Area Manager, Marsabit

Role Overview

The Area Manager leads Concern’s programme portfolio in Marsabit County, guiding implementation across health, nutrition, WASH, education and related areas. The role combines field oversight, staff and budget management, programme quality assurance, and county-level representation to help ensure activities respond to local needs and meet organisational and donor commitments. Working with programme leadership, technical teams, government departments and local partners, the manager reviews progress and adjusts delivery as conditions change.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn approved programme plans and budgets into costed annual and quarterly county workplans, coordinating project start-up, implementation schedules, recruitment and procurement planning.
• Oversee delivery across county projects, working with technical advisers, programme teams, government counterparts and implementing partners to coordinate activities and maintain quality, relevance and compliance.
• Promote integrated, accountable and conflict-sensitive programming, including attention to gender, protection, community participation and other cross-cutting priorities; adapt approaches as needs and conditions evolve.
• Manage and develop county staff through induction, clear objectives, coaching, technical support and performance reviews, while addressing skills gaps and promoting compliance with organisational policies.
• Track programme budgets against workplans, review monthly finance reports, support appropriate spending and seek timely budget adjustments where needed.
• Lead monitoring, learning and documentation, including regular site visits, progress reviews, evaluation activities, field reports, programme briefs and success stories.
• Coordinate timely internal and donor reporting and contribute to proposals and concept notes with programme leadership.
• Represent Concern in county coordination forums and maintain working relationships with government departments, community structures, NGOs and other relevant actors.
• Oversee local partnerships through joint planning, monitoring, capacity support and performance reviews, following up on risks and agreed improvement actions.
• Support accountability and safe programming, respond to feedback and complaints with relevant colleagues, contribute to emergency preparedness and security monitoring, and assist with county emergency response when required.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Social Sciences or a related discipline.
• At least five years of experience delivering multisectoral programmes, including work in health, nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, community empowerment or climate resilience.
• At least three years of programme management experience, including responsibility for donor-funded budgets.
• Experience supporting health-system strengthening and working with county and national government, alongside a sound understanding of humanitarian response and development programming.
• Experience working with local implementing partners and familiarity with the context of arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL), preferably through work in ASAL counties.
• Understanding of how to incorporate gender equality, protection, conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding, disaster risk reduction, environmental considerations and climate adaptation into programme delivery, particularly in WASH and nutrition work.
• Strong planning, analytical, communication and report-writing abilities, with the judgement to work independently and collaboratively, manage competing deadlines and remain effective under pressure.
• Personal qualities include integrity, organisation, initiative, sound decision-making and willingness to spend substantial time in the field, including extended field days.