INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
Chief of Party,
Adolescent Girl Initiative - Nairobi, Kenya
Job
Title: Chief of Party, Adolescent Girls Initiative, Kenya*
Posted: April
24, 2013
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Overview:
The
International Center
for Research on Women (ICRW) is an international development NGO headquartered
in Washington D.C.
with offices in New Delhi, India and Nairobi,
Kenya. For 37 years,
ICRW has focused on promoting gender equality and alleviating poverty through
rigorous research, advocacy and policy
engagement.
Currently
ICRW, with its partner Pathfinder International, seeks dynamic candidates with
significant technical expertise in the management, monitoring and evaluation of
interventions aimed at improving the lives of adolescent girls for the position
of Chief of Party for a DFID-funded implementation science program. This initiative aims to assess the differential
benefits of multi-sectoral approaches to improving adolescent transitions to
adulthood as compared to single intervention strategies across the sectors of
education, wealth creation,
health and prevention of violence. This
position will be based in Nairobi,
Kenya. Applications
are due no later than April 30th,
2013.
*Note
that this position is contingent upon funding.
Responsibilities
·
Provide overall leadership
of the program, as well as to a dynamic team
of researchers and program implementers
·
Provide direct
management and oversight of senior personnel
·
Provide leadership and
coordination of multiple service providers
·
Provide overall
oversight of the project and maintain effective and regular communication with
implementing and research partners
·
Serve as liaison
between research and implementing partners and implementation partners
·
Serve as the donor’s
main point of contact on the program
·
Responsible for quality
control of both programmatic and research arms of the program,
as well as the overall achievement of program objectives and targets
·
Offer guidance in development,
implementation and management of action-research to assess the impact and
cost-effectiveness of combination interventions as compared to sectoral
interventions on the lives of adolescent girls
·
Expand,
monitor, and identify opportunities from
action research for increased efficiencies and cost effectiveness and ensure
best value for money
·
Ensure the effective use and
coordination of donor resources and the compliance of the financial systems and
controls with relevant donor standards
·
Coordinate and/or review donor reports,
including financial and other reports as required by donors and ICRW
·
Develop and maintain
strong external relations, in particular with
government, donors,
and public and private sector partners
Qualifications:
·
Relevant graduate degree (PhD, DrPH, MPH, MBA, etc.) or
equivalent experience in related field
·
In-depth knowledge of international
development issues with particular focus on adolescent girls and/or health, education and financial literacy
·
Excellent qualitative and quantitative
research skills, with at least ten years of experience in research, with a
strong emphasis on translating research into programming
·
At least ten years of experience in the
management and evaluation of international development projects, preferably
with experience in cost-effective analysis
·
At least eight years of experience in
financial management of large donor funded programs
·
Exceptional managerial and operational
experience, preferably managing complex
programs
·
In-depth knowledge of intervention
programs that work to improve the lives of adolescent girls in Kenya or sub-Saharan Africa
·
In-depth knowledge of organizations that
work with adolescent girls in relevant sectors in Kenya
·
Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills
·
Excellent oral and written communication
skills
·
Ability to work efficiently and quickly
in a fast paced environment
Interested
individuals should submit a statement of interest, CV, salary history and
requirements, and names and contact information of 3 references to jobs-earo@icrw.org with
“Chief of Party” in the subject line by no later than April 30, 2013.
