Save the Children NGO Job Vacancies in Kenya

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children NGO Regional Program Quality Specialist Job Vacancies in Kenya

Role Purpose:

As a member of the East Southern Africa Program team, the Program Quality Coordinator will support Country Offices to monitor, report on and engage in improvements to program quality. The role will support alignment and tracking of strong country strategic plans with annual plans and reports that demonstrate progress in achieving our Breakthroughs in survival, learning and protection.

Responsibilities

Ensuring development and monitoring of clear country strategic plans, country annual plans and country annual reports;

Supporting capacity of country offices to use Save the Children Common Approaches, and access technical assistance for programme excellence through Members and Global Themes;

Coordinating inputs to global reports, initiatives and roll-out of new tools and guidelines;

Supporting the Regional Program and Quality Director to strengthen ("uplift") the Program

Development and Quality function in country offices, including provision of backstopping or coordination of inputs to country office program strategies.

Qualifications

A Master's degree in a relevant field that reflects knowledge of development, or a

Bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of experience in development.

Knowledge of international humanitarian and development systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices.

Experience programming in Save the Children's thematic areas (e.g. education, public health, nutrition, child protection, child rights, food security & livelihoods and humanitarian action) is considered a plus

At least 4 years' experience in relevant field.

Ability to quickly and competently consolidate and summarise information across multiple data sources.

Experience developing country annual plans and/or annual reports.

Strong written and verbal skills in English.

Demonstrated ability to thrive in a matrix management environment.

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.

Cultural sensitive, with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching cross-culturally.

Commitment to Save the Children values.

Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours when essential to success of endeavours

Willingness to travel within the

region.

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply online by 5th March, 2018

For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children NGO Regional Program Quality Specialist Job Vacancies in Kenya

Save the Children NGO IT Project Manager Job Vacancies in Kenya

Role Purpose:

The purpose of the IT Project Manager is to run global IT related change projects, which are separated from our portfolio of business change projects. Typical areas that these projects focus on would be Information Security, End User Computer (EUC) upgrades, Networks and Cloud Services and Infrastructure.

Qualifications

Proven experience of successful delivery of projects across multiple geographic locations

Demonstrable experience and knowledge of programme and project practices and standards

A proven ability to deliver projects on time / on budget, using project management processes and tools

Proven experience of using and leading change management activities including change impact assessment, stakeholder management, managing resistance, building change capacity

A proven ability to apply excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and to work collaboratively to deliver of effective solutions to project related issues

Highly developed organisational awareness and ability to understand any sensitivities within a complex multi-stakeholder structure; and think creatively and strategically to overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress

Strong team leadership abilities with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals outside their reporting line

Strong business requirements collection, and process/workflow analysis skills

Excellent communication skills (written & oral English)

Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally

Experience of working with or running projects around IT hardware, InfoSec or Cloud
Non-profit sector knowledge/experience

Proficiency in a second core language of Save the Children (French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic) will be an added advantage

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply online by 5th March, 2018

For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children NGO IT Project Manager Job Vacancies in Kenya

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