Regional Program Coordinator, East Africa – International Development Law Organization – Kenya

IDLO seeks a Regional Program Coordinator for a two-year period to manage a sub-regional HIV/AIDS and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) Program. The first Phase of the Program is aimed at improving the quality of, and access to, HIV-related services for AGYW in East Africa, specifically Tanzania and Uganda through the use of legal empowerment and social accountability strategies. Subject to available funding, subsequent phases will be added,

In the first Phase (2016-2018), the Regional Program Coordinator will coordinate and oversee the work of two civil society organizations (sub-grantees in Uganda and Tanzania) as well as ensure the delivery of regional coordination and technical assistance work.

Under the direct supervision of the IDLO Regional Program Manager – New Initiatives, Africa, the Regional Program Coordinator will be responsible for the following duties:

 Manage the IDLO Program in East Africa on HIV/AIDS and AGYW, including management of the complete work-plan, ongoing review, design and management of the monitoring and evaluation plan;

 Coordinate and oversee the work of two civil society organizations – sub-grantees in Uganda and Tanzania. These organizations will be responsible for project management and implementation at the national and district levels, including coordination and supervision of a pool of community paralegals and peer educators;

 Manage the Program office and team in daily implementation issues, including inter alia revisions to project design, work-plans, and budgets and recruitment of experts;

 Undertake regular monitoring and representational missions to the Program’s targeted countries and districts in East Africa as needed throughout the implementation of the Program;

 Identify and report in a timely manner any difficulty or possible change in project strategies, objectives, results or activities, and make recommendations for timely and optimal course corrections;

 Represent IDLO in program events, build relationships with donors, UN agencies, the East Africa government institutions, CSOs and other implementing organizations in the HIV/AIDS and rule of law field;

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 Ensure that the program has the required technical inputs and outputs, including needed legal analysis and contributions to project deliverables by regional and national experts;

 Regularly liaise with IDLO’s Health and Gender Specialists and other IDLO teams (research, impact evaluation) to ensure the quality of the program deliverables;

 Lead the preparation of internal reporting and external donor narrative reports;

 Review internal and external financial reports produced by the Finance and Administration Officer and identify areas of under or over spending;

 Oversee the budget and finances of the Program in collaboration with the Field Office Finance and Administration Officer/s. Monitor expenditure and be responsible for the monitoring and updating of financial forecasts;

 Monitor the program implementation environment, including security, political, development and personnel issues that may affect implementation of IDLO projects;