Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, September 18, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Please note, this is a fixed term two-year contract.
A As a Project Manager at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:
• Ensure effective delivery of the Foundation’s Media Freedom and TrustLaw programmes, as appropriate, including compliance with client and contract requirements.
• Hold responsibility for financial oversight of allocated programmes by coordinating with colleagues, partners and finance team and serving as the primary focal point.
• Produce reports to key stakeholders on programme progress, including preparing narrative, identifying success stories, and providing financial updates to donors.
• Map and build relationships with key players in media freedom across the relevant countries and develop partnerships for delivery of the project.
• Scope, research and manage events, coordinating content, agenda, logistics and attendees.
• Define, document and manage where needed, working with multiple teams that may have differing priorities and working/cultural practices.
• Develop implementation strategy in line with objectives, budget and stakeholder expectations, and adjust accordingly as implementation context evolves.
• Identify, assesses and manage risks to the success of the project.
• Represent the Thomson Reuters Foundation to a wide range of stakeholders and at public events.
• Effectively manage project team conflicts, build collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, and obtain commitment to make decisions.

To be our Project Manager, you will likely have:
• Experience working with international donors, particularly US partners.
• Familiarity with PM lifecycle (remote programme management, programme start up, mobilisation and close down) and donor reporting requirements, including Monitoring and Evaluation, Logical Frameworks and Theories of Change.
• Excellent budget and financial management, including fluency in Excel.
• Resilience, ability to cope with high pressure projects and work environments and find solutions to problems when they arise.
• Ability to quickly understand complex information and communicate to non-experts.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally, with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds.
• Fluency in English; other languages (such as Swahili) would be an advantage.
• Experience in a role in journalism/media, or a demonstrable understanding of the sector and its challenges would be an advantage.
• Experience in media law/policy, or a demonstrable understanding of the media law/policy landscape in East and Southern Africa would be an advantage


Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure

• To apply for this position, submit your CV and cover letter in English describing how you meet the specifications for this role and provide your availability to start. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
• The salary is relative to the charitable sector and will be commensurate with experience. 
• Applicants must have the right to work in Kenya.
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