Operations Coordinator - IMPACT Program - Turkana County at Africare

Africare is seeking someone on ground with an operations and management in development background to set up offices, execute initial set up strategically, as well as managerial experience to allow for effective oversight and management of recruitment of a locally-based team and finances during rollout in Turkana County. S/he will demonstrate integrity and drive for the coordination, planning and rollout for the IMPACT Project. S/he will also leverage knowledge and insight into the workings of the national health system, agriculture and food security frameworks, and government, specifically supporting liaison with the Ministry and key local stakeholders, as well as logistical and operations management to assure on ground set up.

Qualifications:

• Minimum bachelor's degree in a relevant field like agriculture, health, economics, international relations, business administration, with technical specialization or experience in nutrition, food security, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, resilience or social behaviour change for health programming; Master's degree or higher preferred.
• Five (5) years practical NGO and Africa-based related development and operations assistance experience required. Preferably in Eastern Africa.
• Demonstrated operations and program set up and coordination experience.
• 1-3 years’ experience with some monitoring, evaluation and assessment.
• An understanding of US-based non-profit/development work, organizational structures and reporting.
• Demonstrable program management, coordination and people management experience.
• Strong engagement, diplomacy and strategic operations skills.
• Clear and open communication (via email and on the phone), also at odd hours with HQ in Washington DC (7-8 hours behind, on US Eastern Standard Time)
• Organized and able to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Integrity and transparent working practices.
• Capacity to oversee and produce fiscal reports in line with Africare and funder requirements.
• Familiar with MS Office and other software packages including proficient email use and ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to live in Turkana County, Kenya and travel under uncomfortable conditions (at times off road) within the county, and work on ground through the end of the contract in June 2018.
• Preferred:
• Networks within the ministries of health and agriculture in Turkana and / or nationally for Kenya. Or, alternatively partnership building capacities, and demonstrable experience working with decision-making bodies and policy-makers.
• Fluent Swahili and on ground working experience in Eastern Africa. Ability to speak HaTurkana.
• A plus are research and program technical skills in nutrition and food security, or agriculture.