Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Team Leader, RESET
Key Responsibilities
• Provide technical leadership to ensure high quality programming to achieve project results; ensure that the technical assistance provided by the project is effective and sustainable.
• Development, implementation and monitoring of all work plans and budgets.
• Ensure overall quality control and the timeliness of all required deliverables.
• Project evaluation and ensure project impact reporting requirements are met.
• Monthly, quarterly and annual progress and financial reporting.
• Ensure cost-effective use of resources to meet expected results in compliance with donor and Pact rules and regulations.
• Ensure close coordination with other donor funded and partner initiatives/programs in the country.
• Represent RESET at conferences, working groups, and meetings to support the project’s contribution to thought leadership in the region.
• As applicable, oversee the sub-grant management process.
• Oversee technical assistance and capacity building to local partners for delivery of interventions, and overall achievement of project objectives and targets.
Basic Requirements
• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in a relevant field such as peacebuilding and conflict management, project management, or other relevant field.
• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of technical and managerial experience in governance programming – preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• At least eight (8) years of experience in a senior level management and leadership position, including direct supervision of staff, project management, and technical leadership.
• Expertise in project management, P/CVE and peacebuilding and conflict management approaches and principles.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi‐million-dollar donor-funded complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain professional relationships, and to work collaboratively with host government agencies, civil society, community-based organizations and other donors
• Experience managing FCDO and/or USAID contracts and cooperative agreements.
• Ability to respond to changing contexts as well as diverse stakeholders and government partners in a flexible manner.
• Proven track record of effective and convincing negotiation skills.
• Ability to produce timely, exceptional quality deliverables with sustainable impact and a strong commitment to work.
• Demonstrated management skills, including relevant experience in direct supervision of professional national and international staff.
• Demonstrated high caliber people-centered and empathetic leadership capacity, and ability of productive and effective cross-cultural communication with teams and partners
• A positive reputation with relevant sector partners in Kenya, including key donor agencies and the government of Kenya.
• Ability to live, work, and travel within Kenya.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in cross-border P/CVE, peacebuilding, and conflict mitigation and/or livelihoods and resilience building programs in the Horn of Africa is strongly preferred.
• Experience with stabilization programming and / or advisory support will be an added advantage.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send an updated CV and Cover Letter to kenyahr@pactworld.org with the subject of the email as ‘Team Leader – RESET’. The closing date for applications is the 5th of September 2022.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

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