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• Responsibilities:
• Provide oversight for project implementation
• Manages processes associated with project implementation
• Manages relationships related to the project implementation such as vendors, donors, local authorities and cross team collaborators, and employees
• Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy


Contributions:
• Workplan: improve, finalize and monitor costed-workplans and spend-out plans; support in finalizing and monitoring the logic frame and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) plan
• Project activities: design project activities (e.g., objectives and structure of activities); lead and/or deliver project activities; coordinate with trainers in the design and delivery of project activities
• Reporting: review and finalize project documents (e.g., presentations, and agenda); finalize donor reports; review and finalize monthly and activity reports before sharing; review General Ledger (GL) and support country finance team (CFT) in producing financial report
• Compliance: coordinates with the appropriate country management team member in ensuring project, finance, and logistics staff follow donor rules/regulations; ensure donor compliance; lead capacity-building sessions to streamline rules and regulations
• Finalize the procurement plan and coordinate with project vendors (e.g., hotel, catering, transportation, etc.)
• Financial management: ensure project financial health; lead regular Budget versus Actual (BvA) meetings; ensure the BvA is right; ensure budget revisions are done as needed.
• Subaward management: Provide technical review of partner documents; lead communication with partner management; provide oversight to partner work plan and key deliverables; lead in partner capacity assessment/plan and partner selection.
• Performance management: Interface with staff across all departments on regular basis
• Lead in staff capacity-building and identifying learning/growth opportunities;
• Coordinate with the Country Manager (CM) or Country Director (CD) in the development of project staffing plan;
• Provide guidance for compilation of interview materials, and assessments for recruitment of open positions;
• Long-list and short-list candidates;
• Manage staff members accordingly
External engagement:
• Maintain regular and timely communication with a variety of stakeholders including consortium members
• Present ongoing project work and findings at a variety of international fora. Ability to clearly and concisely speak about project outcomes, including various tech-related topics
• Program management, quality and project design: Coordinate with Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (DM&E), Grants Management System (GMS), and Country Manager (CM) in the organization of reflection sessions
• Note and record lessons learned via donor reports
• Ensure reviews and reflection sessions lead to adaptive work plan
• Make sure that approved Search methodologies are utilized
• Coordinate with Global Affairs & Partnerships Program Development team, as needed
• Support in attending fundraising and networking meetings
• Support in the identification and decision of opportunities (go/no-go)
• Provide inputs to strategy development and planning related to technical area of work
• Technical review of strategy and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
• Infuses organizational Values into all work
• Other duties that are broadly in line with the above key contributions as assigned.

Competency Behaviour

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Competency Behavior Indicators (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
• Manages overall strategy and vision. Provides functional and program/project management. Anticipates and plans for needs and takes action accordingly. Provides guidance to direct reports or matrixed team members.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with vendors, organizations, professional associations, partners, funders, and Search’s network of experts critical to the area of purview.
• Modifies a planned course of action in response to new information or new circumstances.
• Responds to changing circumstances and expectations readily.
• Articulates Search/function program/project goals and objectives within and external to Search. Develops program objectives that reflect broader Search strategies and approaches.
• Provides input for standards across functions globally within Shared Services teams and with a view from a multicultural perspective that reflects consideration of other cultures, other viewpoints, and other ways of doing things.
• Overcomes obstacles using ethical practices; formulates and evaluates morally and ethically justified solutions.
• Assesses risks and opportunities to lead decision makers to a favorable outcome.
• Checks the accuracy of one’s own and others’ work and sets up systematic checks and balances to support content and data integrity.
• Has knowledge of project management tools including technology as resources for efficiency and reduction of stress.
• Works with employees to set and communicate performance standards that are specific and measurable.
• Anticipates the consequences of situations and plans accordingly.
• Analyzes the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success in making a decision.
• Provides coaching and mentoring to staff.
Competitive candidates will also demonstrate:
• Strong understanding of gender dynamics and GBV in Kenya: Including familiarity with cultural, legal, and institutional contexts that influence OGBV reporting and response.
• Knowledge of online spaces and digital harms: Insight into how digital platforms (e.g., WhatsApp, Telegram, gaming communities) are used to spread hate, harass, or radicalize, especially targeting women and gender minorities.
• Understanding of violent extremism (VE): Particularly how gendered narratives are used in recruitment and radicalization.
• Familiarity with tech policy and digital rights: Especially as they relate to safety, regulation, content moderation, and privacy in Kenyan and African contexts.
Type and Nature of Contacts
• Routinely coordinates with colleagues and consultants on-site and in the field and resolves problem situations with tact.
• Represents, as assigned, selected programs or projects and other organizations, including donors, vendors, and international and local partners.
• Interacts with the country office and regional staff.

Education and Experience

• Typically BS/BA with minimum 9 years’ experience.
• Demonstrated high-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, social and political issues.
• Experience working in large international consortia to deliver on joint activities
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English


Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
• Usual office environment conditions - Mombasa with frequent travel to project locations.


Supervisory and Budget Responsibility
• May supervise one or more staff members.