Value for Women Senior Associate Project Lead Jobs in Kenya

Value for Women Senior Associate Project Lead Jobs in Kenya; The Senior Associate or Project Lead supports the delivery of multiple engagements to our private sector partners and clients. They work across multiple sectors and practice areas at VfW and own the delivery of specific tasks or activities within projects, at the direction of a more senior team member.

They deliver gender lens advisory to business partners, which includes the following:


Project management: Detail-oriented project administration, client relationship management, internal coordination, work planning and project systems and processes (30-40%);

Technical delivery: Creation of deliverables, including but not limited to, presentations, tools, technical guides, reports, studies, and evaluations– and presentations to clients of these deliverables (60-70%).

The successful Senior Associate or Project Lead demonstrates an ability to develop content with the audience in mind, approaches project challenges with a problem-solving attitude, and anticipates client needs proactively. They are a team player through and through. They have content expertise in at least one VfW practice area or topic. The Senior Associate or Project Lead may also participate in activities outside of project management and delivery including supporting business development, internal initiatives, and special projects.

The Big Picture

A Sr. Associate / Project Lead will support the work of the organisation to ultimately:

Understand and tackle barriers women face in business and entrepreneurship

Reach more women and women-led businesses with financial and non-financial products or services

Implement gender lens investment strategies, plans and approaches

Mainstream gender across business strategy, decision-making, operations and value chains

Day to Day Responsibilities

Lead project planning, administration, project management, and reporting to clients

Deliver gender lens advisory services across multiple projects. This includes regular creation of and inputting into:Presentations

Primary research (primary and secondary) and analysis

Gender Action Plans

Tools, Templates, Policies to support implementation

Reports

Co-ordinate and prepare for in-person and virtual meetings and/or presentations

Co-ordinate with colleagues via meetings, email, slack, and other, to revise, iterate, and improve project deliverables towards meeting high quality standards, and exceeding client needs

Support in client relationship management

Support the capturing of

internal lessons learned in practices areas and participate in organisational learning and sharing

Experience

Proven experience working in a fast-paced advisory or consultancy environment with demonstrated ability to consistently deliver high quality client deliverables, sometimes under pressure

Experience providing consulting services to businesses, investment funds, accelerators/incubators, and/or development finance institutions (DFIs) is an asset

Has worked efficiently and effectively as part of a remote-first organisation/consultancy

At least 2 years of professional experience in consulting or advisory services, at least 5 years working experience

Relevant experience working in an emerging market context

Evidence of gender experience, training, or education preferred, not essential

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, economics, gender and women's studies or international relations or development or another area

Knowledge and Skills

Client-centric orientation within a consulting setting

High competency in advisory consulting services skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, primary and secondary research, synthesis and analysis, project management, collaboration and teamwork

Strong project and team management skills with the ability to manage various stakeholders

Critical thinking and problem solving abilities for addressing client needs

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to analyse data, identify trends, and draw meaningful conclusions to inform recommendations

Entrepreneurial, proactive, and solutions-oriented with an adaptable and resilient mindset

Demonstrated knowledge and practical expertise in at least one of the following: promoting gender equality, women’s economic empowerment, women’s entrepreneurship and/or working within the entrepreneurship ecosystem, financial inclusion, agriculture, sustainable energy in emerging markets

Full professional proficiency in English is essential. Additional languages are preferred, especially French and Spanish.

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