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Title: Project Officers (Several Positions)
World Vision Kenya is a leading non-governmental Christian humanitarian, relief, development and advocacy organization with projects in most parts of Kenya. We wish to urgently recruit highly competent, proactive and self driven people to fill the following positions within our organization.
1. Program Officer – Livelihoods Resilience (Nairobi)
The purpose of the position is to promote high quality programming within the Eastern Kenya Household Resilience project and enhance a culture of effective integrated programming, learning and exchange within and outside WV Kenya.
Specifically, lead the process of programme reporting for the project in liaison with the Project Manager and other sector specialists by preparing and submitting of quality reports and ensuring professional and timely correspondence with donors and other partners as well as providing technical support on Livelihood Resilience related issues.
2. Communications Officer (Kisumu)
The purpose of the position is to provide communications advice and guidance and to implement communications plans for World Vision Kenya, the lead partner for the Yes Youth Can (YYC) – Nyanza empowerment program that seeks to work with youth to achieve greater voice in national reforms and create new livelihood opportunities.
3. Project Officer – Design, Monitoring Evaluation (Kitale)
The Project Officer will ensure that the project is designed, evaluated and transitioning in a proper manner for purposes of ensuring sustainability of the initiated interventions and activities.
4. Project Officer – Food Security (Bandaptai, Golbo, Lower Yatta, Ndabibi, Pala Olenton)
The Project officer will provide overall coordination of the Food Security Project aimed at contributing to improved children wellbeing outcomes within the respective World Vision Kenya Integrated Program Areas (IPA).
5. Project Officer – Economic Development (Nyamusi)
The purpose of the position is to lead and provide technical assistance in the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of Nyamusi Economic Development Project with the focus on developing 4 selected value chains using modern farming technology (milk, sweet potatoes, bananas and tomatoes), scaling up of Community Savings Groups using the Village Saving Loaning (VSL) Approach, and integrating market–led agricultural interventions into on-going Integrated Program Area Food Security project interventions.
6. Project Officer – Natural Resource Management (Turkana)
The purpose of the position is to plan, implement, monitor and document all the extension activities within the area of operation as per the proposal.
Provide necessary environmental management related training, follow-up, support and guidance to the pastoralist and farmers in the Farmer Field Schools, youth and women groups under Turkana Arid Lands. Support Program (TALSP).
For more information, please visit: wvi.org/kenya/careers
All application letters and detailed CVs together with names of three referees addressed to the Director, People Culture, E-mail: recruit_kenya@wvi.org to reach us not later than October 31, 2013. Please indicate the job title as the subject. (Only short-listed candidates will be contacted). World Vision is a child focused organization and upholds the rights and wellbeing of children. Our recruitment and selection procedures include screening and background checking for child abuse offenses. World Vision is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
