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Project Officer – Livelihood & Resilience Job at World Vision Kenya
Project Officer – Livelihood & Resilience Job at World Vision Kenya
Deadline :
Duty Station : Tunyo, Kenya
Key Responsibilities:
Career 2
Effective project design, planning and implementation 40%
- Contextualize/adopt GROW ENRICH design guidelines to maximize project impact
- Ensure the biofortification and other agriculture/Food security/ Livelihoods interventions are implemented within schedule, plans and budgets
- Ensure agriculture/Food security/ Livelihoods interventions are integrated and inclusive of gender, child protection, disability, Christian commitment and advocacy
- Ensure identification of local needs and resources and take appropriate programming measures
- Support in developing quality project Annual work plans with clear targets, budgets on the livelihood’s components
- Mobilize Communities for project implementation
- Provide field-level technical implementation leadership on Agriculture/FS
- Ensure proper and timely implementation of Agriculture/FS interventions in the GROW ENRICH as per approved design documents, WVK standards and donor requirements
- Ensure effective integration of Agriculture/FS interventions with other projects in the program
- Implement project audit recommendations;
- Ensure integration of Child protection, Disability, Gender mainstreaming and environmental protection into Agriculture/FS interventions
- Track, in liaison with AP Project Accountant, project implementation expenditure levels and manage work plans and budgets;
- Timely Mobilization and effective communication with communities and stakeholders during baselines and evaluations
- Ensure identification of local needs and resources
- Timely implementation of L&R activities as per approved work plans
- Project(s) goals achieved
- Implementation within timelines and acceptable burn rates
- Local resources optimized for impact in L&R
- Vulnerable Households adopt biofortified crops
- Lead farmers identified and capacity built to upscale biofortification component of the project
- L&R activities well integrated in other MNCH activities
Monitoring, reporting and documentation 35%
- Engage community structures and partners in the planning of the monitoring activities in an appropriate manner;
- Develop monitoring plan with communities and partners agreeing on the required standards for monitoring, with support from the Regional DME specialists;
- Build the capacity of communities and partners on monitoring of including using Agriculture/FS activities
- Ensure monthly monitoring of indicators as per schedule developed together with communities and partners;
- Analyze and utilize Agriculture/FS data and take appropriate programming measures as may apply;
- Ensure participatory monthly data collection (involving community groups and partners);
- Support the utilization of Agriculture/FS DME softwares for accurate data entry and analysis using the standardized tools
- Facilitate regular reflections on monitoring practice to make improvements as needed.
- Contextualize and utilize reporting guidelines;
- Develop quality project reports (Annual, Semi-annul and Monthly Management Reports) in-line with donor and WV reporting guidelines;
- Monthly monitor project expenditure and level of implementation and report on any variances to AP/Project Manager and NO Programme Officer for decision making;
- Ensure documentation of local needs and resources;
- Identify best practices on Agriculture/FS within the AP/Project for documentation;
- Liaise for guidance in documentation of best practices from the regional office and national office;
- Timely development and submission of project reports as per set Donor and WVK guidelines and standards
- Effective monitoring and tracking of L&R interventions
- Project reports communicate impact
- L&R aspects within project survey effectively designed and completed
- L&R aspects of project well designed and planned and in line with donor and WVK standards
Engagement, networking and fundraising 20%
- Ensure that the key laws, polices, regulations and government service delivery standards in Agriculture/FS are shared, interpreting and explained to communities
- Effectively represent of WVK in Agriculture/FS stakeholder meetings at county and sub-county levels.
- Report on resource mobilization opportunities at county and sub-county level
- Liaise appropriately with Harvest Plus and ADS to ensure successful implementation of the biofortification activities
- Participation in National/World Food Days and Trade Fairs at county and sub-county level.
- Provide information to inform fund raising initiatives at national level
- Work with the Ministries of Agriculture and Water & Natural Resources for technical directions and leveraging of resources to support Agriculture/FS interventions in the AP/Project.
- Facilitate community members to advocate on HHs food security issues to relevant stakeholders;
- Work with Private sector, other NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, Committees and Groups with related objectives for synergy and sustainability and;
- Support community, sub-county and county level forums that facilitate identification of hindrances to effective Agriculture/FS interventions
- Work with community groups and other CSOs to develop Memorandum and/or petitions for engagement
- Timely engagements and stakeholder contribution in LR
- Advocacy for L&R financing and prioritization at all level
- Improved profile for WVK work on livelihoods
- Smooth engagement and coordination on biofortification activities with Harvest plus and DoALF and ADS
- National LR related days commemorated
- Linkages maintained with DoALF other support key stakeholders for effective ENRICH GROW service delivery i
Any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor 5%
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Minimum education, training and experience requirements to qualify for the position:
- Minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Agriculture or related field from a recognized university
- 3 years’ Demonstrated experience in integrating Food Security and Nutrition
- Experience in implementing biofortification interventions is an added advantage
- Experience in local level partnerships including Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and Agricultural research institutions
- Have practical agricultural extension knowledge with an emphasis on value chain development
- Ability to ride a motor cycle (in possession of a valid and clean riding license)
- Knowledge on environment and climate change, community disaster management, peace building and economic empowerment initiatives will be an added advantage