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  • Project and Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

    Project and Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

    Job Description

    Location: Machakos, Kenya
    Salary: KES 950,000 Gross per annum
    Contract type: Fixed Term
    Full Time: 35 hours per week
    Application Closing Date: 12 Nov 2018
    Start date: Earliest possible.
    Role overview
    The purpose of this role is to work in close collaboration with county governments, CSOs, private sector ,entrepreneurs, youth, national, international and community volunteers to deliver “Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Project (YEEP)” This project will support young people to access employment in small enterprises in growing economies in East Africa as well as establish or grow young people led enterprises. To achieve this, VSO Kenya will build on to existing youth volunteering, employment and entrepreneurship interventions in Machakos to provide intensive support to cohorts of growth enterprises as well as drawing on the experiences of VSO’s Empowered Youth for Employment and Entrepreneurship (EYEE) programmes and volunteering approach.
    Skills, Knowledge and Experience 

    Bachelor’s degree in Project management, entrepreneurship, business management or Social sciences. 
    At least 3 years experience working in project management, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, finance or administrative experience in an NGO or community based organisation. 
    Experience in M&E 
    Research Skills 
    Experience in youth entrepreneurship ,engagement and participation. 
    Proven experience in coaching and mentoring of team members
    Knowledge on gender and inclusion practices 
    Good written and spoken English and Kiswahili language skills.
    Knowledge in Kenya Sign Language skills is an added advantage 
    Ability to work effectively as a team member with minimal supervision
    Evidence of effective problem solving and organisational skills. 
    Evidence of professionalism and high integrity.
    Evidence of openness to learning to improve own performance. 

    Competencies and Behaviour
    At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies: 

    Ability to be open minded and respectful
    Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
    Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
    Ability to seek and share knowledge 

    Equal Opportunities
    VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
    VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Applicants must have the right to work in Kenya.

  • Call for Consultancy

    Call for Consultancy

    Qualifications:

    Good understanding of Elastic search, Logstash and Kibana.
    Very proficient in HTML, CSS, Javascript.
    Understanding of NoSQL databases/ CouchDB.
    Ability to translate data structure in various systems (API’s, databases, and data stores)
    Expertise in integrating data from many disparate systems.
    5+ years relevant experience.
    Ability to train a team of software developers on use of Kibana and Elastic search.

    Timeline and deliverable
    RTI anticipates starting this work as soon as possible, therefore immediate availability is important.
    RTI desires an in-person training for 1 week and offsite support to the development team thereafter.
    Candidates who are only able to offer one week online training are also welcome to apply
    The candidate is expected to include the following in their application:

    A list of trainings the candidate delivered, including descriptions of content covered, methodologies, the agendas, etc. Most valuable if the trainings in question focused on the Elastic stack.
    A detailed roadmap describing the content to be covered during training.
    Training cost per day
    Ongoing support cost for 1 month.

  • Program Specialist – Agribusiness

    Program Specialist – Agribusiness

    Job Description

    Key Responsibilities

    Value chain development, promotion and market linkage.

    Work with identified private sector value chain actors e.g. Off-takers and input suppliers and the K-YES county teams, funding partners such as KCB foundation, implementing partners and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to promote the growth and development of selected demand driven agribusiness value chains for youth uptake.
    Intently focus on transitioning the relationship and management of contractual agreements with off-takers from K-YES to youth, for purposes of sustainability beyond the life of the program.
    Continue to work with stakeholders to identify demand driven opportunities for youth agribusiness and employment.
    Will work closely with KCB Foundation managing the implementation relationship, coordinating 2jiajiri’s program activities, outputs and outcomes.
    In close collaboration with KCDMSD, the Specialist will support youth agribusiness activities in Migori, Kisii and Bungoma to transition into market systems.

