Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is seeking to recruit a competent, experienced, and motivated Kenyan National for the position of a Head of Programmes. The position is based in Nairobi and reports to the Country Representative, based in Nairobi.

General information: Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH), Warsaw-based international non-governmental organization with a representation office in Kenya.

Position: Head of Programmes

Location: Nairobi, Kenia

Type of employment: Full time

Starting date: June 2025

About PAH:

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is an international non-governmental organization which since 1992 has been providing humanitarian and development help worldwide. So far, the interventions have been carried out in 51 different countries. By possessing long-standing expertise in the implementation of projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Food Security and Livelihoods, as well as Nutrition and Education, PAH concentrates its global activities on ensuring sustainable and stable development of regions suffering from the consequences of armed conflicts, natural disasters and other humanitarian crises.

PAH has been present in Kenya since April 2018 delivering development and humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable populations. We assist Kenya’s growth, through addressing challenges such as water accessibility, conducting hygiene promotion, climate change mitigation, agriculture entrepreneurship, and production growth. In collaboration with local specialists, we implement new methods of collecting and treating water, though building sand barriers, shallow water wells and water tanks in schools. To empower the local agricultural sector, we organize diverse training programs covering project management, leadership, administration, and modern farming techniques for agricultural cooperatives. Our projects contribute to improving livelihood quality of all the people. Our current activities include FSL, DRR, WASH and MPCA.

Key responsibilities:

• In cooperation with the Country Representative, develops a long-term strategy for programmes for the Country Office in Kenya, operationalizes and leads its implementation
• Defines the common approach and quality standards in PAH Programmes and monitors their coherent application across programmes
• Provide leadership and direction and responsible for timely and effective implementation of activities as well as use of budget and other resources enabling synergies in the Programmes, assuring compliance with internal standards (e.g. PCM guidelines)
• Lead on proposal development; coordinate and manage proposal writing by identifying sources for programmes financing and funding opportunities
• Leads Programme Team, i.e. selects, assesses performance, motivates, establishes supporting relations and develops project staff
• Liaises and engages in cooperation with stakeholders such as donors, institutions, authorities, international and national non-governmental organizations, international organizations (IOs), clusters representing PAH

The successful candidate will be selected based on the qualification requirements described below:

• Experience in leading and managing WASH/FSL and other development programmes (minimum 4 years)
• Documented successes in applying for institutional and private funds
• Proven experience in project management (at least 4 years)
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Strong results orientation with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
• Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong sense of personal and professional integrity
• Excellent spoken and written in English and Kiswahili
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
• University degree in relevant field

What PAH offers:

• Work experience with professional and flexible international NGO, which is one of the largest NGOs in the Central-Eastern Europe
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and motivated team
• Possibility for professional development
• The position is for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension

How to Apply:

If you are interested in the role, please fill in the online application form and submit your resume with cover letter in English including your salary expectation no later than 11th April , 2025.

We strongly encourage qualified candidates to apply as soon as possible, the applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Kindly note that only the candidates shortlisted for the next stages of the recruitment will be contacted.