REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE – KENYA
Organisation: Widows and Orphans International (WOI)
Position: Regional Representative
Duty Station: Kenya
Terms: Competitive terms for right candidate

Widows and Orphans International (WOI) is a UK based charity working in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa to promote health, socio-economic and cultural development targeting some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. WOI works with local partners to build the capacity of communities to tackle and address the challenges they face, support them to get their voices heard by planners, leaders and decision-makers, and develop local organisations which represent or/and work with them.

An opportunity has arisen following the creation of a new office in Kenya. This post is for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to undertake the role of The Regional Representative. The core role of this position will include but is not limited to: representation of WOI’s interests in the region through building relationships and networks with key players in WOI’s fields of interest; identifying and working with partners to develop programmes; facilitating capacity building initiatives of partners; fundraising and supporting partners fundraising activities; providing technical support to partners as necessary; facilitating monitoring, evaluation and learning activities in the programmes and supporting partners’ establishment and development of learning systems; supporting partners’ advocacy initiatives; management of WOI’s assets and resources; and, development of new business ventures.
To be considered for this post you must have a minimum of a Masters degree or higher level education in development/Public Health and or related field relevant to HIV/AIDS, OVC, Health, nutrition, programming and or a Bachelors degree with over 5 years of relevant experience and proven track record, in international development with at least 4 years at mid-senior management, including supporting local partners, programme development and management, reviews/evaluations and fundraising, managing and leading teams, managing consultants, and managing work performance, management of physical and financial resources,  conceptualizing and developing new business ventures, report writing and proven track record of business planning and implementation.
Interested candidates should down load and complete an application form from WOI’s website www.worphan.com

Email your CV and cover letter to:
recruitment@Worphan.com

or post to

Director Widows and Orphans international
Widows and Orphans International
93a-99a New Road
Dagenham Essex
RM10 9NL

by: 20th August 2010

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