The Programme Manager deputises the Country Director and provides support in the management of the Country Programme. S/he is responsible for providing programmatic support in the planning, implementation, budgeting and reporting of all TMA DRC programmes including those relating to public and private sectors and civil society organisations with the assistance of the programme officers.
S/he insures the cohesion of the country programme. S/he work in coordination in day-to-day activities with technical experts at the regional office (Nairobi) such as Results, Business Competitiveness, Transport Infrastructure, Programme Delivery Hub (Finance, Procurement, Reporting, Mobilisation, etc.), gender & inclusiveness, Communication, Audit and Risk.
Roles and responsibilities
The Programme Manager will deputise the Country Director in her (his) absence. She/he will
Support the Country Director in managing the country programme including developing and maintaining
strategies, work plans and budget for the country programme. He will supervise programme officers (at least 2) and a Finance Officer. She/he work closely the staff under supervision on PCM, communication, knowledge sharing and results for the different projects in the programme. Some Key specific responsibility include:
- Apply the highest standards of controls and risk management practices and behaviors and embed a positive risk and control culture.
- Demonstrate prudence, sound judgement and appropriate and timely escalations in management of all types of risk (including fraud risk) applicable to my role.
- Understand and comply with the relevant end-to-end processes including applicable risks and controls.
- Seek to identify, understand and escalate risk events/incidents/ issues on a timely basis focusing on fixing root-causes and taking ownership of identified mitigating actions.
