Consortium Manager (Kenya Cash Consortium) at ACTED

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, f...

 

Consortium Manager (Kenya Cash Consortium)

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationMBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience5 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldProject Management 

Summary of duties and responsibilities

Coordination

  • Protect and promote the vision, mission and interests of consortium partners towards external stakeholders;
  • Represent the consortium toward the donor(s) and government authorities and therefore communicate with the donor(s) and government authorities;
  • Participate in technical working groups meetings Kenya Cash Working Group and other relevant working groups or coordination platforms;
  • Lead the drafting and dissemination of position papers, statements, reports and releases on consortium’s engagements and humanitarian advocacy;
  • Convene and chair regular (e.g. monthly, quarterly) consortium steering committee meetings to discuss programme and financial planning, disseminate minutes and follow up on action points;
  • Support the development and maintenance of a coherent consortium strategy across all partners;

Project Management

  • Define project implementation modalities and methodologies (including, but not limited to technical specifications, identification and registration of beneficiaries, distribution and sensitization);
  • Oversee and monitor the work of consortium and local implementing partners, ensuring that technical quality and standards are considered and respected during project implementation;
  • Coordinate and put in place program capitalization system in collaboration with each focal point from each consortium partner;
  • Ensure that donor rules and procedures are understood and respected by all parties, sharing information and conducting training if required on proposed system and processes for consortium management;
  • Ensure external reporting for all the consortium members according to donor and Acted requirements is respected by all according to agreed deadlines;

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in humanitarian aid, disaster management, development, climate change, social work or related fields is required
  • At least 5 years’ experience in project management or coordination within an NGO/UN/humanitarian setting is required.
  • Experience in cash programming is essential;
  • Experience in disaster management, coordination and policy advocacy is strongly preferred
  • Experience working with local authorities, county and national government is preferred
  • Experience in consortium management/coordination strongly preferred;
  • Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting is required;
  • Multi-tasking skills: Ability to multitask with tight deadlines, on numerous emergency responses is required;
  • Level of independence: Proven ability to work independently is required;
  • Cross-cultural work environment: Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment is required;
  • Language skills: Fluency in English is required; knowledge of Swahili language and/or local languages is an asset

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Method of Application

Qualified Kenyan Nationals with the required skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter as a single document i.e. with the cover letter being on the first page and the CV starting on the second page, detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org  and received on or before 11 September 2025 with the subject line as; APPLICATION FOR CONSORTIUM MANAGER_KENYA. Note that Applications sent without this exact subject line will not be shortlisted.

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