Employment at TradeMark East Africa - Closes 21 Oct 2016

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD OUR RESULTS & ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING ACROSS EAST AFRICA

TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is funded by a range of development agencies with the aim of growing prosperity in East Africa through trade. We believe that enhanced trade contributes to economic growth, a reduction in poverty and subsequently increased prosperity. The first phase of TMEA runs to mid-2017 and we expect this to be followed by a second phase from 2017 to 2024.

TMEA, which has an annual expenditure of around US$100 million, has its headquarters in Nairobi with branches in Arusha, Bujumbura, Dar es Salaam, Juba, Kampala and Kigali.

DIRECTOR, RESULTS & ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

The Director, Results and Organisational Performance will lead the development, monitoring and evaluation of TMEA’s corporate performance framework, ensuring that it is aligned to deliver the priorities of TMEA’s corporate strategy and drive a culture of performance and continuous improvement. This includes performance monitoring against agreed outcome and impact indicators and reporting arrangements ensuring integration with risk, financial management and programme performance. The post requires highly-developed and effective interpersonal and client liaison skills to ensure that TMEA’s teams and partners are satisfied with the quality of our results monitoring and evaluation frameworks.

The ideal candidate will possess a post graduate degree preferably Economics, Development Studies, International Trade, Management or Evaluation. S/he must possess a minimum of ten years’ experience in managing monitoring and evaluation activities in both public and private sectors, seven of which should be in monitoring and evaluation and communications in Southern and East African countries. Demonstrable experience in implementing and managing organisational performance, improvement or change programmes (e.g. Balanced Scorecard) is required.

APPLICATION DETAILS

The detailed job profile for this post can be accessed on our websitewww.trademarkea.com.

This position is available on a three year contract with the possibility of renewal. Please apply online through http://www.trademarkea.com/work-with-us/ byFriday, 21 October 2016, 5.00pm East African time and ensure that you attach your detailed CV, including details of your qualifications, experience and present position. Your application should also include a working e-mail address, daytime telephone contacts, and names and contact details of three referees. Interviews will be conducted in November 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Please note that we will only consider applications received on-line through the link provided above. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. We reserve the right to accept or reject any application. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

_{TradeMark East Africa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to open and transparent recruitment processes.}