Program Manager

Overall Purpose: The Program Manager – Organizational Capacity Development (PM-OCD) will have primary responsibility for resource mobilization and technical assistance to improve the management and operational competence of CSOs.
The PM-OCD will provide leadership, management and technical support to the process of development and field-testing of the capacity development package in the global fund HIV grant.
The PM-OCD will also ensure congruency in the approach to capacity building across all result areas, develop the capacity for resource mobilization and strengthen resource mobilization capacities.
Duties & Responsibilities
Technical leadership and strategic input:

Manage and oversee project design, implementation, and delivery for all capacity building-related activities targeted at capacity development of community based organizations (CBOs) and implementing partners in areas such as civic participation and advocacy, organizational development and governance, including the design and roll out of all capacity building approaches and tools.
Conduct periodic quality assessments and identify areas for capacity building and improvement. Develop and implement quality improvement interventions where required.
Develop and implement quality improvement mechanisms to support successful and effective learning in the organizational development initiatives
Identify policy and practice lessons and develop strategies for disseminating these to key stakeholders (in collaboration with other technical team members).

Structured Capacity Development

Develop and put in place a strategic and integrated capacity building plan for KRCS GF Programme and ensure the grant actors apply a common understanding, principles and good practice
Undertake assessments of implementing partners on capacity in programmes, producing objective and accurate reports with recommendations against agreed deliverables
Provide expert advice to implementing partners on capacity building strategies and plans
Support technical managers and regions to improve the effective integration of capacity building within programmes
Compile and update high-quality resources for capacity building; and maintain a coordination system to achieve the best use of capacity building resources.

Capacity-building and training design and delivery:

Lead on design, development and successfully delivering a differentiated capacity development package tailored for institutional strengthening of CSOs and implementing partners.
Manage the adaptation and maintenance of a competency-based curriculum package for training implementing partners to deliver services in line with relevant programmatic and national guidelines.
Develop and manage training work plan for programming needs, including milestones and key deliverables, informed by the project work plan and priorities.
Assess the impact of training interventions, compile training reports, and share findings with appropriate team members and stakeholders.
Work with the M&E team in the monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure the impact of training initiatives, monitor technical quality of trainings and oversee post training follow-up support.

Resource Mobilization

Developing and implementing local and international resource mobilization strategies.
Research, complete, and submit applications for potential funding resources such as grants, awards, etc.
Developing a fund generation and resource mobilization work plan and constantly follow-up the implementation of the plan.
Assisting in mobilizing resources from private sector entities, individuals and corporate entities.
Develop and manage strategic consortium partnerships with appropriate CSOs, academic organizations and private sector firms to leverage KRCS’s chances of success in competitive calls for proposals and tender bids.
Coordinate and oversee efforts to secure co-financing for all institutional and high value grants.

Programme Management:

Coordinate with appropriate stakeholders in all aspects of project planning, monitoring, and implementation for all capacity building activities under GF project
Building on our existing capacity assessment tools, develop new tools to enable partners to assess needs and develop action plans
Work closely with other team members to ensure a consistent and high quality approach to training and workshop facilitation within the programme
Contribute to the development of programme strategy, lead the development of new projects, and support the Senior Programme Manager in preparing funding bids and proposals for new programmes
Work closely with other team members to ensure a flexible and coherent approach to implementation; and to develop and implement tools to evaluate the outcomes of activities, and share learning internally and externally

Capacity building best practice documentation, dissemination and learning:

Contribute to the development of annual work plans, performance monitoring systems and tools, and writing of progress, quarterly and final program reports.
Lead/substantively and engage in lessons learning processes in capacity building initiatives
Keep abreast of developments in capacity building practice and recommend enhancements to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in overall capacity building initiatives.
Share results and experiences of the Capacity Building initiatives with colleagues, implementing partners and other key stakeholders
Communicate KRCS GF work through documents, reports, presentations, meetings and conferences

Qualifications

Post graduate Degree in Public health, M&E, statistics, or equivalent qualifications with demonstrated competence in undertaking a MEAL related role in a humanitarian context.
A minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience, which could include providing trainings, capacity-building and mentoring support, consulting, or systems development, in Kenya or similar context
Experience in applying a range of Community HIV programming, capacity-building and analysis methodologies.
Experience of working with international donors, international organizations, the corporate sector and/or large multi-mandate development NGOs

Key Competencies

Ability to provide technical and practical guidance and support to a team across geographically disbursed locations
Strong partnership brokering skills with a proven ability to build and manage high level strategic relationships
Excellent problem solving skill-sets, able to navigate ambiguous and complex structures – gained through experience in managing complex cross-organizational projects with multiple stakeholders
Excellent project management skills.
Possess strong analytical skills.
Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals
Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports. A high level of written and spoken English
Excellent communication and influencing skills
Excellent interpersonal skills necessary for interactions with all stakeholders.
Sound IT knowledge.