FH Heartbeat
At Food for the Hungry, we operate under a set of guiding principles we call “The Heartbeat.”
This includes our Values, Vision and Purpose, which serve as the explanation of who we are and
how we work as an organization. Together we follow God’s call responding to human suffering
and graduating communities from extreme poverty.
Job Summary
The Program Director (PD) will support the Country Director (CD) in providing strategic
leadership and management of all FH Kenya programs/project activities as well as increasing
funding portfolio through proposal development, networking, fund raising and managing donor
relations. In close collaboration with the Country Director, the PD will lead the programs teams
in aligning the FH Kenya programs with FH’s Re-imagination journey while also ensuring
program quality across the country. This position supervises between 5-8 direct reports.
Principal responsibilities
Key result # 1 – Strategy Development and Program Design (30%)
- In close collaboration with the CD, provide strategic direction of FH Kenya programs
implementation and foster program integration in line with existing FY23/24 strategic
priorities as well as FH’s programming model. - Identify new donors and maintain donor relations to secure appropriate resources
for national programs in accordance with budget targets and maintaining a diversity
of future funding options for the office. - In close collaboration with the CD, program managers/coordinators and business
development manager, support the development and maintenance of an up-to-date
country funding strategy to optimize income and plan to prioritize approaches to
donors. - Provide support in resource development efforts and lead in needs assessments and
design of concept notes and proposals for FH Kenya. - Promote coordination and consultation between stakeholders and FH Kenya projects
to ensure that there is synergy, scalability and positive project outcome. - Provide leadership and management of relief and development programming in FH
Kenya from preparedness to relief response. - Ensure FH programing incorporates design elements relating to reducing impact of
climate change/climate change adaptation among participants in areas of
operation.
Key result # 2 – Provide Leadership and management of FH Kenya Programs (30%)
- Coordinate and direct program planning processes to ensure engagement and buy in
from stakeholders, integration of programs, proper understanding of program
objectives and results framework. - Provide program and budget oversight to ensure that all planned activities, outputs
and impacts are achieved over the life of each program. - Ensure complete, timely and accurate program documentation for all FH Kenya
programs, including approved proposals and budgets, annual fiscal and narrative
reports, communication requests and capacity statements. - In coordination with the Monitoring & Evaluation Manager/Coordinator/Officer,
support active monitoring and evaluation of all programs and incorporating learning
from project/program evaluations into future design of programs - Support the CD in drafting agreements and MoUs as needed with potential partners
such as, but not limited to, government line ministries, consortium partners, local
partners and so on. - Line manage the Area Program Managers, Technical Advisors and Coordinators to
ensure successful implementation of projects. This will involve ensuring adequate
monitoring, reviewing progress, reviewing beneficiary feedback, identifying
corrective actions required and project/program learning activities. - Facilitate the timely submission of quality program reports in accordance with
required reporting formats. - Provide support in undertaking partner capacity assessments and development of
local partners.
Key result # 3 – Representation and External Relations (10%)
- Support the CD with representation at different government levels, helping to ensure
constructive working relationships are maintained to allow expansion and growth of
FH’s transformation development in Kenya. - In conjunction with the CD and other staff, represent FH Kenya at relevant
interagency technical networks and working groups as necessary. - Support the CD in policy influencing (advocacy related to development initiatives)
activities at the country and county level. - Ensure effective communication and feedback between FH Kenya, key stakeholders
and donors.
Key result # 4 - Staff and financial management (30%)
- Lead and manage staff: ensuring clarity on FH strategy, plans and priorities. This
includes guiding, coaching, mentoring and promoting effective teamwork and
inclusivity. - Provide management support and spiritual leadership to direct reports and other
staff as required. - Contribute to developing and modeling FH’s culture, mindsets and behaviors;
characterized by a shared vision, commitment and mutual accountability to FH’s
Heartbeat. - Create structured opportunities to encourage learning from all staff, ensuring
internal and external evaluations and reviews are undertaken as appropriate. Ensure
recommendations are implemented and learning is shared across the wider FH Kenya
team. - Support and participate in staff recruitment, induction and training as required.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty/function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the
knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to represent the organization in high-level meetings with donors, local and
national government and technical forums
• Strong people-management and leadership skills
• Experience in climate adaptation and resilience programing
• Commitment to accountability to program participants and transparency, showing
dignity and respect, and demonstrating listening and understanding
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, risk management skills as well as
decision- making skills
• Have a vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Strong aptitude for organizational change, participatory learning and servant
leadership, spurring innovation, and team building
• Experience in supporting and leading organizational change processes
• Willingness to live and work in a stressful environment with security challenges
• Ability to interact with tact and diplomacy
• Strong presentation, speaking and writing skills
• Effective Inter- and Intra- personal communication
Competencies:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty/function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the
knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to represent the organization in high-level meetings with donors, local and
national government and technical forums
• Strong people-management and leadership skills
• Experience in climate adaptation and resilience programing
• Commitment to accountability to program participants and transparency, showing
dignity and respect, and demonstrating listening and understanding
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, risk management skills as well as
decision- making skills
• Have a vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Strong aptitude for organizational change, participatory learning and servant
leadership, spurring innovation, and team building
• Experience in supporting and leading organizational change processes
• Willingness to live and work in a stressful environment with security challenges
• Ability to interact with tact and diplomacy
• Strong presentation, speaking and writing skills
• Effective Inter- and Intra- personal communication
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• A Bachelor’s Degree in development studies or related field with at least 10 years of
experience in managing and implementing programs in the development sector, 5 of
which should be in senior management position within an NGO set up.
• A Masters degree is necessary
• Successful experience in grant proposal preparation and writing, especially for
USAID and other government/institutional donors
• Knowledge of US government financial and commodity regulations including program
management and reporting
• Knowledge of budget development and management for US government resources
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills including USAID
related technical writing
• Proven strategic planning and program and project management experience in a
humanitarian/development environment
• Proven budget management experience coupled with experience in implementing
and working in accordance with corporate structures, policies and practices
• Extensive knowledge of project design and implementation,
• Experience in proposal-writing, budgeting and financial management
• Demonstrated experience with participatory approaches to development, including
capacity building of local institutions
• Knowledge and experience working with other cultures and sensitive to the cross
cultural issues
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili
Safeguarding Policy
FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and
harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds
a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects
its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and
reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment
with the FH Heartbeat and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated
policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications (clearly indicating their
current or expected salary), updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to:
Human Resource Manager Email address: hr-fhkenya@fh.org latest by 21st April 2023
NB: While we value every person applying for this job, please note that only the shortlisted
candidates will be contacted
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY (FH KENYA) DOES NOT SOLICIT ANY TYPE OF PAYMENT FOR JOB
APPLICATIONS OR HIRING PROCESSES.