Project Manager at Childline Kenya

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee all project activities and be the main contact point for the main contact person Plan International and the field staff.
• Ensure project activities comply with the policies and regulations of the donor organization and Childline Kenya
• Develop a detailed project work plan to monitor and track progress
• Responsible for overseeing the development and execution of project deliverables, lead project planning, budgeting, action plans, monitoring processes.
• Responsible for submitting activity monthly, quarterly, and annual narrative and financial reports, and activity based project budgets in line with Childline Kenya practices and funding requirements
• Capacity Building of Department of Children Services aimed at strengthening the capacity of county level child protection operations at county level
• Provide support to other partners under the Nilinde project in the operationalization, demand and use of the county level child protection systems.

Skills and Competencies

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or equivalent from a recognized university.
• A Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience working with Child Protection, or Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) programming, and in particular building child protection systems
• Demonstrated experience in managing, coordinating and supervising a team working with local community organizations, families and communities.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken, about program activities, outcomes and impact
• High level of integrity, values, ethics and attitudes that align with Childline Kenya’s Child Protection Policy.