Area Manager, Marsabit

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience 5 years
• Location Marsabit
• Job Field Project and Program Management
• The Area Manager is responsible for leading Concern’s projects in Marsabit County.
• This responsibility covers ensuring programme technical quality and delivery including coordination, programme planning and overseeing the day-to-day program implementation, management of field staff and supporting the operational functions (human resources, logistics, finance & administration, staff safety and security).
• In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Area Manager will work closely with the Programme Coordinator (PC) and Programme Director (PD) to ensure that the programmes are carried out in line with Concern’s policies and procedures.
• The Area Manager serves as Concern’s senior representative at the County level, providing leadership in external engagement and coordination with key stakeholders. Working in close partnership with the Programme Coordinator and Programme Director, the Area Manager contributes to strategic planning, monitors programme performance, and identifies opportunities for scale-up or adaptation in response to emerging needs and contextual changes while providing technical support towards quality and timely implementation of programs. S/he will be responsible for developing the quarterly work plans, strengthening the capacity of the officers (Health and Nutrition, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Education) and leading the monitoring and documentation of all projects in the county.
• Provide leadership in implementation of the programs in Marsabit County ensuring projects are executed in line with relevant strategies and donor guidelines. This also includes holding projects inception and planning meeting with County teams for effective implementation.
• Prepare and implement County specific program annual and quarterly implementation costed workplans that correspond to the approved donor proposals and budgets and update these on a timely basis.
• Prepare and share recruitment and procurement plans with HR and Logistics colleagues, and update these on a timely basis.
• Work closely with other Concern program teams, and implementing partners to foster layering, sequencing and integration of various interventions towards desired outcomes.
• Liaise with relevant County department structures including County and Sub-county Health Management Teams (C/SCHMT), water department to initiate program activities in line with the relevant program documents to ensure all planned activities are completed within set timelines and program commitments
• Support cross-sectoral periodic programme reviews to assess programme progress, capture lessons learnt and adapt programme strategies as necessary in accordance with Concern’s results-based management principles. Ensure mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues/approaches throughout the programme cycle including Accountability to Affected Population, Gender, Protection, Conflict Sensitivity and do no harm philosophy.
• Ensure the local authorities, and communities are meaningfully engaged in programme development in line with the Core Humanitarian Standards initiative and best practices.
• In collaboration with program Technical Advisors, develop, continuously review and adapt implementation strategies for various program approaches such as Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) Community Health Strategy, Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), Family MUAC etc.
• Working closely with the Programme Coordinators, Technical Advisors and County based project team, ensure program adaptation to the prevailing contextual changes to ensure relevance to the local needs.
• Work effectively with the support functions (operations and finance) to ensure that the programme, finance, HR and logistics needs are planned and met.
• Line manages direct reports, contributing to their capacity building and career development through technical support and on-the-job training and coaching, including a thorough induction at the start of their contract.
• Provide technical mentorship to the officers(s) and including identification of capacity gaps and support in addressing them for effective implementation of the County program.
• Ensure that all department positions have accurate job descriptions and that each member of the team fully understands outcomes which are expected of them, by setting SMART objectives, and that they are aware of the success criteria relating to their work.
• Develop, monitor and review performance development plans of all the staff reporting to him/her and hold staff accountable to meet their success criteria; give corrective feedback where required and take decisive action in the case of poor performance.
• Make recommendations on core staffing needs and training/capacity building needs for Marsabit programmes and support in consultation with the PC.
• Ensure that all department staff are aware of and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure that work within the team(s) is planned and organized in a way which will meet the organization’s needs in the most cost-effective manner possible; ensuring that team members are given appropriate workloads and are working efficiently.