Programmes Manager
2026-03-26T08:53:57+00:00
Coalition On Violence Against Women ( COVAW )
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Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Management,Social Services & Nonprofit,Legal
2026-04-05T17:00:00+00:00
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The Programmes Manager must understand how this role impacts the success of these programmes and the long-term financial stability of the institution.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Inputs to the development of COVAW strategy and objectives
- Planning and budgeting for programmes
- Ensuring the development, implementation and monitoring of programmes
- Preparing progress reports for decision-making by COVAW and external stakeholders
- With the Executive Director, implement the resource mobilisation strategy
- Coordinating seamless training sessions, including the availability of venues and training materials
- Implementing fund raising strategy
- Overseeing baseline surveys, and internal and external project surveys in implementation areas
- Representing COVAW in meetings with donors and key COVAW partners
The Programmes Manager will be expected to;
- Present ideas clearly
- Negotiate confidently and persuasively
- Create partnerships and alliances
- Build an environment of mutual respect and trust
- Demonstrate personal career planning
- Think creatively and innovatively; seek new or ‘reinvent’ opportunities
- Recognise the value of professional networking and personal career planning
- Balance work, family and community obligations
- Remain flexible and positive in a time of continuing change
- Celebrate achievements for self and others
RELATIONSHIPS:
- Reports to the Executive Director
- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Has established strong working relationships with colleagues, especially Programme Officers
- Has established excellent networks and working relationships with external stakeholders, including donors and other stakeholders
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY:
The job demands implicitly taking a view of the risks and odds against a shifting background and the jobholder will be expected to step beyond the boundary of readily available answers to find solutions.
Required qualifications and competencies
- A master's degree in law, or human rights.
- Advocate of the High Court with 8+ years demonstrated experience working in international humanitarian law, human rights law, justice and accountability or criminal law.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience representing vulnerable individuals in legal aid services and working on cases of sexual and gender-based violence.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar programme management position, including planning, design, M&E, and budget management.
- Strong time management and organisational skills.
- Experience in working in a diverse team and with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluency in speaking and writing in English and Kiswahili
- Very good interpersonal skills
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning skills
- Inputs to the development of COVAW strategy and objectives
- Planning and budgeting for programmes
- Ensuring the development, implementation and monitoring of programmes
- Preparing progress reports for decision-making by COVAW and external stakeholders
- With the Executive Director, implement the resource mobilisation strategy
- Coordinating seamless training sessions, including the availability of venues and training materials
- Implementing fund raising strategy
- Overseeing baseline surveys, and internal and external project surveys in implementation areas
- Representing COVAW in meetings with donors and key COVAW partners
- Present ideas clearly
- Negotiate confidently and persuasively
- Create partnerships and alliances
- Build an environment of mutual respect and trust
- Demonstrate personal career planning
- Think creatively and innovatively; seek new or ‘reinvent’ opportunities
- Recognise the value of professional networking and personal career planning
- Balance work, family and community obligations
- Remain flexible and positive in a time of continuing change
- Celebrate achievements for self and others
- Strong time management and organisational skills.
- Experience in working in a diverse team and with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluency in speaking and writing in English and Kiswahili
- Very good interpersonal skills
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning skills
- A master's degree in law, or human rights.
- Advocate of the High Court with 8+ years demonstrated experience working in international humanitarian law, human rights law, justice and accountability or criminal law.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience representing vulnerable individuals in legal aid services and working on cases of sexual and gender-based violence.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar programme management position, including planning, design, M&E, and budget management.
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Vacancy title:
Programmes Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management,Social Services & Nonprofit,Legal]
Jobs at:
Coalition On Violence Against Women ( COVAW )
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, April 5 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 26 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Programmes Manager must understand how this role impacts the success of these programmes and the long-term financial stability of the institution.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Inputs to the development of COVAW strategy and objectives
- Planning and budgeting for programmes
- Ensuring the development, implementation and monitoring of programmes
- Preparing progress reports for decision-making by COVAW and external stakeholders
- With the Executive Director, implement the resource mobilisation strategy
- Coordinating seamless training sessions, including the availability of venues and training materials
- Implementing fund raising strategy
- Overseeing baseline surveys, and internal and external project surveys in implementation areas
- Representing COVAW in meetings with donors and key COVAW partners
The Programmes Manager will be expected to;
- Present ideas clearly
- Negotiate confidently and persuasively
- Create partnerships and alliances
- Build an environment of mutual respect and trust
- Demonstrate personal career planning
- Think creatively and innovatively; seek new or ‘reinvent’ opportunities
- Recognise the value of professional networking and personal career planning
- Balance work, family and community obligations
- Remain flexible and positive in a time of continuing change
- Celebrate achievements for self and others
RELATIONSHIPS:
- Reports to the Executive Director
- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Has established strong working relationships with colleagues, especially Programme Officers
- Has established excellent networks and working relationships with external stakeholders, including donors and other stakeholders
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY:
The job demands implicitly taking a view of the risks and odds against a shifting background and the jobholder will be expected to step beyond the boundary of readily available answers to find solutions.
Required qualifications and competencies
- A master's degree in law, or human rights.
- Advocate of the High Court with 8+ years demonstrated experience working in international humanitarian law, human rights law, justice and accountability or criminal law.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience representing vulnerable individuals in legal aid services and working on cases of sexual and gender-based violence.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar programme management position, including planning, design, M&E, and budget management.
- Strong time management and organisational skills.
- Experience in working in a diverse team and with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluency in speaking and writing in English and Kiswahili
- Very good interpersonal skills
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning skills
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 96
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
Job application procedure
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The successful candidate must demonstrate COVAW values as follows: Integrity, Dignity, Courage, Commitment, and Solidarity. Send your cover letter and CV, only marked “Programmes Manager” by the 5th of April 2026,
Note: The subject should be Programmes Manager COVAW/2026
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