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Title: Project Officer- Regal IR
Organizational Context
Adeso, formerly known as Horn
Relief, is an expanding and vibrant African based international development and
humanitarian organization. At Adeso, we work with African communities who are
yet to realize their full potential; working inside these communities to create
environments in which Africans can thrive. Our belief that economic, social and
environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy community drives the nature
and intent of our programming. We work to prevent and overcome situations that
adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the economy,
developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and
influencing policy.
For the past 20 years we have
strengthened rural livelihoods through environmental awareness, training, technology
transfer and innovative humanitarian projects in pursuit of a peaceful,
self-reliant, and greener future. At present, Adeso has programs in Somalia,
Kenya and South Sudan.
Adeso is an exciting and dynamic
organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound employment
conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.
Project Summary
Resilience and Economic Growth in
Arid Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) is a 5-year program sponsored by
USAID/Kenya and Feed the Future (Ftf) to reduce hunger and poverty, increase
social stability and build strong foundations for economic growth amongst
pastoralists and transitioning pastoralists in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands
(ASALs). The program is designed to empower communities to take charge of their
development and to strengthen their capacity to select, design, implement and
monitor activities toward increasing their social, economic, and environmental
resilience to natural and human-induced shocks.
REGAL-IR is led by Adeso and is
implemented by a consortium of partners. An intensive community engagement
process - Participatory Learning, Planning and Action (PLPA) - guides program
implementation in six thematic areas including diversifying livelihoods,
improving value chain inclusiveness, natural resource management, conflict
management and mitigation, disaster risk reduction, and improving nutrition.
REGAL-IR is based in Isiolo Town and implements in Isiolo, Garissa, Wajir,
Marsabit, and Turkana Counties.
Position Purpose
Ensure regular planning and high
quality project implementation in line with the overall REGAL-IR strategies,
approach and methodology.
Implement project work with
communities.
Ensure regular monitoring,
documentation, and reporting.
Liaise and coordinate with
government, development and humanitarian agencies, private sector, and other
stakeholders at county level.
Specific Roles And Responsibilities
- Ensure regular planning and high quality project implementation in line with the overall REAGL-IR strategies, approach and methodology. • Conduct regular monthly planning as well as development and use of weekly work plans. • Support CFs to develop their work plans. • In cooperation with SPO (Senior Project Officer) and TAs (Technical Advisors) ensure that all field work is implemented in line with REGAL-IR’s approach and implementation methodologies. Ensure high quality standards of field implementation that achieves measurable impacts at target group level. • Ensure that work plans (of all REGAL-IR implementers) are coordinated across all implementation sites in the county for avoiding duplication and for making use of complementarities and synergies. • Establish transparent and accountable mechanisms for targeting and ensure appropriate targeting as per REGAL-IR strategy. Report errors of inclusion and exclusion. • Ensure that project implementation is community-led and driven and follows evidence-based better practices and approaches. • Make certain that the project implementation approach reduces dependency syndromes. • Ensure mainstreaming of gender equality, focusing on the enhancement of women’s economic and social empowerment. • Contribute to sector/theme integration at field level. • On the basis of the REGAL-IR sustainability strategy, ensure project implementation adequately incorporates impact sustainability. • Contribute to internal learning, quality enhancement (technical, operational) and cross county learning through feedback, sharing of better practices and lessons learned as well as suggestions for improvements.
- Implement project activities with communities. • Liaise with elders and other community representatives. • Facilitate PLPA processes with communities. • Lead transparent and accountable participatory targeting of project target groups and beneficiaries. • Assess capacity building needs. • Organize capacity building events and processes. • Conduct trainings. • Provide technical advisory assistance. • Organize exchange visits. • Initiate and provide technical support to Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) and experimentation by community members. • Conduct regular supervision of field implementation. • Document field work progress, lessons learned, etc. as per reporting format. • Identify and select Community Facilitators (CF). • Build CF’s capacities in order to enable them to catalyze community learning and action plan implementation, including planning, facilitation, monitoring, and documentation. • Support regular and timely early warning information sharing. • Liaise with other POs for cross-learning.
- Ensure regular monitoring, documentation, and reporting. • Conduct assessments and surveys. • Conduct regular monitoring of field work. • Ensure comprehensive documentation and record keeping. • Document better practise and success stories. • Write monthly reports.
- Liaise and coordinate with government, development and humanitarian agencies, private sector, and other stakeholders at county level. • Liaise regularly with communities, elders, local authorities, private sector enterprises and other agencies operational in project counties in North Eastern Kenya to ensure coordination and effective implementation of intervention activities. • Ensure harmonization and/or integration of CDAPs (community development and action plans) with/in Ward Development Plans and CIDP (county integrated development plans) • Participate in stakeholder coordination meetings and pro-actively contribute to county coordination. • Contribute to practical cooperation between REGAL-IR and government programs, REGAL-IR and other USG-funded projects as well as REAGL-IR with other projects in the county. • Support organization of visitors’ and other trips at county level. • Support organization of workshops and meetings. • Represent the project at local level. • Any other duties as required.
Skills And Qualifications
• University degree and or Diploma
in Agriculture, Livestock, Micro-entrepreneurship, NRM, DRR or related
livelihoods field and at least 3 years experience working in similar projects.
• Minimum 3 years with NGO/
Government or UN experience at national level is required.
• Ability to multi-task and
effectively handle stressful situations.
• Excellent verbal and written
communication skills. Fluency in English is essential. Fluency in the specific
County dominant language.
• Strong interpersonal skills and
ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with a team.
• Proficiency in computer
applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, power point, etc.
• Ability to live and work in an isolated area in conditions of limited
comfort.
• Willingness to travel frequently.
• Ability to use motorcycle in the
project area or at least willingness to learn this within the first month of
employment.
How To
Apply:
This is a challenging opportunity
for a dedicated and highly motivated professional. If you would like to join
this dynamic team and be part of building resilience and economic growth in
Africa, please submit your application to jobs@adesoafrica.org quoting the position and Location
preferred in the email subject matter 8th November, 2013 by 1700hrs.
Each application should be addressed
to the Regional Human Resources Manager and include the following: • An updated
CV; and • An application letter which should include remuneration requirements
and contact information for three work-related referees.
Applications not
including all of the above information will not be reviewed.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted. Adeso is an equal opportunity employer; female candidates are
encouraged to apply
