SOS Children's Villages Program Directors Jobs in Mombasa and Kisumu Kenya

SOS Children's Villages Kenya

Vacancies: Program Directors (Mombasa & Kisumu) 
 

Category: Development 

Level: Senior Manager 

Location: Mombasa / Kisumu (Kenya) 

Pay: Competitive
 

The Organization: SOS Children’s Villages Kenya is a development organization that works with communities, organisational partners and authorities to help improve the lives and opportunities of vulnerable children. 

Uniquely, we provide long-term, family-based care for children who have lost parental care, or who are at risk of losing it, and we support and strengthen families and communities to prevent child abandonment. 

We steadily growing and are inviting suitably qualified persons to fill several positions that are currently available in the organization as follows:

The Role: This is programme position located at the Children’s Villages (locational). The Programme Director’s reports functionally to the National Head of Programmes and administratively to the National Director. 

The holder of this position is the overall in charge of the Children’s Villages locations and is responsible for the overall programme development, resources mobilization and successful implementation of the National Associations’ Family Based Care and Family Strengthening Programmes at the local level. 

The holder of this position provides day to day administrative support to the Village Directors, School Principals and other facility heads at the location.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the children’s village children’s rights based programme planning and implementation, local resources mobilization, partnerships development, monitoring and reporting
• Facilitates the efficient coordination between the National Office and the CV Location
• Provides day to day support to all programmme staff at the location in close coordination with the National Programme Managers
• Provides support to locational staff in the timely allocation of resources for activities implementation and reporting
• Establishment of strategic and long term associations and relationships with host communities, government and private sector partners and other key stakeholders.
• Build and lead a strong programme team.
• Leads Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting & Learning at the locational level.

Required Qualifications / Abilities / Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in social studies from a recognised university. A Master’s degree in Business Administration is an added advantage.
• Proven track record and at least eight (8) years’ experience in multi-sectorial programme program management, of which a minimum five (5) years must have been with child focused organisation at a senior management level.
• Demonstrable capability in programmes design and success in institutional and other forms resources mobilization.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the management team.
• Demonstrated work experience in policy interpretation and implementation.
• Proven interpersonal, leadership, and management skills
• A good written and oral communicator with proficiency in English and Kiswahili.

How to Apply
 

Qualified and interested candidates should CLICK HERE to apply on-line and attach a copy of their updated resume together with details of their current salary and benefit package. 

The deadline for application is Wednesday 26th November 2014.