    Roll-out of Farmer Field School and BDS model

    The Specialist will continue to identify local service providers to offer demand-driven BDS services and link farmers to financial services and markets.
    The Specialist will design Farmer Field School (FFS) and Business Development (BDS) interventions in collaboration with KCDMS and private sector value chain actors to successfully employ youth, upgrade production to meet demand and market quality requirements.
    The Specialist will lead implementation of the FFS and BDS activities to reach making iterative changes and improvements as needed.
    The Specialist will lead the scaling and expansion of the program activities, ensuring agreed upon quality standards both in terms of delivery of activities and product quality requirements

    Support producer groups farmer associations for aggregation and marketing

    The Specialist will facilitate technical and operational support through other USG programs to strengthen governance of producer groups farmer associations for aggregation and marketing
    The Specialist will continue to facilitate the formation of producer business groups (PBGs) as an effective way to achieve economies of scale through aggregation.
    The Specialist will facilitate the engagement of K-YES youth in taking up business opportunities emerging from both local county level and national partnerships.

    M&E:
    The Specialist will support the project’s M&E efforts and team to ensure an integrated and optimal approach to results-based M&E.

    The Specialist will work closely with KCB Foundation in managing the implementation relationship and in coordinating 2jiajiri’s program activities, outputs and outcomes.
    Contribute towards weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports
    Participate in quarterly review and annual work planning meetings

    Qualifications and Experience:

    Applicants must possess a minimum of relevant masters and two years of experience or Bachelor’s degree and four years of experience in agriculture, agribusiness, economics, agricultural economics, business administration or other related field;
    Progressive responsibility work experience in managing and implementing multi-faceted donor-funded youth development projects, preferably in Kenya;
    Proven track record in developing, analyzing, and implementing projects focused on agribusinesses, agricultural finance, and agricultural value chains.
    Demonstrated experience in facilitating private sector investments and show familiarity with the workings of government legal and regulatory frameworks.
    Previous experience on USAID-funded agricultural/agribusiness development programs, including contributing to M&E, reporting, and designing and leading program activities.
    Demonstrated experience in managing various stakeholders both at the counties and National level; excellent social and networking skills, ability to engage with the private sector, civil society and county governments.

  • Project Coordinator 

Project Officer

    Project Coordinator Project Officer

    Job description
    The holder of this position will coordinate the design, management, quality and timely implementation of all Education for Life (LNGB) project interventions in Isiolo and Migori. S/he will be expected to actively contribute to the realization of Inclusive Education (IE) programme’s team objectives; Providing staff and volunteers’ duty of care, strengthening partnerships and programme networks, effective delivery of IE signature programme strategy and improved documentation of proven practices
    Desired Skills and Experience

    Bachelor of Education or Social Science degree: post graduate qualification in development, project management or related areas would be an advantage
    Evidence of managing projects in education or related sectors
    At least 3 years relevant experience in formulation, implementation and review of development strategies and effective project management
    Experience in developing and implementing Education/child protection advocacy and campaign strategies
    Experience working with most marginalized and disadvantaged communities
    Ability to work effectively as a team member and with minimal supervision
    Excellent written and oral communication
    Evidence of effective problem solving and organisational skills
    Evidence of professionalism and high integrity
    Evidence of openness to learning to improve own performance

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  • Regional Grants and Contracts Manager

    Regional Grants and Contracts Manager

    Job Description: 
    Reference: JOB0116052
    Salary: KES5429419.00 – KES5430419.00 per annum
    Role Overview: Working as part of Decision Support Finance Team, this role will review donor proposals to ensure accuracy and full cost recovery. The role will also drive forward organisational cost recovery policies and working closely with Regional Finance Managers, Country Finance Managers for managing Grants and Contracts.
    Responsibilities
    Grants and Contracts Management:

    Work collaboratively with the Regional Finance Managers and Country Finance Teams to develop the grants and contracts management framework and tools. Ensure we have consistent policies, processes and tools that allow for proper grants and contracts management.
    Provide guidance, regular updates and training on different donors’ requirements including budgeting techniques and reporting requirements.
    Partner with Regional Finance Managers to identify and address gaps in grants and contracts management in the region and country offices.
    Support the recruitment, induction and development of in-country grants and contracts managers.
    Support country offices with grants inception and closure procedures.
    Monitor compliance with grants conditions and restrictions, donor reporting requirements, RAP and IOH recovery.
    Account, track and report on match fund liabilities and disallowed expenses ensuring that they are properly managed and disclosed.
    Prepare management reports that show the state of grants management including grants balances, overheads recovery, disallowable, burn rates etc. and follow on gaps with the relevant country programmes.
    Support country office grant audits. Review audit recommendations and ensure they are followed-up on and implemented. Regularly update Finance colleagues and grant managers on recurring findings.

