Kenya Country Lead-BSP
Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the BSP field activities in Kenya.
Overview
Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the BSP field activities in Kenya.
You have:
- Master’s degree in security Sector/Police reform, Border/Security Management or related discipline.
- At least 15 years’ experience working on security sector or police reform, community policing, or crime prevention programming in the Horn of Africa.
- In-depth understanding of the Kenya context, including border security, governance and policing frameworks, OIC and migration dynamics.
- Excellent representational skills, with demonstrated experience working to influence national government and national police/security sectors’ ways of working and policies.
- Demonstrated effectiveness managing a diverse team of staff, consortium partners and local implementing partners.
- Excellent writing and reporting skills.
- Excellent verbal and inter-personal communications skills.
- Demonstrated sensitivity, skill, and experience working within different cultural settings.
Potential interview questions
| How have you previously influenced policy discussions on organized immigration crime? | This assesses your experience and effectiveness in policy influence. | Provide specific examples of interactions with policymakers. |
| Describe a complex programme you managed and how you adapted it to changing circumstances. | This question evaluates your programme management skills and adaptability. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies would you employ to engage communities in countering organized immigration crime? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain how you would build relationships with government stakeholders in Kenya. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you measure the effectiveness of community-policing interventions? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Give an example of how you've managed a diverse team successfully. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your approach to risk management in complex programmes? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure compliance with safeguarding protocols in programming? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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