Duties & Responsibilities:

• Product Strategy and Leadership
• Portfolio Impact and Performance
• Business Growth
• Oversee Project Management
• Representation, advocacy, and engagement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, international development, or another relevant field (Masters is an added advantage)
• At least seven (7) years of progressive experience in participatory program design, development, implementation, and budgeting of complex development programs required; including at least 3 years in a senior program/project management position.
• Extensive expertise in poverty graduation models, scaling through government, social protection, and adapted livelihoods, required;
• Sector experience or exposure to programming in climate crises, nutrition, social protection, gender norms, health and targeting vulnerable populations (ultra-poor women, IDPs, refugees, youth, people living with disabilities);
• Experience developing relationships with government partners and NGOs, providing technical assistance and oversight to external teams to deliver programming;
• Experience managing a consortium of partners including government (both at national and county level), NGOs, private sector, grassroot organizations and government.
• Demonstrate an understanding of relevant government policies on social protection, economic inclusion, gender, climate change, nutrition, and the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda;
• A proven track record in new business development with experience supporting project design, proposal development and fundraising efforts;
• Experience in curricula development, training, and facilitation preferred;
• Successful experience managing teams or individuals including mentoring, capacity building of staff in good project design and management tools to support excellent program execution;
• Exceptional public speaking and written English communication skills, including communication to partners, government and clients via written products and presentations;
• Creative problem solver, with proven ability to take the initiative in finding solutions to complex challenges;
• Proactive leader, with ability to effectively manage competing work streams and deadlines;
• Detail-oriented director with good organization and prioritization skills;
• Willingness to travel up to 35%, sometimes on short notice; and
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.