Country Director vacancy in Kenya at Village Enterprise

Post Title: Kenya Country Director

Organisation: Village Enterprise

Country: Kenya

About the Organization:

Village Enterprise is a microenterprise development organization working in East Africa. Its mission is to equip people living in extreme poverty with resources to create sustainable businesses. It provides business training, seed capital/start-up funds, and on-going mentoring to new entrepreneurs to start businesses.

About the Job:

Village Enterprise is seeking Kenya Country Director. S/he will lead the field-level program implementation, manage a team of field coordinators, business mentors, and office staff, supervise the implementation of innovative pilot projects as well as current special projects. S/he will report to the senior director of programs and operations. The position is based in Kakamega, but there shall be a relocation to Kitale within the first yeazr.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

·         Manage a team of staff consisting of assistant country director, business mentors, field coordinators, and office staff;

·         Write reports for funders;

·         Oversee and increase the quality and efficiency of core and special projects;

·         Manage relations with external partners and organizations;

·         Supervise the training of staff and enumerators on data collection/interviewing, data entry, analysis, and other tasks as required;

·         Assist in the implementation, monitoring, and expansion of the organization's core program;

·         Provide management oversight and leadership, in cooperation with the senior director of programs and operations, country directors in other country offices;

·         Promote a strong work ethic among all team members, leading by example as well as coaching and mentoring;

·         Act as a liaison between the field team and development team in the US;

·         Join on weekly evening calls with the US team and other partners, as required.

Qualifications:

·         Master's degree strongly preferred with concentration in Development or Agricultural Economics, International Development, Public Policy, Statistics, Business or other applied social research;

·         More than 6 years of work experience in:

·         Management/leadership role is required;

·         Living/working/traveling in a developing country or emerging economy;

·         Project design, business planning, product innovation or other entrepreneurial activities;

·         Budget design and oversight;

·         Managing a team of an innovative organization;

·         Adopting new technologies.

·         Ability to use Excel to analyze data, budgets, and financial reports;

·         Experience working as part of a diverse team and willingness to work via email, skype, and other internet based communications;

·         Strong writing and oral communication English skills required, as this role will involve report writing and training at times;

·         Fluency in English and Swahili required.

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2013

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can send their resume and cover letter to Anne Olson and CC to Philip Arscott

In the cover letter, please explain:

    Why do you want to work in rural East Africa?

    How do your experiences in leadership, capacity building, project management will contribute to Village Enterprise with examples;

    Where did you find the job posting?

Contact:Anne Olsonanneo@villageenterprise.org