ensuring women’s rights are advanced in the function.

Responsibilities (Core)

Strategic Leadership and Oversight

Works with the Director of Programs in setting the strategic vision

Participates in development of the grants and partnership strategy

Directs and manages all aspects of Security and Rights-related policy development and advocacy

Manages and responds to complex issues and crises requiring discretion, collaboration and coordination.

Works closely with the Women’s Rights function to deliver for women and youth.

Liaises with the Director of Operations and her/his team as well as relevant Board(s), providing financial information with actionable recommendations for performance improvement.

Reports regularly to ensure alignment on strategic priorities.

People Management (Management and Supervision)

Works with the program support and operations teams to conceptualize and execute the function’s mandate and strategy.

Works with the Director of Programs in providing guidance, feedback and support to the Security and Rights team

Develops a team culture that values internal collaboration, across functions and in partnership with other teams.

Identifies areas of competence guiding establishment and implementation of the team’s and the directorate’s performance development plans

Financial Management and Oversight

Works with the Directors of Programs and Operations on Open Society-Africa’s annual strategy/ budget drafting and submission process.

Prepares and maintains regular financial reports for use by budget owners.

Establishes and manages the Security and Rights budget

Provides support to the team’s Manager to ensure grantmaking systems and processes are effectively utilized.

Manages and advises on the status of the budget and guides the preparation of forecasts to reflect the most recent information.

Global Outreach—North and South, Including Within OSF

Ensures effective channels of internal and external communications regarding Open Society-Africa are established and respected by all staff.

Interacts with colleagues in constructive and effective dialogue.

Establishes and nurtures relationships with colleagues, exercises discretion often on sensitive topics

Provides analysis and makes proposals, supporting others’ contributions to advance collective interests and meet strategic objectives

[Responsibilities (Floating)

The Division Director–Security and Rights role includes a built-in, limited customization allowing a maximum of one responsibility from the below list of responsibilities to be selected.

This customizable responsibility is called the floating responsibility.

Compliance: Identify, resolve and manage compliance issues, which have implications for OSF and require response at a policy level and/or may involve the design, modification, review and monitoring of compliance systems and practices to assure work is being done effectively and appropriately.

Security and Safety: Supports the Director of Programs in developing protocols to ensure the security and safety of Open Society-Africa staff.

Facilities Management: Manages design and implementation of facilities management programs for multiple Open Society-Africa facilities.

Financial Management, Analysis and Control: Takes responsibility for designing, developing and delivering the organization’s financial management and/or control strategies and systems. processes.

Knowledge Management: Takes overall responsibility for designing, developing and delivering knowledge management methods and tools/systems for the organization.

Procurement: Manages and delivers a portfolio of major procurement programs to meet the requirements of the overall organizational procurement strategy.

Technical Skills

Action planning: Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on reviewing and evaluating recommendations and requirements

and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required.

Managing Change: Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on demonstrating a change mindset as well as planning, executing and monitoring activities during times of change while keeping performance levels up.

Negotiation: Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on obtaining consensus between two or more parties, who may have different interests, for the benefit of the organization.

Organization design: Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on ensuring the organization has an appropriate culture, values and design to deliver organizational objectives in the short and long term and that structural change is effectively managed.

Resourcing and workforce planning: Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on ensuring the organization recruits a talented and diverse workforce and manages an appropriate balance of resources to meet changing needs, fulfilling short- and long-term strategic goals.

Risk management: Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on identifying, assessing, prioritizing and managing risks when executing strategy.

Service Delivery: Applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on delivering required services to the required standards.

OSF Competencies

Individual Contributor

Advancing diversity and inclusion: It involves encouraging, respecting and seeking out diverse viewpoints and perspectives, ensuring everyone has an equal voice and building inclusive workgroups

Expertise: Looks outside OSF to stay relevant and adapts to changes in field(s) of expertise. Uses external networks to achieve positive outcomes for OSF.

Getting the right things done: Establishes goals, plans for contingencies, readjusts where appropriate and takes responsibility, delivering outcomes that have a positive impact.

Leading change: Encourages and seeks out innovative solutions and brings people on a journey constructively and empathetically.

Managing time and money: Makes the best possible judgements based on financial and time availability.

Strategic thinking: Considers multiple options to achieve long-range goals, appropriately balancing risk and reward, selecting the best strategies for success.

Working well with OSF colleagues: Builds collaborative relationships inside OSF through the understanding and development of others’ and own ideas.

Working well with others: Seeks to clarify, understand and exceed expectations of others to make a positive impact.

People Management Principles

People Manager: Expected to demonstrate the behaviors associated with the Principles, in addition to the OSF Competencies.

Accountability: Support staff to strive for excellence.

Humility: Be aware of one’s own fallibility. Commit to one’s own personal and professional development.

Integrity: Lead by example. Be fair and professional.

Respect: Foster an inclusive work environment. Lead with empathy.

Trust: Empower staff. Maintain confidentiality.

Education

Preference will be given to applicants with a Master’s Degree. We will also consider applicants who can demonstrate the necessary competencies through experience.

Experience

15 years’ relevant experience, five of which should be substantial experience providing strategic leadership and management across organizational functions, directing substantial resources to achieve objectives.

Knowledge of the operations-related principles, procedures, and best practices in the field.

Knowledge of data analytics and reporting.

Note

The Division Director–Security and Rights may be required to travel for work purposes and/or work in other OSF offices for significant periods (over 25% of working time).

Please submit your cover letter and CV via Formstack by Monday, 10 October 2022.

Only shortlisted candidates will receive a response.

Open Society-Africa is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see: OSIEA Division Director Security & Rights Jobs in Kenya

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