Specific responsibilities include:


Provide technical leadership and oversight in implementation approaches for gender equality in young people in Kenya.
Lead the development, dissemination, and implementation of activity work plan strategies, approaches, guidance, standard operating procedures, tools, and various job-aids to facilitate high quality implementation for gender equality in young people in Kenya
Manage key stakeholder engagements on behalf of the project with Government Of Kenya line ministries, County DOH, IPs, donors and target audience for the project activities.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship for stakeholder engagement of norm holders in the implementation of the gender equality approaches for young people in Kenya
Support fundraising for gender equality in young people interventions in Kenya
Coordinate the development, implementation, and monitoring of costed project work-plans
Provide leadership in the quarterly, semi-annual and annual project performance reviews and reporting.
Provide leadership in the donor report writing, fundraising continuation applications, representation and presentation as required
Coordinate and monitor financial and material resources relevant to achieve the assigned project outcomes.
Coordinate preparation and dissemination of project analytics and presentation in peer relevant forums.


Required Experience


Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Nursing, Public Health, Gender or a related field.
Experience of a minimum of 7 years of work in project management with at least 3 years in an advisory role in relation to young people implementation in Kenya.
Relevant Master’s degree would be an advantage.
Strong knowledge of the health and social service sector in Kenya.
Demonstrated ability to develop user-friendly guidance, tools and standard operating procedures for use by various cadres of stakeholders
Relevant grant management experience, especially for USG or other public donors, will be a plus
Experience working with stakeholders at various levels including but not limited to State and government actors, LIPs, civil society, healthcare providers and social service providers.
Experience analyzing data and contributing to evaluation reports.
Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
Strong communication, relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with local stakeholders.
Presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching skills
Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.