Contract Duration: 4 Months (Fixed Term)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Closing date for applications: 3rd August 2026 (Note : Due to the urgency of the position, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis)
THE ORGANIZATION
“Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity”
Handicap International Federation operating name Humanity & Inclusion (HI) . HI, Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. HI is celebtating it’s 40th year of serving with people with disabilities. Currently, the organisation is in 57 countries; 24 are in the African continent with over 200 projects globally.
In Kenya, HI is working in Nairobi, Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps to improve access to healthcare, education and employment for youth, women and people with disabilities.
For further information about the association: www.hi.org.
JOB CONTEXT:
The Unlocking Opportunities project, a three-year project, aims to advance inclusive economic empowerment for youth with disabilities, with a strong focus on young women. Through a twin-track approach of personalised support and systemic inclusion, the program equips youth with skills, resources, and opportunities to engage meaningfully in the economy as entrepreneurs and employees. It further promotes innovation in areas such as assistive technology and digital accessibility, while working with both public and private sector actors to mainstream disability inclusion across key sectors including agriculture, digital economy, and the creative industry.
Reporting to the Consortium Coordinator, the Project Manager leads Humanity and Inclusion (HI) activities for the "Unlocking Opportunity" project. The role ensures high-quality execution and impact through an effective delegation system and robust oversight mechanisms. Alongside fellow HI managers, they share responsibility for the global organisation's sound management and smooth functioning. The Project Manager guides a team of officers to plan, implement, and monitor interventions that empower youth with disabilities, especially women and girls, by offering business skills, mentorship, financial connections, and business kits. Key duties include managing resources, tracking targets, monitoring budget burn rates, ensuring HI and donor compliance, and maintaining strong stakeholder partnerships.
YOUR MISSION:
Mission 1: Management
- Manager as a role model: embody HI's values daily and be a role model.
- Manager as a coach for meaning: understand the strategy, make it explicit, translate it into operational objectives for her or his team, lead the necessary changes. Give meaning to each management action. Encourage inter- and intra-departmental exchanges of practice. Encourage innovation and risk-taking.
- Operational manager: organise the operational management of her or his team, structure the work around identified processes, steer performance and facilitate the resolution of problems.
- HR & Coach: contribute to the development of her or his staff, create the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mindset and expected individual and collective behaviour.
Mission 2: Strategy and steering
Contribute to the development of the programme’s operational strategy
- Contribute to country operational strategy (StratOp).
- Draft new project proposals for the continuity or expansion of the project.
- Contribute to the drafting of new proposals for new opportunities, if necessary in her/his field of expertise.
Mission 3: Operations Implementation
Responsibility 1: Execute the project according to the logical framework and budge.
- Steer the project’s intervention strategy and put forward adjustments if the objectives change or if it is likely that they will not be met.
- Ensure that activities and the associated resources are planned and implement the action plan.
- Ensure that activities are implemented in line with the project proposal and the allocated budget. Ensure project reporting, internally (within the programme) and externally (reporting to funding bodies, authorities and/or partners) in support to the consortium coordinator if needed.
- Undertake expenditure and manage the project activity-specific budget lines according to the delegation s/he received based on the programme signature delegation table
- Guarantee the proper archiving of information.
Responsibility 2: Manage project delivery in compliance with established frameworks.
- Ensure the proper implementation and follow-up of institutional policies (specifically PQP, PSEAH and Age-Gender-Disability policies) and the other HI internal standards.
- Ensure compliance with the terms of the project proposal and the rules applied by the project funding body/bodies.
- Ensure compliance with global technical standards and norms by communicating and by involving the technical specialists and advisors with expertise in the project themes.
Responsibility 3: Deliver systematic project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and Learning.
- Ensure project monitoring, specifically activity progress indicators and the expected outcomes.
- Ensure quality implementation of the activities.
- Develop and implement the project evaluation plan.
- Ensure that the project is accountable to the local stakeholders (partners, authorities, local institutions and donor) including on the technical aspect of the project Ensure project learning with a focus on technical activities, taking into account lessons learned from similar previous projects, following the recommendations made throughout the project (from evaluations, support missions, audits, etc.), and capitalising and sharing on the acquired knowledge.
Responsibility 4: Oversee secure and structured project data management.
- Ensure that the appropriate data collection and management tools (including technical tools) are in place on the project, in line with global standards.
- Ensure that data related to the project is collected and compiled in the project database.
- Carry out regular checks and make any necessary corrections to the activity database.
Responsibility 5: Coordinate the teams involved in the project
- Facilitate coordination meetings between her/his direct team and the support services located in the area when necessary.
- Ensure that her/his team and the support teams (shared and technical services, in particular) work well together to facilitate the implementation of the project in the country.
- Facilitate the project steering committee.
Responsibility 6: Contribute to external project communication
- Contribute to HI’s external influence by taking part in networks, when required.
- Communicate about the project to partners, authorities and stakeholders when relevant.
Mission 4: Emergency Preparedness and Response:
- Lead the emergency preparedness actions in his/her project and, in the event of an emergency, reorganise the priorities of his/her team according to the humanitarian priority, to ensure a quick and efficient response by HI.
YOUR PROFILE :
Educational background and experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Social Science or a related discipline
- Minimum of four years of experience in managing projects.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of Experience managing programs focused on Socio-economic empowerment, market-based development or entrepreneurship.
Skills required:
Management skills
- Being capable of helping team members to progress: developing her/his staff‘s ability to work autonomously.
- Knowing how to position oneself so things can move forward.
- Knowing how to simplify and prioritise.
- Conflict management.
Project management skills
- Project Planning, Coordination and Monitoring.
- Program Evaluation and Strategy Development.
- Proposal and narrative report writing
- Emergency response
- Humanitarian monitoring and emergency preparedness
Other professional skills
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning /Information Management
- Monitor project results and key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Coordinate qualitative and quantitative surveys and disseminate findings.
- Lead comprehensive project evaluations and impact assessments.
- Champion participatory, non-discriminatory accountability to affected populations.
- Facilitate learning institution learning and data capitalisation.
- Accountability to affected populations: participatory, non-discriminatory and responsible approaches.
- Capitalisation and continuous learning
- Information management strategy, data structuring and quality
- Quantitative and qualitative data collection, qualitative analysis
- Responsible data management
Log/supply
- Planning (supply)
Finance
- Financial/budget management
- Donor financial management
Security
- Personal security management
- Security context analysis
- Security risk analysis
Advocacy
- Networking & promotion of HI advocacy messages to external stakeholders
Global programme management
- Management of major risks (safeguarding, fraud & corruption, security and major financial risks)
Cross-sector skills
- Frameworks and references
- Office and collaborative tools
- Stress management
- Collaborating in a global organization
Language skills
- English and Kiswahili