GOAL NGO Urban Programme Manager Job Vacancy

GOAL NGO Urban Programme Manager Job Vacancy
General Description of Programme:
In 1992, GOAL established an office in Nairobi. Since then GOAL has provided assistance to those who are living and working in the slums of Nairobi. In 1996, GOAL began implementing programmes in the city targeting street children and providing basic services to families living in poverty in the slums.

It is estimated that there are 135,000 street children in Nairobi, the capital city.

1) GOAL Kenya operates a development programme in Nairobi through a variety of health, HIV and education initiatives. Its overall objective is to empower vulnerable children and youth in difficult circumstances to enjoy their rights and fulfil their potential for sustainable well-being. GOAL also works with local partners in the area of urban water and sanitation in Nairobi in the construction of bio-latrine community centres.

2) GOAL Kenya is also implementing emergency initiatives such as transitional shelter in South Rift and a food security response in Eastern Province (Diocese of Kitui).

Closing date: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Reporting to: ACD Programmes

Responsible for: Urban Project Managers (Child Protection, Education, Heath and HIV and Environmental Health)

Start Date: Required ASAP
Contract Length: 1 year

Background to the roleThe development of a programme approach is central to achieving GOAL’s strategic objectives and is an integral part of development best practice and international standards. In addition to this, adopting a ‘Programme Based Approach’ is central to complying with Irish Aid MAPS guidelines.

According to MAPS, the elements of a programme include the following;

    * Clear organisational policy level goals and objectives based on a global analysis of the development context
    * Coherent and synergistic strategies based on organisational policy
    * A clear results framework with programme-level objectives, indicators and baselines
    * Strategic partnerships with actors committed to common goals
    * Institutional capacity building to strengthen partners and interventions
    * Relationships with a wide range of institutional actors
    * Mechanisms to create vertical and horizontal linkages between partners for lesson-learning and alliance-building towards meeting programme objectives
    * Capacity to adapt overall programme level strategies to a country or regional context
    * Demonstrated linkages between country-level strategic objectives and overall programme-level objectives
    * Linkages to policy and the wider institutional environment (e.g. poverty reduction strategy papers) with a view to advocacy for pro-poor outcomes
    * It is necessary for GK to move away from a project oriented approach and adhere to the above requirements

Save the Children Education Programme Manager Job Vacancy

Save the Children Education Programme Manager Job Vacancy
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to Somalia when security allows
Salary: GBP 29,078 per annum

Save the Children is a great organisation with the potential to be even greater.

We are the world's leading independent children's charity; we inspire really dramatic change for children around the globe. We work with children in vulnerable situations.

Providing safeguards for them against any form of abuse is a priority in all our work. Combining short-term relief with long-term development, our programmes represent a huge undertaking. And this is why we need you.

Save the Children Somalia/Somaliland Programme has been working in Central & South Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland for the last 40 years. Our focus of work includes improving access to healthcare, education and food provision to children and their families.

Save the Children is looking for a motivated team player to fill the position of Education Programme Manager for our emergency response project in Central & South Somalia.

Country Programme Manager, Nairobi

Country Programme Manager, Nairobi
Closing Date: Tuesday, 07 September 2010
Country Programme Manager
Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit - German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
German government organisation

Closing date: 07 Sep 2010

Location: Kenya - Nairobi

The UNHCR/BMZ Partnership Programme is funded by UNHCR and the German Government (BMZ: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development). The Programme supports refugees and internally displaced people by means of three major components: Care and Maintenance, Repatriation and Reintegration. Currently the Programme operates in eight countries in Africa plus Afghanistan.

For our Programme in Kenya we are looking for a Country Programme Manager (CPM).

Your task will be to manage the operations in Dadaab, Kakuma and in the Urban Refugee Programme in Nairobi (planning, coordinating, implementing, administrating