Program Associate (Impact and Evidence) - Nairobi at Living Goods

The Opportunity

The Global I&E Program Associate will support the Chief Impact Officer (CIO) and Global Impact and Evidence (I&E) team to drive internal communication and administrative support across the team and business partners across the organization. The position provides the overall programmatic coordination of multiple projects including tracking resources, timeframes and budgets for these projects (schedule and risk management); research and report writing; maintaining documentation; and coordinating meetings and workshops.

Your Charge

As the Knowledge Management focal point for the team, you will contribute to the design and delivery of internal and external documents and reports, ensure program and research documentation is properly documented, shared and archived. You will organize meetings, workshops, webinars and events. In this role you will work with the Global and Country leadership and technical teams on various assignments and projects of critical strategic importance to the organization.

Roles And Responsibilities

Program Management

• Coordinate the day-to-day project management activities to ensure ownership of planned activities and actions by others.
• Use project management tools to monitor progress of I&E projects and program activities.
• Identify and escalate delays in project timelines, and flag key risks and opportunities related to the completion of projects.
• Monitor program and project budgets, escalating financial risks and opportunities.
• Prepare project documentation, work plans and reports.
• Act as I&E project SPOC and regularly communicate project status to all concerned.

Knowledge Management

• Serve as Knowledge Management focal point for the team, ensuring the design and delivery of internal and external documents and reports, and program and research documentation is properly documented, shared and archived.
• Maintain and organize a central program documentation repository by keeping files up-to-date, accurate and appropriately stored.
• Support & coordinate internal and external research insights generation and dissemination by contributing to quarterly report contribution, monthly internal report contribution.
• Coordinate and disseminate evidence reviews.
• Develop and edit memos, briefing papers, and presentations.
• Provide ad-hoc research support; design and analysis for HSS, evaluations, knowledge-gathering.

Operational & Administrative Support

• Organize I&E team meetings to facilitate key team work planning.
• Coordinate internal and external steering committees and TWGs.
• Plan and coordinate participatory workshops and meetings with internal and external parties.
• Plan and coordinate project implementation activities such as field visits for external stakeholders and team travel.
• Prepare expense reports, purchase orders, and other financial reports.

Research & Writing

• Collate, compile and summarize project KPIs and narrative for donor reporting.
• Summarize and synthesise reports such as key findings, research studies, evidence reviews and briefs.
• Provide inputs to program design by conducting desk research.
• Share research findings internally.
• Prepare quarterly I&E newsletter.

Resource Mobilization

• Working closely with the BD team in bid preparation.
• Work with technical teams to develop project plans and M&E, preparation of project documentation, planning and kick-off.
• Support in resource sourcing and partnership development.

Minimum Qualifications , Skills And Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in project management or related filed.
• 3+ years in a fast-paced working environment.
• Experience working in a consulting organization or similar environment handling multiple projects and clients.
• Background relevant to the operations of Living Goods gained in either the private, public or NGO sectors.
• Analytical skills: An analytical mindset.
• Communication & Influencing: Experienced at preparing communication materials (PowerPoint, Word documents, email correspondence that meet Board-level standards) and effectively share these both verbally and in writing in English.
• Planning and Organizational skills and team effectiveness: Build team effectiveness and work collaboratively in a Global team environment.
• Multitasks: You're able to juggle multiple tasks at once while staying calm and carrying on.
• You think strategically, handle ambiguity and work well in a multicultural environment.

Compensation

A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and annual performance bonus pay opportunity. This is an opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.

Living Goods is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

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