Program Officer Job in Kenya

St. John’s Community Centre (SJCC) is a Christian Community Development Centre; a project of the Anglican Church of Kenya Diocese of Nairobi.

The Programme’s primary beneficiaries are Community based organizations that are providing support services to Orphans and Vulnerable Children.

The Centre is seeking to recruit one Program Officer.

Main duties and responsibilities:
·                     Project planning, budgeting and implementation.
·                     Guaranteeing quality assurance through quality performance management.
·                     Ensuring Local implementing Partners’ (LIP) compliance to set standards and policy.
·                     Training/capacity building the selected Local Partners.
·                     Visiting and providing backstopping support to LIP’s.
·                     Managing program data for informed progress reviews.
·                     Monitoring and evaluation of projects (LIP’s).

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications

·                     Holds a University degree in Social Sciences from a recognized university.
·                     Aged 25 – 40 years
·                     Has 3 years working experience in managing and implementing OVC/HIV/AIDS related activities through working with Local implementing Partners.
·                     Has excellent planning, organizational, proposal writing, and project monitoring and evaluation skills.
·                     Fluency in both written and oral English and Kiswahili.
·                     Experience in grants management, planning and evaluation.

All application letters and detailed CV together with names of three referees should reach the undersigned not later than 1st August 2014.

The Chairman
Human Resource and Development Committee
St. John’s Community Centre,
P. O. Box 16254-00610,
Nairobi

More information is available in our website:-www.sjccpumwani.org



Only short listed candidates will be contacted.