Reporting to the Head of Programmes, the incumbent will provide technical direction andenhance collaborative working relationships with national and county level partners, developand maintain strategic partnerships for the achievement of sector objectives. S/he will providestrategic leadership to the water sector team and drive successful programme implementation
in compliance with the statutory, organisational, donor or other requirements of KMT.
Key Qualifications and Experience:• Master’s degree in International Development, Strategy, Business Management,
Engineering, Marketing, Economics or any other relevant field.
• At least 7 years’ relevant experience in development work, with at least 3 years gained at
management level providing technical leadership in the water sector with multiple
stakeholders and multi-layered teams.
• Demonstrable experience in initiating and managing effective partnerships with
government, private sector and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated track record and experience in managing projects related to Water and
policy influencing.
• Demonstrable experience in a technical team leadership role on development
programmes, preferably with a specific focus on market development, private sector
development, or value chain improvements.
• Experience in implementing market-based solutions within large-scale sector development
programmes to enhance competitiveness of sectors.
• Strong relationship management skills and capacity to influence at multiple levels across
national and county governments and the donor/funding community.
• Good people management experience, provide coaching and mentoring, and coordinate staff and contract partners in a consultative and collegiate decision-making style.
• Experience of influencing senior level public and private sector decision makers and
communicating to a variety of audiences and media.
Responsibilities
Working with the Head of Programmes, set the strategic direction and overall approach forKMT’s water sector implementation work.
• Provide technical leadership in the development and implementation of high-quality
interventions and concept notes to achieve water sector objectives.
• Drive effective implementation of the water sector work through a results-based
management process that is aligned with KMT’s long- term objectives in the sector.
• Report the progress of the water sector to the Head of Programmes on a monthly basis or
more frequently as required and participate in portfolio reporting to the Board and funders
on a quarterly basis.
• Lead identification, assessment and engagement of strategic water sector partners and
market actors
• Oversee the grants and partnership management implementation, enforcement and
compliance to all contractual requirements of the sector
• Oversee the design and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation plan and
lead on the use of information generated to ensure that it is usefully deployed to inform
further project implementation
• Ensure quality control on reports and briefs prepared by Intervention Specialists before
submission.
• Lead, manage, motivate and develop the water sector team by promoting a culture of
trust based on personal integrity, openness within the team, encouraging their commitment
to KMT’s objectives and meeting their personal development needs.
• Lead development of water sector annual budgets and work plans. Review all project
financial reports to enhance proper and efficient utilization of sector funds, against
planned activities/expenditure plans
• Assume fiscal accountability for the sector budget and ensure the financial management
of the water sector programme is compliant with KMT’s requirements.
• Set KPIs for staff, always aligning with the organisational and sector objectives and
conduct performance management evaluations in a timely manner to ensure superior
levels of performance are maintained.
• Participate in the development and continuous review of the water sector strategy and
development and implementation of the water component of the Annual Operating
Plan.
• Work closely with the other functions within KMT to progress the broader strategic objectives
of the organization.
Job Requirements
Required education
: Bachelor's degree
Required relevant work experience
: 7 years
Required languages:
English (Spoken: fluent | Written: fluent)
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