Programmes Manager at African Vision Malawi

African Vision Malawi (“AVM”) is a small NGO based in Malawi and supported from the UK. More information is available at: www.africanvision.org.uk

Title: Programmes Manager

AVM is seeking a Programmes Manager to manage our training centre named ‘Sam’s Village’ to enhance our vocational and life skills training for vulnerable and young people in our community and to manage our outreach programmes. This includes managing the rental of the training centre and bringing in clientele and managing our  programmes in Education, Health and Agriculture.  The position is based at Sam’s Village in rural North West Lilongwe district.

Job Purpose

The Programmes Manager will oversee the management of all outreach programmes in Education, Health, Agriculture and Training in conjunction with the appropriate project managers and will work closely with our Finance & Operations Manager.  You will be one of the senior key staff moving the organisation forward in its key sustainable strategic goals one of which is making Sam’s Village a model of excellence.

Required qualification and experience:

• A university degree in Programme Management and/or Community Development with at least 3 – 4 years working experience in programme management
• Good understanding and experience of the TEVET system in Malawi with emphasis on the informal/non-formal technical training
• Experience of identifying and successfully managing donor funded opportunities and projects
• Proven partner and stakeholder senior management experience.

 Required knowledge and skills:

• Pro-active general management skills with a minimum of 3-4 years of staff and programme management experience
• Ability to both generate programme and business opportunities
• Ability to work within donor funded budgets
• Proven monitoring and evaluation skills
• Successful proposal writing
• Excellent in written and spoken English and Chichewa languages and full driving licence

 Desirable experience:

• Marketing or business management experience
• Experience working in customer related service industry

 Remuneration: The salary and allowances will be appropriate to your experience and within our funding levels.  Please understand that we are a small charity and consequently cannot pay salaries in line with large INGOs.  You should not therefore apply if your salary expectations are in excess of K400,000 gross per month.

 Contract: 6 months’ probation period and, if completed successfully, followed thereafter by a further 6 months with a fixed term contract anticipated thereafter (also subject to ongoing funding and the Trust’s needs and priorities).

Method Of Application

This post is open to Malawian nationals.  We encourage applications from women and marginalised groups in line with our Equal Opportunities policy.  Only those meeting the criteria for this post will be considered for shortlisting. If you have not had a response within 14 days of the closing date, your application has not been successful.

Applications MUST be made online only using the following:

• CV in English, no longer than 2 sides of A4 and in font no smaller than size 11, and:
• An accompanying covering letter outlining your motivation in applying for this post as well as your skills and experience in line with the key areas of this post. It must also include details of your current remuneration package.

CVs and accompanying letters should be sent tohr@africanvision.org.uk by 12 noon on Monday 12th^thSeptember 2022. Applications that are late and/or do not comply with the application guidance and which do not meet the essential criteria will not be considered.  Interviews are scheduled to take place in Lilongwe on Monday 3^rdOctober 2022 (precise times to be provided to successful applicants).