Pact Peace III Project Capacity Development Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya

Pact is an International NGO with an office in Kenya among several other offices across the world, which enables systematic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy and take part in the benefits that nature provides. 

Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems and transforming markets into a force for development.
 

PEACE III is a five-year project (2014-2019), funded by USAID and implemented by Pact. 

The aim of PEACE III is to support EA regional and US government goals in improving stability along EA’s border regions by strengthening the horizontal and vertical linkages within and between local, national and regional conflict management actors.
 

PEACE III will work with local implementing partners to build capacity of community peace leaders and organizations while strengthening inter-personal and inter-communal collaboration at all levels
 

Pact is seeking to recruit dynamic, qualified and experienced individuals to fill the following position:

Position Title: Capacity Development Manager

Supervisor: CD / MERL Director
 

Supervises Capacity Building Officer 

Location: Nairobi

Job Summary: To provide high-quality technical assistance to Pact’s organizational capacity building initiatives in Kenya. 

The CD Manager will also be responsible for developing, implementing and documenting capacity development methodologies and approaches, and for training and mentoring other Pact staff in the same. 

The CD Manager will ensure that quality capacity development services are delivered to local organizations and that results of capacity building are measured and documented. 

He/She will be expected to remain up-to-date with the state of the art in capacity development of African organizations, share lessons learned with the wider Pact community, and promote best practices. 

The CD Manager may be asked to fulfill regional needs whenever necessary.

Roles and Responsibilities

Yetu Initiative (50%)
 

The Yetu Initiative brings together donors, governments, and businesses to help civil society embrace the new opportunities for innovation and for mature partnerships that exist in Kenya – unlocking the potential of indigenous philanthropic giving or “community philanthropy” in the country.

• Lead technical assistance to the Yetu Initiative in the key areas of capacity development.
• Conduct, and build the capacity of others to conduct organizational capacity assessments. This may include identifying local institutions to train in capacity assessment.
• Provide targeted training and mentoring to local CSO and private sector partners of the Yetu Initiative to ensure success and sustainability.
• Provide input and technical review of research and learning documents produced by the Yetu Initiative.
• Perform any other duties as assigned in support of Pact’s role in Yetu.

Peace III Program (50%)

• Enable the implementation and monitoring of Pact’s global standards for capacity development programming.
• Provide leadership in designing appropriate capacity assessment tools and developing capacity development plans for local CSO partners.
• Oversee capacity assessments for local CSO partners and develop institutional strengthening plans to inform capacity development support for each partner.
• Ensure effective capacity development support to local CSO partners using appropriate strategies to adequately respond to the institutional strengthening needs of the organization including training, mentoring and coaching, and systems and policy development.
• Support development and customization of training materials as needed to address local CSO capacity development needs.
• Ensure regular monitoring and documentation of progress with implementation of capacity development plans for local CSO partners and follow up as needed to ensure all planned activities are implemented.
• Implement systems for measuring, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of capacity building approaches.
• Establish partnerships with relevant capacity development institutions in Kenya and beyond.
• Identify opportunities to share best practices and lessons learned at national and international platforms.
• Contribute to cross-organization initiatives including development of bid/funding proposals.
• Perform any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Skills and Qualifications

• Masters degree in a relevant social science discipline.
• Professional qualification in organizational development an added advantage.
• At least 10 years’ experience in a similar position.
• Experience working with USAID funded programs focused on organizational capacity development.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct organizational capacity assessments, capacity building plans, provide technical assistance and one-on-one mentoring, develop training materials and conduct small group training sessions.
• Experience using Appreciative Inquiry and other techniques that build upon the best in an organization.
• Computer skills, including word processing and data management.

Competencies

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation, interpersonal).
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimum supervision.
• Ability to travel on short notice.
• Strong team orientation.

Application Process
 

We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications to the attention of Pact HR Office in Kenya via the following email address: kenyahr@pactworld.org clearly indicating in the subject field of your email Capacity Development Manager by 23rd, July 2014. 

All applicants should submit their application with a detailed CV, which should include names and contacts of 3 referees.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Pact is a fair and equal opportunity employer.