Nairobi
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)
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Main purpose of job: This is an important technical role with responsibility for leading BHC Kenya on monitoring, evaluation and learning. The job holder must champion the use of evidence across all our work, and ensure all MEL activities are proportionate, high quality and up to FCDO standards. BHC Nairobi hosts over 400 staff from 10 HMG Departments covering roles on Kenya, Somalia and the region. In line with the UK-Kenya Strategic Partnership, the BHC Country Plan goals cover mutual prosperity, security and stability, sustainable development, climate change, people to people and democracy and human rights. Bilateral ODA budget for 2024/25 was £81m. BHC Nairobi works closely with the Government of Kenya at central, regional and county levels, with civil society and businesses. Our international partners include regional organisations and major multilaterals (UN, World Bank, IMF). The Strategy, Assurance and Results Team (START) supports BHC to do the right things in the right way and maximise the quality and credibility of our actions, by:
We do this through facilitation and support to strategy and policy, and to programmes and ODA spend. The team provides a one-stop-shop for support on finance, risk, safeguarding, programme management and commercial advice. It also leads on policy and programme assurance functions and relationships with scrutiny bodies. The incoming MEL adviser will lead on results, monitoring, evaluation, evidence and learning across programmes and other activities. They will ensure we use evidence to maximise our impact against the resources we put in. They will support and enable teams and seniors to track and deliver results, maximise efficiency and achieve value for money in delivering UK objectives in Kenya. This is a senior role, and the successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to work with autonomy, drive forward workstreams and influence and lead others towards the best outcome. |
Roles and Responsibilities: Programme monitoring, evaluation and learning:
Portfolio monitoring, evaluation and learning:
Programme leadership:
FCDO statistics and evaluation community
Active member of the Strategy, Assurance and Results team
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Other skills
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Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Seeing the Big Picture
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14 October 2024
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Grade 7 (G7)
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Fixed Term, Fixed term, with possibility of renewal
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36.25
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12 months
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Africa
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Kenya
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Nairobi
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British High Commission
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KES
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KES 770 630,03 (monthly)
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monthly
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1 December 2024
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Learning and development opportunities:
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- Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.
- Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
- The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
- Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Nairobi are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Kenya.
- It is essential that the applicants already have the right to live and work in Kenya without the need to apply for a work permit.
- Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
- Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles. Please note: AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
- Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted on successful candidates and appointment is subject to that clearance.
- Please log into your profile on the application system on a regular basis to review the status of your application.
- Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate”
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