    Restricted Funding Support:

    Work closely with the programme funding unit to contribute to a global, coordinated fundraising strategy, centred around VSO’s Core Programme Area and Signature Programme, ensuring that support is given to proposal budgeting and cost recovery and value for money methodology.
    Feed into Go/No go decisions in the funding processes, advising on strategies of engagement with donors with regard to budgeting.
    Provide an expert quality review and opinion on proposal budgets in respect to accuracy, compliance with donor conditions and impact on regional finances.
    Support the bids development process and ensure bids budgets maximise cost recovery.
    Develop pricing strategies for donors in order to maximise cost recovery and these are embedded in country offices.
    Set and maintain a database of standard costs and charge out rates to be used in bids development process.
    Contribute to maintain a global view on risk and liabilities arising from funding submissions.
    Upload donor budget into SUN and ensure that an accurate secured funding pictures for future years is maintained and up to date to inform decision making.
    Finance Business Partnering support to Core Programme Area/Core Approach Team leads and provide expertise service as required.

    Capacity Building:

    Build the capacity of Country Offices’ and other team members to develop good budget proposals.
    In conjunction with the wider finance team, update current training materials, create new training materials and deliver formal and informal trainings to staff across the organisation
    Provide trainings to Program teams and Finance on budget development & management.

    Cross Team Working:

    Working flexibly with other team members to ensure that any gaps in the team can be bridged

    Skills Required

    Finance Skills – Fully qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or CPA). Strong accountancy and/or financial management experience with involvement in setting up and running finance systems.
    Grants/Award Management – A strong background working with larger grants and commercial contracts. Extensive knowledge of the requirements and rules of institutional donors like USAID, DFID, DFAT, EU etc.
    Training and Coaching Skills – Demonstration of the ability to analyse staff development needs and to contribute to the delivery of training and coaching at an individual and group level.
    IT Skills – particularly Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookup functions, Vision Excel reports etc), plus a familiarity of working with computer based financial systems so as to be able to develop / maintain, and give guidance on, electronic and manual project financial monitoring / reporting systems.
    Data Analysis – Demonstration of ability to assess, analyse, and report on complex data.
    Time and work management – Demonstration of the ability to be able to work autonomously, set own work plan, meet tight deadlines and balance competing priorities, with a willingness to undertake frequent travel
    Willingness to travel frequently, for up to 12 weeks annually
    International Development sector experience including experience overseas

  • Exams Systems Advisor, Somalia

    Exams Systems Advisor, Somalia

    Terms of Reference
    The Exam Systems Adviser will be commissioned by Africa Educational Trust (AET) to take responsibility for the implementation of the SWES Project. S/He will be responsible for the overall delivery of the project outcomes and activities. The duties will be as follows:

    Responsibility for ensuring the timely delivery of the outputs and activities outlined in the agreed log frame on all exam related activities under the EU grant.
    Ensure that all the project inputs are used appropriately and transparently to fulfil their intended purposes within the project
    Liaison with and between the examination centres officials and the Ministries of Education in all policy decisions and in all major activities involving the project
    Develop the capacity of the exam staff at the Exam Centres.
    Oversee the procurement of all equipment required by the exam centres .
    Write reports on a monthly basis and based on the activities done.
    Keep the exam database as required by the donor.
    Provide guidance on the grading of primary and secondary education examinations
    Support and strengthen assessments for non-formal examinations, Technical and Vocational Examinations, institutional and enterprise based skills training courses
    Provide professional advice and assistance to any related projects that are being managed by AET.
    Represent AET at project coordination meetings with MOE, donors and other stakeholders
    Liaise with the MoE on their priorities in terms of project planning and other related activities.
    Ensure the exam database is managed and maintained properly.
    Ensure projects are managed within budget and send monthly funds requests to the finance team.
    Routinely support project monitoring during field visits and support/coordinate mid-term reviews and final evaluations
    Ensures that project activities are conducted in line with international standards of “Do no harm principles “, to protect AET’s image and reputation.

