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Project Manager

Kenya

Salary range: Confidential | Contract type: Permanent

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Job Summary

Village Enterprise is seeking an exceptional professional with over 3 years work experience to lead a project focused on supporting government adoption of poverty graduation in West Pokot County. In Kenya’s complex regulatory and political landscape, the Project Manager will work closely with a consulting firm and our West Pokot team to enhance our outreach to the West Pokot County Government. The Individual will own and execute a county level strategy aimed at developing and maintaining a solid working relationship with the West Pokot County Government.

Responsibilities

1. Project Management

• Collaborate closely with Project Partner in implementing activities based on agreed upon workplan
• Work closely with team members of the Partnership Management unit to deliver on milestones/deliverables
• Use Project Management Launch plan to execute tasks assigned to the Project Manager
• Provide supervisory support to Market Linkages Coordinator

2. Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain solid relationships with the Office of the Governor, the County Executive Committee, Members of the County Assembly and other relevant stakeholders. • Increase the visibility of Village Enterprise with County Government officials • Coordinate external meetings and workshops with West Pokot County Government 3. County-Level Strategy
• Drive county-level strategy to integrate economic inclusion and market linkages in County Government Strategic plans.
• Establish a network of senior county government champions to actively support the integration of economic inclusion in West Pokot.

4. Policy • Build expertise on economic inclusion, agricultural, NGO and market linkage issues and design strategies to respond to both opportunities and future risk

. • Ensure compliance of VE operations with west Pokot county government regulations 5. Strategic communication and Reporting:

• Be the main external communicator on behalf of Village Enterprise with the West Pokot County Government.
• Internally, communicate regularly and collaborate with the Village Enterprise leadership team.
• Facilitate and oversee the tracking a
• Ensure timely preparation and delivery of reports (quarterly and annual) to all levels of the county government

6. Reporting, Communication and Administration

• Provide management oversight and leadership, as requested by, and in collaboration with, the East Africa Field Management Team
• Contribute to project monitoring reporting and learning within the specified timelines
• Support creation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports as needed and upon request
• Support relationships with partners as requested
• Participate in and contribute to internal staff meetings when applicable
• Support general operations as needed Key Performance Indicators for the role:
• Village Enterprise becoming a well-recognized organization with the West Pokot Office of the Governor, County Executive Committee (CECs), County Assembly and other relevant stakeholders
• Building capacity of West Pokot County Government officials, political and community leaders as well as other relevant stakeholders on graduation / extreme poverty / and economic inclusion with high quality workshops
• Success of integration of Graduation/Economic Inclusion in West Pokot County Integrated Development (CIDP) Strategic plans and budget.

Job Requirements Required education: Bachelor’s degree

Required relevant work experience: 3 years

Required languages: English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)

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