HelpAge’s strategic aim for its work on enabling older men and women to access a secure income includes work to secure social protection measures for older people and their dependents as well as support older people’s rights to decent work and livelihoods.
 

• Lead on the implementation of the regional strategy for secure incomes and social protection in collaboration with CDPs, affiliates and partners and provide relevant input to global thematic working groups and strategy discussions.
• Translate the EWCA strategic targets for secure income for older people into fundable programmes
• Ensure reporting against and analysis of HelpAge corporate strategy and indicators for Kenya and the region
• Lead in the coordination, training and development of a regional (virtual) team of staff with the necessary technical skills and experience within HelpAge offices, affiliates and partners to lead the agenda to ensure secure incomes and social protection for older people.
• Build and maintain key relationships with programme stakeholders as well as government, UN and other development agencies focussed on secure incomes and social protection.

• Be responsible for the management of HelpAge and donor-funded programmes in Kenya and at regional level, in a timely and accountable way and in accordance with the donor requirements and HelpAge internal procedures and contract management guidelines.
• Be responsible for the preparation, review and submission of timely and quality donor reports including all aspects of programmatic, financial and contractual compliance.
• Provide support and advice to affiliates, partners and CDP’s in developing and implementing programmes to secure incomes for older people, drawing on internal and external best practice.
• Support the design and implementation of a training and capacity building plan on secure incomes and social protection for HelpAge, Affiliate and partner staff in the region.
• Responsible for the effective monitoring, evaluation and learning from programmes under the post holder’s management and others in the region under their sectoral focus to ensure effective documentation and dissemination of HelpAge’s work.
• Management of regional grant including donor liaison, reporting, monitoring, staff management as may be assigned.

• To develop and manage programme budgets within HelpAge and donor procedures and requirements, including taking responsibility for the programme phasing, timely generation, uploading and monitoring of relevant budget formats in HelpAge’s financial system.
• Support affiliates, partners and CDP’s in monitoring and implementing their budgets.
• Support annual and strategic budget planning and reporting exercises to ensure strategic use of cash envelope and external donor resources.

• Support in identifying potential sources of funding and raising resources to establish and manage a strong portfolio of work in Kenya and the region to secure incomes for older people, exploring opportunities for cross border/regional programming.
• Monitor emerging policy and programme developments and research and evidence of best practice in securing incomes and social protection in the region for the development of quality evidence based programmes and responses, including undertaking, supporting and analysing needs assessments to initiate programmes with the relevant partners.
• Coordinate the documentation and dissemination through effective communication products and campaigns, of evidence emanating from HelpAge programmes on the needs, rights and capacities of older people.
• Advocate and influence governments and development organisations in Africa to include the needs of older people, including the development of collaborative operations with HelpAge’s key target implementing agencies.
• Build strategic alliances with other (I)NGOs and development partners for joint programming and engagements in consortia.

• Provide donor intelligence, build and maintain excellent relationships with and plan approaches to relevant donors, and monitor the donor funding environment with regard to secure incomes and social protection work.

• Represent HelpAge EWCA region in local, regional and international forums, including the media to highlight the needs, rights and capacities of older people.
• Actively identify and seize opportunities for influencing policies and strategies within the secure incomes and social protection sector.

• To participate in the activities of HelpAge EWCA Regional Development Centre and perform any other duties as may be required from time to time.

• The post holder is expected to operate within all HelpAge policies and procedures.
• The post holder is authorised to make decisions within the framework of the agreed budget and programme proposals in consultation with the management structure at the EWCA-RDC.
• To contribute to, or deliver policy and practice documents, in collaboration with the advocacy and communications and policy team in EWCA and UK for dissemination internally / externally, and link with key research and practice institutions

• Affiliates, partners and Country Development Programmes to support, train, monitor, evaluate and gather evidence and learning from the implementation of programmes to secure incomes for older people.
• Regional Development Centre staff – to ensure consistency of approach in HelpAge International’s work in the region and to ensure the development of complimentary activities.
• Development organisations working on secure incomes and social protection to share information and influence changes in policies and practices
• Donor organisations to ensure smooth relationships with donor representatives and compliance with donor regulations.
• Media to develop positive relationship and ensure that media are positive allies in our quest for inclusive policies and programmes.
• Staff and volunteers of NGOs, INGOs and Governments to disseminate learning and sharing of experiences
• In the UK Secretariat with the Programme, Policy and Learning Department, Advocacy and Communications Department, and Resource Development in relation to the key tasks of the programme.

• Degree in Economics, Public Policy, Social development or related area.
• At least 5 years working in an NGO environment with a regional set-up
• At least 5 years technical and managerial experience in programme design, implementation and monitoring of development programmes in Africa, including programme and contract management, monitoring of complex budgets and managing effective teams.
• Demonstrable experience and understanding of key technical programme and policy issues in poverty reduction, secure incomes and social protection.
• Excellent networking and representation skills
• Excellent evidence gathering, analysis and communication and advocacy skills in English, both written and verbal
• Demonstrable experience of successful proposal development, compiling and managing multi-donor budgets in adherence to value for money principles.
• A strong understanding of and commitment to key international principles, standards and instruments, frameworks and codes of conduct that guide work to secure incomes and social protection.
• Experience of developing and/or implementing donor and beneficiary accountability frameworks
• Ability to work flexibly (with tact and diplomacy) at the highest level to lobby and advocate for inclusion of older people’s issues in policies, strategies and programmes and also to work with local partners to support their capacity and their engagement in programme and advocacy work.
• Demonstrable staff management skills and experience
• Experience of work in an advisory capacity, in training and capacity development
• The ability to travel extensively in the region
• Demonstrated capacity to interrelate with people of different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Administratively self supporting.

• A developed understanding of ageing and intergenerational dependency issues
• Exposure to the UN and major international donor systems
• An innovative approach to work within an agreed strategic framework
• Language skills in Swahili, French, and Portuguese