Regional Manager - East Africa
Organization: ERIKS

Presentation ERIKS Development Partner
ERIKS is a Swedish NGO, based on Christian and humanitarian values, founded in 1967. ERIKS carries out long-term development and humanitarian action focusing on children’s rights, in partnership with about 60 local implementing partners spread out in 16 countries.

Overall responsible for ERIKS’ work in East Africa, in terms of programmatic content, budget and monitoring.
Heading the Regional Office in Kampala.
Managing a team of 3 employees at the Regional Office in Kampala and 1 employee in Nairobi.
Overall responsible for partnership with about 20 local implementing organisations.
Representing ERIKS in networks, advocacy coalitions and in relation to authorities and institutional donors.
Reporting to the International Programme Director at the Head Office in Sweden.
Job description
You will:

Represent ERIKS in relation to authorities, CSO networks, institutional donors, partner organisations and other actors related to ERIKS’ work in the region.
Supervise processes regarding current and anticipated registration of ERIKS in relevant programme countries.
In collaboration with co-workers elaborate an annual budget for the regional office’s internal costs and manage the finances of the regional office in accordance with approved budget.
Sign contracts regarding premises, water, electricity, IT services and other administrative services at the regional office.
Manage other staff members at the regional office, dividing work and responsibilities, elaborate annual and periodical work plans and follow up implementation of these.
In collaboration with Programme Director, recruit staff and make annual salary revie