Senior Programme Manager at Intergovernmental Authority on Development

Responsibilities and Functions of Senior Programme Manager

The PREPARE Senior Programme Manager, based at the IGAD ICEN office in Nairobi, Kenya, shall perform the following duties and responsibilities.

• Develop a One Health (multisectoral) project management framework for the PREPARE project to monitor activity implementation and support critical managerial decisions.
• Identify and utilize suitable project management tools for the PREPARE project, including software for task organization, scheduling, and communication between the different project components and partners.
• Organize activity progress review meetings within IGAD and prepare reports to be presented to the Project Management Unit (PMU).
• Facilitate project review meetings with PREPARE committees (within their governing structure) and partners for collaborative planning and activity reviews.
• Review progress reports from IGAD PREPARE partners and synthesize feedback from the IGAD team.
• Collaborate with the IGAD team to draft progress reports for submission to the Pandemic Fund and WHO.
• Engage in field activities and provide input to the field team to enhance project implementation efficiency.
• Assess the project risks, and in consultation with the IGAD team, come up with and implement risk mitigation measures.
• Document and compile best practices and lessons learned from surveillance, laboratory capacity, One Health workforce, and coordination components of the project.
• Contribute to developing and implementing the PREPARE project Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) plan.
• Contribute to the publications emanating from the project, including technical, policy, and advocacy briefs, as well as publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Execute additional project management tasks as assigned by the IGAD Senior Project Coordinator..

Academic Requirements and relevant experience

Academic Qualification

• An advanced degree (master’s or PhD) in the field of health (or related) project development and management.
• Additional post-graduate training in animal or human disease surveillance.
• Working experience in multisectoral projects including in sectors of health, livestock, environment and other allied sectors.
• Proven report writing and communication skills.

Professional Work Experience

• At least 10 years of experience including at national and international level in project development, management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Designing and executing public health, livestock or environmental projects.
• Experience managing large-scale public health projects at the national or international level.
• Experience in project risk management.
• Trained as a trainer in Public Health Emergency management and incident Management or M&E Systems (IMS).
• Experience working at the regional level (IGAD) or other international level is preferred.
• Experience in drafting publications including in peer-reviewed journals.