    Consultant requirements
    Qualifications

    Master in Education (Assessment) or a relevant field

    Knowledge

    Knowledge of examination theory and practice in modern day education systems
    Demonstrable knowledge of project and programme management
    Demonstrable knowledge of education policy and practice
    Knowledge of Somalia governmental policy on education
    Knowledge of the education sector operations in Somalia
    Knowledge of the security environment in Somalia
    Capacity building skills
    Security training is desirable.
    The coordination mechanisms for aid in Somalia.

    Experience

    10 years’ experience of delivering education projects in Somalia including experience related to formal assessment.
    At least 2 years financial management of grants of over 2 million Euros.
    Experience of managing donor relations and report writing
    Experience of networking with government and non-governmental agencies
    Demonstrated expertise in Human Capacity Development and training in assessment

    Ability

    Clear communication and good interpersonal skills including ability to negotiate
    Strong leadership and people management skills
    Excellent written English skills
    Able to trouble-shoot project problems, identifies and implements creative solutions.
    Able to live and work in Somalia for extended period of time.
    Demonstrates cultural understanding of working and living among Somalis
    Can build relations with Somali authorities creating acceptance of necessary changes

    Location: FGS, Puntland, Somaliland, Jubaland (70%) and Nairobi (30%)
    Fee Rate: Total monthly does not exceed 5700 Euros plus travel expenses and DSA

  • Data Entry Technician 

Country Lead

    Data Entry Technician Country Lead

    Job description
    RTI is seeking Data Entry Technicians for various countries located in Africa including Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Mali, Burkina Faso, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. The Data Entry Technician will support AMR related data collection and entry into project database at designated institutions. This position is contingent on funding.
    Essential Duties

    Perform data entry of facility level data into data collection database completely and accurately
    Conduct data quality checks and validations
    Regularly upload data from database
    Identify and promptly report any technical challenges including problems with database to Country Lead
    Ensure that all requirements as stated in the data transfer agreements are adhered to in the entry and uploading of data
    Work collaboratively with institution staff to ensure comprehensive data entry

    Minimum Required Education And Experience

    Baccalaureate degree
    3-5 years’ data entry experience with an ability to record data accurately
    Experience working in a fast-paced environment
    Experience working with an international NGO

    Skills And Abilities

    High level of attention to detail and accuracy
    Effective organizational skills
    Effective communication skills
    Ability to travel to district facilities for up to 5 days at a time

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  • Senior Account Manager

    Senior Account Manager

    Job Description

    Provide insight, consultancy and operational development plans to both internal and external stakeholders. Perform post-implementation monitoring and report violations which require invoking the Compliance Programme.
    Develop and manage short term operational initiatives and client-driven continuous improvement plans.
    Provide proactive operational support to ensure that both the client and Visa are operating in the most effective and cost efficient manner while managing costs and increasing overall transaction performance (including authorization, clearing & settlement, back office processing).
    Identify and analyse processing problem with customer impacts; communicates ongoing situation status; Reports SLA performance and develops improvement plans to address chronic customer problems.
    Identify operational process improvements, whilst spotting out revenue-generating and/or cost-saving opportunities
    Proactively identify and seek client buy in for processing improvement opportunities
    Building relationships with clients and acting as a liaison between them and Visa groups to develop their operational business
    Represent complex customer change requests, system or operational requirements; negotiate and manage expectations internally and externally.
    Building client relationships and act as reference point on operational issues related to new and non-traditional products and services and make decisions to implement resolutions to time critical situations.
    Considered the functional expert for processing and operational business, providing operational and product based expertise and guidance with a view to client operational readiness and effective implementation
    Coordinate internal resources to accomplish Visa and client objectives, and ensure processing system performance standards are met and that the client perspective is represented within the organization.
    To brief and train key clients in aspects of compliance programs that will impact clients businesses
    Stay current with industry and client trends and maintain a strong knowledge of Visa products and VisaNet services.

