Programme Manager (RISE), NO-4, Fixed Term Position, Nairobi, Kenya Country Office, #138446
Overview
The Programme Manager provides technical leadership, programme management and coordination support to advance the RISE Kenya programme's objective of establishing multiple, flexible and safe learning pathways to quality secondary education and skills development for out-of-school adolescents and youth.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides technical leadership, programme management and coordination support.
- Supports system capacity building, technology-enabled learning, data and evidence generation, and youth engagement.
- Contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.
- Serves as Programme Manager for the RISE program signed between UNICEF and Mastercard Foundation.
- Acts as the central coordination point across government, UNICEF, Mastercard Foundation, consortium partners, development partners, and private sector stakeholders.
- Carries accountability for program results, risk management, and reporting to the Program Steering Committee.
- Management and advisory support to the Chief.
- Programme development and planning.
- Programme management, monitoring and quality control of results.
- Advisory services and technical support.
- Advocacy, networking and partnership building.
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.
Required Experience
8 years of relevant work experience in education systems reform, workforce development, or large-scale social sector program leadership, including at least 7 years in a program leadership or country-level coordination role. Demonstrated experience managing multi-partner, multi-donor high-value programs at national scale is required. Track record of translating program delivery into policy influence and institutional change is required. Experience in managing multi-million program budgets is required. Experience with EdTech, digital learning, or technology-enabled service delivery at scale is required.
Qualifications
Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Management, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Development Economics and any other related fields.