Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project Manager

ChildFund – Kenya, an International non - sectarian charitable organization dedicated to improving the well - being of children and enhancing opportunities for the development of their full potential wishes to recruit one qualified person to take up the position of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project Manager for ChildFund component in APHIAplus Nairobi/Coast, funded by USAID.

Summary:

• Responsible for leadership for effective planning, implementation, monitoring, sharing lessons learned, tracking and reporting on all APHIAplus OVC activities in Coast, including the development of plans, networks and partnerships based on APHIAplus Nairobi and Coast approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures that APHIAplus in Coast develops strong partnerships necessary to deliver sustainable, responsive and legitimate OVC interventions, that interventions contribute to strengthening an enabling environment that reduces risks of vulnerability and provides children with opportunities to develop and thrive
• Responsible for developing annual work plans for ChildFund component and ensure that the plans supplement and complement APHIAplus Nairobi/ Coast Annual work plan
• Facilitation and coordination with government institutions, NGOs and Community groups for effective service delivery to OVC and their households
• Networking and liaising with Provincial/County level organizations involved in the implementation of HIV/AIDS and OVC programs
• To ensure “institutionalization” of best practices for scale-up and replication
• Oversee and coordinate timely production of quarterly and annual reports and ensure the highest quality possible in conformity to APHIAplus Nairobi/Coast and donor requirements.
• Provide leadership and support to other district and lower level ChildFund staff engaged under APHIAplus OVC program in all aspects of OVC program implementation and ensuring consistency with the Government of Kenya plans at District/County/Provincial level and donor requirements.
• Monitor program’s progress to ensure that accountability standards, goals and objectives are achieved.

Requirements:

• A University degree preferably in international development, public health, social work or equivalent
• Proven field based knowledge and experience in coordinating HIV/AIDS, OVC and related programs
• At least five (5) years of NGO project/program related implementation and management including staff supervision and development
• Understanding of HIV/AIDs/OVC programming/debates and knowledge of networks for similar programs in the country
• Experience in managing a USAID funded project
• Strong written and verbal communication skills both in English and Kiswahili
• Demonstrated high-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social and issues
• Conflict management skills and ability to pragmatically solve problems, plan a course of action using analytical, conceptual and forward thinking abilities to achieve an effective resolution.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

Location: This position will be based in APHIAplus Office - Mombasa

If you meet the above requirements please send your application and a CV to hr@kenya.childfund.org by latest 8th July,2011