    Qualifications

    Bachelors/Degree or equivalent work experience. Typically requires a minimum of 5-7 years progressively responsible experience in customer service, project management and technical support role in the financial or information technology industry.
    Ability to represent technical and business issues and solutions to multiple levels internally and externally to support strategic organizational plans.
    High Knowledge of VisaNet Integrated Payment (VIP) and Base II systems, EMV and Visa Integrated Circuit (VIS) technical specifications so that second level technical support can be provided to clients and internal teams.
    High knowledge of the electronic payments landscape including mobile and internet payments is a plus.
    Exhibit advanced planning, organizational and problem solving skills.
    Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills are required.
    Demonstrated strong leadership capabilities and project management skills.
    Demonstrated ability to work in a complex organization to determine business and customer needs, providing the best solution to meet those needs.
    Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure with a diplomatic approach and customer service focus, while possessing a collaborative team work spirit
    Fluency in French and English languages is a must.
    Candidate must have the ability to travel.

    Additional Information

    Exposure to East Africa Region is preferred
    Good command of English language

    Client/Customer ServicesKenyaVisa

  • Information Technology Specialist (Ict For Development Specialist)

    Information Technology Specialist (Ict For Development Specialist)

    Seven months contract
    The IT Specialist will perform IT related duties in support of the K-YES team including field office across the country.
    She/he will be responsible for supporting PCs (Windows 7, Windows 10/ Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Office 2016) and Windows 2008 server, ensuring proper maintenance and data backups, setting up, maintaining, and supporting the IT and network infrastructure including additional project offices.
    Assist with technical specifications, budget, and forecast the IT requirements for the offices and coordinate the procurement for the same, maintain proper inventory of IT equipment for the project offices, provide first tier support and end user training on hardware and software usage, perform user acceptance testing and deployment support, among other tasks.
    Key Responsibilities

    Supporting PCs, ensure Windows and other software are maintained and that patches are promptly applied on Computers in the project offices with support to Windows 2008 Server.
    Maintain network infrastructure including Internet connections, perimeter equipment, network switches, wireless access points, printers, Cisco IP phones etc.
    Setting up, maintaining, and supporting the IT infrastructure for additional project offices as they are established
    Assist with technical specifications, budget, and forecast the IT requirements for the offices and coordinate the procurement for the same and follow up on warranty claims for IT equipment.
    Supervise the performance of any local IT firms or staff hired to support the project offices.
    Follow up on warranty claims for IT equipment.
    Maintain proper inventory of IT equipment for the project offices.
    Ensure compliance with RTI Information Security policies, procedures and standards and train other project staff on IT policy
    First tier support and user acceptance Testing:

    Qualifications and Experience:

    Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science and 3 years of relevant experience with management Information Systems (MIS) trainings, user training experience highly desired.
    Ability to meet deadlines and work autonomously.
    Excellent verbal and written communication skills and work in a culturally diverse environment.

  • Business Pursuit Manager

    Business Pursuit Manager

    Job description
    Purpose of role: To provide business development leadership and coordination for identified VSO Country Offices (Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda); responsible for optimizing income generation and business development from a diverse range of donors in support of VSO’s programmes and regional operations
    Responsibilities:

    Funding strategy aligned to programme priorities:

    Contribute to a global, coordinated fundraising strategy, centred around VSO’s Core programme areas and Signature Programmes and ensure consistency and coherence in funder and partnership engagement across funding portfolio in region;
    Lead on researching new funding opportunities, strengthening and sustaining partnerships with commercial contractors, INGOs, private sector, government institutional donors, trusts and foundations and major donors;
    Provide intensive support to regions and country offices to develop, implement and monitor ambitious funding strategies that deliver agreed restricted income targets;
    Work with regional teams/country offices to ensure funding plans reflects programme strategy and appropriate national and regional donor mapping is up to date;
    Provide inputs into the global funding strategy as required from time to time;
    Pursue regional/or multicounty opportunities;
    Ensure funding data on pipeline and match funding liabilities is accurately reflected in our systems for the respective countries;
    Business development coordination – coordinate the activities and contribution of various business development teams in the region/countries including public fundraising, marketing, and donor teams.
    Pre-positioning, donor and partner engagement: Externally
    Support CO staff to identify priority partners and support on this engagement including with I/NGOs and other development actors, governments etc in support of joint programming and consortia opportunities;
    Prepare materials needed to facilitate donor engagement and bolster VSO’s reputation and credibility with potential funders and consortia partners;
    Provide leadership and support to advance VSO’s visibility and reputation with identified strategic partners globally (among donor communities, private sector and development networks) in support of joint-bid opportunities at the national and regional levels.
    Prepositioning: internally
    Conduct country level analysis to understand the funding environment / trends and help shape the direction of programming to ensure alignment
    Share analysis on funding opportunities, Pipeline Matrix, and pipeline health (proposal tracker) with regional and country teams to inform regional planning and pre-positioning;
    Ensure that an accurate and timely overview of funding priorities and pipeline health and analysis are shared;

