Community Services and DevelopmentFull-TimeMid-level(3-5 yrs)
Job Description
World Vision is an international Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation working in almost 100 countries world-wide to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.
Role Overview
The Project Manager for the Turkana Drought Response Project provides overall leadership, management, and guidance in the development and implementation of the project to ensure compliance and effectiveness. The role involves managing operations, planning, and budgeting processes aligned with World Vision Kenya (WVK) requirements and donor standards, particularly focusing on humanitarian food and cash programming in fragile contexts.
Provide overall leadership, management and guidance in the development and implementation of the project to ensure compliance.
Ensure that the project is implemented according to the project management cycle while ensuring all activities are implemented on time target and budget and in compliance with the donor requirements (KOICA) and World Vision Standards.
Ensure all operations, planning and budgeting processes are aligned with the World Vision Kenya (WVK) requirements and standards.
Ensure 100% implementation of audit recommendations and presence of risk management plan/document to guide operations.
Ensure inclusion of cross-cutting themes including gender, youth, disability and social inclusion.
Ensure integration between the project activities and other WVK livelihoods and resilience development programs in the Area Program.
Review, evaluate and prioritize project staff activities on an ongoing basis and undertake field visits to perform oversight function.
Support the technical visits, donor missions to the Project sites for resource mobilization, marketing and communication.
Manage and coordinate the project team ensuring competent and motivated staff as well as evaluate staff performance, monitor workloads and encourage on-the-job coaching, identify and address learning and training needs and opportunities.
Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Facilitate effective monitoring, documentation and reporting in compliance with KOICA and WV standards.
Guide staff in the development of quality Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) for the project.
Work closely with the Regional DMEAL Coordinator to effectively support the project to carry out all measurements and assessments – baselines, assessments, designs, monitoring and evaluations - in accordance with donor requirements and WV established standards.
Review quantitative and qualitative data with various specialists on an ongoing basis to evaluate performance and provide guidance to the implementing team.
Participate in field monitoring visits to review progress and gather stories of change.
Ensure integration of sustainability in the implementation of plans.
Take responsibility for reporting official progress documents to the donors in Korea.
Ensure timely submission of end of monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports.
Engagement, Networking & Collaboration
Identify and build strategic linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders.
Build cordial relationships with Relevant County Departments, NDMA, and UN Agencies (WASH, Cash, Livelihoods, and Environment sectors).
Participate in KISEDP platforms, sectoral Technical Working Groups, County Steering Group and public forums/events.
Financial Management
Ensure timely reviews and approvals of financial requests and disbursements.
Monitor and assess key risks affecting project implementation to avoid underspending and overspending.
Ensure that project finances and assets are managed in line with set policies and donor guidelines.
Monitor Budget Utilization in line with the planned Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP).
Qualifications and Experience
Education: A Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Development studies, Project Planning and Management or other relevant field. A Master’s Degree in International Development is an added advantage.
Experience: Minimum of 4 years of INGO field experience in implementing or managing similar projects or programs.
Technical Knowledge: High level of understanding of USG grants programming and Humanitarian Food/Cash Programming across rapid humanitarian emergency contexts. Prior experience in fragile contexts is required.
Soft Skills: Strong budgetary and financial management skills, organizational skills, communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to engage at a strategic level with senior government officials.
Other: Willingness to travel to the field; proficiency in computer software (spreadsheets/databases); mature and committed Christian.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to apply online through the World Vision careers portal by following the link: Apply via World Vision MyWorkday. This link redirects to the official recruitment platform for World Vision Kenya.
