Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 29, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
VSF Germany is a non-governmental, non-profit making organization, engaged in the field of veterinary relief and development work. VSF Germany was founded as a students’ initiative in 1991 at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover and is now a well-known NGO working in the Horn of Africa. The head office of VSF Germany is located in the capital town Berlin. Since the beginning the organization has developed very dynamically. Nowadays VSF Germany works in about 15 projects in Republic of Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. VSF Germany’s work focuses on those people, whose livelihoods depend heavily on livestock. It is our goal to improve their living conditions. For them healthy animals do not only have a high cultural value but simply mean food security and income generation. In Germany VSF Germany has more than 230 members and focuses on informing the German public about the situation of pastoralists in developing countries.
To effectively implement its programme in Kenya VSF G is seeking to employ a Programme Manager who has adequate expertise and experience in delivery of humanitarian and development interventions in Marsabit County. .

Specific keys roles
Strengthening the Program’s networking and Coordination
• Coordinate with stakeholders- Government departments, international agencies and NGOs on the programe activities in Marsabit County.
• Participate in relevant project sector coordination forums/meetings.
• Represent team in coordination meetings at project, country or regional level.
• Facilitate and technical linkage between field and Nairobi to ensure adequate participation of VSFG in coordination forums.
Leadership
• Assist the CD in solving technical issues and shaping the strategic direction of the Project in Marsabit, ensuring quality delivery of project activities.
• Support development of project(s) monitoring and reporting tools to ensure delivery of planned activities.
• In collaboration with technical staff and stakeholders assess local the needs and propose potential interventions in; sectors, locations as appropriate.
• Organize County Team meetings to enable staff contribute to problem-solving and decision-making process on strategic and technical issues.
• Review project(s) documents from Project officers; narrative and financial reports and visibility materials to ensure technical quality.
• Conduct performance appraisals of technical and support staff.**
Project Development
• With support from CD, lead negotiations with County and local authorities, community and partners in the project(s) locations.
• Facilitate interactions between the Field staff and in-county actors – NGOs, FAO, to secure in-county funding from such actors.
• Proactively analyze humanitarian trends and opportunities, and facilitate needs assessment in a timely manner to inform desired adjustments in the project(s).
• Work with project officers to develop key lessons from projects for dissemination to relevant stakeholders and donors.
• Jointly with staff and stakeholders develop an exit strategy to ensure the sustainability of each project’s achievements.
Project technical Implementation and Accountability
• Ensure implementation of projects is compliant with VSF G Country Strategy, sectoral standards and humanitarian and development guidelines in the county.
• Provide guidance and support to staff and local partners to ensure technical quality in implementation of the project(s).
• Monitor project(s) implementation and promptly resolving any issues that may affect project performance.
• Liaise with M&E Officer to develop adequate M&E tools and methodologies are in place and harmonized for monitoring and reporting.
• Monitor budget and expenditure with Country Accountant and Project Accountant for compliance with VSF G and donor financial guidelines.
• Provide opportunities for effective sharing of learning and innovations through meetings of project teams.
• Conduct visits to project, locations to monitor performance and share progress with CD.
• Provide feedback to staff on project progress and gaps identified for improvement and capacity building as necessary.
Reporting
• Design and manage plans of reporting for all projects with contribution from technical staff.
• Review narrative and financial reports from Project Officer(s) to ensure quality and compliance with indicators in the proposal, VSF G and donor guidelines before submission to CD.
• Provide regular project updates to CD or HQ for sharing with stakeholders and donors.
• Qualifications, skills and experience we are seeking

Job Skills: Not Specified

Essential:
• At least a Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences, Project Management, Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Veterinary Medicine, or Animal Production with experience in managing food security and resilience building programmes. A Master’s degree qualification will confer an added advantage.
• 5-7 years’ experience working with INGO in humanitarian and development work with roles in program design, development, and accountability.
• Strong leadership skills, experience in planning and management of programs and ability to manage change.
• Knowledge of result based management in humanitarian and development, programme concepts frameworks, standards and strategies.
• Experience in developing logical framework analysis, M&E systems and implementation in community settings.
• Demonstrated experience in program design, planning and implementation using participatory methodologies.
• Proven skills in communications, presentation, inter-personal relations, fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience in implementing projects funded by institutional donors particularly, EU, ECHO, UN-OCHA, FAO, BMZ, DFID, USAID, etc will confirm advantage.
• Experience in working and coordinating with NGOs, government agencies and local stakeholders.
• Experience working in ASAL areas or similar environments preferred.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Interested persons should submit their application and CV to: Head of Human Resources, VSF Germany.
E-mail addresses: recruitment@vsfg.org, indicating the position; “Programme Manager– Marsabit” not later than Friday, 17th June 2020. Assessment and short listing of applications received will be assessed on a rolling basis due to urgency to fill this position once suitable applicants are identified. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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