Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL) Regional Director, Regional Programme Manager and Child Protection Advisor Jobs in Nairobi Kenya

Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL) is looking to recruit highly motivated persons to fill the following positions, based in Nairobi with frequent travel to the field:
 

1. Regional Director – Responsible for providing strategic and inspiring leadership to the regional and national offices in East Africa, including supporting the team on developing and implementing quality programmes, leading, coaching and supporting 30+ staff members across the region. 

Must have an excellent senior management track record, with substantial experience in strategic planning, financial oversight, networking, representation and fundraising: 10 years of international working experience of which at least 3 years in a leadership position such as Regional Director or Country Director for a comparable INGO, previous experience in East Africa is an advantage, supported by a relevant university degree at Master’s Level.

2. Regional Programme Manager – Responsible to provide management and technical support to TdH-NL’s country programmes in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia and directly manage a small team of Technical Advisers in order to deliver effective change for children in East Africa. 

Qualifications required include: MA or equivalent in a relevant field, 10 years of relevant work experience in management and programme development, excellent knowledge of child protection programming and actors in East Africa, widespread experience of managing funding contracts and working with Civil Society partners.

3. Child Protection Advisor – This is a technical position. The selected candidate is expected to support, improve and expand the TdH-NL portfolio of child protection programming. The post holder is expected to provide technical advice and support to programme staff and our civil society partners to ensure programming objectives are successfully achieved. 

Qualifications required include: Previous experience of working with an INGO in child protection, demonstrable skills in research, policy development and advocacy work, good knowledge of East Africa region, with experience of working with Ethiopian organisations being highly desirable. Master’s Degree in relevant field and some knowledge of Amharic are also required.

Application Procedure
 

Candidates are invited to send their resume only by e-mail to: 

E-mail Address: east.africa@tdh.nl

The deadline for application is 28th November 2014. 

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.