Team Lead (TL), Kenya at Still I Rise

Key responsibilities:

Management and Coordination:

• Working closely with the Executive Director on passing on the Organisation’s vision and mission, within the program, whilst ensuring topmost quality at all times.
• Lead, chair, and coordinate Program Support Unit (PSU): admin, HR, logistics, finance, education, safeguarding and security.
• Provide oversight to programme and operational activities, team building and facilitate creation of external partnerships. 
• Work with PSU to lead monthly/quarterly planning sessions in accordance with proposed work plans, and budget forecasting. As lead, propose strategic realignment strategies. 
• Supervise and provide guidance to staff, partners and consultants ensuring adherence to planning and priorities.
• Effectively represent SIR and International School of Nairobi at different forums/levels.

Financial Management:

• Lead Program Support Unit (PSU) to conduct regular monitoring and reporting on financial management aspects: timely forecasting, preparation and execution of procurement plan, budget vs actual, spending analysis and establish cross linkages with work-plan progress.

People and Culture:

• Lead on recruitment and talent management of the staff. 
• Ensure robust implementation of HR strategies such as performance management and monitoring systems. 
• Cultivate and maintain a collaborative and safe workplace environment (WALK the TALK).
• Work closely with programs, operations, and other technical units to ensure well-coordinated, streamlined, and professional communication.

Knowledge Management:

• Adapt and promote an integrated implementation approach by coordinating and cooperating with other thematic areas (safeguarding, education).
• Provide strategic oversight towards documentation and sharing of knowledge and emerging best practices. 
• Support strategic units (programs, advocacy, grants) to develop proposals to advance impending priorities.

Essential Skills & Requirements

• 5 years of working experience in the nonprofit sector, including managing teams and providing financial and operational oversight.
• Experience of working in and across project management cycles.
• Experience of working through community participation and/or approaches.
• Good IT skills including use of MS Office.
• Fluent knowledge of the English language (written and oral).
• Certification of SPHERE humanitarian standards will be a plus point
• Kenyan national or in possession of full residency status.

Desired Skills:

• Previous experience within the Education sector is considered an advantage. 
• Facilitative leader.
• Believes in commitment, integrity, and accountability. 
• Versatility and adaptability to a changing environment and be able to handle multiple priorities.
• Self-starter with ability to provide creative solutions.
• Competent in negotiation and problem solving