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Context:
Terre des hommes has been active in Kenya since 2011, working to protect children and support families affected by migration, drought, and poverty. Our programmes focus on child protection, mobility and migration, and health and nutrition services, reaching both displaced populations and vulnerable host communities.
The organisation operates through three sub-offices across the country, implementing projects in Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps, the Kalobeyei settlement, and surrounding host communities. Our interventions combine prevention and response to child protection risks, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding children in complex humanitarian settings.
In addition, Terre des hommes is implementing an innovative Child Rights in Business programme in Kiambu County. This initiative aims to prevent and address child labour in coffee-producing areas by improving access to quality education and strengthening community-based child protection mechanisms, while engaging local actors and the private sector to promote respect for children’s rights. In a close past, Tdh has implemented a WASH and health project in Garissa county.
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Main responsibilities:
- Under the supervision of the Africa Regional Director, he/she ensures the proper functioning of operations at the national level; as such he/she represents the Foundation in the assignment country
- In collaboration with the programs and expertise and the fundraising team, he/she develops the Strategic Plan of the Delegation’s operations and ensure the consolidation and the development of Terre des hommes’ portfolio in Kenya.
- He/She directs and supervises all activities connected to the Tdh projects in his/her assignment country in line with the SP (Strategic Plan) and strategic orientations
- He/She represents Tdh (including legally) and promotes the entirety of its remit in the assignment country
- He/She demonstrates ethical and exemplary leadership in order to maintain the Foundation’s good reputation and leads all the delegation’s collaborators in a shared vision in compliance with the Foundation’s strategic orientations.
- He/She develops and guarantees the implementation of the Delegation’s Annual Operational Plans (AOPs) in compliance with the Strategic Plan and internal processes (budgetary management, HR and logistics management, quality and accountability)
- He/She guarantees the implementation of an operational risk-management system for the Delegation.
- He/She ensures the Delegation’s internal and external communications, and feels accountable to the beneficiaries, collaborators and donors
- He/She makes sure that his/her teams and partners have learned the security policies and the general code of conduct and comply with them at all times
- He/She supervises and supports all staff attached to the Delegation and is responsible for the security of the Tdh teams under his/her responsibility and is in charge of the security rules and the contingency plans of the country or countries under his/her responsibility
- He/She manages and assumes ultimate responsibility for the risks and access aspects of the mission
Specific responsibilities:
Strategy and steering, Representation, Security and safety, Human Resources, Finance and logistics, Management, Reporting
Profile:
- Education: Master’s in management or in one of Tdh program and expertise
- Experience: 10 years’ experience, with 5 years minimum in similar role
- Languages: Fluent in English (written and spoken) – Knowledge of French is an asset
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