Head Of Programmes Job at Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

• Supporting the Country Director with the development, implementation, and quality management of the country strategy so it maximizes impact to transforming local food systems for better nutrition.
• Leading the program team to conceptualize and operationalize impactful interventions to improve nutrition outcomes in Kenya, including providing leadership in GAIN design and implementation QUADS.
• Leading and providing management support for project implementation and ensuring effective and successful delivery of project milestones and results.
• Supporting the Country Director with the planning and tracking of progress of the implementation of the country strategy, including the development and review of annual business plans.
• Ensuring that all relevant laws and regulations in Kenya, and donors’ contractual requirements, are fully adhered to by the team.
• Working with the Country Director in building relationships with external constituents for the purposes of advocacy, influencing and identifying appropriate partner organizations, and building a long-term pipeline of program investments and impact grants.
• Ultimate responsibility for ensuring that all donor reports, narrative and financial, are of a high standard and are delivered on time, as well as ensuring compliance with GAIN’s internal reporting processes.

Qualifications:

• You will have extensive management experience in leading and developing projects in a multi-cultural environment at the international level.
• You will ideally demonstrate excellent management, communication, leadership, and planning skills and will have strong interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• Experience in donor reporting, policy work (from organization to international) is desirable, as is a strong understanding of the nexus of the nutrition-food system.
• At least a Masters’s degree or equivalent in one of the following fields; agricultural science, food science, public health, nutrition, economics, or business development.