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Overview of Delta Partnership
Delta Partnership is a highly regarded, international development consultancy firm offering bespoke solutions which maximise the impact of development funds. Established in 2000 and operating primarily in East Africa, the UK and the Caribbean, Delta has extensive experience of enabling better and more equitable public services to citizens. We have a steadily growing turnover currently standing at £1.5 million per year. Delta has a core team of employees who are dedicated to furthering the growth of Delta whilst maintaining our unique, innovative and results focused style. In addition, we have around 20 regularly used and highly skilled associate consultants with whom we have built excellent working relationships and a number of strategic partnerships with other development focused entities.
We currently have a permanent presence in the UK, Kenya, and Uganda. We have worked in over 20 countries, across the whole of government, with civil society and in specific sectors such as health, education, justice and the environment. We are committed to making a positive change to people’s lives, especially for people living in poverty.
The Role of Senior Consultant
The successful candidate will be responsible for making a major contribution to the business growth and development of the Ugandan Delta office, and will report to the Director at the Uganda office. The key tasks will include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Delivering high quality consultancy to a varied set of clients on a range of exciting development projects in Uganda and surrounding countries;
- Contributing to the drafting of expressions of interest and full technical proposals for work;
- Supporting the development of Delta methodologies and knowledge and sharing this with other members of our team;
- Marketing Delta in Uganda and building relationships with existing and potentially new clients;
- Playing a major role to refine and implement Delta’s business plan for growth in Uganda and Eastern Africa.
The appointment of the Senior Consultant will be for 1 year with a possible extension for 2 more years, subject to a 3 month trial period. The remuneration package will be competitively bench-marked against other similar positions in Uganda. Delta actively encourages and supports team members in their professional development.
Qualities and attributes of the successful candidate
The successful candidate will be available to start work on a full time basis as soon as possible. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and driven individual with:
- At least 5 years work experience in an international development consultancy capacity;
- A good university degree;
- Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills;
- Creativeness, willingness to share ideas and an eagerness and ability to learn.
Applications
All applications should be emailed to applications@deltapartnership.com. Please send a CV of no more than 3 pages, details of three referees, an indication of when you would be able to start work, and an accompanying one page letter which sets out why you think you have what it takes to deliver excellent work and to grow Delta Partnership in Uganda. The deadline for applications is 21st May 2012. All applications will be treated in strictest confidence.
Delta in Uganda: Growth and expansion
It’s been nearly 6 months now since Delta had a permanent presence in Kampala, and we wanted to share our progress and developments with you:
- the inception phase of establishing a knowledge management and communication centre (KMCC) for HIV/AIDS is now complete and great progress has been made. We have a team of 3 excellent  full-time Ugandans on board who are driving the KMCC forward, supported by Scriptoria, Kwantu and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. Our first thematic area will be the prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT). We will be collating, synthesising and disseminating existing research and knowledge on this topic in order to produce a wide variety of products, such as policy briefs, synthesis reports, and newspaper articles. Partnering with others is a fundamental aspect of our work at the KMCC and we are always keen to hear from people with interest or knowledge on the subject. Please contact: admin@kmcc.org.ug
- Delta Partnership and the KMCC have moved into new premises. We are now located at 91 Kira Road in the Bukoto area of Kampala. Please do not hesitate to call in if you are passing!
- We have been working to develop new partnerships and to widen our circle of associates in the area. We are always pleased to hear from organisations or individuals who would be interested in working with us. Please contact hannah@deltapartnership.com to find out more about Delta or to send information about yourself;
- Delta Director Mike Thomson is due to move to Kampala with his family in August 2012; this is an exciting move both personally and professionally and we hope will be the start of many great things;
- In line with our planned growth, Delta is looking to expand it’s team of permanent staff in Uganda and will shortly be advertising the vacancies that are available in Kampala.
For more information on any of the above please contact hannah@deltapartnership.com.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Delta Kenya seeks a Country Manager
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Title: Delta Partnership Country Manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Contract length: Permanent/Full-time
Salary: Competitive/ reflective of experience
Overview of Delta Partnership
Delta Partnership is a highly regarded, international development consultancy firm offering bespoke solutions which maximise the impact of development funds. Established in 2000 and operating primarily in East Africa, the UK and the Caribbean, Delta has extensive experience of enabling better and more equitable public services to citizens. We have a growing turnover currently standing at £1.5 million per year. Delta has a core team of employees who are dedicated to furthering the growth of Delta whilst maintaining our unique, innovative and results focused style. In addition, we have around 20 regularly used and highly skilled associate consultants with whom we have built excellent working relationships and a number of strategic partnerships with other development focused entities.