    Bid Development

    Lead proposal development, coordinating with donor, proposal development and technical teams;
    Provide leadership to country teams on bid development processes and ensure laid out procedures are followed for each proposal submitted at country level;
    Lead negotiations with partners to ensure financial and programmatic needs are met;
    Review proposals and provide assurance to ensure quality submissions;
    Manage and write specific proposals when required.

    Marketing

    Ensure visibility of VSO in the region/selected countries by attending/or ensuring attendance of workshops, meetings and networking events that provide an opportunity to showcase its work, provide leadership in the volunteering for development space and build new partnerships;
    Liaise with marketing and country teams to ensure appropriate go-to market material is developed.

    Capacity building

    Build country office capacity to network, engage and pre-position through own efforts or in collaboration with other BD team members.
    Business development coordination
    Coordinate the activities and contribution of various business development teams in the region/countries including public fundraising, marketing, and donor teams.

    Skills/Experience Required:

    More than 6 years managing business pursuit activities within the international development space for an INGO or development consulting firm.
    Experience of developing funding strategies and delivering income against targets;
    Proven ability to research new funding opportunities and to make appropriate judgements about their potential to realise significant restricted income;
    Experience of establishing and cultivating strong donor relationships that have delivered substantially increased income ;
    Proven track record in writing winning donor proposals for donors including USAID, EC, UKAID, SIDA and UN Agencies – including proven ability to develop log frames, monitoring frameworks, and theories of change;
    Experience of preparing compelling, high quality documentation (concept notes, presentations, proposals, budgets, reports, log frames, theories of change etc) for different donor and partner audiences ;
    Familiarity with M&E tools; theories of change, monitoring frameworks, and basic evaluation techniques;
    Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills used in international settings – experience of leading and facilitating workshops and training ;
    Ability to be self-directed and take initiative within organisational mandates – strong administrative and organisational skills ;
    Experience of establishing partnerships between organisations including teaming agreement and consortia bid development;
    Strong administrative and organizational skills: ability to be self-directed and take initiative
    Strong analytical and financial and skills;

    Qualifications required;

    Educated to post-graduate degree level in international development-related discipline;
    IT skills including fluency in Microsoft Office suite and database usage;
    Experience of living and working internationally (4+ years required);
    Fluency in English (written and spoken). Portuguese, French or other language desirable;
    Ability to travel globally (estimated 30-50% travel required

    Desired Skills and Experience
    Skills/Experience Required:

    More than 6 years managing business pursuit activities within the international development space for an INGO or development consulting firm.
    Experience of developing funding strategies and delivering income against targets;
    Proven ability to research new funding opportunities and to makeappropriate judgements about their potential to realise significant restricted income;
    Experience of establishing and cultivating strong donor relationships that have delivered substantially increased income ;
    Proven track record in writing winning donor proposals for donors including USAID, EC, UKAID, SIDA and UN Agencies – including proven ability to develop log frames, monitoring frameworks, and theories of change;
    Experience of preparing compelling, high quality documentation (concept notes, presentations, proposals, budgets, reports, log frames, theories of change etc) for different donor and partner audiences ;
    Familiarity with M&E tools; theories of change, monitoring frameworks, and basic evaluation techniques;
    Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills used in international settings – experience of leading and facilitating workshops and training ;
    Ability to be self-directed and take initiative within organisational mandates – strong administrative and organisational skills ;
    Experience of establishing partnerships between organisations including teaming agreement and consortia bid development;
    Strong administrative and organizational skills: ability to be selfdirected and take initiative
    Strong analytical and financial and skills;

    Qualifications required;

    Educated to post-graduate degree level in international development-related discipline;
    IT skills including fluency in Microsoft Office suite and database usage;
    Experience of living and working internationally (4+ years required);
    Fluency in English (written and spoken). Portuguese, French or other language desirable;
    Ability to travel globally (estimated 30-50% travel required.