Program Manager Grade 12 at The Open University of Kenya

Duties And Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities shall include but are not limited to:

• Developing new projects to support the strategic direction of the University.
• Develop proposals for various projects.
• Producing accurate and timely reporting of projects status throughout their life cycles, developing work plans and standard operating procedures.
• Communication with stakeholders of different projects. Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure projects goals are achieved.
• Serves as a liaison between Central Administration, Faculties, Institutes and other stakeholders in different programs as well as coordinate collaborative events.
• Collecting and analyzing monitoring and evaluation data and preparing reports for the same.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Vice Chancellor from time to time.

Requirements For Appointment

For appointment to this grade, one MUST have:

• A Master’s degree in Administration, Business Administration, Project Planning and Management or any other relevant from an accredited and recognized University;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Administration, Business Administration, Project Planning and Management or any other relevant from an accredited and recognized University;
• Membership in good standing to a relevant Professional body (ies) (where applicable) will be an added advantage.
• Nine (9) years’ experience in Project planning.
• Demonstrable experience in project planning/programming activities
• Demonstrable experience in networking, fundraising and resource mobilization for research, scholarship and development
• Administrative skills including organization, responsibility, teamwork, communication, time management, multi- tasking and customer care.
• Computer proficiency.