We currently have a permanent presence in the UK, Kenya and Uganda. We have worked in over 20 countries, across the whole of government, with civil society and in specific sectors such as health, education, justice and the environment. We are committed to making a positive change to people’s lives, especially for people living in poverty.
We are about to implement a major growth programme that will significantly increase the level of turnover of the company, while maintaining our commitment to quality.
The Role of the Country Manager
Delta Partnership is looking for a full-time country manager to manage the day-to-day operations of the Kenyan office and contribute to the overall strategic direction and growth of the company. The successful candidate will have overall management of the Kenyan team, winning and directing major assignments and overseeing the quality of work done by others. The country manager will be responsible for refining and implementing our country business plan and for raising the profile of Delta Partnership. He / she will take the lead on corporate marketing in East Africa.
Specific duties will include:
- Directing and overseeing significant amounts of work that are contracted from the Kenya office, including assignments in neighboring countries;
- Delivering a target level of chargeable work;
- Leading on representing Delta in Kenya, networking and building strategic relationships with clients, partners and associates;
- Ensuring the Delta Kenya office operations align with Delta’s objectives, values and policies;
- Managing Delta team members in the Kenya office and leading on core human resource functions e.g. performance reviews, recruitment, training
- Leading on the refinement and implementation of the Delta Kenya business plan;
- Leading on the implementation of strategies for winning more work e.g. proposal writing, team compilation, partnership strategies.
Qualities and attributes of the successful candidate
Delta Partnership is looking for someone who shares our passion for development and improving the lives of others. We want someone who is driven, proactive, and dynamic in their approach to work. We are a small, informal and creative company and we need someone who is able to adapt to our working culture. Delta is going through a time of change and growth and we need a country manager who will thrive on this challenge and take Delta forward in a strategic and sustainable way.
The successful candidate will be available to start work on a full time basis as soon as possible. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic individual with:
-  At least 5 years’ experience of successfully running and growing an organisation or office in a leadership capacity;
-  At least 15 years’ experience in the international development or public sector management, preferably in East Africa;
- Â A masters level qualification;
- Â A creative and innovative attitude with an ability to work in a flexible and autonomous environment.
Applications
All applications should be emailed to applications@deltapartnership.com. Please send a CV of no more than 5 pages, details of three referees, an indication of when you would be able to start work. Please also include an accompanying one page cover letter which sets out why you think you have what it takes to manage and grow Delta Partnership in Kenya and what you think you bring to the company. The deadline for applications is 1st June 2012. All applications will be treated in strictest confidence.
Delta is ISO: 9001 accredited

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Last year Delta decided it wanted formal recognition for it’s excellent management systems and decided to work towards obtaining their ISO 9001 accreditation. We were aware of the growing importance that our client’s were placing on internal management and wanted to give our assurance that they are in safe hands! We were delighted to be certified by the British Assessment Bureau in January 2012.
The adherence to Delta’s established quality system is mandatory and all company personnel have a responsibility and obligation to it; this includes full-time Delta Partnership employees and Delta associates. To ensure Delta maintains its awareness for continuous improvement, the quality system is regularly reviewed and is subject to annual audit.
Our quality assurance processes include:
- ensuring that work plans are agreed with our clients at the start of all assignments and periodically reviewed throughout the assignment to ensure we are continually working to the required expectations;
- arranging inception meetings with all team members and the Delta director team lead;
- providing all of our consultants with a formal guide to the expected quality standards that Delta wishes to maintain;
- ensuring that the client receives regular assignment updates, communicated in a way that is beneficial and convenient for them;
- seeking feedback from our clients at regular intervals throughout the assignment to ensure that we are meeting their expectations. Again, this will be done in a way that is convenient for them;
- committing a director of Delta to the review and final edit of all documents that are submitted to the client;
- ensuring there is a named project director assigned to each assignment. The project director will liaise directly with the client and will have ultimate responsibility for client satisfaction;
- providing feedback forms to the client and to team members at the end of all assignments;
- maintaining a constant commitment to learn lessons and to improving the work that we do.
If you would like any further information about the process that Delta went through to obtain thier certification, please do not hestiate to contact hannah@deltapartnership.com
Establishment of a Knowledge Management and Communication Centre for HIV/AIDS in Uganda
The establishment of the KMCC is one of four components of the DFID funded HIV/AIDS prevention programme in Uganda. 
