Catholic Relief Services WASH Results Program Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. 

CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality and works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs. 

CRS carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. 

Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. 

We are seeking a suitable candidate to fill in the position below for a recently released 4-year Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Results Program (WRP) from the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID).
 

Position: Program Manager - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Results Program 

Ref.2013/30

Location: Nairobi
 

Job Purpose: The Program Manager (PM) will lead the Kenya country management and implementation components of a program aimed at improving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services to target populations. 

S/he will oversee the day-to-day operations for the WRP in Kenya. 

S/he will ensure the timely planning and implementation of activities, provide technical WASH and strategic guidance to CRS and partner staff, monitor budget expenditures and reporting, and deliver high quality monitoring, evaluation and learning performance to achieve DFID’s objectives. 

The PM will establish and reinforce key relationships with the DFID representatives, pertinent government entities, and other sector stakeholders. 

The PM will report directly to the Program Director of the WRP and will coordinate with the in-country CRS Head of Programs to harmonize interventions within the agency’s broader project portfolio. 

Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Lead the in-country WRP management team in achieving program targets based on contractual obligations and the payment by results schedule.
• Oversee and support in-country implementing and resource partners’ performance based on sub-contract deliverables.
• Assure that monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes are in place to report the real-time, point of service progress of WASH activities.
• Provide timely preparation and submission of high quality narrative reports to the Program Director.
• Work with in-country WASH team to provide strategic direction in technical areas.
• Ensure program compliance with CRS policies and procedures and DFID regulations.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of program finances and progress status, review actual financial performance against the budget, DFID contract, and partner sub-contracts.
• Act as primary in-country WRP contact to DFID and other local and international stakeholders.
• Represent the WRP in the Country and Global Consultative Groups.
• Ensure the consortium’s presence and active participation in cluster system to stay abreast of strategic changes and challenges in the humanitarian context, contribute to discussions on common WASH strategies and contribute to awareness raising on continued needs in the WASH sector.
• Oversee the hiring, orientation, and training of key staff to ensure the recruitment, retention, and professional development of a talented, motivated team.
• Provide direction and technical advice to the water and sanitation intervention team by supervising, mentoring, and monitoring their work as well as providing performance appraisals to them.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as environmental studies, international development, engineering, and/or public health.
• At least 8 years of high level management experience in the development sector, preferably in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
• Technical proficiency in water supply, sanitation, and/or hygiene program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience with contract management preferred.
• Proven success managing multi-million dollar development budgets.
• Proven strategic planning and monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading coalitions, coordinating with and advocating among a broad set of diverse stakeholders including communities, local and national governments, donors, INGOs, and other local partners.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, high integrity and good stewardship of resources

Written applications indicating the reference number of position applied for and CV including day-time contact phone numbers, as well as names and contact information of three references should reach the below-mentioned by Close of Friday January 3, 2014.
 

Human Resources Manager
Catholic Relief Services – Kenya Program
E-mail: hr@ke.earo.crs.org

Note: Please indicate the Reference Number of the position you are applying for on the ‘email Subject’. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.