Job Reference Number: EMUK1156-1
Job Type: International Development Assistance/Emerging
Markets
Schedule: Contract
Job Location: Africa; Kenya; Nairobi Area
Job Summary
Cardno Emerging Markets UK Ltd is seeking a Team Leader
candidate for an anticipated three year DFID/Nike Foundation funded Assets to
Adolescent Girls Initiative programme to be based in Nairobi, Kenya designed to
enhance the economic empowerment of adolescent girls in developing countries.
The Team Leader will be responsible for responsible for the
strategic vision, overall delivery and results of the Assets to Adolescent
Girls Initiative. This is a post covering multiple countries and with a
political focus. He/She should hold both technical and programme
management responsibility whilst serving as the principal liaison with DFID,
with consortium partners and counterparts. Other duties will include but
not limited to:
- Overall
management and coordination of the initiative from a central office in
Nairobi, Kenya
- Ensure
delivery of all contractual deliverables in all areas of the
programme/initiative, including timely and accurate reporting
- Oversee
the on-going analysis of risk and direct corresponding mitigation measures
- Responsible
for overall financial management including grant disbursement and
technical assistance
- Oversee
local and international partnership development and management, acting as
lead programme networking and institutional outreach person.
- Oversee
monitoring, action research and knowledge management and dissemination
(and close collaboration with and independent M&E partner
organisation)
- Supervision
of local country relationship managers to work directly with grantees and
facilitate access to partners and technical assistance
- Supervise,
manage, motivate and lead all local and international staff working on the
initiative, both long and short term
- Act as
the lead interface with DFID in Kenya
- Act as
primary point of contact with Cardno on programme implementation, budget
and personnel issues
- Work
with Cardno to manage overall project profitability and non-billable
expenditure
- Direct
and collaborate with consortium partners
- Act as
the primary liaison with other donors active in the sector
Key Responsibilities
Team Leader candidates will possess the following skills
and experience:
- Degree/Post
Graduate Qualification in Economics or other relevant qualification
- Expertise
in SME Development and/or Social Enterprise Development including
experience gained in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Experience
of working to support the development of women and girls
- Demonstrable
Team Leadership experience including at least 7 years’ experience of
managing large scale (ideally multi-country) development programmes, with
proven expertise in managing multi-disciplinary teams
- Exhibit
technical leadership of the pro-girl business development initiative
including the grants component
- At
least 4 years’ experience of overseeing the disbursement, supervision and
monitoring of grants/challenge funds
- Proven
experience of working successfully with stakeholders and beneficiaries at
many levels
- Ideally
experience in the oversight of action research and knowledge
management/dissemination
- Experience
of working on DFID funded programmes highly advantageous
Cardno have vast experience of managing similar programmes
and were responsible for the implementation of the Value Girls Programme funded
by Nike Foundation and USAID.
