Senior Project Manager at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

About the Role

• The Senior Project Manager is a leadership role. The post holder is expected to ensure effective ongoing performance of a complex and ambitious food systems project through leading a team of direct reports and functional specialists (advisors). They will be directly responsible for managing key stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
• The post is a dynamic and exciting role. The Senior Project Manager will be expected to quickly develop strong relationships with their team, relevant partners, exploiting synergies within GAIN and with external stakeholders to ensure continued, effective project delivery. This role is offered on a fixed-term basis until December 2024, subject to funding, and is based in the GAIN office in Nairobi, Kenya.

About You

• Applicants for this role should have proven experience in international development within a project management/project leadership role with an existing network in Kenya.
• They should have demonstrable experience in delivering projects on time and on budget and should be confident using project management processes and tools to ensure that project goals are consistently met. They should have a strong understanding of Kenyan public health sector and existing food systems, and ideally will have previous experience working with the Kenyan government at county and/or national levels.
• In addition to the above, applicants should possess at least a Bachelor’s degree in management, business management, nutrition, food science, health, international development, or a relevant field. Additional Master’s qualifications in the above fields and/or in project management or business administration are highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities include;

• Leading and managing the activity planning and schedule of project timelines, in close collaboration with the PST and KL focal points to ensure integration and coherence among all project activities
• Supervising the implementation of project activities to ensure they are completed in a timely manner in accordance with Project Management Guidelines, and in collaboration with the PST & KL focal points, local partners, and country leadership.
• Reviewing project deliverables and ensure their timely delivery
• Leading resource allocation, budgets and forecasting.
• Ensuring efficient management of project funds through regular tracking of funds utilization and gaps thereof along with Kenya and global finance point persons.
• Establishing and maintaining close collaboration with GAIN subject matter experts in PST and KL.
• Maintaining high level liaison with government stakeholders (county level) and other organizations working on complementary projects in the country context to share knowledge and best practice.
• Line managing direct reports, specifically supporting yearly work plan development and performance management.
• Developing direct reports to maximize their contribution to the project team and organization.