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This solicitation seeks applications from qualified Kenyan citizens to provide services as a Country Program Coordinator in Nairobi, Kenya under a personal services contract with the United States African Development Foundation. The one-year base period contract includes the option to renew for four additional one-year periods. Required qualifications and experience include a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, three years of professional experience in areas such as business development, finance, or international development programs in Kenya, experience working with marginalized groups and managing client relationships, financial management and reporting skills, and monitoring, evaluating or auditing international development programs. Preferred skills include experience with international donors, grant management or micro lending, knowledge of the Foundation's mission and priorities, and community needs assessment experience. Applicants must apply in accordance with solicitation 20341920Q00001 posted on SAM.gov by the specified response deadline.
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SOLICITATION NO: 20341920Q00001 Page 1 of 1 Kenya Country Program Coordinator (CPC) July 17, 2020
JOB VACANCY
COUNTRY PROGRAM COORDINATOR (CPC)
BACKGROUND
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service, on behalf of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF), is posting this job vacancy to seek a qualified individual to serve as a Country Program Coordinator (CPC) for its field office in Nairobi, Kenya under a personal service contract for a base period of 12-months and four 12-month option periods.
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) is an agency of the United States Government. USADF provides grant funding to private businesses, farmers’ cooperatives, associations, and various community-based organizations, especially those serving marginalized peoples engaged in economic and social development activities.
The Foundation started its grant funding activities in Turkana County, Kenya in 2011. USADF’s office in Nairobi provides on-going support to projects that have been financed and also continues to identify viable local self-help groups, NGOs, and small and medium-sized enterprises that show potential to create employment opportunities, generate sustainable incomes and have broad social impact beyond the grant activity
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Citizen of the Country of Kenya.
2. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in business administration, management, public administration, finance, accounting, community development, economics, or a related field.
3. Three years of professional experience in business development, finance, banking, auditing, monitoring and evaluation, and/or management of international development programs in Kenya.
4. Experience working with marginalized groups and/or community-based enterprises.
5. Experience managing client relationships, especially in grants management, banking, business development, or international development context.
6. Experience with financial management/accounting and preparation of financial reports.
7. Experience auditing, monitoring, or evaluating international development programs.
8. Fluency in Swahili and English languages.
9. High level of fluency in spoken and written English.
10. Willingness to travel extensively throughout Turkana County, Kenya.
11. High level of motivation, personal commitment, and ethical standards.
12. Demonstrated ability to operate independently in high visibility, high-pressure environments and operate in complex office environment, emergency, and/or political crisis situations with minimal supervision.
13. Knowledge of community needs assessment, mobilization, community enterprise participatory development, and/or monitoring the implementation of an assistance activity under a grant or cooperative agreement.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
1. Experience working with international donors
2. Experience with grant management or commercial/micro lending.
3. Knowledge of and commitment to ADF mission and priorities.
4. Knowledge or experience with community needs assessments.
5. Experience with participatory development methods.
HOW TO APPLY:
This job announcement is solely intended to advertise the Kenya Country Program Coordinator (CPC) position opening. To apply for this position, YOU MUST RESPOND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOLICITATION 20341920Q00001 POSTED AT https://beta.sam.gov/.
A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT: https://www.usadf.gov/ https://beta.sam.gov/
JOB VACANCY
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