Practical Action Consulting (PAC) is the dynamic consulting arm of the Practical Action Group.
PAC extends Practical Action’s work by providing independent and
professional consulting services in the use of technology for poverty
reduction to governments, NGOs, donors and the private sector.
PAC works with clients and partners in Africa, Asia and Latin America to
deliver projects across the development sector and has particular
expertise in energy access and small-scale renewable energy provision;
climate change; and inclusive market development.
PAC Eastern Africa Region Office is seeking to recruit a high caliber
individual to lead and manage our regional consultancy portfolio who has
a technical expertise and a track record in developing; winning,
managing and coordinating high-quality consultancy assignments in the
exciting and vibrant field of inclusive market development.
Regional Manager - Practical Action Consulting, Eastern Africa Regional Office
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Full / Part time: Full Time
Permanent / Temporary: Permanent
Job Purpose: The Job holder is responsible for
i) managing the strategic development of PAC EA and its role as a delivery mechanism within Practical Action Regional office.
Ensuring this delivery aligns with the regional strategy and way of
working and feeds into PAC international objectives and global strategy
delivery;
ii) Developing; winning, managing and coordinating high-quality
technical consultancy in the exciting and vibrant field of inclusive
market development (a.k.a. value chain development and M4P) in Eastern
Africa Region to meet PAC’s strategic and financial targets and work
collaboratively with programmes teams and effectively manage projects
and technical teams.
Duties & Responsibilities
Planning and Strategy
Develop, lead, manage and deliver consultancy work and
contribute to the growing programme of innovative work and the
achievement of PAC EA’s strategy and serve as a member of the Regional
Management Team.
Actively contribute to the Development and delivery of the PAC international strategy
Work as an integral part of the PAC international team delivering to both regional and PAC international strategy.
In doing so the role will develop close working relationships
with the PAC UK team as well as other PAC regional teams – particularly
Southern Africa, Sudan and in time West Africa.
Project Implementation
Accountable for developing and delivering a robust body of
work and maximizing associated linkages with all organizational goal
areas (energy, food and agriculture and urban water/sanitation/waste),
cross cutting themes (markets and climate change) and Practical Answers.
Lead and performance manage the PAC EA team and hold them
accountable for the technical delivery, financial control, management of
associates, donor reporting, strategic fit, contract preparation and
conformance of the assignments.
Lead the PAC team members and Associate Consultants in the
delivery of work that ensures strategic integration of PAC work with
regional goals
Fundraising and Markets Development
Responsible for business development and winning new work from international donors and commercial organisations.
Explore consultancy opportunities, design proposals and deliver consultancy work of an international dimension.
In doing so ensuring delivery is aligned with Practical
Actions values, leverages best practise and learning from within and
outside the organisation and challenges the status quo to ensure the
highest quality of outputs.
Provides technical support to proposals designed by PACs associates.
Increase PAC’s technical capacity to apply inclusive Market
approaches mainly in energy and agriculture (other possible areas are
urban water and sanitation and disaster risk reduction).
For example, providing technical inputs to proposals developed by PAC’s
associates or by Practical Action’s regional staff where PAC associates
can participate.
Collaboratively with the Eastern Africa Fundraising
Manager to identify funding opportunities and develop proposals/bids for
programmes and PAC in the Eastern Africa region.
Directly raise funds for PAC’s growth and expansion
Assist all PAC teams/associates in planning, writing and
editing funding proposals to comply with fundraising guidelines and
standards, paying particular attention to our accountabilities and
ensuring that applications meet donor guidelines.
To fundraise and manage a strategic portfolio of regional
assignments with a target annual PAC turnover of approximately £500,000.
Lead in Business Development of PAC portfolio of projects to maintain a healthy pot of work and funding
Work closely with the PAC International Market Systems
Specialist (international thematic leader) to strengthen and deliver
markets work in the region and embed markets as a cross-cutting theme in
PAC and programs.
Develop regional expansion opportunities into other regional targets
Financial Management and Administration
Responsible for managing project budgets for PAC of approximately £500,000 a year.
Oversee timely and accurate preparation of Project budgets.
Ensure the effective and timely management and control of
project budgets, managing project and operational expenditure against
approved budgets and ensure that expenditure does not exceed allowed
limits
Work with the finance team to prepare and submit timely and accurate monthly and annual financial reports.
Liaison and Networking
Develop and deepen existing donor relationships, ensuring
that the organisation maintains effective communications and good
relations with our donor partners, ensuring they are updated on our work
and achievements
To represent PAC and Practical Action at international
meetings, actively build and positive awareness of the Practical Action
Group and manage the reputational risk of PAC (and thus the RCO and the
group).
Work closely with the Communications Manager, the Regional
Management Team and others across the organisation to increase PA
profile and enhance our reputation within the donor community
To ensure knowledge generation and capture is effectively
delivered through activities such as authoring and commissioning
articles for publication based on a synthesis of project experience.
Contribute to organisational processes of learning and policy formulation
Other Responsibilities
Work effectively as a member of the Regional Management
Team and contribute to RMT agenda setting, longer term strategic
direction and decision making.
When appointed, act as the Regional Director in the absence of the incumbent Regional Director.
Support the Regional Director to meet the governance requirements including reporting to the Practical Action Kenya board
Person Specification
Education
Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field i.e.
Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Climate Change or related international
development field
Post-graduate qualifications in business management, CSR, value chains or any form inclusive market development is desirable.
Additional training courses in international development and
experience in consulting, project design and management are an advantage
Qualifications and experience in project Management and/or Marketing will be an added advantage
Experience
At least seven (7) years’ experience working as a
consultant in the region in a variety of contexts with demonstrable
experience in the innovation and implementation of short and long term
consultancy assignments
Minimum of three to five years of senior management experience in an international non-profit organization.
Significant Thematic experience (at least 5years) ideally in
either Climate change, Energy or Agriculture and expertise in any form
of inclusive market development (value chains, M4P, PMSD, pro-poor
market development, etc.) preferably in developing countries and in
professional environments for poverty reduction is mandatory.
Experience in knowledge management and organisational learning, and/or M&E are desirable
Experience of working in international organisations in a
variety of contexts, with increasing levels of management and leadership
responsibilities
Strategic management experience: (strategic analysis, decision
making and planning for organizations and programs) and strategy
implementation (leadership and change management, and organizational
development).
Project management experience: project development,
coordinating and managing project associates and teams, project control
and monitoring, financial planning and control and liaising with and
reporting to clients/donors.
Demonstrable competence in recruitment, development, training and motivating staff to ensure timely delivery of targets.
Other Competencies / Abilities / Skills Required
Strong research and M&E skills.
Proven ability to inspire and manage a high performance team.
Skills in management, reporting and delivery of short, medium
and long term international assignments across a range of disciplines.
Financial abilities in accurately reporting on project performance during the project lifecycle.
Demonstrated analytical skills.
Strong interpersonal skills with ability to support and motivate professional staff.
Excellent project management skills.
Keen entrepreneurial skills.
Excellent written, and oral communication skills, and able to communicate to a variety of audiences.
Fluency in written and spoken English essential.
French language knowledge is desirable.
Sound grasp of basic computer programming, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Clear understanding of gender issues and their implications on project delivery
Experience working in an international NGO environment is desirable.
How to Apply
If you have the experience, skills and the ability we are looking for,
please send your application letter and updated CV to Practical Action,
Eastern Africa Regional Office by email:
recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke no later than 14th September, 2014.
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