Project Manager

Job description

Kenya

Project Manager

Organization

• CARE
• 1 more

Posted 13 Oct 2025 Closing date 15 Oct 2025

About CARE
CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in 100 countries.

We create local solutions to poverty and inequality, and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis.

These solutions have a broad range, from disaster response to food and nutrition to education and work for women and girls to healthy mothers and children.

CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because when they have equal access to resources, they lift their families and communities out of poverty.

Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face.

We've been doing this for over 75 years, since World War II.

It started with the world's first CARE Package of food for the post-war hunger in Europe.

Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good.

If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it and our core values:
TRANSFORMATION, INTEGRITY, DIVERSITY, EQUALITY, and EXCELLENCE
then you are welcome to join us.

I.

Job Summary
CARE Kenya is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the coordination and implementation of a comprehensive 90-day strategy refresh process.

This critical role will support the Country Director in realigning CARE Kenya's strategy to respond to evolving internal and external landscapes, including shifting donor priorities, emergent vulnerabilities, and the need for enhanced organizational efficiency.

II.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management & Coordination
• Lead day-to-day coordination of the strategy refresh process across all workstreams
• Develop and maintain detailed project timelines, milestones, and deliverable tracking systems
• Coordinate activities between the Strategy Refresh Committee, Strategy Working Groups, and Senior Management Team
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and ensure alignment across departments
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to the Country Director and Senior Management Team
• Manage project risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Research & Analysis
• Design and implement internal landscape assessment including rapid evaluation of existing strategy performance
• Conduct comprehensive SWOT analysis of organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

• Lead external landscape assessment covering:

• Donor landscape mapping and funding opportunity analysis

• Vulnerability assessment focusing on women and girls in Kenya

• Stakeholder and partner ecosystem analysis

• Synthesize research findings into actionable insights and recommendations

• Support scenario planning exercises (best case, base case, worst case funding scenarios)
• Information Management & Documentation
• Establish robust information management systems for all strategy refresh materials
• Consolidate research findings, assessment reports, and stakeholder feedback
• Prepare comprehensive briefing materials for leadership decision-making
• Document all committee and working group proceedings
• Develop and maintain a centralized repository of strategy refresh deliverables
• Ensure quality control and consistency across all documentation
• Strategic Support to Country Director
• Provide direct executive support to the Country Director throughout the strategy refresh process
• Prepare strategic briefings, presentations, and decision papers
• Support preparation for board presentations and donor communications
• Coordinate Country Director's calendar related to strategy activities
• Act as primary liaison between Country Director and strategy implementation teams
• Support change management communications and stakeholder engagement
• Workshop & Stakeholder Engagement
• Plan and coordinate strategy refresh workshops and stakeholder consultations
• Manage logistics for internal and external meetings
• Facilitate working sessions and ensure productive outcomes
• Coordinate with external facilitators and consultants as needed
• Support stakeholder communication and engagement throughout the process

III.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience
• Master's degree in International Development, Strategic Management, Project Management, or related field
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in project management within international development sector
• Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder strategic initiatives
• Experience working with NGOs, particularly in East Africa context preferred
• Technical Skills
• Strong project management methodologies and tools expertise
• Advanced research and analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex information
• Excellent information management and documentation systems experience
• Proficiency in strategic planning frameworks and methodologies
• Experience with stakeholder mapping and engagement strategies
• Knowledge of donor landscape and funding mechanisms in Kenya/East Africa
• Core Competencies
• Exceptional organizational and time management abilities
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English
• Strong facilitation and meeting management capabilities
• Advanced presentation and report writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Understanding of Kenyan development context
• Personal Attributes
• High level of discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive strategic information
• Proactive and solutions-oriented approach
• Strong attention to detail with commitment to quality deliverables
• Collaborative leadership style with ability to influence without authority
• Adaptability and flexibility in fast-paced, changing environment
• Commitment to CARE's mission and values
• Preferred Qualifications
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience with organizational change management processes
• Background in strategic planning for humanitarian/development organizations
• Experience working with triple nexus (humanitarian-development-peace) programming
• Familiarity with digital transformation and technology integration in development sector

IV.

Contacts/Key Relationships
This role is expected to establish and maintain open, professional, and cordial relations with COs' internal and external customers.

These include and not limited to.

Internal

• Strategy Refresh Committee members
• Strategy Working Group leads
• Senior Management Team

External

• External consultants and facilitators

How to apply

Please Apply Using The Link Below

Deadline for submission is 15th October 2025.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CARE is an equal opportunity employer and promotes gender equity.

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.


CARE does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Qualified Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

CARE has a commitment to gender, equity and diversity in our workplace and operations.

CARE respects and values diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexuality, ethnicity, age, disability, religion or politics.

This is reflected in our recruitment decisions which are made entirely through a transparent, merit-based selection process.

All CARE staffs are required to comply with the Code of Conduct, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Child Protection (CP) policies.

CARE is committed to protecting the rights of the communities whom we serve and therefore reserves the right to conduct background checks and other screening procedures to ensure a safe, dignified work environment.


Job details

Country

• Kenya

City Nairobi Sources

• CARE
• CARE USA

Type

• Job

Career category

• Program/Project Management

Years of experience

• 5-9 years

Theme

• Disaster Management

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