CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Action Africa Help - International
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 27 Oct 2014

AAH-I is a regional African-led non-governmental organisation based in Nairobi, Kenya, that supports livelihood-challenged communities in East and Southern Africa to sustainably improve their well-being and standard of living. With Country Programs in South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Somalia, and Kenya, AAH-I has over 20 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict situations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities.

The Program Director (PD) is responsible for developing and maintaining AAH-I’s capacity in development programming. The PD is expected to contribute actively to the growth and development of the organization and to the delivery of AAH-I’s Mission and Vision. He/she will ensure that:

· All AAH-I programs/projects are of appropriate technical soundness in terms of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;

· Adequate planning, management and timely implementation of the technical aspects of all relevant AAH-I activities;

· Organizational strategy is broken down to fit country specific programing needs with clear work plans and indicators;

· AAH-I has well researched and ready-to-use technical inputs that address the changing trends in beneficiary needs and appropriate interventions;

· Support development, implementation and regular updates on programing models for AAH-I in line with the AAH-I strategy;

· Timely M&E and donor reports with corrective measures taken where necessary;

· Support to resource mobilization through proposal review to ensure appropriate models and M&E tools for program/project implementation to give AAH-I comparative advantage;

· AAH-I technical work continuously addresses emerging cross cutting national, regional and Pan African challenges e.g. climate change;

· AAH-I technical work yields the expected results / impacts.

QUALIFICATION

· A Master’s degree in health, social science or related studies or equivalent;

· At least 10 years’ experience in program development and management;

· Proven ability in leadership, team management and strategic thinking.

· Demonstrated ability to envision programing trends and set relevant strategies;

· Demonstrated ability to analyse community needs and develop effective technical specifications for intervention projects;

· A track record of success in resource mobilisation;

· Strong analytical (both political and organizational) skills with good attention to detail;

· Ability to provide coaching, mentoring and leadership to team members; Commitment to articulating and implementing AAH-I’s values

How to apply:

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should email application letters and CVs (with 3 referees) addressed to recruitke@actionafricahelp.org to be received by Monday 27^thOctober, 2014 at 5:00 pm. The email Subject Line must show the job title of the position applied for. AAH-I is an equal-opportunity employer. See www.actionafricahelp.org for further information. Only those selected for the interviews will be contacted.