Platform Manager – Democracy Governance & Human Rights at Act Change Transform (Act)

• (REF: ACT-PMDGHR/2/2025)

Key responsibilities:

Specifically, the Platform Manager will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Program Management
• Be part of Act! Program Technical & Management Team
• Support the CEO in providing strategic visioning, guidance and leadership to the DGHR portfolio.
• Work closely with the Resource Mobilization teams in the identifying potential funders and initiatives to be undertaken by Act! specifically, the DGHR Platform Manager will be responsible for identifying and provide leadership in responding to funding opportunities to support DGHR work.
• Develop DGHR detailed program work plans, including activity descriptions and manage the implementation of these activities so as to ensure the program’s activities and outputs are executed on time and to adequate quality standards.
• Ensure that current programs are delivered according to plan and that adequate consultation happens with key stakeholders.
• Ensure that staff and partners within existing programs in the platform engage effectively with communities, CSOs and Government partners.
• Ensure that the DGHR portfolio undertakes regular analysis to inform its program interventions.
• Conduct follow-ups through site visits and mentor partners in areas of program/project design and implementation, reporting, strategic planning, advocacy, communication, building coalitions and networks.
• Financial Management
• Responsible for the overall DGHR Platform budget within Act!.
• Provide oversight in budget preparation and tracking of all DGHR programs within the portfolio.
• Provide oversight for all expenditure related to grants and administration within the portfolio.
• Provide updates to the CEO on the financial health of the DGHR portfolio.
• Provide oversight to the budgeting process for all proposals submitted within the portfolio.
• Work closely with the Grants departmental Lead, in providing up-to-date reports on partner’s
• performance.
• F. Networking and Representation
• Maintain good external linkages with all actors including national and county government, and the
• community.
• Establish and maintain regular contact with beneficiary groups and partner organizations, and to
• liaise and coordinate with the appropriate government and non-governmental bodies whenever
• appropriate to ensure successful project progress.
• Negotiate collaboration with partner institutions and government departments in support of Act!.
• Represent the DGHR platform and Act! when called upon at relevant meetings, forums and processes to stay up to date with unfolding events or issues and ensure that Act! is best placed to advise donors and other stakeholders
• Resource Mobilization
• Responsible for the sustainability and steady growth of the programs under this platform.
• Leads active and ongoing research on the funding landscape to identify opportunities for new
• partnerships and collaboration.
• Ensures all partnerships and collaborations with key actors and stakeholders are guided by the Act!
• Partnerships development strategies and are sustained.
• Strategic Planning
• The DGHR Platform Manager is part of the core team managing and ensuring delivery of the relevant
• Strategic Plan objectives assigned to this platform within the broader framework of the organization.
• Participate in program planning, review, coordination and lessons learning meetings.
• Contribute to the formulation and review of the platform strategy and business planning.
• Provide management support to the Chief Executive Officer of Act!.

Key Performance Indicators

• The following performance indicators are pertinent to the evaluation of the job holder’s performance (targets will be set on an annual basis):
• Compliance of program to donor, Act!’s and Government of Kenya requirements, standards and policies.
• Programs compliance with approved budgets.
• Timeliness in program implementation.
• Complement of qualified program staff in accordance with program structure and donor requirements.
• Timeliness, accuracy and completeness of quarterly and annual program reports.
• Completeness and accuracy of records for MERL.
• Level of staff engagement in the platform.
• Timeliness in provision of resources to programs. Number of new initiatives in program management or new programs.

Qualification, Experience and Skills:

Academic Qualifications

• Hold a Master’s degree in political science, social sciences, development studies or other related fields.

Professional Qualifications

• Post graduate qualification in Project Management or specialized subject area relevant to the platform sector.

Experience

• The successful jobholder should have at least 10 years’ experience in democracy and governance
• related program management, including budget oversight, grants management, programs design,
• project proposal development, reporting and relationship management. One must demonstrate that
• they have spent the last five years leading multiple programmes and teams at any one given time.