Location: Nairobi with frequent planning and monitoring missions to the project site
Contract duration: 1 year, renewable
Start date of contract: April 2018
Closing date for applications: 21th February 2018
Duties and Responsibilities
Aims and general characteristics
(S)he works with the Country Representative/Desk Officer (based at the HQ Office) on the implementation of the below tasks:
(S)he is:
Responsible for the proper implementation – outcomes and output, timeline, finance, and quality – of the project and recommend solutions to both the technical and administrative supervisors where required
The budget holder, ensuring the correct utilization of the project budget, the allocation of expenses to the proper budget lines consistently with the official documents and donor rules. Besides, s(he) is in charge of applying for fund requests to the HQ Administration, in collaboration with the Country Administrator
In charge of collecting all the financial documents for the reports requested
In charge of reporting also on project’s activities as requested by the donors and the CCM HQ Office. Promptly informing the Country Representative/the Desk Officer of any issue regarding the project, that can compromise the relationship between staff members, stakeholders or the name of the Organization
Responsible for managing local staff members’ team and for recruiting new staff members in line with CCM policies, supported by the HQ Office (ensuring that they have the necessary induction, training and support as requested)
(S)he coordinates the project partners ensuring a smooth planning and running of project activities and a good synergy with complementary actions in the area of intervention
(S)he represents CCM to project’s partners and donors
(S)he establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with the stakeholders and institutional counterparts in the area of intervention
(S)he works on identifying and writing new project’s proposal
Job profile
Requirements
Relevant Academic Degree
Postgraduate studies (master, PhD, etc.) in health and/or development, cooperation and/or humanities/social sciences are assets.
Minimum five (5) years’ experience in projects’ management, with good proven understanding of administrative and financial project issues
Excellent knowledge and experience of Italian Development Cooperation (MAE/AICS/DGCS)procedures and projects’ management
Excellent capabilities in project financial planning and monitoring
Excellent knowledge of Italian (written and spoken) and fluency in English (written and spoken)
Good abilities in producing quality project reports, including good skills in understanding and using data collection and analysis
Outstanding capacity to work with several and different stakeholders
Outstanding and positive HR managerial ability to coordinate a multi-disciplinary and international team– even in remote control mode
Proven experience in identifying and elaborating new project proposals
Strong ability to networking and build effective partnership
Strong leadership, high flexibility, team- player and high motivation
Strong ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Excellent problem- solving and analytical skills
Desirable Requirements
Good knowledge of Kenyan contest and/or Kiswahili
Proven experience in Public Health Sector or in the same sector of the project