The Centre will be a multi-disciplinary hub that will collate, synthesise, analyse and communicate research and other knowledge to inform evidence-based policy and practice and thereby contribute to reduced annual HIV infections. Delta Partnership and their consortium partners, Scriptoria and HIV/AIDS Alliance are working over the next 3 years to implement the following:
- Systematically storing and archiving in coherent form that is easily accessible to national stakeholders data pertaining to the HIV epidemic in Uganda;
- Systematically synthesising, analysing and publishing in appropriate form for uptake by stakeholders the available evidence on the HIV epidemic and national response;
- Effectively disseminating and communicating to a wide range of stakeholders the evidence and lessons learned from scientific as well as action and participatory research on the HIV epidemic;
- Inform emerging policy and practice with evidence and lessons learned from research on the HIV epidemic and response;
- Improving the capacity for knowledge management  that national stakeholders have;
- Effectively disseminating lessons as they emerge and informing policy and practice from the impact evaluation of DFID supported HIV prevention work in the 6 pilot districts.
The KMCC will be an interactive and responsive centre that supports the overall national response to HIV/AIDS in Uganda in a creative and dynamic manner. Our website will be a key source of information on the national knowledge base and for KMCC progress.
For more information please contact enquiries@kmcc.org.ug, and visit our website www.kmcc.org.ug.
This week Delta is a truly international company… 1 week, 2 continents, 5 countries, and lots of airmiles!
Delta has been particularly ‘trans-atlantic’ this week, with our core team spread across 5 countries and 2 continents….
- Aileen Lyon is in Abuja assisting with the bidding process for a new DFID funded assignment in Nigeria;
- Nairobi based business manager Wahome Gachihi is in Somalia conducting a workshop on the UNICEF funded programme to develop a civic education strategy and manual;
- Hannah Swan is in Kampala assisting in the establishment of a Knowledge Management and Communication Centre for HIV/AIDS;
- Mike Thomson is in Kingston, Jamaica managing Delta’s next phase on the programme to Modernise the ministry of Education for the Government of Jamaica;
- and finance administrator Oscar Machira is holding the fort in Nairobi setting up new financial management systems for Delta’s internal processes.
Contributing to the Charter of the Commonwealth
Delta director Mike Thomson attended the UK public consultation on the charter of the Commonwealth this week at the Royal Commonwealth Society
The draft charter is derived from declarations of Commonwealth values and principles made by Heads of Government since 1970 and re-affirms the values of gender equality, human rights, rule of law, good governance and tolerance and respect. It calls for a commitment to a Commonwealth that is “unafraid to evolve and to adapt itself constantly to changing times and fresh challenges”.
Civil society organisations and individuals based in the UK are now being asked to comment on the Charter, which will be signed by Commonwealth Heads of Government in the presence of the Head of the Commonwealth later this year.
To share your thoughts with us on this, or hear how the meeting went please contact mike@deltapartnership.com
HIV/AIDS research communication visioning retreat, February 2012
Last week Delta Partnership hosted a 2-day retreat in Uganda as part of the establishment of a Knowledge Management and Communication Centre (KMCC) for HIV/AIDS. The centre aims to rigorously analyse and synthesise the extensive body of research that exists in Uganda on HIV/AIDS, make it available to the public, and effectively communicate the key messages through innovative communication strategies and campaigns.
The retreat was attended by key stakeholders in the HIV/AIDS sector in Uganda, such as the Uganda AIDS Commission, Makerere University, and the Infection Disease Institute. The retreat offered a great chance for all to discuss their visions, ideas, hopes and expectations for the centre and will help shape the agenda and vision.
If you would like more information about the knowledge management and communication centre that is being established, please do not hesitate to contact hannah@kmcc.org.ug. We are enthusiastic about getting people involved in this centre; we are seeking information and data from researchers, research bodies and organisations. We will also be setting up a secondment programme so to encourage 2-way learning from the centre.
For more information on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda, and the national response to it, please click here.
DELTA, KENYA HAS A NEW OFFICE
Delta has recently moved from thier old premises in Langata Link, to a larger more spacious office in Karen Connection. We are now based at Office no. 27, Karen Connection, just off Karen Road in Nairobi.
Our East African business manager Wahome Gachihi, Director Aileen Lyon, Finance Manager Oscar Machira, and intern Elsa Khayanga are all based in this office.
Please do not hestiate to pop in if you are passing by!
A ‘Well told Story’ of communication in East Africa
Delta attended a fascinating talk last week by Rob Burnett, the director of A Well Told Story; an exciting, and innovative communications company that’s creating a big buzz in the region.
A Well Told Story combines the power of good stories with strategy, creativity, deep analysis and hard science, to design and produce communications that spur positive social changes that can be proved and measured. They create innovative media which reaches and engages millions of people every month. They also advise and support public and private sector organisations to use good communication to amplify their impact, create efficiency and achieve their goals.
Delta found their presentation particularly inspiring as we’re creating our own communication strategies in Uganda. We’re a few months in to establishing a knowledge management and communication centre for HIV/AIDS, and innovative and inspiring communication is our primary focuses. If you have any stories to share on effective communication in the development world, please let us know!
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