Project Manager – THRIVE

PROJECT MANAGER – THRIVE Posted by Sokify on behalf of Hivos ABOUT THE ROLE Hivos is recruiting a Project Manager to lead the implementation of THRIVE, an ambitious multi-country civil society strengthening program funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. This is a full-time position based in Nairobi, Kenya, reporting to the Global Head of Programs. The THRIVE program operates across Kenya, Zimbabwe, Colombia, and Lebanon with a mission to strengthen civil society resilience and create enabling environments for civic participation. You will drive strategic and operational management of this complex, donor-funded initiative, ensuring quality implementation, compliance, and adaptive management across all program countries. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES You will own the day-to-day program implementation across multiple countries, developing annual plans and operational workplans while coordinating country teams, regional colleagues, and technical staff. Your partnership management will extend to strategic partners and implementing organizations, maintaining strong communication channels internally and externally. You will oversee the full grants management cycle including calls for proposals, partner selection, contracting, monitoring, and closure, ensuring due diligence and accountability standards are consistently met. Budget and financial oversight form a critical part of your role, tracking expenditure, forecasts, and burn rates while collaborating with finance teams on donor compliance and reporting. You will coordinate all narrative and financial reporting to donors, ensure progress against key indicators and milestones, and facilitate learning and knowledge exchange across countries. Additionally, you will maintain the program risk register, identify operational and contextual risks, and propose mitigation measures while providing leadership to matrixed teams across geographically dispersed locations. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR You hold a master's degree in Development Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Business Administration, or a related field. You bring minimum seven years of experience managing complex donor-funded programs, with proven success managing multi-country initiatives. Experience working with institutional donors such as Sida, EU, or MFA is essential, along with strong grants management and partnership management capabilities. Your background in civil society, governance, human rights, or inclusion programming, combined with experience leading multicultural and geographically dispersed teams, makes you an ideal candidate. You possess strong project and budget management capabilities, excellent stakeholder coordination skills, and demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities. Your communication, presentation, and report writing skills are exceptional, and you are fluent in English both written and verbal. Additional languages such as Arabic, Spanish, or French are advantageous. EMPLOYMENT DETAILS Contract Type: Fixed-term Initial Term: One year with possibility of annual renewal based on donor funding, performance, and organizational needs Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week Location: Nairobi, Kenya Salary Grade: KEN 13-14 Application Deadline: May 15th, 2026, midnight EAT Please note this recruitment is conditional upon successful donor funding approval and signature of the funding agreement. Hivos reserves the right to pause, amend, or withdraw the recruitment process if funding is not confirmed. TO APPLY Submit a cover letter (maximum one page) and CV (maximum two pages) through the application button on this posting. Applications received by May 15th, 2026 will be considered. Hivos is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals.