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Hivos is an international organisation that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in the right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the unsustainable use of our planet’s resources. Counterbalance alone, however, is not enough. Our primary focus is achieving structural change. This is why we coo...
Reports to: Regional Director East Africa and Steering Committee Consortium
Period: 1/1/2021- 1/1/2026. Starting with a one-year contract, with the possibility of extension for the full program period
Scope: Global; Africa, Middle East, Latin-America
Location: Nairobi, Kenya, Hivos regional Hub.
The program will be implemented in nine countries in Africa, the Middle East and Central America. The We Lead consortium consists of six civil society organizations (Positive Vibes, Restless Development, Marsa, FEMNET, the Central American Women’s Fund, Hivos) and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Hivos is the lead party.
Pending approval, the program starts January 1st, 2021. The program is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the SRHR Partnership Fund, which is part of the Strengthening Civil Society subsidy framework. The five-year program has a budget of EUR 40, 7 million.
JOB CONTEXT
The program manager leads and guides We Lead strategically and operationally. She/he/they is responsible for the delivery and quality of the program results, for sound financial management, human resources and accountable to uphold We Lead values and principles. In brief, she/he/they leads the development and implementation of comprehensive program management process at strategic and operational levels. The PM is the account manager for the donor and other key stakeholders and represents the program on all levels with regard to the results in policy, advocacy, expertise & learning, both internally and externally. The PM reports to the Steering Committee composed of the directors or their representatives of the consortium partners and is managed by the Regional Director of Hivos East Africa.
Responsibilities
Leadership and management of consortium partnership
Leadership and management of Hivos’ team
Leads, motivates, trains, appraises, supports and guides staff. Enables effective teamwork towards agreed objectives.
Management of donor contract relationship
Responsible for We Lead operational and strategic relationship and contract management with the donor, including compliance with contractual agreements.
Program planning & delivery of results
Guides and oversees timely, effective program planning, in which local rightsholder organizations and consortium members actively participate.
Program accountability
Program knowledge, learning and quality improvement
Maintains and updates learning across the program and the partnership, stimulates internal and external knowledge exchange and integrates learning into practice.
International level SRH-R advocacy and campaigning
Provides leadership in and ensures visibility of the SRH-R agenda of rightsholders.
External positioning
· Is the ambassador of the program; applies account and partner management with donors and stakeholders; promotes *We Lead*s and / or Hivos’ SRH-R agenda in professional forums by sharing and profiling practice-based results and experiences and sets the quality standard either personally or by delegating this to program staff, and proposes and delivers sustainable solutions.
Resource mobilization
Leads the efforts to identify and mobilize potential donors and funding mechanisms to grow and amplify the scope and results of the program.
Requirements
We particularly welcome applications from women and/or persons that belongs to one of the rightsholder groups. We offer a contract based on Hivos East Africa local labor conditions, with a remuneration commensurate with the experience and expertise requested.
Kindly submit your resume and motivation letters to jobs@hivos.org by the 10th of January, 2021
*(Please note that this deadline has been extended from 9th of December, 2020 to 10th January, 2021. If you had previously applied, you do not need to re-appl*y)
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