Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

For nearly 50 years, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has been partnering with communities, governments, and local leaders to harness the best from people from all backgrounds to improve the quality of life. The Foundation’s work is rooted in core values of self-reliance, pluralism, and respect for human dignity. AKF is a member of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), one of the world’s leading poverty solutions networks. The USAID and AKF co-financed the Yetu Initiative since 2014, contributing to the self-reliance of Kenyan civil society by building the capacity of Kenyan civil society organizations (CSOs) to engage and catalyze citizen support for their missions. USAID and AKF are both looking to further expand and support civil society in Kenya, through the Kaunti Kuimarisha Uendelevu – Strengthening County Sustainability - Annual Program Statement (APS). The goal of Yetu extension is to “Enhance capacity of Kenyan civil society to catalyze and engage citizens, government and private sector support for county-level development”. Yetu will engage and build the capacity of county-wide Local Development Organizations (LDOs) to foster community-led, community-managed and community-owned development to build local civic engagement capacity. .

Job Responsibilities:
• Provide leadership and management excellence to ensure a high-functioning, efficient team is in place and targets are accomplished, deadlines are met, and objectives are achieved
• Directly manage implementation, including work planning, budgeting, reporting, communications, monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, subgrant management, and financial management
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders and partners, including a wide range of civil society organizations, USAID, the Steering Committee, the Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy, the AKF-USA office, and especially the government of Kenya
• Constantly engage with businesses to solicit support and catalyze partnerships with CSOs
• Ensure gender and inclusion best practices are applied across the program
• Ensure safeguarding mitigation measures are in place and to AKF standards, and that all safeguarding issues are handled according to the policies and procedures in place

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• A Master’s degree in international development, organizational development, business, or a related field; or equivalent proven work experience
• At least 5 years of senior management experience
• At least 5 years’ experience with designing and implementing organizational and systems strengthening initiatives, ideally at the county-level in Kenya
• Advanced skills in facilitation, human-centred design, systems thinking, consulting, coaching, program development and management
• Exceptional written and oral English communication skills. Ability to communicate in Kiswahili is an advantage
• Knowledge of and prior experience working on USAID-funded will be an added advantage

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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