Country Representative Kenya

As Country Representative you are our client key local representative and linking pin between the Managing Board in Amsterdam (Head Office) with regards to general business development and representation of our Client's Group within Kenya. Your role is to:

• contribute to business development, by acting as a radar for local opportunities, creating an attractive  external profile and opening doors at clients and donors, writing proposals in collaboration with respective business lines in Amsterdam and local Program and Project Managers;
• represent our client externally, manage key relationships, and help solve any problems that may arise with their local partners;
• Serve as the organization's eyes and ears regarding local-governmental policy developments, local-regional strategies of large donors and clients and be acutely aware of social, political and business developments that may affect the organization's programs;
• run a local office, including legal affairs, human resources and implement safety procedures, while being the key contact for the Amsterdam office on logistics;
• create an office environment that stimulates professional local execution, knowledge exchange between business lines, and professional and personal growth for their staff;
•  supervise day-to-day operations of support staff (e.g. IT; accounting; etc.).

Desired Skills and Experience

• Relevant Master’s degree or MBA;
• Track record as an excellent results-driven international manager, who knows how to lead and stimulate a diverse group of ambitious people;
• People manager;
• Analytical skills and ability to operate strategically in a complex setting with various stakeholders;
• Energetic and enthusiastic, flexible and able to think out of the box; problem solver;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to effectively interact and build relations in an environment with multiple stakeholders and people that originate from different cultures;
• Major advantages: experience working in African countries or other resource poor countries; experience in the field of development cooperation and NGO’s; knowledge of different aspects of public health care;
• Excellent command of English, both verbal and written;
• Affinity with our mission and objectives.
• Proficiency at Microsoft tools, including PowerPoint and Excel;

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