Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Vacancy: Director of Programme Operations
Location: Nairobi
Industry: NGO
Our client, an international NGO in quality reproductive health care and family planning wishes to recruit a Director of Programme Operations to lead the team responsible for the design and delivery of a set of interrelated and complementary activities that result in high numbers of Couple Years Protections (CYPs) now and into the future in Kenya.
He/She is responsible for bringing modern business approaches to the organization in order to achieve financial sustainability.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Excellent planning that enables integration within the department and with other organizational directorates and international activities.
- High quality services delivery and complementary activities across all channels that meet and exceed client expectation and agreed targets (CYP and beyond).
- Develop new funding (donors’ grants and income from Clinics) based on analysis and creative design while meeting the expectations of the current donors and partners.
- Develop strong business and grant management capacity amongst all programmes teams
- Lead the annual business planning process
- Develop organizational programmes in line with the values and the goals of programme sustainability
- Ensure business development strategies and work plans are developed with a particular focus on driving the organization towards programme sustainability and increasing access to family planning and SRH services in Kenya.
- Creating opportunities for synergy across channels
- Oversight of project proposal development and delivery – including some writing, compliance obligations and budgeting
- Encourage learning for improvement across and between teams, through regional coordinators, channel leads and deputies
- Ensure that all programme activities are supported by excellent M&E to inform programming.
- University Degree in Business Administration / Health Sciences / similar; Postgraduate qualification is desirable
- Knowledge of Clinical Health, Family Planning, Community Outreach and Social Marketing
- Evidence of membership with relevant professional body/ies
- Desirable: Additional qualifications in business marketing or finance
- Able to develop and articulate a clear business vision and plan.
- Excellent interpersonal/communication skills – both written and fluent spoken English Language.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate teams to achieve targets and to achieve organizational change
- Advanced analytical and organizational skills
- Proven strategic planning skills
- Negotiation, influencing and conflict management skills.
- Advocacy skills: able to influence stakeholders through effective communication in a demanding external environment.
- Proven ability to ‘sell’ ideas, concepts to a varied audience.
- Demonstrated computer/IT skills.
- Effective leadership and management skills.
Clearly indicate the position applied for, and expected remuneration, on the subject line.
