Job Purpose
Lead
the strategic delivery and growth of the Financial Inclusion Fund – SBDC Pilot
Programme, driving impactful support for high-potential entrepreneurs across
Uasin Gishu, Nyeri, and Mombasa counties while building a scalable model for
national expansion across Kenya.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the successful
implementation and scale-up of the SBDC Pilot Programme across Uasin
Gishu, Nyeri, and Mombasa counties.
- Manage high-level relationships with the Financial Inclusion Fund,
Livelihood Impact Fund (LIF), government stakeholders, development
partners, and other key institutional partners.
- Oversee programme execution, ensuring timely delivery of milestones,
quality outputs, budget accountability, and compliance with donor and
institutional requirements.
- Supervise and support the Project Manager and wider programme team,
fostering a high-performance and impact-driven culture.
- Lead programme monitoring, evaluation, learning, and adaptive
decision-making to strengthen evidence generation and inform national
scale-up.
- Ensure the quality and integrity of programme deliverables, reports,
communications, and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Represent the programme in high-level forums, policy engagements,
and strategic partnerships, positioning the SBDC model as a leading MSME
development approach in Kenya.
- Drive resource mobilisation and strategic growth opportunities to
sustain and expand the programme beyond the pilot phase.
- Identify and manage strategic, operational, and financial risks to
ensure effective programme delivery and long-term impact.
Qualifications
The
post holder will be required to have and to demonstrate evidence of the
following qualifications, attributes, and skills:
- 15+ years of senior leadership experience managing large, complex
development or donor-funded programmes.
- Master’s degree in a relevant field such as International
Development, Public Administration, or Economic Development.
- Strong experience (7+ years) in building and managing
multi-stakeholder partnerships across government, donors, private sector,
and civil society.
- Proven expertise in programme leadership, including financial
management, contract oversight, and team management.
- Experience in donor-funded programme compliance, reporting, and
results-based management.
- Willingness to travel as required for programme delivery and
stakeholder engagement.
How to Apply
Please
forward an application letter together with a copy of your updated resume
quoting ‘Project Director to the Hiring Team, Strathmore University Business
School, on careerssbs@strathmore.edu
by end of the day (5.30pm) Thursday, 4th June 2026.
