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Job Summary

The Program Manager (Sector Lead)– Climate Change adaption and Livestock will provide overall leadership in the management of all Climate Change adaption and Livestock projects in the Country Program. He/she will also work closely with the Business Development specialist to seek and respond to Sectorial-related fundraising opportunities aimed at increasing access to sustainable health services for the poor and vulnerable communities in Kenya. Additionally, the Program Manager – Climate Change adaption and Livestock will manage Climate Change adaptation related partnerships with church and non-Church partners, private sector partners, Donors, and Government line ministries to build synergies and promote coordination in health programming. S/he will model and ensure strong talent management grounded in a culture of diversity, inclusion, mutual respect, and accountability.  

Job Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality project design incorporating project management standards and MEAL methods, appropriate to scope, context and technical requirements of projects.
• Work with project managers to manage and implement all activities throughout relevant project cycles - project design, start-up, implementation and close-out - to ensure efficient and effective implementation in line with CRS program quality principles and standards donor requirements, and good practices. Ensure project team and partner staff use the appropriate systems and tools.
• Champion the rollout and use of the new PQ Standards (COMPASS), in CP and routine learning events to share best practices and capture lessons learned across programs.
• Promote MEAL and knowledge management by leading program/project reviews and reflections with staff and partner representatives and documentation of good practices and lessons learned for assessments, to adjust strategies and implementation plans, to inform future programming initiatives and approaches, and to contribute to organizational learning. 
• Ensure strong collaboration with the CP Operations team to enhance and improve systems and processes, and coordination with CP. 
• Ensure each Budget Manager develops, monitors and review project budgets spending based on CRS financial monitoring tools and that budget forecast are accurately done in the system. 
• Work with the HOP and Business Development specialist to leverage capture planning, learning, marketing and communication strategies, business practices, and networks required to access new and diversified funding.
• Work with the CP to explore non-traditional donors, new sources of funding and new partnerships to diversify funding sources to align with shifting funding models and priorities.
• Work with EARO and request for guidance and strategic inputs for the development and implementation of a sector-specific donor engagement strategy to strengthen CP’s positioning with current and prospective donors.
• Act as a key resource person in project design and proposal development in Climate Change adaptation and livestock programming area, gap-filling and taking on growth responsibilities, as needed.
• Coordinate and plan donor engagement meetings with key donors for funding and understand their priorities including following donor trends through intelligence gathering and share back with CRS team. 
• Effectively manage talent and supervise the climate change adaption and Livestock teams. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
• Ensure that Program staff team pro-actively utilizes the CRS Performance Management System, aligning individual performance plans to program/unit goals, providing meaningful and timely feedback, making distinctions in ratings and awards.
• Ensure technical assistance and capacity strengthening for project teams and partners in project management standards and related MEAL, business development and operational activities.
• Oversee the identification, assessment and strengthening of appropriate partnerships, including an inclusive and comprehensive network of government and private sector partners.
• Prioritize the advancement of partner strengthening efforts in the CP. Working closely with PSC manager to identify potential partners both church and non-church to advance their capacities. 
• Support the documentation and sharing of learning from existing programs, including evaluation of HOCAI and SRFMP tool, and integrated monitoring for measuring PCS progress.
• Participate in national forums, technical working groups (TWGs), meetings for the current projects and CRS focus areas.
• Support program team and relevant partner staff to participate in county level and sub-county level forums, TWGs, meetings for current project and CRS focus area.
• Support the development and implementation of service level agreements and/or MOUs with the relevant government departments and ministries both at the national and county level. 

Personal Skills and Abilities

• Diplomacy, tact, and negotiating skills.
• Training/coaching skills;
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills;
• Ability to work independently, think innovatively and strategically, and work effectively within a team;
• Demonstrate high levels of initiative, flexibility and innovation;
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines
• Understanding of development/relief issues
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action; 
• Strong financial/budget management skills required.
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity and inclusion including gender equality.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

Required Travel: 30% field travel.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Project Managers, Senior Project Officers, Project Officers

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Head of Programs, Sector Leads, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning department, Business Development Manager, Other Program Managers, EARO Livelihood Technical Advisor, PSE Technical Advisor, CRS’ Operations departments.

External: Ministry of Agriculture &Livestock Development, State Department for the ASALs & Regional Development, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, National Climate Change Secretariat & Climate Change Directorate, National Drought Management Authority and County governments; CRS’s church and non-church partners, Private sector partners, Other INGOs, NGOs, and CBOs implementing climate change projects or as members of climate change coordination forums.

