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  • Posted: Apr 20, 2020
    Deadline: Apr 20, 2020
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    World Vision is an international Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation working in almost 100 countries world-wide to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.
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    OVC Manager

    Subject to donor award and approval.

    Reports to: Chief of Party

    Provides Supervision to:Technical Advisors/Senior Program Officers/ as applicable

    Purpose of Position

    World Vision Kenya seeks OVC Manager for the anticipated USAID Local Partner Service Delivery Activity (LPSDA)-OVC Activity. The role is to directly assist the COP in overseeing activity implementation and take over leadership and oversight of program in the absence of the COP. S/he should be familiar with the technical components of the project and the required support services. The OVC Manager will ensure that grants operations and sub-grantee management activities are in full compliance with USAID regulations and aligned with NO operations. Upon CoP request, the OVC Manager will represent the grant to donors and other stakeholders. S/he will be charged with leading a professional team in the accomplishment of the objectives and sub-objectives. S/he must have a broad vision linked with a clear understanding of how to get things done amid the constraints of the country context. The OVC Manager shall have a keen understanding of the unique political dynamics and work carefully and collaboratively to support the various entities in Kenya

    Major Responsibilities

    • Planning, Implementation and Management, 40%
      • Providing technical oversight and lead the OVC interventions implemented by the project;
      • Lead in preparation of work plans and ensure that performance schedules are observed and outputs are completed.
      • Ensure daily operations of overall OVC project implementation activities are on schedule and that reports, new plans and budgets are prepared with sufficient lead time to secure the necessary approvals
      • Ensure project strategic objectives and results are fully accomplished and meet expected technical quality standards
      • Coordinate project work, ensuring all project goals are met through proper design and implementation.
      • Provide supervision, training and evaluate performance of Technical Specialists;
      • Provide technical support to technical specialists from implementing partners.
      • Demonstrate strong staff management practices, consistent with WV policies, donor requirements and local laws
      • Ensure proper technical capacity of staff is available
    • Monitoring Evaluation and Budget Control, 30%
      • Provide leadership and oversight of quality improvement and quality assurance activities.
      • Ensure timely and accurate reports that meet donor requirements
      • Manage grant budget within approved spending levels and ensure accurate and timely financial reports to donors and SO IPGs
      • Ensure grant/project expenses are reasonable, allocable, prudent and spent in accordance with donor rules and regulations to ensure clean audits
      • Establish and maintain effective reporting, evaluation, and internal communication
      • Steer documentation and sharing of knowledge
    • Networking and collaborations, 25%
      • Under the direction of the CoP represents the project and WV to USAID, local USAID Mission and other in-country cooperating partners, international and national project/consortium partners, UN Agencies, and other stakeholders.
      • Promote effective networking, linkages to other programs and institutional strengthening on implementing partners and Community based organizations.
      • Liaise with Ministry officials; coordinate and collaborate with top-management officials of Government of Kenya and its relevant line ministries and other agencies related to the project.
    • Other duties 5%

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

    • Master's degree in related field or equivalent experience in grant management in developing countries
    • 6+ years of extensive international development experience managing large OVC grants, working with local governments, civil societies and communities.
    • Proven ability to manage technical assistance teams and ability to integrate teams of professionals around common goals
    • Keen understanding of the unique political dynamics of the country and ability to work carefully and collaboratively to support the various political entities in Kenya
    • Familiarity with USAID and PEPFAR programs, their history and their development; mastery of USAID regulations governing such programs
    • Past experience of working with USG supported projects and knowledge of financial rules and regulations at a senior level.
    • Experience in developing program work-plans, budgets, managing implementation, staff and short-term technical assistance.
    • Excellent representational and communication skills, written and oral proficiency in English, and verbal communication skills in one or more local Kenyan languages (i.e. Swahili and other local languages).
    • Excellent past performance references (Three contacts should be provided with e- mail address, phone, title, name)
    • Experience in integrating teams of professionals around common goals and motivating through visionary leadership.
    • Demonstrated ability to deliver results and meet all donor deliverables.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to World Vision Kenya on careers.wvi.org to apply

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