Gender Programme Officer (0207)
Contract: 3
Years Fixed Term Contract
Salary range: Kes 3,590,829.00 to 4,027,084.00 pa,
Based: Nairobi / Narok, Kenya
Closing date:September 19th 2014
We are a vibrant team, carrying out
highly innovative work on Maternal and Child Health, Sexual Reproductive
Health, and other Community Health and HIV interventions.
Christian Aid is the Relief and
Development agency of churches in UK and Ireland working to eradicate poverty
around the world by addressing the structures and systems that keep people poor
and responding in tangible ways where the need is greatest.
About the Role: The role will be responsible to support the effective delivery of a newly initiated project on Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) in Narok.
This project is complementing our on-
going work in Narok on Maternal and Child Health funded by European Union and
it is aimed at addressing gender issues impacting on sexual and reproductive
health outcomes- a Maanda Initiative project funded by Comic Relief.
The Programme Officer will coordinate
five partners responsible for the implementation of the project
to ensure harmony and effectiveness of the project delivery model and outcomes.
to ensure harmony and effectiveness of the project delivery model and outcomes.
The role will bring particular
strengths and experiences in Gender and Power in the context of sexual
reproductive health and maternal health.
About You: To qualify for this position you will need to demonstrate knowledge, skills and experience in gender and power programming, a good understanding of the Maasai culture and social norms, as well as clear knowledge and experience in effective and evidenced based gender programming for improved sexual reproductive health and maternal health.
The role requires motivated, dynamic and innovative person able to deliver results from a wide range of interventions, with minimal supervision.
Team working and coordination skills
will be pertinent to this position.
You will demonstrate high levels of
reliability and ability to implement the project on a timely basis and produce
quality technical reports on time.
Ability to monitor budget
implementation and ensuring programme-budget compliance is paramount to this
role.
Experience working in international
development organizations and managing partnerships will be highly valued.
To be able to execute this role effectively you will have a degree in Gender, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or any other relevant field.
Further Information
This role requires applicants to have
the right to work in the country that this position is based.
Please note, this role includes up to
75 days travel per annum.
To apply for this post, please visit our websitehttp://www.christianaid.org.uk/aboutus/jobs for instructions on how to apply.
Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce.
We welcome application forms from
people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour,
gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.