- Oversee the program's Mombasa field office, ensuring proper financial, procurement, and general operational protocols and reporting in the field offices
- Participate in the development of strategies and proposed activities
- Help identify potential grantees and develop and implement small grant activities
- Advise the program's senior management team on the evolution of the local political, legal, and economic situation and how to adapt activities to maintain relevance
- Provide supervision, training, and technical support to a team of 15 or more, including specialists in finance, procurement, and administrative staff (office manager, receptionist, driver, etc.)
- Liaise with the main KTI offices in Nairobi and elsewhere in Kenya, USAID representatives, and other relevant parties
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or advanced degree preferred
- Minimum two years of supervisory experience in transition or fragile state environments required; experience in Kenya strongly preferred
- Experience with USAID or other donor policies and procedures for financial management, financial and programmatic reporting, procurement processes, systems, and grants management required
- Experience in grants and activity design
- Experience developing and implementing donor-funded programs in the field
- High level of proficiency with basic computer applications, including Excel, MS Access or other database applications, and word processing required
- Fluent written and spoken English required; professional proficiency in Swahili preferred
Application Instructions:
Send electronic submissions to MombasaRPM@chemonics.com by August 1, 2012. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com when applying for this position. Please include the name of the position and the region or country in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.
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