www.ichooselife.or.ke Job Vacancy : Consultancy Manager

www.ichooselife.or.ke Job Vacancy : Consultancy Manager
March 2, 2015 Job Description
Background: Jireh Management Consultancy (Jireh) is a Consultancy that primarily strengthens the systems, structures and capacities of organizations in corporate, government and private entities. Jireh conducts capacity assessments of organizations with a view to helping them address their immediate and long term needs
Vision
To be a leading institutional strengthening company in the region
Mission
To provide institutional strengthening service to organizations by understanding their vision, drawing the achievement map and strategically planning execution.
Position: We are looking for a Lead consultant with specialization in various sectors, that we can work with on a contractual basis to deliver assignments to our clients as they arise. Interested consultants should have prior experience as:
Senior Consultant or Consultancy Manager
Key responsibility Percentage of time
1. Strategy Development and Management
a) Participate in strategy development and planning
b) Develop consultancy content and tools
c) Conduct research, utilizing institution library, archives, and collections, and other sources of information, to collect, record, analyze, and evaluate facts
d) Assist in the designing of questionnaires and other survey methodologies
Bid Management
a) Actively seek and place bids by marketing Jireh on key online sites and development forums in the open marketplace
b) Developing proposals and tenders in response to bids
c) Carry out marketing for our services and secure jobs
3. Client Service Management
a) Ensure quality delivery of the consultancy assignment
b) Implement content for consultancy training and tools
c) Conduct organizational systems capacity assessments for clients
d) Develop and submit reports as required to clients
e) Perform assessment of the needs with the clients
4. Staff Development
a) Supervise the Associate consultants to ensure work is done as scheduled.
b) Mentor staff on proposal and bid development. 20%
20% Experience
Designing and implementing strategic plans
Managing the bid process, including securing bids
Overseeing client service delivery and relationship management.
The above must have experience in the following sectors:-
Sectors:
Public Financial Management
Public sector and Public Benefit Organization capacity building
Local Government, Devolution and Decentralisation
Strategy and Planning
Governance and accountability
Financial Inclusion and Micro-finance
Public Health
Private Sector Development Small and Medium Enterprises
Business Development Services and Entrepreneurship
Agriculture and Rural Development
Monitoring and Evaluation
Youth Market
Education
Child Protection
Senior Consultants- Over 5 years post qualification experience in the related sector and at least 3 years’ experience as a Team Leader in a previous assignment
Education
Masters in Development Management, Project Management, Business Administration ,Human Resource Management, Social Sciences, Statistics, Education Administration or related experience (in the above sectors)
Professional Qualification in related field
How to Apply
Application and contact details:
Please limit your application to a one page cover letter and c.v. Clearly mark the subject as Lead Consultant and quote your daily rate remuneration package. Deliver (Hand or Courier) a hard copy of your application to ICL Offices, Ufungamano House Room 402 or email to hr@ichooselife.or.ke, to reach us on or before 6th March 2015 at 3.00 p.m. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.