Viwango would like to recruit a Programme Officer (PO) to
support the programmatic component of Viwango Certification Mechanism.
Viwango is a Certification
Organization founded to drive and support improvement in the organisational
credibility and performance of Public Benefit Organisations (PBO’s) through the
transformative process of Viwango Certification.
Viwango emphasizes on Standards in
performance, credibility, accountability and delivery of quality programmes and
services in the public benefit organizations sector (PBO).
The Programme Officer (PO) will be
based in Nairobi. S/he will report to the Programme Manager and will supervise
a Programmme Assistant/Interns as assigned by the Programme Manager.
S/he will also work closely with
Viwango Assessors and board committee members in supporting the programme.
The PO’s emphasis will be on Viwango’s
programmatic content. The PO is co-responsible for ensuring that activities
under the Viwango Certification Programme are run in a coherent, well-planned
manner, and in line with the direction and commitments of the Viwango practice.
In the day-to-day operations, the PO
serves as a key interlocutor between the Programme Manager, the PBO
partners and Viwango members.
Together with Programme Assistant,
the PO will continually monitor and assess the Viwango Certification Programme
to ensure its effectiveness and its adherence to agreed programme deliverables
and budgets.
S/he will be responsible for the
development of timely and quality reports both for the donors and for
circulation to members/partners.
Specific Responsibilities
- Provide methodological and programmatic
guidance and operational support to Viwango’s certification
mechanism.
- Develop and nurture a clear understanding of
the programme of work in Viwango.
- Review written products including publications
and donor reports of Viwango Certification Programme and provide quality
control, including coordination of tasks relating to content and quality
as appropriate.
- Collect, compile and disseminate both
contractual and strategic reporting with the support from the Programme
Assistants.
- In conjunction with the Programme Manager
develop programme proposals including log frames and budgets according to
the specific donor requirements.
- In conjunction the Programme Manager, ensure
the development of work plans to support certification and play a strong
supporting role towards the partners’ efforts in this regard.
- Support and follow PBOs signing up for
certification and ensure that all documentations and preparations to start
assessments are well organized.
- Support Viwango assessors in the process of
carrying out Organizational Capacity Assessments, and ensuring that
assessment reports are produced on time.
- Monitor Viwango activities and budgets in
coordination with other members of Viwango Programme team to
ensure progress is being made in line with programme design and
expectations.
- Ensure that reflection and learning takes
place regularly with regard to programme process and development,
methodological adaptations and generally on Viwango CSO standards
- Support Viwango Programme Manager in maintaining
existing relations with key Viwango Partners and strategically
engage these partners in the work of Viwango
- Support Viwango Programme Manager in ensuring
timely and well-prepared meetings of Viwango Board, and other Board
Committees.
- Develop emerging thematic competences,
programme and process knowledge that can be used to enhance the work
of Viwango
Qualifications
- Graduate or post-graduate university degree in
social or political science.
- At least four years of relevant experience in
Organizational Development, developmental and/or humanitarian work.
- Understanding of how to integrate research and
political analysis into actionable programmatic initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building,
external relations, proposal writing, and training, monitoring and
evaluation and donor reporting.
- Knowledge of and experience with the nurturing
of institutional capacity is considered a plus.
- Knowledge of and experience in the PBO sector
is and the changing trends in Kenya is considered a strong plus.
- Strong writing and communications skills in
English
Personal Attributes
- Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills.
- A person of integrity
- Servant leader and a Team leader
- Passion/enthusiasm for the PBO sector
How to Apply
Qualified candidates may submit their
application, including a letter of interest detailing relevant experience and
curriculum vitae addressed to the Programme Manager at info@viwango.org by 23rd
September 2014 at 5pm.
Please indicate, “Programme Officer” in
the subject line.
Please note that due to the high
volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.