Deputy Regional Director - Programs, Kenya

Deputy Regional Director - Programs, Kenya

Plan
Plan has worked in Kenya since 1982, helping poor children to access their rights to health, education, sanitation and protection.
Today, more than 800,000 people in community-based organisations and children’s clubs, as well as farmers, youth and women’s groups benefit from our work.
We focus on addressing causes of poverty and on managing different cultural practices that hinder the growth and development of children, especially girls.
Plan strives to reduce poverty, raise children’s voices, support orphans and vulnerable children, and attend to those with special needs, such as the disabled.

Currently Plan Kenya is working with communities to stop open defecation, which threatens people’s health and environment. We are using a Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach, which relies on community support, focuses on behaviour change and eliminates the need for subsidies to improve hygiene. This initiative started in Kilifi, where over 3,000 latrines have been built.

Plan works in 48 developing countries to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty.
Leading Childrens NGO
Closing date: 28 Jul 2010
Location: Kenya

There is an expectation that the post holder will travel up to 60% of the time within and outside the region

Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is one of the oldest and largest children's development organisations in the world. We work in 48 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty.

Plan works with more than 3,500,000 families and their communities each year.

Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.

We require a Deputy Regional Director of Programs :-

- To lead the regional program team
- To support the Country Management Teams to strengthen the program strategies, program quality and accountability in the Region and to provide opportunities for cooperation, networking, alliance-building, learning and knowledge management throughout Plan and with other organizations
- To position Plan externally in the region as an important child development organization.

Responsibilities:-

- Deputizes for the Regional Director
- Supports the RD in the overall management of the region
- With the RD and the other Deputy RD, represents Plan externally in the region and internally within the organization.
- Support the strengthening of the understanding and application of CCCD, A rights-based approach for Plan.
- Facilitates networking and alliance-building efforts at the regional level.
- Oversees Plan’s participation and representation in important regional events
- Manages the program specialists and the head of functions in the regional office.
- Ensures child protection programming.
- Oversees the capacity building projects and specialists in the region
- Supports the development of Country Strategic Plans (CSPs) to ensure that they identify current issues and strategies and new issues and ways to address them.
- Ensures that CSPs are implemented using Child Centred Community Development approach and the principle of organizational learning.
- Monitors the implementation of country programs focusing on impact and outcome.
- Coordinates developments of regional wide programs, partnerships & grants
- Ensures that communications supports the region and the international organization
- Oversees the disaster risk management area, ensuring that disaster preparedness and response fit smoothly with the broader program in the region and countries.
- Oversees the relationships with key donors and acquisition of regional grants and large grant opportunities supported by the regional office. Recommends approval of large grants above the CD limit.
- Works closely with Plan’s NOs in their development of programs, framework agreements and strategies for the Region.
- Reviews country budgets and their alignment with the program and strategies.
- Participates in global program and policy initiatives and bodies.
- Works closely with P&C Partner to manage the human resource needs of the program department and in support of country program human resources decisions in line with corporate people policies.
- Works closely with the P&C partner to ensure that child protection policies are adopted and adhered to across the region

Skills:-

- Preferably degree level education in international development, education, health, or related area Masters Degree an added advantage
- Extensive general management experience, preferably in an NGO and preferably at the director level
- Extensive Program management experience in a development organization, including significant experience in developing countries.
- A thorough understanding and experience with a wide range of donors is a must
- Strong communication and representational skills
- Strong writing skills
- Fluent in English and high standards of French and/ or Spanish (depending on the region) is highly advantageous
- Sensitivity to working in a culturally diverse organization and region
How to apply


Please send a CV and cover letter with contact details of three professional referees to recadmin@plan-international.org

Reference & background checks will be carried out in conformity with Plan’s Child Protection Policy. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Reference Code: RW_877JRC-33
Source: Reliefweb