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Country Manager at Tushinde Children's Trust
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 5 days ago (15 Oct 2026) Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 Updated 4 days ago
Job Description
The Country Manager will lead Tushinde Children’s Trust’s operations in Kenya, overseeing programme delivery, financial management and staff development. Responsibilities include ensuring safeguarding compliance, managing budgets, and cultivating donor and stakeholder relationships. The role requires senior leadership experience in the non‑profit sector.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Relevant degree (Bachelor’s or higher) in Development, Management or related field
- • Progressive management experience in NGOs or non‑profits, preferably 5+ years
- • Proven ability to manage teams, programmes and budgets
- • Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection and Kenyan legislation
- • Excellent communication and people‑management skills
- • Experience with board governance and fundraising is an advantage
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Lead daily operations and coordinate senior managers
- • Oversee programme quality, delivery and outcomes
- • Manage budgets, cash flow and financial controls
- • Provide people management, staff development and performance coaching
- • Ensure safeguarding, legal and policy compliance
- • Support fundraising, donor engagement and stakeholder relationships
- • Report to the Kenya Board and implement the agreed strategic plan