Hivos East Africa is seeking
qualified candidates for the position of:
Vacancy Name: Programme Development Manager - Green Foods and Productive Landscapes
Number of hours: 40
Region: East Africa
Office: Nairobi, Kenya
Hivos is an international development organization that seeks new solutions to
persistent and emerging global issues.
With smart projects in the right
places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the
unsustainable use of our planet’s resources.
Our primary focus is achieving
structural change and impacting lives. We do this through cooperating with
innovative businesses, citizens, governments, and development organizations
across four continents.
With long standing experience in
development programmes, the East Africa Regional Office is looking to fill the
position of a Programme Development Manager within the Green Foods and
Productive Landscapes portfolio.
The Programme Development Manager
will lead the design of new programmes that will increase the impact of Hivos’
work in East Africa.
Overview of the position: The Programme Development Manager reports to the
Regional Director and works with the Programme Manager, Green Foods and
Productive Landscapes.
He/She is responsible for the growth
and development of new and/or existing programmes in the region, consistent
with Hivos’ vision and standards for sustainable green foods and
landscapes.
He/She will be the main contact
between Hivos, donors, and partners in the development of new and /or existing
initiatives that provide for strategic and innovative programme expansion for
organizational growth.
The successful candidate will work
closely with other Programme Development Managers and Programme staff in the
Hivos regional office.
This position is based in Nairobi
with regular (70%) travel and visits to donors, partners, and relevant actors
in the region.
This role may involve some
international travel.
Specific roles and responsibilities
- Identifying and prioritizing new areas of
innovative programme development and donor needs in relation to Hivos’ priorities
and strategies in the green foods and productive landscapes domain.
- Designing and implementing a strategy to
identify, track, and secure suitable and sufficient funding and resources
to support Hivos’ evolving work in green foods and productive landscapes.
This includes:
1.
Identifying and proactively pursuing
grants and fundraising opportunities;
2.
Preparing grant applications, concept
notes and proposals to donors;
3.
Coordinating fundraising activities
and events;
4.
Seeking in-kind, financial, and/or
pro-bono support from relevant partners, companies, governments, and service
providers;
5.
Building a solid donor intelligence
network/base representing the local, regional, and international donor
communities, with a view to expanding Hivos’ green foods and productive
landscapes portfolio;
6.
Establishing and participating in
formal and informal networks with relevant partners, donors, and actors;
7.
Building strategic and lasting
partnerships with investors, donors, governments, development partners and the
private sector.
- Actively participating and contributing to
financial forecasting at the project and organizational level to determine
necessary funding and resource requirements.
- Securing suitable and sufficient funding and
resources to support Hivos’ operational requirements.
- Supporting the establishment and
implementation of transparent budget monitoring systems and upholding the
highest level of organizational governance, including:
1.
Advising management and staff on
user-friendly financial management systems, tools and procedures for the
successful delivery of projects within budget;
2.
Guiding management on contract
negotiations, grant cash-flow requirements, cost recovery requirements and
potential funding gaps;
3.
Supporting and participating in
internal and external audit requirements;
4.
Supporting the effective tracking of
grant income, ensuring that all allocated finances are collected and acquitted
in a timely manner;
5.
Preparing and reviewing high quality
financial and narrative reports relating to grants and donations.
- Actively representing the organization’s
programme development interests at relevant meetings, events, and within
resource mobilization or donor-specific peer networks, as they relate to
Hivos’ work.
- Building internal capacity in program
development and within country teams to strengthen their capacity to
fundraise; and to independently design innovative, viable and high impact
interventions and proposals for target donors.
- Monitoring, evaluate and disseminate proposal
development best practices and quality assurance at country and regional
levels.
- Contribute to programme monitoring and
evaluation to ensure concepts and proposals adhere to donor requirements
and Hivos’ policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with donor contract
requirements and reporting deadlines, as well as effective communication
with partners and stakeholders to ensure efficient and effective programme
implementation.
- Provide other programmatic, research,
administrative, and logistical support as needed
Minimum Requirements
- Masters degree in agriculture economics,
development or related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of post-graduate work
experience in nonprofit program development and/or fundraising within the
private sector and/or international development organizations.
- Demonstrated donor network in Kenya (required)
and in the region (preferred)
- Ability to work on short-term assignments with
tight deadlines while managing multiple tasks and pipelines.
- Ability to work independently, and function
effectively as a member of a global team, and adhere to strict deadlines.
- Excellent research and analytical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication
skills
- Attention to detail and strong organizational
skills
- Willingness to travel regionally and
internationally up to 70% of the time.
- Work experience and knowledge of the economic,
social, environmental, and development context in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Good networking, marketing, proposal
development, and IT skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Excellent negotiating and networking skills.
- High levels of personal integrity and
accountability.
How to Apply
If you meet the requirements for the position, please send a cover letter and CV to eastafricajobs@hivos.org with the subject as: Programme Development Manager - Green Foods and Productive Landscapes on or before 4th March 2016.
If you meet the requirements for the position, please send a cover letter and CV to eastafricajobs@hivos.org with the subject as: Programme Development Manager - Green Foods and Productive Landscapes on or before 4th March 2016.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
This position will be reviewed on a
rolling basis, and will be closed when a suitable candidate has been
identified.
