Kenya Country Director VAcancy at Village Enterprise in Kakamega,Kenya

Post:Kenya Country Director
Organization:Village EnterpriseLocation:Kakamega,Kenya
Opportunity Type: Job
 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.

            
Posted: 15 Jul 2013
Closing Date: 30 Sep 2013

How to Apply:
 http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m//template.rc/1.11.191996