Program Manager at Living Water Service Center (LWSC)

Duty Station: Nairobi, with frequent travel to the field office.

The key responsibilities for the position are:

• Oversee the development of the program design with key stakeholders and ensure it is in compliance and compatibility with the LWI global strategic plan.
• Manage the needs assessments, projects design, proposals writing, evaluation and report writing for LWSC programs:
• Proposal writing and development for fund raising and partnerships.
• Monitor, evaluate and develop the action plan to correct past projects not achieving desired outcome;
• Provide technical advisory and support to the Country Director on project and programs.
• Support the Country Director in capacity building and training of program staff
• Together with the WASH Engineer, M&E officer, H&S coordinator & CCM Manager, develop and adapt training manuals /materials to be sued in the local context;
• Efficient and timely reporting as per LWI/LWSC requirements for information systems (LWIS), quarterly reports, monthly reports, project specific reports, donor reports and MSC stories.
• Manage the program related procurement and take responsibility for authorization of program purchases as per the LWI procurement processes
• Manage external consultants and individuals sub-contracted to implement hardware contracts and other program components
• Develop relationships with major stakeholders in WPA areas
• Represent the Country Director In regional and national WASH and Church related development forums.
• Understand and implement the LWI global quality standards and Kenya national WASH standards
• Execute other tasks as required for the successful implementation of the program.

The successful candidate will have the following knowledge and experience;

• University Degree in a technical or managerial field i.e. engineering / business administration / international development or equivalent;
• At least 5 years’ experience in program design, strategy implementation and leadership;
• 3 years’ experience in financial analysis/budget management
• Personnel / Team management experience
• Program design and implementation for an established International NGO with fully fledged WASH programs;
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects and their effectiveness:
• Has up to date knowledge of best practices in both national and international WASH strategies.