Project Manager Job Vacancy

Vacancy: Project Manager (Child Protection) – Nilinde

Project
 

Background: Childline Kenya (CLK) is a National

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), working in Kenya to promote a culture of

child rights and child protection. 

Childline

works in partnership with the Government of Kenya through the Department of

Children Services to manage the National Child Helpline 116, linking children

in need to a nation-wide network of child protection services.

Childline Kenya is a consortium partner in the USAID funded “Support for

Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) for Nairobi and Coast Counties of Kenya,

led by Plan International. 

The

project, locally known as NILINDE Project, is a 5 year initiative that aims to

improve the welfare and protection of the most vulnerable households affected

by HIV/AIDS by reducing economic vulnerability and empowering parents to make

investments aimed at improving the health and well-being of OVC.

Childline Kenya is looking for a dynamic Kenyan for the position of Project

Manager to be based in Nairobi but with frequent travel to the County Project

sites of Mombasa, Taita Taveta, Lamu, Kilifi and Kwale Counties. 

The

position plays a lead role in planning, implementing and monitoring of CLK’s

efforts under the Nilinde Project and ensures the highest standards of delivery

are maintained across target regions in this specialized area of child

protection.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee
  
  all project activities and be the main contact point for the main contact
  
  person Plan International and the field staff.


• Ensure
  
  project activities comply with the policies and regulations of the donor
  
  organization and Childline Kenya


• Develop
  
  a detailed project work plan to monitor and track progress


• Responsible
  
  for overseeing the development and execution of project deliverables, lead
  
  project planning, budgeting, action plans, monitoring processes.


• Responsible
  
  for submitting activity monthly, quarterly, and annual narrative and
  
  financial reports, and activity based project budgets in line with
  
  Childline Kenya practices and funding requirements


• Capacity
  
  Building of Department of Children Services aimed at strengthening the
  
  capacity of county level child protection operations at county level


• Provide
  
  support to other partners under the Nilinde project in the
  
  operationalization, demand and use of the county level child protection
  
  systems.

• A
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or equivalent from a recognized
  
  university.


• A
  
  Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience working with Child Protection, or
  
  Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) programming, and in particular
  
  building child protection systems


• Demonstrated
  
  experience in managing, coordinating and supervising a team working with
  
  local community organizations, families and communities.


• Demonstrated
  
  ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit
  
  private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other
  
  stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.


• Strong
  
  communication skills, both written and spoken, about program activities,
  
  outcomes and impact


• High
  
  level of integrity, values, ethics and attitudes that align with Childline
  
  Kenya’s Child Protection Policy.

Interested applicants should send their application letters and

Curriculum Vitae, including names and contacts of three referees to: vacancy@childlinekenya.co.ke on or before March 18, 2016. 

Only

shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The application should be addressed to the

Executive Director, Childline Kenya,
P.O Box 10003-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya