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Plan International – Chief of Party, USAID/Kenya Youth Activity 2020.

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ROLE PROFILE

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.

We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The purpose of the position is to lead Plan International’s efforts to manage risk by ensuring that effective risk and compliance strategies, policies and frameworks are in place through securing sound legal advice, ensuring effective governance arrangements, enforcing compliance with approved policies and procedures, and promoting ethical behavior. The position provides guidance in the identification, analysis, mitigation and documentation regarding key risks and their resolution

Essentials

  • Master Degree in a relevant field such as Education, International Development , non-profit management with 4-6yrs of relevant experience/or Bachelors Degree with 10yrs experience  in leading programs focused on Research, youth services, Workforce development, livelihoods and /or Private sector development.
  • Successful track record of supervising, designing, managing, and implementing complex donor-funded technical assistance projects (with strong preference for past USAID-funded project management experience
  • Proven experience in contract management (donor narrative & financial reporting, sub-grant management and knowledge management)
  • A successful track record of working substantially with local organizations, positioning them as authentic development partners and to lead major interventions
  • A minimum of four (4) years of experience in Africa, preferably Kenya or East Africa
  • Demonstrated success working at the community level assessing challenges, creating and implementing solutions, and achieving measurable results on donor-funded development projects
  • Ability to establish strong working relationships with senior government officials; youth-led groups, community officials, media, civil society, and private sector leaders; international donors; and other stakeholders
  • Demonstrated ability to track and manage budgets and plan both strategically and creatively to meet project objectives
  • Strong understanding of the Kenyan context preferred
  • Proven leadership qualities and excellent management skills
  • Strong representational and organizational skills
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.

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