Vacancy: Programmes Manager
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel
Reporting to: Executive Director
Salary Range (Monthly): 250,000-270,000
Contract: One year, with a possibility of renewal
PURPOSE:
To manage the day to day implementation and management of programmes and resource mobilisation for the Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW).
CONTEXT:
Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW) is a Kenyan women’s rights organisation founded on human rights and feminist principles, that seeks to promote women’s rights. COVAW works towards a society free from all forms of violence against women and girls.
COVAW Strategic Plan 2024-2028 focuses on four strategic areas, which are:
- Mitigation, prevention and response to Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV);
- Access to comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services
- Access to justice (legal, climate, economic and gender justice).
- Women’s leadership and governance
Read COVAW Strategic Plan 2024-2028 here
COVAW’s current programmes address sexual and gender-based violence, including harmful traditional practices, technology-facilitated GBV, promote disability rights and mental health, enhance access to sexual reproductive health rights and climate justice. Additionally, we focus on access to justice and movement-building work.
The Programmes Manager must understand how this role impacts the success of these programmes and the long-term financial stability of the institution.
KEY OUTPUTS
- Inputs to the development of COVAW strategy and objectives
- Planning and budgeting for programmes
- Ensuring the development, implementation and monitoring of programmes
- Preparing progress reports for decision-making by COVAW and external stakeholders
- With the Executive Director, implement the resource mobilisation strategy
- Coordinating seamless training sessions, including the availability of venues and training materials
- Implementing fund raising strategy
- Overseeing baseline surveys, and internal and external project surveys in implementation areas
- Representing COVAW in meetings with donors and key COVAW partners
The Programmes Manager will be expected to;
- Present ideas clearly
- Negotiate confidently and persuasively
- Create partnerships and alliances
- Build an environment of mutual respect and trust
- Demonstrate personal career planning
- Think creatively and innovatively; seek new or ‘reinvent’ opportunities
- Recognise the value of professional networking and personal career planning
- Balance work, family and community obligations
- Remain flexible and positive in a time of continuing change
- Celebrate achievements for self and others
RELATIONSHIPS:
- Reports to the Executive Director
- Member of the Senior Management Team
- Has established strong working relationships with colleagues, especially Programme Officers
- Has established excellent networks and working relationships with external stakeholders, including donors and other stakeholders
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY:
The job demands implicitly taking a view of the risks and odds against a shifting background and the jobholder will be expected to step beyond the boundary of readily available answers to find solutions.
Required qualifications and competencies
- A master’s degree in law, or human rights.
- Advocate of the High Court with 8+ years demonstrated experience working in international humanitarian law, human rights law, justice and accountability or criminal law.
- Minimum 8 years’ experience representing vulnerable individuals in legal aid services and working on cases of sexual and gender-based violence.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar programme management position, including planning, design, M&E, and budget management.
- Strong time management and organisational skills.
- Experience in working in a diverse team and with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluency in speaking and writing in English and Kiswahili
- Very good interpersonal skills
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning skills
How to apply
The successful candidate must demonstrate COVAW values as follows: Integrity, Dignity, Courage, Commitment, and Solidarity.
Send your cover letter and CV, only marked “Programmes Manager” by the 5th of April 2026, to [email protected]
Note: The subject line of the email should be Programmes Manager COVAW/2026
COVAW encourages, promotes, and supports diversity in all aspects of its work.
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