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Programme Development Lead

Programme Development Lead

Mary's Meals InternationalTurkana, Kenya
30+ days ago
Job description

Job title : Programme Development Lead

Job Location : Turkana Deadline : May 03, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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Key responsibilities :

  • Coordinate strategic research, rapid assessments and learning to understand and explain identified issues.
  • Refine existing programmes and develop innovative programme refinements, aligned to our school feeding approach, with clear implementation guidelines.
  • Monitor programme refinements and piloting of new approaches to ensure implementation has desired effect.
  • Ensure the systems and processes for monitoring programme impact are robust and consistently applied, in coordination with the quality assurance teams.
  • Lead in the design and development of impact assessment research, including developing implementation tools and plans for an effective tracking of indicators and activities.
  • Establish a strong system of feedback and knowledge sharing across the Programmes function and Mary's Meals Kenya as a whole.
  • Lead on the learning and capacity building needs of school and community partners.
  • Facilitate the sharing of best practices across MMK and our global programmes, through the Programme Development Lead Forum and with other opportunities as identified.
  • Identify in-country research needs and lead research in accordance with the MMI Programme Development team.
  • Coordinate responses to external audits conducted by MMI Risk & Assurance, liaising with MMI Programme Operations and Programme Development as required.
  • Develop a high-performing, innovative, resilient, and sustainable development team though coaching, delegation and mentoring.
  • The role will require travel to locations in which Mary's Meals operate.

    • Required skills and experience :

  • Strong commitment to Mary's Meals vision, mission and values.
  • Proven experience of designing and developing impact assessment research and developing implementation tools.
  • Strong understanding of programme refinements, with experience of piloting and implementing these.
  • Experience of monitoring, evaluating, learning and reporting against agreed strategy and plans.
  • Strategic thinker, with experience of developing and delivering strategy in a complex environment.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to establish effective working relationships at all levels.
  • Strong analytical skills and effective financial management experience.
  • Proven experience of strong leadership of a function, and in coaching and developing high performing teams and individuals.
  • Strong cultural sensitivity, with an ability to work well with a wide range of people in many different contexts.
  • Experience of international development, knowledge of the place of school feeding, and working in international environments and teams, would be beneficial.
  • Strong experience of liaising with community groups and governments.
  • Relevant degree qualification, with relevant post-qualification experience.
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