Head of Support Job in Kenya - NRC

What we are looking for:

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

What you will do:

Generic responsibilities:

  • Line management for support managers such as Finance, HR & Admin and Logistics (incl. ICT)
  • Member of the Country Management Group (CMG)
  • Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and handbooks and donor/auditor requirements
  • Facilitate the support function`s strategic input to the development of the Country Strategy and Plan of Action
  • Provide input on operational support in proposal development, and to coordinate and align operational support with programme plans
  • Responsible for ensuring quality and timely support to project implementation.

  • Facilitate the Master Support Budget, country level budgets and BPO development, including assess and monitor costs and resource allocation needs
  • Responsible for the strategic development of country structures, technical systems, human resource capacity and allocation
  • Responsible for development of new country specific technical SOPs, guidelines and tools
  • Responsible for organisational learning related to programme support
  • Responsible for technical capacity building of support staff

Specific responsibilities:

  • These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly. The line manager drafts the specific responsibilities and sends them to

his/her line manager for approval.

  • Ensure support team competency (skills and knowledge) in the implementation of cash-based interventions and market based programmes during emergency, recovery and protracted contexts.
  • Provide an enabling environment for the implementation of cash-based interventions, including multi-purpose cash assistance, emergency cash responses.
  • Develop and implement a cost-efficiency strategy by identifying and analysing opportunities for optimisation across both countries; present actionable proposals to the CMGs for approval; and ensure systematic follow-through on agreed measures to achieve measurable reductions in operational costs and improved resource utilisation.

What you will bring

  • Minimum 4 years’ experience from a senior management position in a humanitarian/ recovery context
  • Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Allocation of resources and costs expertise
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Knowledge of market analysis and cash-based interventions
  • Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal

How to Apply

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