Progamme Manager - Green Society

Progamme Manager - Green Society

The Programme Manager will be responsible for the overall management of a five year program which started in September 2013.

Vacancy Name: Programme Manager - Green Society
Number of hours: 40
Region: East Africa
Office: Nairobi, Kenya

The Green Society (GS) programme collaborates with local organizations to enhance the economic position of rural entrepreneurial men and women. Key areas of work include sustainable agriculture, strengthening smallholder organizations’ access to markets, finance and business development, sustainable energy and carbon finance. Gender is a crosscutting issue is all Hivos’ programs.

Responsibilites:

• The overall management of a five year program, 4S@Scale, which started in September 2013. The program aims to enhance the viability of 90,000 smallholder coffee farms in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, thereby allowing the coffee sector in the region to regain its vitality and offer long-term business opportunities for 2.4 million smallholder coffee farmers. The program is based on a partnership involving farmer support institutes, national biogas partners and an international company
• Together with your team, you will ensure that effective and efficient collaboration mechanisms are established in the three countries, at the program level as well as with other stakeholders in the sector. Besides the overall management and coordination, it will be your responsibility to ensure that social issues are integrated in program design and implementation and that monitoring, evaluation and learning mechanisms are established
• Co-ordinate and develop Hivos' Green Society program – Food and Productive Landscapes in the East African region, of which the above mentioned initiative forms an integral part. You will support colleagues in the development, fundraising and implementation of innovative programs
• Present Hivos’ vision in the field of GS in an attractive and leading way. You feel comfortable in building networks with relevant strategic partners and donor agencies in the North and South.

Qualifications:

o You have an advanced degree in a relevant field at University level. Ample experience in the promotion of rural entrepreneurship and collaboration with private sector actors, preferably in the coffee sector in East Africa.
o You have a minimum of 7 years experience in program and financial management.
o Experience in working with international donors in substantial programs.
o You have demonstrated leadership qualities and an ability to inspire teams to deliver quality results and promote partnership collaboration.
o You also have a convincing track-record in program development and resource mobilization.
o We expect you to have a strong vision on green entrepreneurship in rural areas and a good sense for new developments and innovations.
o You have a strong affinity for Hivos’ mission and for social and environmental concerns.
o We expect you to have excellent communication skills in English and Kiswahili, both verbal and written 

To Apply:

Please send your CV plus motivation letter to: jobs@hivos.or.ke, reference number: PM/GS. The deadline is Wednesday 14th January 2015. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.