Senior Program Manager – THRIVE NGO Job World Vision

NGO Jobs, World Vision Jobs.

Duties and Responsibilities

THRIVE Strategic Management and Technical Support

• Provide effective and innovative overall coordination and technical leadership of the THRIVE Project in the design and implementation of interventions focusing on Empowered World View, Savings for Transformation, Inclusive Market System Development and Financial linkages (Vision Fund Kenya)
• Facilitate effective transition of the participating projects as per the transition plans
• In liaison with the national level technical team, provide planning guidelines and offer technical leadership in the development of the various projects’ annual implementation plans and budgets for sustained co-funding
• Provide effective technical support to field project teams on roll out of the various components of the THRIVE project through close consultation with the Technical Program teams and the national level and cluster/grant project managers
• In liaison with the national technical teams, project managers, field officers and the DMEAL coordinator, develop and review monthly project progress to timely project execution as per WVK and WVUS expectations and accountability frameworks.
• Provide spiritual leadership and model a high standard of personal Christian ministry and integrity, by supporting spiritual development of the team.
• Ensure that business processes, standards and guidelines related to Livelihood & resilience initiatives are effectively applied by field programs
• Coordinate and participate in regular calls with WVUS and provide program progress reports and answers to queries related to THRIVE Project implementation
• Ensure program compliance with World Vision and donor guidelines, policies, business processes and bring any issues of risk, liability, or fraud to the immediate attention of your supervisor.
• Participate in resource mobilisation related initiatives, i.e., the development of timely and accurate funding proposals in line with support office requirements and WVK standards in collaboration with the team and other sector specialists.
• In close collaboration with the People & Culture Department, support staff recruitment, retention, performance management, mentorship, and coaching for THRIVE Project Staff.
• Assess and facilitate capacity building of THRIVE staff on technical modules, through trainings, workshops, on the Job training, technical backstopping for enhanced capacity in economic development
• Enhancing farmers and staff capacity on financial literacy, Agribusiness, entrepreneurship, Business incubation, Business Development Services, product pricing, aggregation, collective marketing and negotiation skills as well as on-farm and off-farm local value chain development
• Ensure strategic alignment and effective integration with sponsorship programming, grant-funded initiatives for complementarity to deliver cohesive, compliant, and impact-driven interventions.

THRIVE Quality Assurance, Monitoring Evaluation, Documentation and Learning

• Oversee development and dissemination of annual planning guidelines that will support delivery of the THRIVE objectives in collaboration with the national level technical team
• Working closely with the DMEAL coordinator, ensure accurate and quality Detailed Implementation Plans (DIP) for the program for respective sites are in place and is utilized in all sites.
• Working closely with the DMEAL coordinator, generate Quality & Accurate quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports informed by Monthly Management Reports and in line with support office requirements and regulations.
• In collaboration with the DMEAL coordinator, support the program field sites to develop and maintain households tracking using the project digital platforms
• Work with the DMEAL Coordinator to ensure the appropriate accountability, monitoring and evaluation tools are developed and are utilized in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with all support office data entry requirements including learning appropriate MIS systems and building capacity of project staff for necessary data collection and entry in coordination with the MEAL Coordinator
• In liaison with the DMEAL coordinator and the field program managers, develop a regular schedule for monitoring and support visits and organize reflection and learning forums.
• In consultation with the DMEAL coordinator, project managers and communications officer, develop context specific electronic and appropriate documentation on best practice and lessons learned.
• Develop a risk register to ensure risk mitigation in implementation and ensure accountability.
• Ensure that findings and recommendations from various accountability mechanisms such as Peer Review, Operational and Finance Audits, Program evaluations, Program Capability Reviews, are acted upon in a timely and effective manner.
• Coordinate the program’s research and learning agenda in close collaboration with identified academic partners and support office.

THRIVE Advocacy, Networking, Collaboration & Partnerships

• Strengthening engagements with financial institutions for capacity development and financial access among the S4T groups
• Market actors mapping per AP and development of engagement plan and platforms such as Business to Business for enhanced farmers’ profitability along key value chains.
• Mapping of key buyers at the Field & National level and fostering buyer seller agreements with farmers for maximum profitability
• Engagements with respective counties and National government for more investment in infrastructure development to support Inclusive Markey System development
• Establish and sustain working relationships with key THRIVE stakeholders including digitizing partners, local value chain and financial actors
• Coordinate as applicable sector integration interventions for ensuring integrated THRIVE Project implementation with other projects, technical programs and Vision Fund
• In collaboration with the program