Nutrition Project Manager- Transforming Lives at iDE Kenya

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management Responsibilities

Coordination and Planning

• Coordinate with technical unit directors in planning, implementing, and monitoring activities across different technical teams.
• Support project implementation progress among the technical units.

Strategic Direction and Support

• Provide strategic direction and support to field teams, partners, and public and private sectors in operating project interventions as per plan, adopting relevant changes considering local situations.
• Oversee annual work-plan preparation, implementation, and adaptation, facilitating monthly progress assessments and quarterly strategic reviews and adjustments.
• Identify external technical support needs, ensuring appropriate management practices and effective use of monitoring and evaluation systems for timely management information.

Quality Assurance and Monitoring

• Support the program Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Manager in planning and implementing the project's MERL activities.
• Work closely with the MERL Coordinator to track and update progress toward the project's nutrition-related goals and desired outcomes, including data quality control and timely entry of nutrition project data into relevant databases.
• Engage in reviewing and revising the project’s monitoring and results measurement (MRM) plans, focusing on monitoring market linkages and sales data from beneficiary enterprises.

Communication and Knowledge Management

• Coordinate with the Communication team for project visibility and knowledge management initiatives.
• Maintain relationships and coordinate efforts with consortium partners and donors as needed.
• Actively engage in initiating best practices, documenting key learnings, unique cases, and other relevant nutrition-related documentation to share with the wider project team.
• Represent the project at external events and meetings, as agreed with the supervisor, to promote nutrition-related initiatives and collaborations.

Nutrition-Specific Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical lead for nutrition-related aspects within the LDSC project.
• Design and guide the implementation of nutrition interventions and activities based on the project’s Theory of Change and Results Framework.
• Build and maintain relationships with local market actors, government bodies, NGOs, and other stakeholders to enhance the nutrition market system.
• Develop strategies, learning materials, and tools that are technically accurate, high quality, and instill behavior change in the communities.
• Assist in the development and submission of donor reports on nutrition-related progress and achievements.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, ensuring timely data entry into the project database and presenting progress reports regularly.

Budget Management

• Actively review and manage program budget versus actuals.
• Manage the project’s budget, including financial management, oversight, distribution across intervention areas, burn rate, and revision as needed.
• Maintain the project’s cash flow by coordinating with the Finance department.
• Generate required financial reports, both internal and donor-facing.
• Write, edit, and finalize technical and narrative reports per donor requirements by coordinating with various technical units and the iDE Global team.
• Oversee the audit-related processes according to donor requirements and organizational policies and internal control and compliance.

Consortium Program Management

• Engage with program partners and coordination bodies for consortium program management.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in relevant meetings, workshops, and training related to nutrition and project goals.
• Play an active role and coordinate with relevant technical units in planning and programmatic guidance for the project staff, partners and other stakeholders according to project guidelines and donor requirements
• Undertake additional tasks subject to workload and skill sets, such as project communication/visibility, cross-project training, and evaluations.

Supervisory Responsibility

• The MERL Manager will directly report to this role for the design and implementation of the MERL process and framework for this project. There may be a possibility of building additional support roles managed by the Nutrition Project Manager, depending on the increased scope and availability of funding.

QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

• Graduated from university with a degree of nutrition, food security, agriculture, international studies, or any other related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in project management, budget management, MERL and reporting

Essential skills and experiences:

• Strong coordination experience, including internal and external team coordination
• Familiar with donor-funded and government-supported development initiatives.
• Knowledge and understanding of agriculture, climate and resilience, WASH, nutrition, waste management, and/or entrepreneurship is an asset.
• Familiar with working with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Strong English and local language skills, both written and spoken.

ATTRIBUTES WE LOOK FOR

• Creativity, impact orientation, and an entrepreneurial spirit in her/his attitude and approach
• Curious and nurtures a culture of learning, including openness about failure and areas for improvement and growth
• Excited by and open to new ideas and unfamiliar, innovative ways of working
• Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative and thrives in a team environment where ideas build on one another
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a multicultural team
• High level of empathy, care, respect and patience
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity, and strong work ethic
• Effective time management
• Willingness to take on additional areas of responsibility relevant to the role
• A high level of commitment to iDE’s values and objectives