Vacancy title:
Deputy Executive Director and Head Of Programmes (1 Position)

Jobs at:
FIDA Kenya

Deadline of this Job:
5:00 pm on 25th May 2018

Duty Station:
Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
FIDA Kenya is a non-profit, non -partisan Organization committed to a society that respects and upholds women's rights through the provision of
legal aid, mediation services, women's rights monitoring, advocacy, education and awareness creation.
FIDA Kenya seeks to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the following vacant position:

FIDA/DED/05/2018: DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF PROGRAMMES (1 POSITION)

Job Summary: The successful candidate will work under the guidance of the Executive Director and will be responsible to manage all affairs in 3 FIDA regional offices, provide leadership to all teams and oversee the management and strategic guidance of the organization; contribute to the development of programs and appropriate work plans; provide technical support to programs and project officers in managing grants portfolio: assist in developing and periodically reviewing resource mobilization strategies and represent FIDA Kenya in external donors‘ forums and partner activities.

Minimum Requirements:

• The ideal candidate must be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practicing certificate and over 7 years‘ experience, 3 of which should be in senior management:
  
• knowledge and experience in litigation, human rights, gender & women's rights issues lobbying and advocacy, program planning, designing, monitoring & evaluation and financial management skills plus proven management capabilities within a busy office.
  
• Masters qualification will be an added advantage.

Job application procedure
Interested candidates who fully meet the above criteria should send their applications along with an updated Curriculum Vitae, including three referees one of whom must be a former Supervisor, also stating expected salary, and daytime contact, addressed to the undersigned to be received by 5:00 pm on 25th May 2018.

Send the email to:
The Executive Director
FIDA Kenya
Amboseli road, off Gitanga Road
P.O. Box 46324-00100
NAIROBI
E-mail: recruitment@fidakenya.org 

Only email applications will be considered and only successful candidates will he contacted. FIDA Kenya is an equal opportunity employer.