Contract:One Year Fixed Term (Renewable Contract)
Ref:RA-PQ/IPD-Af-EA/1014
Location:Nairobi, Kenya (with travel in Africa)
Salary:£26,112- £29,702 per annum (Dependent on experience) +Additional Benefits Package (Education Allowance, Accommodation Allowance, Flight Tickets, Healthcare and many more)
We are currently recruiting for a Regional Advisor – Programme Quality based in Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia and within Kenya. The post holder will provide leadership within the East Africa Region to strengthen the capacity to design and implement effective monitoring, evaluation and learning system. S/he will provide technical assistance to the Country Directors, Head of Programmes, Programme Managers and M&E Coordinators to ensure that projects/programmes are monitored, quality evaluations are carried out, lessons and best practices are documented.
S/he will maintain good communication and dynamism within the team to guarantee coherence of actions and high levels of motivation of all team members. You will review existing M&E systems and the region and in consultation with the M&E staff develops monitoring and evaluation tools to capture results and impact. Review emergency and development proposals ad ensure that they are result-oriented; lessons learned from previous projects incorporated and have sound logical frameworks.
We are looking for applicants ideally educated to a Masters Degree in Project Management or a relevant discipline related to the field. The successful candidate will have high-level 5+ years hands on experience as a Technical Advisor for International NGO’s. The successful candidate will have excellent written and spoken communication skills, being IT literate with an excellent command of MS Office applications. You will have a proven track record of developing strategies, evidence-based research papers and advocacy at national level. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of successful proposal development for bilateral donors such as DFID, ECHO, Europe Aid, SIDA, CIDA & USAID. The candidate will be fluent in English in both spoken and written. Working knowledge of Arabic or the local language (Swahili, Somali or Amharic) will be a significant advantage.
National candidates are encouraged to apply but will only receive salary not benefits.
Closing date: 25th November 2014
Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who agree with the IR values together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. We will carry out screening checks and will take out references on your behalf if you are selected.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the principles of Islamic Relief
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No CVs.
Islamic Relief operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
HOW TO APPLY:
If you are reliable, service minded, discreet, dedicated and a highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to IRW’s values and beliefs, please apply by downloading the application form from our website www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us and forward the completed form torecruitment@irworldwide.org on or before the closing date.
