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    Program Manager at - Nairobi, Kenya - FilmAid

    FilmAid
    FilmAid Nairobi, Kenya

    1 day ago

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    Full time
    Description

    FilmAid is an international development and humanitarian communications organization that harnesses the power and influence of media and the arts to respond to emergencies as well as promote social change through dialogue in order to protect the wellbeing of displaced and vulnerable populations by building stronger, healthier, and more informed communities around the world.

    Job Purpose

    The Program Manager will supervise the successful delivery of FilmAid Kenya's programs by leading the efficient and effective coordination for planning, implementation and reporting for FilmAid's multiple donor funded programs.


    Key Performance Indicators:
    All projects are planned, implemented and delivered on time in accordance to internal and grants' contractual obligations;
    Timely submission of quality organizational and donor reports for existing and new grants in accordance with donor and internal reporting requirements;
    Program management processes are improved, ensuring we're meeting targets according to work-plans;
    Effective communication and coordination with project team leads, SMT and donors.


    KEY DUTIES

    Program Management:
    (70%) - Working with the Executive Director, Project Team leads and the SMT the Program Manager shall fulfil the following;

    Planning, Reporting, Monitoring & Evaluation and Technical Support


    Organizational Planning:
    In coordination with the Executive Director and the Area Managers, leads the development of annual organizational plans; lead the consolidation and review of monthly area-level work-plans;

    Organizational Reporting:
    Maintains an effective program reporting system to ensure the submission of timely and quality organization's quarterly and annual reports to the SMT and the Board of Directors;
    HR Management and technical supervision of the program teams: Leads the recruitment of program and project related staff and supervises the Senior MERL Officer and Program Officer; Ensures that the Field Senior Program Officers and other key program staff ensure compliance and reflectively of FilmAid's commitment to quality and meet donor contractual obligations;
    Oversees that the M&E Department has set up the tools, system, processes, and procedures to ensure the timely collection, aggregation and analysis of M&E data; Reviews all M&E reports and provides support to the MERL Officer as required; the timely establishment of work plans and M&E plans to donors; Reviews all learning and research products, and leads the development of the strategy;

    Programmatic Information Management:
    archiving grants documents, plans, reports, M&E data, methodologies, content, trackers in collaboration with the Program Officer; Maintains a stakeholder database and keeps track of programmatic meetings between FilmAid and UN agencies, donors, aid agencies, government stakeholder to foster positive relationships;

    Project Quality Control:
    methodologies, progress against work plans - aligned with field-level meetings (agree on purpose of meeting, objective at country level); Ensures that the design and technical support by FilmAid staff for content production, training and community engagement meets donor requirements and FilmAid's internal quality standards;
    Back-stopping Support: management of bulk SMS system; field-level programmatic support in case of gaps in staffing or other needs - working closely with the Area Managers;


    Grant Management:

    Project Inception:
    lead project inception process at NBO-level; support Area Managers to facilitate field-level project inception processes; monitoring procurement plans; support The Area Managers with the field-level grant planning processes;
    Leads all project launch activities and coordinate with the area managers to ensure area-based inception

    Project Implementation:
    Supports Project Team Leads to ensure that they are implementing work plans on time and scope;

    Donor Reporting:

    Maintains the donor reporting tracker and ensure timely submission of program reports to Donors; Coordinates closely with the MERL Department to ensure that M&E data is incorporated into program reports; Supports and at times leads the production of program reports; Reviews all contractually obligated program reports prior to submission to the donor; Submits reports to donors and holds follow-up and review meetings with donors as necessary.

    Plans Project Close-out; Leads project closeout activities in collaboration with the Area Managers to enhance program learning for subsequent projects

    Organizational Management & Development (30%)


    Strategic Planning:
    Supports the Executive Director in the development of organizational multi-year strategic plans and annual reviews;

    Resource Acquisition:
    Leads the development with support of Team Leads and Technical specialists to continually review and update organizational and project profiles, maps, thematic briefs, and other communication and marketing materials; works closely with Executive Directors, Area Managers and relevant Senior staff on GO/NO GO decisions for opportunities; Drafts concept notes and work closely with the Executive Directors, Area Managers and Senior staff to brainstorm new activities and concepts; Coordinates the development of all proposals, actively contributing to the technical writing and ensuring compliance with solicitation requirements;
    Represents the Executive Director in external meetings with stakeholders, donors and partners as required.

    Requirements

    Qualifications and Skills :

    Education:
    bachelor's degree in communications, International Development, or any other relevant social and behavioral science discipline.

    Prior Work Experience:

    Minimum of four years of progressive professional management level experience in program planning, implementation and coordination, preferably with an international humanitarian aid organization managing donor-funded projects.


    Job Knowledge:

    • High level project coordination experience, with requisite skills in program cycle management, developing and managing workplans, internal communications, supervising and leading diverse, multi cultural, cross functional teams in multiple locations, and multi language environments;
    Project and Portfolio management experience required, including proven proposal developments, ability to deliver quality program outcomes in a time-sensitive manner in multiple tasking environment; Previous proven evidence of developing performance management plans, results frameworks, logical frameworks; production of quality program and donor reports;

    Key Skills and Competencies;

    Experience with principles and practice of humanitarian aid and/or development;
    Have a high-level understanding of MERL systems;
    Fluency in written and spoken English is essential;
    Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills;
    Ability to use program management software and excellence in using Microsoft Officer products (Office 365, Excel, Word);
    Must be highly organized and able to work with other teams;
    Solutions-oriented, pro-active, hands-on, and detailed-oriented
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