Director - East Africa job at Sayara International
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Vacancy title:
Director - East Africa

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

Sayara International

Deadline of this Job:
03 October 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Director - East Africa

Responsibilities:
• Oversee regional program delivery team to ensure client expectations are met and exceeded.
• Champion Sayara’s corporate values with internal and external stakeholders.
• Grow Sayara’s business in the East Africa region in line with Sayara’s global growth strategy.
• Develop formal market analyses and an associated growth plan for the region.
• Pursue and generate opportunities in the region.
• Liaise with Sayara’s global team to ensure global resources are allocated optimally against East Africa opportunities.
• Work closely with the Business Development and Communications teams to generate public facing knowledge products to highlight Sayara’s work in the region.
• Lead client outreach meetings.
• Support the drafting of programmatic bids for clients including FCDO, USAID, EU, UN, and others.
• Collaborate with Sayara’s senior management on visioning new programs and framing programmatic proposals to meet client interests in the region.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:
• 10+ years in international development, with a minimum of 5 years in East Africa.
• Proven success in business development and growth.
• Master’s degree in the social sciences (or similar field).
• Legal right to reside and work in Kenya.
• Technical experience in MERL and/or SBCC.
• Prior experience with USAID, FCDO, and NGOs.
• Must possess skills such as but not limited to effective leadership skills, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and excellent communication skills.
• Financial and budgeting knowledge.

Location:
Nairobi, Kenya. Sayara seeks a candidate currently based in or willing to relocate at their own expense to Nairobi (part-time remote work may be an option). The candidate should have legal authorization to work in Kenya – Sayara cannot sponsor work authorization. Travel throughout the region will be part of the position’s duties.
We highly encourage applications from women and people originating from minority groups.

Job Type:
This is a full-time position (40 hours per week), Monday-Friday.

Duration:
The Director – East Africa will be offered a one (1) year Employment Contract, with a four (4) month probation period and the option for renewal, based on the discretion of, and mutual agreement between Sayara International and the Director – East Africa.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education:
Associate Degree

Job application procedure

Please submit your detailed CV and cover letter with up-to-date contact information to jobs@sayarainternational.com.  Use “Director – East Africa” as the subject line of your email. Applications must be received by October 03, 2022. Note that CVs will be screened on a rolling basis and Sayara will offer the position to the candidate who meets the requirements – even if it is before the deadline. We look forward to hearing from you.


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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisations jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 03 October 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 26-09-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 26-09-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 26-09-2066
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