Mercy Corps Program Implementation Lead Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. Mercy Corps Kenya looking for “Program Implementation Lead”. Applicants with a Masters degree may apply on or before 08 March 2023.
Mercy Corps has been working in Kenya for over 30 years. With the formation of the independent Republic of Kenya in July 2011, Mercy Corps established a Country Office and has staff working all over the country to help build government institutions. Mercy Corps has maintained its presence in Kenya despite significant challenges in the operating environment by adopting a flexible approach to its work with the Government of Kenya.
Mercy Corps Program Implementation Lead Jobs 2023
The Mercy Corps has published a job vacancy announcement on 18 February 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Program Implementation Lead to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | Mercy Corps |
| Position | Program Implementation Lead |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Masters degree |
| Experience Required | 7-9 years |
| Application Deadline | 08 March 2023 |
Mercy Corps Job Vacancy 2023
General Position Summary:
- The Program Manager is responsible for supporting the country offices implementation of the GIRL-H program, including ensuring that project activities result in positive outcomes for male and female participants of different age groups.
- S/he will have the responsibility for program start-up and implementing, while building team members’ and partners’ capacity to integrate a gender and youth perspective into project activities.
- The Program Manager will support country Program Managers to ensure the effective and timely execution of all activities within this program, including social capital and life skills, linkages to formal, informal, and technical education, promotion of the enabling environment for young girls.
- The Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring the integration of Safe Spaces into relevant programs. He/She is responsible for overseeing the implementation of training modules and the management of the Mercy Corps GIRL-H Safe Space activities for adolescent girls and boys, within relevant programs, including the GIRL-H program.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Develop a clear vision for the program, as well as a clear and effective strategy for program implementation and evaluation and ensure that the vision and mission are aligned with contextual realities.
- Ensure that the program strategy is clear and communicated to team members, local beneficiaries and partners.
- Ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and partners and aligned with Mercy Corps’ principles and values.
- Collaborate with other related Mercy Corps programs to create synergies wherever possible.
- Guide the technical implementation of women’s and girls’ leadership country strategies based on Mercy Corps’ Country Strategy for Uganda, Haiti, Kenya and Nigeria.
- Promote gender strategies across the country portfolio and adapt and improve them as needed.
Qualification & Experience:
- Masters or equivalent experience in international development, political science, women’s or development studies, economics, sociology or other relevant field.
- 7-9 years’ experience in gender and youth development work including experience developing and conducting gender training, gender/youth mainstreaming and engaging in gender advocacy.
- Experience in implementing adolescent and young people programs
- Demonstrated ability to implement a program, manage a team and develop their capacities.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead the collection, analysis and utilization of information from a broad range of sources to ensure effective integration of gender and youth concerns throughout the project’s duration. In-depth understanding of gender, age and other socio- cultural factors in the context of food security programming.
- Ability to foster commitment and build capacity among project staff and in-country actors around gender and youth integration.
- Experience in African preferred.
- Strong public speaking and facilitation skills required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
- Excellent oral and written English skills
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply Mercy Corps Program Implementation Lead Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
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The Closing Date: 08 March 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.mercycorps.org |
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