Polish Humanitarian Action - Polska Akcja Humanitarna Country Representative Jobs in Kenya

Polish Humanitarian Action - Polska Akcja Humanitarna Country Representative Jobs in Kenya

About PAH:

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is an international non-governmental organization which since 1992 has been providing humanitarian and development help worldwide. So far, the interventions have been carried out in 51 different countries.

By possessing long-standing expertise in the implementation of projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Food Security and Livelihoods, as well as Nutrition and Education, PAH concentrates its global activities on ensuring sustainable and stable development of regions suffering from the consequences of armed conflicts, natural disasters and other humanitarian crises.

PAH has been present in Kenya since April 2018 delivering development and humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable populations. We assist Kenya’s growth, through addressing challenges such as water accessibility, conducting hygiene promotion, climate change mitigation, agriculture entrepreneurship, and production growth.

In collaboration with local specialists, we implement new methods of collecting and treating water, though building sand barriers, shallow water wells and water tanks in schools. To empower the local agricultural sector, we organize diverse training programs covering project management, leadership, administration, and modern farming techniques for agricultural cooperatives.

Our projects contribute to improving livelihood quality of all the people. Our current activities include FSL, DRR, WASH and MPCA.

Job responsibilities:

Development of Country Office management and development strategy in accordance with PAH global strategy

Creating of organizational and employment structure

Identification of priorities, donors and supervision over adjusting objectives accordingly taking into consideration PAH global strategy

Representing PAH, establishing cooperation with donors, local authorities and partners

Optimalisation of operational and program processes in terms of costs, quality and time

Development and implementation of standard procedures

Monitoring the situation of Country Office in terms of political, economic, military

and security

Identification of available sources of financing and supervision over adjusting the objectives of the Country Office to them considering PAH global strategy

Building and supporting regional cooperation with South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia

The successful candidate will be selected based on the qualification requirements described below:

Master’s Degree in International Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Management or any other related field required*

At least 3 years of experience in INGO management/coordination (including security management in complex security situations, human resource management)

Proven experience in Project Cycle Management and strong project management skills

Solid experience in representing the organization in front of local authorities as well as international donor agencies

Previous extensive experience in staff management in the cross-cultural environment

Previous experience in the region or conflict/ post-conflict setting highly desirable

High resilience to stress, ability to work effectively under pressure in a hardship duty station

Ability to perform and oversee multiple tasks concurrently

Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

Strong planning and organizational skills

Strong sense of personal and professional integrity

Driving license

Languages: Full proficiency (C1) in spoken and written English required

Proficiency in MS Office package

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Polish Humanitarian Action - Polska Akcja Humanitarna Country Representative Jobs in Kenya

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