Consortium Manager (Kenya Cash Consortium) at ACTED

Summary of duties and responsibilities

Coordination

• Protect and promote the vision, mission and interests of consortium partners towards external stakeholders;
• Represent the consortium toward the donor(s) and government authorities and therefore communicate with the donor(s) and government authorities;
• Participate in technical working groups meetings Kenya Cash Working Group and other relevant working groups or coordination platforms;
• Lead the drafting and dissemination of position papers, statements, reports and releases on consortium’s engagements and humanitarian advocacy;
• Convene and chair regular (e.g. monthly, quarterly) consortium steering committee meetings to discuss programme and financial planning, disseminate minutes and follow up on action points;
• Support the development and maintenance of a coherent consortium strategy across all partners;

Project Management

• Define project implementation modalities and methodologies (including, but not limited to technical specifications, identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution and sensitization);
• Oversee and monitor the work of consortium and local implementing partners, ensuring that technical quality and standards are considered and respected during project implementation;
• Coordinate and put in place program capitalization system in collaboration with each focal point from each consortium partner;
• Ensure that donor rules and procedures are understood and respected by all parties, sharing information and conducting training if required on proposed system and processes for consortium management;
• Ensure external reporting for all the consortium members according to donor and Acted requirements is respected by all according to agreed deadlines;

Requirements

• Master’s degree in humanitarian aid, disaster management, development, climate change, social work or related fields is required
• At least 5 years’ experience in project management or coordination within an NGO/UN/humanitarian setting is required.
• Experience in cash programming is essential;
• Experience in disaster management, coordination and policy advocacy is strongly preferred
• Experience working with local authorities, county and national government is preferred
• Experience in consortium management/coordination strongly preferred;
• Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting is required;
• Multi-tasking skills: Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous emergency responses is required;
• Level of independence: Proven ability to work independently is required;
• Cross-cultural work environment: Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment is required;
• Language skills: Fluency in English is required; knowledge of Swahili language and/or local languages is an asset