Jobs at Food for the Hungry (FH Kenya)

ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key result # 1 – Continuous Project Monitoring, and Supporting Project Evaluations

• Establish a Project information needs framework.
• Identify M & E Project needs for support.
• Identify and design Project performance questions, key indicators and targets for each project component.
• Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field visits.
• Review the relevance of existing social and economic data for the project area.
• Designing and actualizing Project baseline, mid-term and end-line assessments

Key result # 2: M&E information sharing

• Provide training on M&E and facilitate M&E design and implementation processes with implementing partners and primary stakeholders.
• Provide support to implement the M&E plan, revise and update performance questions, indicators, methods, formats and analytical processes.
• Support program staff in uploading smart sheet and WL3 performance data
• Verify performance information provided by program teams to ensure accuracy
• Enhance community M&E mechanisms/structures through participatory processes
• Follow up on project quality implementation through regular project field visits
• Support documentation of project learning and best practices

Key result # 3 - Data management and reporting

• Establish Project data collection systems.
• Collect, compile and analyze Project related data and reports and create consolidated progress reports.
• Review Project Progress Reports and assess interim impacts and causes of potential bottlenecks in implementation.
• Support Project teams in reviewing and reflecting on project implementation processes to enhance learning and replication of best practices

Key result # 4 - Support project learning and communication

• Harnessing project lessons through use of case studies, reports, learning briefs and sharing to internal and external audiences
• Support in project documentation through pictures and videos
• Support logistics team to ensure project branding is in line with donor requirements
• Routinely develop project stories alongside the project team and share for internal and external audiences
• Document learning visits conducted by the donor, staff and partners.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian foundation and beliefs
• Experience in research and community participatory methodologies
• Strong facilitation skills
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• Good understanding of project planning, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation processes.
• Good contextual knowledge of local issues, community priorities, organizational relationships, social and cultural constraints and realities, and environmental condition.
• Knowledge of statistical computer packages e.g. SPSS, STATA, EPI-INFO etc.
• Knowledge on GIS is an added advantage and excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and highly organized and able to multitask.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A Degree – in Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Records, Social Science, Statistics, project management, community development or a related field, and at least two years, experience in an NGO set up.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili, Knowledge of local language is an advantage but not a must.

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Job Summary

• Provide project implementation oversight in implementation of a food security and livelihoods project that seeks to turn around the malnutrition burden within Marsabit county.
• The role will seek to ensure quality and timely delivery of interventions for our shareholders (the people we serve).
• This role will involve engagement with multiple actors including the county, health service providers and other civil society actors.

Principal responsibilities

Key Result 1: - Implementation of project activities

• Overall lead on nutrition and food security interventions contributing to increased access to nutritional support and essential services for target groups in or at risk of malnutrition
• Budget scope and time management of the project
• Provide input for the development and implementation of the training curriculum/ materials, conduct trainings and workshops
• Responsible for community mobilization in close collaboration with other FH field level staff
• Facilitate planning meetings at the community level and ensure timely implementation of the work plans.
• Documentation of relevant field level data, proceedings and decisions made at the community level and compilation of field reports as required by the program

Key Result # 2: - Collaboration with communities, local authorities and other partners.

• Donor and partner engagements including with health facility staff in target locations.
• Seek collaboration and build excellent working relations with communities, local leaders, elders and local authorities during project implementation.
• Represent FHK in different forums at the field level.
• Improve the participation of the beneficiaries in the decision making process.

Key Result # 3: - Reporting, Monitoring and Assessments

• Effectively use monitoring tools to monitor implementation of activities.
• Collect and analyze data for baseline surveys, assessments, monitoring and evaluation as per set guidelines.
• Participate in preparing reports in accordance with FH guidelines and donor requirements.
• Provide field updates to the program leadership and implementation teams.
• Support project learning and continuous improvement

JOB LEVEL SPECIFICATIONS

• Vibrant personal relationship with Christ.
• Demonstrated skills in staff management, capacity building and community relations
• Ability and willingness to work independently with a high degree of motivation, result oriented creativeness and adaptability
• Excellent report writing and analytical skills
• Good communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team
• Good English skills (written and spoken), knowledge of local language is a necessity.
• Strong networking skills with related county and national line ministries
• Good working knowledge of ASAL areas in Kenya
• Strong budget making skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as BSc. In Food, nutrition and Dietetics or Public Health.
• Previous experience managing or implementing nutrition projects, learner and adaptable.
• Safeguarding Policy
• FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented.
• FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment.
• FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the FH Heartbeat and safeguarding and associated policies.
• Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.