Regional Program Manager Roving - East Africa

WORK CONTEXT

CESVI has been operating in the Horn of Africa for over two decades, providing humanitarian and development assistance in response to recurring crises caused by conflict, climate change, food insecurity, and forced displacement.

In Somalia, it operates in several health centres providing care and nutrition for newborns and mothers, as well as continuous monitoring of patients' conditions.

In Ethiopia, due to a severe drought, CESVI supports the population through cash assistance projects, rehabilitation of water collection basins, preparation of grazing land, and peacebuilding activities.

In Kenya, CESVI has activated projects focused on climate resilience and the strengthening of social cohesion.

In northern Uganda, it has launched sustainable agriculture programs, distributing seeds and agricultural tools and providing training on cultivation techniques.

Through the collaboration with institutional donors (as ECHO, AICS, UNICEF, WFP, and FAO), local and international NGOs, and public authorities, CESVI is present in the Region with multisectoral projects supporting the most vulnerable.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The collaboration will start in August 2025.

The Regional Program Manager Roving will be based in Nairobi or any other CESVI Country Office within the region with availability to travel for at least 70% of the time to the projects’ areas.

The Regional Program Manager Roving will work under the supervision of the Regional Manager according to the related functions.

With regular visits to the missions in the East African region, support the Regional Manager on the strategic programming, management and implementation of activities and achievement of objectives related to the geographic area of competence. The Regional Program Manager Roving is functionally supervising the Project Managers and/or equivalent in the geographic area of competence.

Conduct humanitarian analysis and contribute, when needed, to the direct implementation of country programs and projects in the geographic area of competence. In coordination with the Grants and Programming Department in HQ, support the Regional Manager in the identification and set up of new operational areas and missions within the region, ensuring the initial presence of CESVI through short and medium-term field missions.

Contribute to the program development of the different CESVI missions within the region and lead the process of proposal writing and submission in collaboration with program staff at country level in a timely manner.

In further detail, the Regional Program Manager Roving:

·Contributes, with the Regional Manager to the design of the strategies and the identification of the geographical areas and sectors of intervention to be privileged

·Is responsible to guarantee, in coordination with the Head of Mission and Project Managers or equivalent the supervision, the analysis and the evaluation of the key variables of the design of projects (constraints and rules of the donors, consistency and technical-methodological congruity, quality of resources, effectiveness of results efficiency). In case of need and under the supervision of the Regional Manager and with the support of Project Development Unit (PDU) in HQ, produces requested programmatic documentation (e.g.: proposal, annexes)

·Collaborate with Heads of Mission and Project Managersor equivalent for ensuring systematic updating of needs analyses and critical context factors

·Responsible to follow up with the Heads of Mission and Project Managers or equivalent to guarantee the timely submission of mission documentation and reports to donors and HQ. Control the content of narrative reports, in collaboration with Technical Advisory Services Unit in HQ

·Make contextual crisis analysis in the Eastern African region and provide inputs to facilitate a strategic decision-making process related to emergency response.

·Promote and conduct assessments in areas targeted by ongoing CESVI operations and in new areas of intervention

·Identify areas of needs of additional resources in the Eastern African region and collaborate with PDU to identify possible funding sources

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• University degree in Project management, International Affairs, Development, International Political Economy or other relevant fields.
• Strong background in DRR and preparedness, anticipatory action and humanitarian assistance is a strong asset
• Minimum 7 years complex programs management experience in international development and humanitarian work, preferably in East Africa and with INGOs
• Proven ability to lead strategy development and execution in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Good knowledge of main donors’ regulations (DG INTPA, DG ECHO, UN system, AICS - Italian Agency for Development Cooperation)
• Proven success in planning, designing and supervising complex multisector programs in both development and humanitarian settings
• Experience cultivating partnerships with government agencies, partners, civil society organizations, and private sector stakeholders
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Flexible and with a positive attitude
• Proactive attitude in problem-solving
• Strategic thinking and innovation
• Self-motivated, able to take initiative, resilient and able to work independently
• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work cooperatively
• Highly result-oriented with the ability to manage workload and stress. Computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office Programs (Outlook, Excel, TEAMS, etc.) as well accounting packages & other database competencies
• Advanced knowledge of English (written and spoken)

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS

• Prior working experience in East Africa
• Capacity building and training skills
• Knowledge of Italian written and spoken

SAFEGUARDING

CESVI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a child or a vulnerable adult by any of our staff, related people or partners.

CESVI commitment to being a safe organization begins with the staff recruitment process which includes meticulous checks, such as criminal records check or check disclosure of previous convictions, to ensure children and vulnerable people are safeguarded and abuse is prevented. Safeguarding checks are part of the selection process performance.

HEALTH SAFEGUARDING

CESVI pays particular attention to safeguarding the health of all the human resources of the Organisation. Therefore, in order to protect its staff, an assessment of their suitability for the position in each mission is carried out before departure. Such assessment is done by the Occupational Doctor of the Organisation, who will also examine the vaccination coverage.

SALARY PACKAGE

Contract duration: 6 months, with possible extension

Salary: TBD

House allowance (exact value will depend on final duty station)

Insurance coverage

1 round-trip flight every 12-months

How to apply

Please send your CV and motivation letter - https://cesvi.org/jobs/regional-program-manager-roving-east-africa/?d=