Key Responsibilities:

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Activity

Project Direct Implementation

• Achieve high-quality project implementation and reporting of project interventions, track the targets and share on time with the District Project Coordinator, DME and WVT Head Office
• Innovatively collaborate with partners, allies, LGAs and like-minded stakeholders to influence policy and achieve a multiplied impact;
• Maintain a tight understanding of all field activities, program strategies, resources and actual responsibilities as necessary to ensure appropriate progress toward objectives;
• Contribute to improved food security, resilience, and employment opportunities among targeted beneficiaries.
• Identify and work with vulnerable and needy households in the assigned project location within the District Council.
• Work with project beneficiaries and partners to social cohesion between refugees and host communities through the promotion of peace and stability.
• Enhance gender equality & protection for project beneficiaries
• Spearhead all day-to-day project operations.

End Results

• Effective project implementation according to PDD and Logframe.
• Inclusion of the most vulnerable households in the project interventions.

Activity

Project Budget and Resource Management

• Participate in annual and multiyear budget plans, reviews, and report preparation in collaboration with finance staff.
• Ensure compliance with WVT finance policy and donor requirements in management and use of financial and non-financial resources;
• Take part in the management of project funds, including monitoring of monthly budget burn rates, budget realignments, and supporting internal and external auditing;
• Creating synergies and resource leverage with local government and other actors through facilitating integrated district and local level planning and budgeting;

End Results

• Effective activity implementation according to the approved budget, WV and donor standards.

Activity

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL) and Reporting

• Adapt in collaboration with project colleagues, especially the MEAL Officer, the project’s theory of change;
• Participate in the development and spearhead the implementation of the program’s impact measurement system, including the collection of baseline and periodic data for tracking programme performance and decision making;
• Deliberately collaborate with other World Vision projects, ensure that the project is well implemented, generate evidence for policy impact and contribute to World Vision and WFP strategies.
• Prepare and share quality project progress reports as per timelines and submit them to the relevant authority;
• Take part in annual program review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned;
• Participate in planning, organising and conducting reflective learning forums (quarterly reflection meetings, workshops, etc) internally and externally with project stakeholders, including the government.

End Results:

• Quality monitoring, evaluation, and learning to enhance project progress towards the goal and influence decision-making

Activity

Networking, visibility, and donor recognition

• Establish and maintain good relations with partners, LGA stakeholders and other consortium members about implementation and accountability.
• Ensures project interventions and donors are recognized by the government, partners and communities through project branding, and participation in different forums, including national, zonal, regional and local events.
• Develop and support effective linkages and collaboration with key public institutions in the relevant field.
• Represent the project in various assigned learning and sharing meetings/workshops/conferences.
• Facilitate documentation and sharing of processes, challenges, best practices and lessons learnt among partners in the consortium.
• Build a network and create a positive image about the project, WV and WFP in general

And Other Duties as Assigned by the Supervisor.

Required Professional Experience:

• Must have at least six months of experience in the implementation of agriculture or rural development projects.
• Experience with INGOs, WFP and other UN Agencies’ project management is an added advantage.
• Must have experience working in and interacting with rural communities.
•  Having worked in the refugee and host communities’ context is an added advantage.
• Should have experience and a general understanding of inclusive and holistic programming, such as but not limited to GESI responsive and transformative designs, Environment, market-led approaches, Financial Management, and related mainstreaming strategies and activities, especially in the livelihood sector.

Required Education Qualification:  Should have a university degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Agriculture general, Rural Development, Community Development or Other related fields.

Preferred Knowledge  and Qualifications:

• Report writing skills: Ability to write reports
• Strong facilitation skills in the community
• Basic understanding of advocacy approaches and issues at local and/or national levels.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and Swahili
• Proven experience in facilitating effective project documentation and dissemination of results to a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Strong commitment to WV Values, Mission and Vision