Senior Officer Fellowships (AWARD)
Posting title: Senior Officer Fellowships (AWARD)
Designation: Senior Officer Fellowships (AWARD)
Job opening ID ;142
Department: AWARD
Deadline: 6th Feb 2015
Number of positions: 1
Job type: Full time
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Posted on: 12/17/2014
Job Category: Regionally Recruited Staff
Job Summary
To provide oversight and strategic direction of AWARD’s Fellowship program.
The AWARD project is implemented in partnership with an extensive network of implementation partners.
These partners include research networks and several of Africa’s National Agricultural Research Organizations (NAROs), together with specialized training/development providers.
Roles and responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership to AWARD’s Fellowship initiatives including smooth implementation of all fellowship activities.
Plan and coordinate Fellowship selection process, from call for applications to final selection and acceptance of new fellows.
Plan and manage the day-to-day delivery of the AWARD Fellowship activities to world-class standards.
Overall management of the fellowship cycle and calendar.
Communicate with fellows’ (mentors and mentees) with regard to the fellowship participation.
Provide standards for service delivered and ensure timely and accurate reporting of all fellowship activities as per requirements.
Advise the Deputy Director, Programs and the AWARD Director of any need to modify the content/delivery of AWARD Fellowship.
Review the effectiveness and efficiency of systems, procedures, etc. and recommend and execute corrective actions for improvement of services and products.
Track and maintain a database of the fellowship activities and uptake by participants.
Manage, guide and supervise consultants engaged in the fellowship delivery.Mentoring
Identify mentors for AWARD Fellows, match fellows to mentors, track progress of mentoring relationships in close collaboration with the M&E team.
Serve as a resource person and sounding board for mentoring relationships.
Coordinate mentoring orientation workshops for AWARD and partner institutions.Training and Leadership
Support fellows/mentors to identify suitable courses within the fellowship package.Science
Support fellows/mentors identify suitable science courses, advanced science training placements, and professional organizations.
Progress Monitoring
Tracking numbers and reporting on the AWARD Fellowship in close collaboration with M&E
Organize country and sub-regional progress monitoring eventsOthers
Project proposal and fundraising for fellowship related activities
Provide regular management reports (progress against fellowship objectives, finance; staffing; other issues)
Represent AWARD in meetings and forums with a view of building and strengthening partnerships with relevant sub-regional, Africa-wide, and international stakeholders in ARD.Skill set
Essential Qualifications
MSc in agriculture or related field
Computer skills
A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience
Fluent in both English and French
Experience and comfort working in Francophone Africa
Experience in project management
Ability to communicate effectively with different target audiences including African agricultural scientists, leaders of African ARD institutions, etc.
The ability to network with ARD stakeholders and research institutions on a regional and global scale
Impeccable communication and writing skills
Good understanding of ARD landscape in Africa
Advocacy, proposal writing, and negotiation skills
Have excellent planning, organizational and time management skills
Experience of International Organization particularly in Non-Profit Organization
Ability to work as part of a diverse and high functioning team
A willingness to travel across Africa.Work experience: 8years
Duty station: Nairobi
For more information and job application details, see; Senior Officer Fellowships (AWARD)