You are the right fit for this role if you;
Are a strong people manager and implementer who is able to translate vision into actions and gets things done as part of a team.
Have significant program management experience that enables you to immediately bring considerable strategic value to a project. Experience in managing a project at an early stage is preferred. Experience in leading innovation within an organization is also preferred.
Ability to guide others through major changes, encourage teamwork, develop team capabilities, and motivate contributors to meet deadlines.
Professional and interpersonal skills with the energy, vision and drive to succeed in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
Can serve as a custodian of the program culture, embodying Educate!’s cultural values, and effectively disseminating them to the frontline teams.
You thrive well in a highly collaborative environment and are obsessed with the common good and well-being of the frontline teams
Performance Objectives
Program Management and Quality Assurance (40%)
Lead execution of the Skill Up Educate!’s Bootcamp for out-of-school youth as per program design goals with key feedback collected and incorporated to improve product impact.
Inform, co-build and execute systems to maintain quality assurance, ensuring that the program is being delivered as designed.
Manage to key Bootcamp Performance Indicators set out to improve retention,& trainer engagement while fostering data driven decision making culture to the program team.
Anticipate risks and develop proactive courses of action in collaboration with the Director of Program Implementation/supervisor.
Collaborate with the field -Ops team to improve timely reporting and documentation of program activities.
Performance Management ( 35%)
Develop and maintain a positive, healthy high performance team culture that empowers the team to be responsive and agile with clear recruitment and monitoring strategy.
Co-lead initiatives for product strategy understanding, buy-in, and ownership for field teams in cultivating an environment of providing aligned relevant strategy feedback and co-creation
Monitor team performance and provide the right support to the team, provide coaching, feedback and mentorship to the team to minimize challenges and build pipeline.
Manage to set program goals while building an accountable work culture in reporting, teamwork and co-building for risker aspects with the frontline teams.
Financial Management (15%)
Draft and manage approved Skill Up Bootcamp Implementation budget as per organizational standards.
Take charge of monthly and quarterly program budgeting and operationalization with full team accountability and process follow through.
Uphold financial integrity standards ensuring program activities are run within budget making suggestions of budget savings, efficient Implementation within the cost model.
Partnership Engagement (10%)
Lead & grow partner engagement strategy leading off lessons to iterate forward strategy development and actions to leverage local actors in building product community ownership and support
Build field team capacity to establish scalable brands and partnerships relevant for smooth program delivery.
Benchmark working practices for partner engagement to leverage system and local actors for sustainable structures that benefit programs efficiently.
Qualifications And Requirements
Bachelor’s degree, with a minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience (4-5 years preferred).
Excellent program manager with people management skills. Managed a dynamic team
Comfortable managing a budget and using Excel; demonstrated project management experience; program management experience is required
Comfortable working and being in the field frequently.
Fluent in English and Kiswahili, with strong writing skills in both
Kenyan nationals only
A good fit with our Five Cultural Tenets (see “What is Educate! About?” Below; learn more by looking at Educate!’s culture deck here.
Apply via :
boards.greenhouse.io
