Vacancy Announcement
Independent Consultant: Programme Officer - Grants Monitoring
1. Background
UNDP Kenya and Development Partners have established a Civil
Society Democratic Governance Facility under the UNDP Kenya Country Programme
Action Plan known as Amkeni Wakenya.
Amkeni Wakenya provides support to civil society organizations
working on promoting democratic governance in Kenya.
One of the ways it does this is by funding and building capacity
of CSOs who meet specific qualification criteria after various Expressions of
Interest/Calls for Proposals.
2. The Task
Amkeni Wakenya seeks to engage the services of an independent
consultant (Programme Officer-Grants Monitoring) to monitor grants provided to
CSOs, review narrative and financial reports submitted by grantees and support
the Facility's programmes and capacity building activities.
3. Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- A
university degree in law, development studies, political science or
related disciplines.
- A
minimum of 3 years' experience in project management.
- Demonstrable
experience in grants management including assessing and monitoring grants
made to civil society organisations and community projects.
- Proven
understanding and knowledge of the civil society sector in Kenya.
- Previous
work with UNDP or any other UN agency is an added advantage.
4. Duration of assignment
This assignment is for a period of nine (9) months.
Application Procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their
applications complete with their current P11 form, CV with three referees to
consultants.ken@undp.org to reach us on or before 8 June 2012.
The full Terms of
Reference (TOR) detailing the scope of work, required academic qualifications
and years of relevant work experience can be viewed by visiting the UNDP Kenya
website:http://www.ke.undp.org/index.php/procurements