Catholic Relief Services – USCCB is the
official agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for relief
and development overseas.
CRS supports programs in over 100 countries and works through local partners.
We are seeking suitable persons to fill the following position.
All candidates require technical competencies, willingness to travel to field locations and a commitment to work with and support partners of CRS many of whom are Catholic institutions.
Position: Program Officer - Policy and Governance
Ref. 2011/41CRS supports programs in over 100 countries and works through local partners.
We are seeking suitable persons to fill the following position.
All candidates require technical competencies, willingness to travel to field locations and a commitment to work with and support partners of CRS many of whom are Catholic institutions.
Position: Program Officer - Policy and Governance
Location: Nairobi (with 65% travel to Garissa and Tana River Counties)
Job Purpose: The Officer will support the Global Water Initiative Program to address policy influencing and governance issues nationally, regionally and at project implementation level in Garissa and Tana River Counties.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- With
guidance from CRS WATSAN Manager, and in consultation with other GWI Kenya
partners, the incumbent will work with government,
communities and other relevant stakeholders at national, regional and
county levels in both Garissa and Tana River counties.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Support
GWI partners at community and county levels in developing effective
governance and advocacy strategies and approaches.
- Train
GWI partners in Kenya( CARE, ACF and CRS) in addressing the governance,
advocacy and policy influencing component of water programming
- Track,
assess and analyze the national, regional and county water governance and
advocacy issues on monthly basis
- Identify,
design and facilitate capacity building interventions targeting GWI
program staff and communities
- Participate
in water sector forum and meetings at national, regional and county levels
- Support
program reporting, M&E, peer learning on key cross cutting issues
within the program, and keep abreast of changing sector knowledge and best
practice
- Prepare,
conduct training and mentoring in areas of advocacy, governance,
communication and networking, among others.
- Participate
actively in documentation of success stories and other anecdotal
information
- Participate
in monthly consortium partners learning meetings, GoK Water and
Environmental Sanitation Coordination Meetings as well as GWI learning
alliance meetings
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements
- A
Bachelors degree in Sociology, Community Development, or any other social sciences
- Post
graduate qualifications will be an added advantage
- A
minimum of 5 years experience in similar work
- Good
knowledge of water and sanitation policy framework in Kenya
- Proven
experience in training using participatory adult learning methodologies
- Strong
analytical and report writing skills, excellent presentation and
facilitation skills
- Ability
to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment and with partners
at all levels
- High
proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs and use of Internet
- Ability
to cultivate constructive relationships
- A
professional with high integrity and good stewardship of resources
Human Resources Manager
Catholic Relief Services – Kenya Program
E-mail: hr@ke.earo.crs.org
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