• Serve as the representative of AED in the region with donors, governments, professional organizations and NGOS.
  
• Oversee human and financial resources, ensuring that AED contracts and grants respond to AED policies and procedures and donor requirements.
  
• Manage the AED regional office based in Nairobi, Kenya. Oversee current programmes and assist the programmes with national and regional coordination.
  
• Develop and implement a five year strategic development plan for AED in the region.
  
• Advise AED on opportunities for program development and service in the region.
  
• Evaluate opportunities for partnerships in East, Central, and the Horn of Africa and recommend direction for AED resource commitment.

Qualifications:

• Masters in one of the following or related fields: Communications or Education or Health or Marketing or Nutrition or Population required.
  
• 15 year(s) of relevant experience required.
  
• Project design and at least seven (7) years of significant management experience of relevant programmes in education, health, HIV/AIDS, training and technical assistance and other related areas for an international organization.
  
• Experience in marketing, business development, and managing and writing proposals.

For more details please visit  www.aed.org.