Feed the Children is an international, non-profit relief organization founded in 1979. We are seeking a Vice President for Programming Quality & Technical Support to provide senior leadership in establishing, maintaining, and enforcing global programming quality standards across all programmatic pillars. This role defines minimum technical requirements for program design, implementation, and learning, serves as the final technical authority for new program models, and identifies systemic risks while implementing mitigation strategies.
Key Responsibilities
Global Programming Quality & Standards
- Establish, maintain, and enforce global programming quality standards across all programmatic pillars.
- Define minimum technical requirements for program design, implementation, and learning.
- Lead program quality reviews and oversee corrective action planning.
- Serve as final technical authority for new program models and major adaptations.
- Identify systemic program risks and implement mitigation strategies.
Technical Leadership & Country Office Support
- Provide strategic and hands-on technical assistance during program start-up, scale-up, and recovery.
- Deploy technical expertise to fragile, complex or high-risk operating environments.
- Support country offices in transitioning from activity-based to outcome-driven programming.
- Guide program redesign when performance gaps or risks are identified.
- Provide technical leadership during program transitions, restructuring, or scale expansion.
Program Design, Innovation & Evidence
- Lead development of evidence-based program models aligned with global best practices.
- Strengthen program design methodologies and technical rigor across the organization.
- Ensure alignment with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and donor technical expectations.
- Drive innovation, adaptive programming approaches, and continuous improvement.
- Promote scalable program models that support organizational growth.
Proposal Technical Leadership & Donor Readiness
- Serve as technical lead or senior reviewer for major funding proposals.
- Ensure technical rigor, feasibility and competitiveness in all major submissions.
- Support donor technical engagement and site visits.
MEAL Integration & Adaptive Learning
- Ensure technical alignment between program design and MEAL frameworks.
- Promote strong program logic, indicators, and measurement systems.
- Support adaptive management and learning-informed decision making.
- Strengthen feedback loops between implementation and program improvement.
- Collaborate closely with MEAL leadership to strengthen impact measurement.
Capacity Building & Talent Development
- Strengthen technical capacity across countries and regional teams.
- Develop technical guidance, tools, and learning resources.
- Identify technical skill gaps and recommend structural solutions.
- Support development of technical communities of practice.
- Coach and mentor technical and program leadership across regions.
Authority & Decision Rights
- Approve or reject program models based on technical quality.
- Require corrective actions when programming standards are not met.
- Establish and update global technical standards.
- Provide final technical sign-off on major proposals.
- Deploy technical support resources across country offices.
- Escalate program quality risks directly to the President, International Programming and Operations.
Qualifications and Experience
- 12–15+ years of international development experience.
- Senior leadership experience in program quality, technical leadership, or global program design.
- Strong background in food security and nutrition.
- Proven experience with U.S. Government funding and large institutional donors.
- Experience across multiple countries and complex operating environments.
- Minimum of a BA/BSc/HND in a relevant field.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the LinkedIn application portal provided at https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1192242
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