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WISER is hiring an organized, passionate, and insightful Country Manager who can drive the implementation of programs for our growing NGO, build systems and culture, create and flawlessly execute plans, grow WISER through passionate networking and partnership creation, and serve as a reliable point person. Our Country Manager will serve as the leader of all non-school programs, will manage the principal of the WISER Girls Secondary School, and act as the face of many WISER NGO partnerships in-country.
We are creating this role to manage and amplify our programs, partnerships, and resources in-country. Our candidate will also be responsible for building WISER’s network across Kenya and beyond as we seek to make WISER more visible and more accessible to funding and programmatic partners. You will be the only staff in Kenya exclusively focused on strategic program design, implementation, and partnership development and will leverage those around you to do so: including the school team, the US based-ED, and the board. Over the coming years, you will have the opportunity to build a small, similarly-focused team, grow board engagement, and may have the opportunity to expand your responsibilities as the organization grows and evolves.
Success in this position will mean WISER’s implementation of a set of high-impact, well-monitored programs, the strong management of a dedicated network of partners who find value in working with WISER, and the further development of WISER as a worthwhile and reliable partner and investment. Our ideal candidate multitasks with ease and connects with new people in various contexts with enthusiasm and an opportunistic mindset. We are looking for a strong communicator who is consistently accessible, quick, open, and clear.
- You have a strong demonstrated passion for girls’ empowerment, adolescent health and life skills, or community development.
- You have at least 5-8 years of experience in nonprofit program management:
- Track record of implementing successful programs in community settings through developing partnerships, closely monitoring program implementation, and tracking program impact through data collection and grant reporting.
- History of strategic thinking in the context of program design and project planning and have refined programs over time to improve outcomes.
- Experience working with programs and partners in a rural setting and understand related logistical and cultural challenges for program implementation. You know how to achieve programmatic results in this context and have successfully built trust with a community.
- Preferred: your work experience also includes periods of time in which you resided in the rural setting in which you were working.
- You have the ability to inspire others to join your cause and you are practiced in pitching an organization or program as an opportunity or a solution to a particular problem.
- You are well-versed in relationship and partnership building for both programmatic and fundraising-related opportunities. You have experience and strong past results in:
- Researching and mapping potential partners.
- Vetting and evaluating these partners and their programs for their “fit” with an organization.
- Engagement with partners through networking, presentations, and meetings to gauge and create mutual fit and interest.
- Developing relationships with potential partners to secure opportunities, including funding.
- Preferred: you bring with you a pre-existing network of connections that may be immediately useful while cultivating new relationships.
- You have experience managing relationships with funders and other international partners via email, call, story-sharing, brief reports, in-person meetings, and site visits.
- You have at least three years of experience managing small and dynamic teams.
- You have proven results in developing employees to meet their goals, and have coaching-focused management skills, and know how to influence with or without formal power.
- You have translatable management skills to manage the Principal of a flagship educational program.
- Preferred: experience managing in a school or education program setting.
- You are excited about the opportunity for collaboration and culture-building in an evolving team.
- You have at least basic skills and knowledge in (or strong interest in learning more about) financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and communications.
- You have experience with working remotely and are comfortable establishing a productive work environment outside of an office. You are committed to remotely building strong working relationships with co-workers and stakeholders.
- You are fluent in English and Kiswahili.
- You are willing to work closely with WISER staff in the US on a daily basis and being available via phone and email during reasonable hours.
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- We have a knack for making the impossible happen and feel immense pride at the evident changes in the community of Muhuru Bay that have taken place over the last 10+ years.
- We often act much larger than we seem – our networks link us to work all over the world and we regularly engage with some of the most powerful actors in the development landscape.
- Our team is ready to invest a significant amount of time into establishing you as a respected leader within the organization, including a series of introductions and partnership meetings in Muhuru Bay and beyond early in the onboarding process.
- We are on a rapid-growth trajectory and your efforts will be tangible, visible, and consistently expanding.
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