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Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
THE ROLE
The Urban Program Manager will provide overall managerial accountability for Urban Programs in Nairobi and by extension Eastern, Coast and Nyanza regions emerging urban grants. The job holder will critically appraise grants progress, troubleshooting project issues, maintaining and monitoring risk registers and inputting into annual reviews and dissemination activities. Build and maintain effective working relationships with programme partners/ suppliers, key donors and stakeholders. The position holder will oversee the development and implementation of gender transformative programs in line with country and global strategies. The role will be responsible for the overall leadership, and ultimately accountable for grants management and program’s strategic direction, quality programming, results and donor compliance. This includes financial management, donor relationships and management, donor compliance, team leadership, risk management, stakeholder and partner relations throughout the project cycle. The incumbent will provide strategic oversight for effective program delivery in line with the Country and Global Strategy. The incumbent is a member of the Extended Country Management Team (ECMT) and shares in the collective responsibility of ECMT in driving excellence across PIK programs and responsible for furthering the influencing and advocacy agenda at the County level, while ensuring synergy across all the urban grants.
The incumbent will build and manage partnership, networking and relationship with key stakeholders at county and sub-county levels, contribute to the development of concepts and proposals. The role will ensure safety and security, correct application of Plan Kenya policies and procedures, HR, programme and all aspects of programme support. The job holder will manage multi-million-dollar programs and must be abreast with Urban programming dynamics, donor regulations, environment and reporting.
The role will directly supervise a minimum 8 staff in ensuring program design, implementation, quality and reporting, while ensuring efficiency throughout the project cycle and building their capabilities to deliver on program excellence and influencing agenda.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications/ experience essential:
Qualifications/ experience desirable:
Languages required
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