Career Opportunities at Practical Action - 2 Positions

Under the overall supervision and guidance of the Regional Director, Practical Action Eastern Africa, the DRR Manager will be responsible for the oversight and quality delivery of the work of the DRR teams in the region and working with other key stakeholders in the UK to ensure Practical Action maximises synergies to grow the programmes.

Among others, the key duties and responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the development of Practical Action’s regional strategic plans to work with poor and marginalised people to increase their access to information and services and to build their capacity to improve their lives.
• Prepare specific strategic plans for Practical Action’s DRR programs ensuring that the plans conform to Practical Action Eastern Africa’s strategic direction, policy and implementation strategies.
• Proactively develop ideas, concepts and project proposals with thematic staff for fundraising activities as well as market them to relevant donors
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of specific DRR projects through planning, development, implementation and evaluation and ensure that findings guide the continued successful implementation of projects and inform the development of further initiatives
• Ensure partnerships are carefully developed, properly managed and their capacities built to maximise project impact and sustainability
• Ensure the effective and timely monitoring of project expenditure against approved budgets. Using the monthly budget holder reports, ensure timely corrective action on under or over spends.
• Line manage and build a high performing DRR team that has clear objectives, metrics, is continuously developed and rewarded both as individuals and as a team.

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Among others, the key duties and responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the development of Practical Action’s regional strategic plans to work with poor and marginalised people and their organisations to increase their access to information and services and to build their capacity to improve their lives.
• Prepare specific strategic plans for Practical Action’s Urban WASH programs ensuring that the plans conform to Practical Action Eastern Africa’s strategic direction, policy and implementation strategies.
• Proactively develop ideas, concepts and project proposals with Urban WASH staff for fundraising activities as well as market them to relevant donors
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of specific Urban Wash projects through planning, development, implementation and evaluation and ensure that findings guide the continued successful implementation of projects and inform the development of further initiatives
• Line manage and build a high performing WASH team that has clear objectives, metrics, is continuously developed and rewarded both as individuals and as a team.