TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that hardworking people can generate income, jobs and wealth for their famil...

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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, comprehensive partner due diligence, facilitation of 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 that the program achieves established goals, objectives, and targets in line with donor and TechnoServe policies and procedures
• 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 involved with the program
• 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 that are integrated across partners and program delivery
• Identify issues and risks related to implementation in a timely manner, and suggest appropriate program adjustments

Basic Qualifications:

• A master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, economics, or another relevant field with eight years of experience in relevant roles, ideally within the development sector managing donor-funded grand programs or other relevant field (or a bachelor’s degree with twelve years of experience.
• Experience leading and managing complex economic growth and enterprise development programs and large teams as Team Leader, Chief of Party, or other Program Director-level role

Required Languages:

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills, including fluency in English. Understanding of Swahili is an advantage.

• Provide strategic oversight and facilitation for pass-through support to CSO partners through grant-making and capacity building mechanisms, including fixed-price grant agreements, comprehensive partner due diligence, facilitation of 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 that the program achieves established goals, objectives, and targets in line with donor and TechnoServe policies and procedures
• 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 involved with the program
• 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 that are integrated across partners and program delivery
• Identify issues and risks related to implementation in a timely manner, and suggest appropriate program adjustments

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English
• Understanding of Swahili is an advantage

• A master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, economics, or another relevant field with eight years of experience in relevant roles, ideally within the development sector managing donor-funded grand programs or other relevant field (or a bachelor’s degree with twelve years of experience.
• Experience leading and managing complex economic growth and enterprise development programs and large teams as Team Leader, Chief of Party, or other Program Director-level role