Job particulars
- Job title
- Programme Manager
- Hiring organisation
- s Expand Recruitment Services
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Industry
- Project Management
- Level
- Management
- Posted
- 30 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 2 Nov 2026
Key responsibilities
- Programme leadership.
- Compliance, Safety and Security.
- Own the annual programme plan, budget, and delivery calendar.
- Programme Implementation & Reporting.
- Set and track targets across all MEL levels inputs, outputs, results, outcomes, and impact.
- Ensure the programme is delivered consistently and with quality across all schools.
- Lead the programme’s expansion strategy and manage the transition to scale.
- Team and patron management.
- Line-manage the Education and Field Lab team.
- Oversee the patron network, ensuring patrons are trained, supported, and retained.
- Manage part-time and contract staff including admin, interns, consultants and field liaison roles.
- Training and Capacity Building.
- Build a culture of learning, accountability, and care within the team.
- Donor relations and fundraising.
- Adhere to donor reporting schedules and compliance and ensure that reports are submitted on time.
- Lead on grant applications and donor prospecting to fund programme growth.
- Work with the team to translate MEL data and field stories into compelling donor.
- Communications and reports.
- Represent the programme at external events, conferences, and partner meetings.
- MEL and reporting
- Champion a culture of evidence and learning across the programme.
- Oversee the MEL system working with consultants and ensuring data is collected, analysed, and used to improve delivery.
- Produce quarterly progress reports and an annual impact report.
- Identify what is working, what is not, and act on it.
- Content and curriculum.
- Oversee the development and quality of conservation education modules.
- Ensure content is species- and issue-relevant, age-appropriate, and aligned with.
- School contexts
- Manage relationships with conservation experts and content contributors.
Candidate requirements
- At least 5 years’ experience in programme or project management, ideally in education, conservation, or a related field.
- A track record of actually delivering a programme or project from end to end, not just contributing to one.
- Proven ability to manage relationships with donors, partners, and stakeholders.
- Strong written communication: you can write a donor report and a school newsletter and both will be good.
- Comfortable working with data: you don’t need to be a statistician, but you can read a dashboard, spot a pattern, and ask the right question.
- Experience managing small teams and remote or distributed networks.
- Genuine passion for conservation and wildlife education.
- Highly organised, self-directed, and calm under pressure.
- Experience with MEL frameworks, logframes, or theory of change.
- Familiarity with Google Workspace (Forms, Sheets, Looker Studio)
- Experience working with schools, teachers, or youth programmes.
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Hiring organisation
s Expand Recruitment Services