Skills

This function requires possession of fundamental personal, social and leadership skills (CPSLs), technical and methodological skills (CTMs) and Managerial and strategic skills (CMSs)

You should be a creative, visionary and organized leader with strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail. Empathy, calmness and prioritization during busy period

• Lead on the development of concepts and proposals within Tdh’s global strategic priorities: Health and nutrition, Access to Justice, Children and Youth on the move, and child rights in business.
• Source and build relationships with potential funding partners who fund projects in the areas Tdh seeks to make impact.
• Quality assurance lead on high quality proposals, budgets and log-frames with well written and structured proposals that are aesthetically pleasing for corporate audiences.
• Accountable for all tools being updated accurately and on time for effective grant management – business development and donor compliance.
• Ensures all projects are on scope, time, and budget and all project management tools are current and updated.
• Leads monthly program review meetings for delivery, quality and planning across program and support departments.
• Leads on ensuring child led approaches and ensure compliance with Tdh policies on PSEAH, safeguarding and good practice.
• Monitors and is accountable for quality standards of programs and produce analysis and reports for SMT for decision making purposes.
• Acts as an intermediatory and focal point between regional technical advisors and field teams and work closely with support services departments on prioritization for effective program delivery.
• Lead on the program quality framework and ensure log-frames are quality and relevant and Ensure high quality reports for donors.
• Maintains detailed context, needs, and gaps analyses with recommendations for interventions needs to support vulnerable children.
• Identify needs and propose responses based on Tdh’s strengths and added value to contribute to Tdh Kenya strategy
• Identify complementary partners and build relationships toward collaboration for amplified impact and ensure implementation of programme elements of Tdh’s annual action plan.
• Liaise with regional and HQ technical teams to ensure compliance with Tdh good practice.
• Identify and build partnerships for amplifying our impact and lead on identifying funding partners and building the relationships.
• Hold regular meetings with relevant regional and headquarters technical teams and represent Tdh at key technical working groups.
• Stand in for the Country Director as requested.
• Support organizational structure design based on funding changes – expansion and contraction.
• Lead of recruitment of programme staff and supervise and coordinate Project Managers, Grants, MEAL, and technical staff.
• Strengthen team capacity through training, coaching, monitoring and supervision.
• Ensure an empathic and compassionate approach to management, balanced with a delivery and results mentality.
• Foster a culture of togetherness and lead a culture focused on well-being and impact.
• Participate in fundraising and donor negotiations – ready to take the lead with some donors.
• Lead on monthly financial analysis and planning of programmes and monitor programme budgets and reprioritize as needs.
• Work with the logistics team on procurement plans for programmes and monitor implementation of the plans monthly to ensure programme delivery.
• Sign and track programme procurements within the HoP threshold and ensure policy compliance

• Fundamental personal, social and leadership skills (CPSLs)
• Technical and methodological skills (CTMs)
• Managerial and strategic skills (CMSs)
• Creative, visionary and organized leader
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Empathy
• Calmness
• Prioritization during busy period