The Country Project Lead will represent Living Goods in high-level coordination forums, partnerships, and consortium engagements, ensuring strong alignment, visibility, and effective collaboration across all stakeholders involved in the project.
\nRoles and Responsibilities:
\nStrategic Leadership & Project Direction (Regional)<\/p>\n
\tProvide overall strategic leadership for the project across\u00a0Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Burkina Faso, ensuring alignment with the donor objectives, Living Goods\u2019 strategy, and country-specific priorities.
\n\tLead coordination across Living Goods cross-functional teams (Programs, Digital Health, PS&E, Grants & Compliance, Finance, and Business Development) and consortium partners to ensure cohesive and integrated project delivery.
\n\tGuide the development, alignment, and periodic review of\u00a0country-level strategies\u00a0to ensure coherence with the overall regional project vision and results framework.
\n\tEnsure the project remains responsive to evolving external contexts, policy shifts, and implementation realities across countries, recommending timely strategic pivots in collaboration with the Senior Director, Upskilling & Performance Management.<\/p>\n
Country-Level Strategy & Leadership (Kenya-Specific)<\/p>\n
\tServe as the\u00a0overall Country Project Lead for Kenya, providing leadership for in-country project implementation in close collaboration with the Living Goods Country Director, government counterparts, and consortium partners.
\n\tLead the co-creation of the Kenya country strategy and implementation approach, ensuring strong alignment with national priorities and government digital and performance management agendas.
\n\tDevelop and oversee\u00a0annual workplans, budgets, and delivery milestones\u00a0for Kenya, ensuring alignment with regional objectives and donor commitments.
\n\tDefine and track clear deliverables and performance milestones for the Kenya project, ensuring accountability and results orientation at all levels of implementation.<\/p>\n
Project Management & Implementation Oversight (Regional & Kenya)<\/p>\n
\tOversee effective end-to-end implementation of project activities across all participating countries, with a particular focus on\u00a0digital solutions, and performance management systems.
\n\tEnsure high-quality execution through structured planning, risk management, and proactive problem solving, integrating best practices and lessons learned across countries.
\n\tMonitor project performance against agreed indicators and milestones, initiating timely corrective actions to address implementation bottlenecks or underperformance.
\n\tEnsure project teams are appropriately staffed, skilled, and supported; identify capacity gaps and coordinate with relevant functions to address them.
\n\tFoster a culture of\u00a0performance excellence, accountability, and continuous learning\u00a0across country teams and consortium partners.
\n\tEnsure systematic documentation, synthesis, and dissemination of project learnings, innovations, and best practices to inform scale-up and sector influence.<\/p>\n
External Engagement, Partnerships & Representation (Regional & Kenya)<\/p>\n
\tRepresent Living Goods and the project in high-level engagements with\u00a0governments, consortium partners, donors, and other key stakeholders\u00a0at national and regional levels.
\n\tBuild, manage, and strengthen strategic relationships with consortium members, ensuring effective collaboration, role clarity, and shared accountability for results.
\n\tProactively position and brand Living Goods as a credible technical partner and leader in digital health, CHW upskilling, and performance management.
\n\tIdentify emerging needs, partnership opportunities, and avenues for influence that advance project goals and Living Goods\u2019 strategic positioning.
\n\tEnsure consistent, clear, and strategic communication of project progress, challenges, successes, and lessons learned in line with agreed communication and visibility plans.<\/p>\n
Reporting, Grant Management & Compliance (Regional \u2013 All Countries)<\/p>\n
\tProvide overall oversight for\u00a0grant management, reporting, and compliance\u00a0across all supported countries, ensuring adherence to donor requirements and Living Goods policies.
\n\tEnsure timely, accurate, and high-quality narrative and financial reporting to the donor, coordinating inputs from country teams and support functions.
\n\tManage project budgets and resources effectively, ensuring value for money, transparency, and full compliance with financial and procurement guidelines.
\n\tLead project risk identification, monitoring, and mitigation, escalating critical issues as needed and ensuring proactive management.
\n\tStrengthen internal capacity on grant management, compliance, and reporting through coaching, guidance, and structured support to country teams.<\/p>\n
Education and Experience:<\/p>\n
\tBachelor\u2019s degree in social sciences, public health, business administration, Information Technology, Project Management, or a related field. A master\u2019s degree in related field is preferred or equivalent.
\n\tCertifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification is desirable
\n\tAt least 15 years’ work experience in the health sector programmes (Community Health is preferred) in senior leadership positions with at least 7 of which must be at a Strategic level in project management, and digital transformation or digital health.
\n\tProven track record of leading\/managing complex projects, especially those including digital initiatives.
\n\tExperience in the non-profit sector or international development with restricted grants is a must.<\/p>\n
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