QUALIFICATIONS

Typical Background, Experience & Requirements

Education and Experience

• Master's Degree in resilience, climate change adaptation, natural resource management, or related field, required.
• Minimum of six years relevant working experience in an advisory or management role with progressive responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO, with a minimum of three years working for programming interventions in climate change adaptation and livelihoods. 
• Previous experience providing technical assistance and developing successful proposals for external donor funding is required. Experience with donors including USAID, the EU, German Government, Green Climate Fund, and various UN agencies preferred.
• Demonstrated application of technical principles and concepts climate change adaptation and livelihoods. General knowledge of other related disciplines to ensure cross-sectoral approach.
• Experience and skills in networking and relations with donors, peer organizations, and faith-based and civil society partners. Understanding of partnership principles.
• A broad grasp of socioeconomic policy issues with respect to climate Change and Livestock in both rural and urban settings.
• Good understanding and experience of gender and diversity issues and commitment to addressing inequalities in all the key areas of responsibility.

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Job Summary:

The Senior Risk and Compliance officer will conduct risk related activities for the Kenya and Somalia country program (CPs) including sub-recipient compliance adhering to CRS policies, local laws, and donor regulations to help ensure effective delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable. The incumbent’s knowledge and skills will help reduce risk to staff, to the effectiveness of our programming and to the people we serve through the application of the principles of stewardship, integrity, transparency, and accountability.

You will manage risk functions at the country program and partner levels and assist the country level management to proactively manage risk. You will develop, analyze and implement systems, processes and controls that enhance agency operational efficiency and promote competitiveness across operational areas. You will also be instrumental in regional and country-level capacity-building in identification, assessment and management of all categories of risks identified in external & internal Audit reports and Risk Assessments. 

Roles and Key Responsibilities:  

• Support the planning and performance of internal audits, control reviews and compliance assessments, conduct audit activities, operations-focused monitoring visits/spot checks, as applicable. Help analyze results and provide recommendations.
• Provide technical advice and solutions to the Ethics Unit Manager to strengthen internal control systems and procedures; and assisting in building capacity of the country program to comply with Fraud Allegation Management (FAM) procedures, applicable local laws, and donor requirements. 
• Support the design and facilitation of trainings and institutional capacity strengthening plans for CRS and partners.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of relevant donor requirements for CRS Kenya & Somalia programs, including USAID, specific corporate and foundation donors on Fraud Management. 
• Ensure Partner’s fraud policies and procedures are in alignment with CRS polices and build capacity of Partners on fraud.
• Support the design and facilitation of trainings and Institutional Capacity Strengthening plans for CRS Partners in consideration of donors’ requirements and partner’s system procedures.
• Support implementation of sub-recipient financial management policy (SRFMP).
• Anticipate and identify risk issues and challenges and the most appropriate solutions to address them.
• Take part in investigations and other special audits and ensure key steps over the entire investigation cycle (planning, fieldwork, reporting and follow up) are effectively carried out as per FAM Procedures, Policies, local laws and donor regulations. 
• Assist with drafting of investigation plans/SoWs. 
• Contribute to knowledge management and learning through collecting and analyzing relevant data, evaluating, and measuring impact of activities, capturing, and sharing lessons learned to identify trends, best practices, and research and internal reports.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of agency-wide standards and tools, including detection and response processes to fraud violations, guidelines, reporting formats and how to incorporate such standards into relevant CRS business practices.
• Monitor the Compliance dashboard and support with resolution of noted exceptions. 
• Follow up with process owners to monitor and close Corrective Action Plans.
• Support with Sub Agreement Reviews in line with Agency standards.
• Conduct Agency instituted Enterprise Risk Management Framework tasks e.g., Annual Internal Control Questionnaires, among others. 
• Conduct Transaction Processing Reviews and compliance assessments to identify risks, weaknesses, anomalies, and challenges; propose solutions to address findings to improve control environment and system integrity.
• Support internal and external audits and the coordination of action plans to close out audit findings including the implementation of CRS’ USG Subrecipient Audit Procedure.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Strong analytical skills with ability to detect and report inconsistencies.
• Accuracy and completeness with great attention to detail
• Good relationship management skills
• Ability to make sound judgment
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented
• Proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity and inclusion including gender equality.

Required Languages – Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. 

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% within Kenya and Somalia.

Key Working Relationships:   

Internal: Ethics Manager; Finance Manager and staff; SC Manager; Procurement Manager; PDP Managers; Chiefs of Party and Program Managers; Head of Operations; Country Representative; EARO Risk and Compliance Manager; FAM Unit staff

External: Partner management and staff; project participants; vendors  

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or other relevant field preferred. Accounting or audit certification highly preferred Minimum of 3 years work experience, ideally with an international organization, with progressive responsibility in operations and/or programming. At least 2 of these years entailing audit, compliance or risk management experience.
• Knowledge of audit standards and compliance regulations and familiarity with international standards for internal control and risk and compliance management (e.g., COSO, ISO, COBIT)

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Familiarity with accounting systems.