Programme Manager– Systems-change & Early Childhood Development (ECD)

Aga Khan Foundation is hiring for the Programme Manager– Systems-change & Early Childhood Development (ECD) position in Mombasa. This is a full time role. Qualification level: Masters; experience: 5 – 9 yrs. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private, not-for-profit international development agency, which was founded in 1967 by Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV.

AKF seeks to provide long-term solutions to problems of poverty, hunger, illiteracy and ill health in the poorest parts of South and Central Asia, Eastern and Western Africa, and the Middle East.Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Systems Advocacy

Key responsibilities

• Drive the overarching strategic vision of the ECD systems-change initiative, ensuring all activities address root causes rather than just surface symptoms.
• Lead formal execution of agreed commitments including signing of MoUs where needed.
• Manage and collaborate with relevant field officers, independent consultants, specific specialists (gender, design & innovation, data & insights) and or evaluators.

Requirements

• At least 2 years must be in a leadership role managing teams, partners and compiling quality donor reports.
• Further, demonstrate experience in delivering highly successful educational or systems-change programmes.
• Domain Expertise: Deep practical knowledge of the Kenyan Early Childhood Development (ECD) landscape, including policies and community/parental involvement, devolution structures (County…

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