Program Director, FemFocus Program

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and facilitation for pass-through support to CSO partners through grant-making and capacity-building mechanisms, including fixed-price grant agreements and comprehensive partner due diligence.
• Facilitate annual work plans, ongoing fiduciary oversight, and timely disbursement of funds.
• Coordinate with TechnoServe’s global technical practices to ensure alignment with best practices in women’s economic empowerment and enterprise development.
• Lead overall implementation and management of the program from inception to close-out, ensuring established goals, objectives, and targets are achieved in line with donor and TechnoServe policies.
• Oversee the development and submission of project deliverables on time and within budget.
• Recruit, lead, manage, and supervise delivery teams comprising long- and short-term team members and consortium partners.
• Serve as the primary liaison with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kenyan and Nigerian Government entities, and all counterparts, implementing partners, and stakeholders.
• Act as a spokesperson for the program and present its work regionally/globally.
• Develop a strategy for the project's locally led development vision by integrating local CSO and women's voices throughout design, grantmaking, and implementation.
• Apply and uphold robust safeguarding and do-no-harm practices across partners and program delivery.
• Identify issues and risks related to implementation in a timely manner and suggest appropriate program adjustments.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, economics, or another relevant field with eight years of experience in relevant roles (ideally managing donor-funded grant programs within the development sector).
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with twelve years of relevant experience.
• Proven experience leading and managing complex economic growth and enterprise development programs and large teams as Team Leader, Chief of Party, or Program Director.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, including fluency in English.
• An understanding of Swahili is an advantage.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the TechnoServe recruitment portal on recruiting.ultipro.com by following the application link: https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1164332