Emergency Project Manager - CARE International

CARE International in Kenya seeks to recruit an Emergency Project Manager for its Emergency Drought Impact Reduction project in Marsabit.

Ref: EPM/08/2011

Based in Marsabit

Six Months Contract

Reporting to the National Emergency Coordinator, the Project Manager shall provide technical and operational oversight to the overall implementation of the CARE Kenya’s Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) funded drought response project in Marsabit.

The emergency project will run for six months with a possible extension to a phase II of nine months.

The project has Watsan and livelihood components, Watsan component focuses on improved access to safe water and hygiene practices among the drought affected communities while the livelihood component focuses on improved income security to the affected community through cash transfers and the cash for work.

The project manager will oversee the day to day management of the project that will lead to the successful project completion within the stipulated time frame while adhering to the highest standard of emergency accountability according to the CARE Humanitarian Accountability
Framework (HAF).

Applications:

Qualified candidates are invited to send their application letters quoting reference number on the subject field together with detailed C.V with three professional referees and daytime telephone contacts by Tuesday 6th September, 2011 to

The Human Resources & Development Manager,
CARE International in Kenya.
Email: vacancies@care.or.ke

For further details on minimum requirements, please visit our website: www.care.or.ke.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CARE is an equal opportunity employer and promotes gender equity.

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Warning to all applicants:

CARE International in Kenya does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. (Application, interview, meeting, processing, training or any other fees).