Regional Manager-Bungoma County
Date Posted	29-Sep-2020
Deadline	13-Oct-2020
Positions	1
Remuneration

Job Description
	1. Operations Implementation Management 2. Project Implementation Management 3. Cross-functional Team Coordination 4. Human Resources and Administration 5. Financial Oversight and Control 6. Assist other Functional Teams 7. Safeguarding

Responsibilities
	Operations Implementation Management o Works with Country Director and Vice President Operationst o create annual field implementation plan o Ensure tasks listed in field implementation plan are being met o Updates Wrike Project management tool upon completion of tasks. o Meet with Country Director on a quarterly basis to review goals for respective Region. o Supervises Field Associates, providing support during biweekly meetings, coaching Business Mentors as needed. o Responsible for identifying regions that are getting too saturated and identifying new regions o Coordinate with Field Associates to identify timing and scheduling of disbursements o Handle logistics for procurement of funds and transportation to the field during the disbursement period o Act for and on behalf of the Country Director in his/her absence or when required.
	Project Implementation Management o RM position may be designated as a Project Manager for a specific project. o Work closely with team members of the Partnership Management unit to deliver on milestones. o Use Project Management Launch plan to execute tasks assigned to the Project Manager o Coordinate with relevant partners on the assigned project.
	Cross-functional Team Coordination o Work closely with functional teams to ensure smooth implementation of field implementation plan o Coordinates with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) lead and Enterprise & savings lead to draw up field training schedules for each cycle incorporating M&E activities. o Collaborates with Finance and Administration (F&A) team to calculate stipends for field team and generate list of field equipment and Materials for procurement
	Human Resources and Administration o Works closely with Human Resources Coordinator (HRC) to ensure adequately staffing of the field team. o Participates in the recruitment process of Business Mentors and Field Associates. o Working closely with the HRC, provides annual reviews to field staff that include a written performance appraisal, and ensure that objectives identified in these reviews are achieved in a timely manner
	Financial Oversight and Control o Participate in budget reviews on a quarterly basis o Review weekly planned expenses and Field team stipends o Approve office expenditures that are not more than $500 o Work closely with F&A in weekly withdrawal of funds from Bank. o Provide reporting to the F&A team on disbursements and any grants that go unfunded
	Assist with other Functional Teams o Support the Country Director, F&A, M&E, Innovations teams as needed o Represent Village Enterprise at conferences, events and at the government level when needed o Assist with roll-out of new activities, processes and procedures from functional teams
	Safeguarding: "Safeguarding at VE is everyone’s responsibility" o Continuously sensitize program participants about possible risks of child abuse, sexual/financial exploitation, prevention and response mechanisms. o Ensure compliance with VE’s safeguarding policies and Code of Conduct in all programs, operations and practices. o Report any incident of child or adult safeguarding in program operations for appropriate action and follow up.

Skills Required

• Excellent capacity building, team building/management, and coordination skills. An ability to delegate responsibilities effectively and coach and mentor staff. • Demonstrate experience in managing projects and planning. • An ability to work in challenging and changing environments, and to see through challenges to find solutions. • Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to exercise diplomacy and tact as demonstrated in previous roles that required communication with a broad and diverse set of individuals and personalities. • Excellence in IT skills, proficient in Google suite and related resources relevant for communication, planning and presentation • Computer literate and proficient • Fluency in English is a must.

Qualifications
	• University degree or equivalent in development, program management, international development or other relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and experience • Minimum three (3) years working in management of development programs for an international organization.

Experience
	• Minimum three (3) years working in management of development programs for an international organization.• Experience in dealing with a diverse group of stakeholders representing government, external partners, and others.