Regional Program Coordinator at Kenya Red Cross Society

JOB SUMMARY:

The Regional Programme Coordinator (RPC) will be responsible for managing and coordinating the Global fund grant implementation in the region. The RPC is responsible for coordinating, consolidating, and ensuring smooth implementation of program and operations across the assigned counties and adherence to donor and KRCS policies and procedures. S/He will spearhead the implementation of strategic capacity enhancement for the Sub recipients’ performance to ensure effective utilization of physical, financial and human resources. The position will be technical reporting to relevant technical managers and administrative reporting to Regional Manager.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide general support, guidance, and serves as focal point during program planning, grant implementation, and reporting.
2. Support development, implementation and review of the Sub recipient’s budgets and other contractual documents and ensure timely disbursements of funds to sub-recipients
3. Ensure realization of verifiable and full reporting for all contract deliverables and the project realizes full contract compliance at SR Level
4. Monitoring target achievement vs budget absorption and report
5. Support RGO in ensuring proper management and accountability of funds in line with financial and budgetary policies and procedures of GF in the region and assigned Sub recipients
6. Provide leadership in ensuring Programme Quality and alignment to National Policies, Guidelines and strategies in the Region
7. Support proper documentation of innovative approaches and best practices for dissemination and sharing experiences to promote repeat applications or scaling-up in different community settings within the region
8. Ensure proper asset management and asset maintenance at the region
9. Maintain, Update and develop risk mitigation measures for the regional risk register
10. Crosswalk budget and work plan to ensure timely implementation and prudent use of resources
11. Manage work to time and budget to ensure that log frame milestones and annual expenditure are achieved, while ensuring value for money
12. Setting capacity building priority and respond to SR technical support needs and provide mentorship and capacity building for those who require remedial actions
13. Coordinate the design, development, implementation and evaluation of capacity building plans aimed at strengthening SRs and Networks with capacity to manage GF Grant
14. Facilitate documentation and program visibility at county level
15. Provide strategic leadership and direction to GF staff in the Region and assigned sub recipients in project management to ensure efficient and effective program delivery
16. Maintain strong relationship with all key stakeholders in the region and provide the link between the GF program, the Region Management and relevant stakeholders
17. Represent the organization at the regional level and manage the visit of donors’ representatives, KRCS teams/visitors and other partners and stakeholders in the region.

 
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Masters Degree or equivalent, preferably in Public Health, Community Development and Social work, Environmental Health or related fields.
2. Minimum 3 years of professional experience in management and coordination of multi-disciplinary teams
3. At least 5 years of specific experience in managing, leading, monitoring and/or evaluating regional or local health and/or HIV programme initiatives.
4. Previous working experience as a Program Coordinator for at least 2 year(s) is essential.
5. Excellent communication and representative skills (written, oral, cross-cultural)
6. Ability to multitask and deal with stressful situations.
7. Ability to adapt the working environment and work in a team setting.
8. Ability to maintain high standards of personal integrity; establishing productive relationships; treating individuals with fairness and respect.
9. Demonstrated strong database management and problem-solving skills.