NGO Jobs in Kenya - LWR

Lutheran World Relief

Vacancy: Community Mobilization and Capacity Building Officer
 

The Community Mobilization & Capacity Building Officer (CMCB) is responsible for coordinating Agricultural Market Access and Linkages for Smallholders project activities at the Farmer Organization (FO) level. 

The community mobilization & capacity building officer willcarry out all FO mobilization and capacity strengthening activities and supervise all FO based project activities and provide extension support to farmer organizations and their members. 

The CMCB will link FO with profitable markets within and outside Makueni County. 

The CMCB will encourage targeted beneficiary smallholder farmers including women and the youths to actively participate in project activities and promote transparency and accountability in the use of project resources.

S/he will ensure that project activities are implemented in accordance with contractual obligations and meet reporting deadlines.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the farmer organizations primary technical assistant in planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of project activities.
• Work with relevant stakeholders identify and link farmer organization to profitable cereal markets.
• Organize farmers into strong, cohesive agribusiness oriented farmer organizations
• Ensure that targeted farmer organizations have the necessary licenses /documents that enable them to participate in the homegrown school meals markets.
• Mobilize and prepare farmers for collective marketing
• Conduct farmers trainings; group dynamics, financial management, gender, crop production, post-harvest handling and storage, entrepreneurship and marketing etc.
• Mobilize farmers to avail locally available materials for warehouse construction
• Organize cereal linkage forums at the ward level and link farmer organization to homegrown school meals market and other structured cereal markets.
• Conduct farmer exchange visits
• Actively participate in county consultative meeting
• Profile farmer organization supported by the project
• Participate fully as a member of the project team, including active involvement in planning and review meetings, and the preparation of timely progress reports

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, community development, organizational development, agribusiness development, rural development or other relevant disciplines or equivalent experience. Advanced degree a plus.
• At least 3 years’ experience in implementation of agricultural marketing projects.
• Strong organizational and participatory planning skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
• Proficient computer and internet skills (MS Word, Excel, Explorer).
• Willingness to work/reside with rural farmers’ ability to ride a motorcycle.

Vacancy: Project Finance and Administration Officer (FAO)
 

The Project Finance and Administration Officer performs all bookkeeping, budgeting, financial analysis and reporting related to project administration and provides technical support to the project’s financial operations, reporting and management. 

The FAO will promote transparency and accountability in the use of project resources ensure that project is implemented in accordance with contractual obligations and meet reporting deadlines.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for all financial accounting functions of the project to ensure compliance with LWR’s and donor financial policies
• Responsible for maintaining accurate book of accounts and preparation of timely monthly financial project reports for submission to the Regional Office; reviews actual spending against the budget in collaboration with the Project Coordinator and informs partner staff and LWR in case of any variance
• Regularly reviews project financial operations and documentation; reviews and provides timely feedback to project financial reports
• Advises project management on all tax and statutory requirements related to the project
• Facilitates external project audit and any other internal audit that may be arranged periodically
• Monitor and liaise with project staff to ensure financial receipts and payments are accurately, timely and appropriately handled
• Participate fully as a member of the project team, including active involvement in planning and review meetings, ensuring project staff members are kept informed in all relevant financial issues, and the preparation of timely progress reports

Required skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce- Accounting or Certified Public Accountant part 11
• Two years minimum experience in donor/NGO project accounting; experience in accounting for external donor-funded projects an advantage.
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Deep commitment to LWR’s core values and ability to model those values in relationships with colleagues and partners.
• Proficient computer and internet skills (MS Word, Excel, Explorer, and accounting software).
• Willingness to travel 30% of the time to support farmer organization and ride a motorcycle

Vacancy: Project Coordinator

The Project Coordinator (PC) is responsible for coordinating implementation and management of WFP funded Agricultural Market Access and Linkages for Smallholders project activities. 

The project coordinator will provide technical advice and supervision to three project officers and collaborate with the relevant county government departments to realize the project objectives. 

The PC will support seven beneficiary farmer organizations spread within five sub counties of Makueni County namely; Kibwezi, Makindu, Kathonzweni, Nzaui and Mukaain developing appropriate institutional and organizational frameworks to ensure active participation by targeted beneficiary smallholder farmers including women and the youths and promote transparency and accountability in the use of project resources. 

The Project Coordinator will ensure that project is implemented in accordance with contractual obligations and meet reporting deadlines.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Provide leadership to three project officers and build a strong project working team with project staff, government staff and manage & nature mutually beneficial partnerships with all relevant project stakeholders.
• Manage the project in accordance with project document, work plans and budget and ensure project activities are implemented and outputs achieved as planned. S/he will ensure that key delays are identified and addressed in a timely manner.
• To develop detailed activity implementation plans for each of the seven (7) farmer organizations that aligns with the overall project framework and coordinate timely implementation for each planned activity.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly project narrative and financial reports and submit to LWR’s Kenya Country Program Manager for review in a timely manner as required by the donor.
• Ensure that the project’s technical assistants/consultants are identified, contracted on time and meet the terms of contract within the stipulated time.
• Manage project monitoring and evaluation activities in close coordination with the farmer organizations leadership, project participants, and other relevant stakeholders
• Represent the project internally within Makueni County.

Financial Management

• Ensure implementation of appropriate financial management and accounting systems and procedures in close coordination with LWR’s Finance and Administration Manager, Project Finance & Administration Officer.
• Ensure prudent use of project funds and monitor budget spending to enhance transparency and accountability standards for maximum outputs.
• Ensure that project inputs, goods and services procurement processes are as per LWR’s guidelines, and in line with the donor agreement with LWR.
• Hold regular accounts review meetings with the LWR’s Kenya Finance and Administration Manager and Project Accountant.

Human Resources

• Manage, and retain project staff (Project Finance & Administrative officer and two Community Mobilization and Capacity Building Officer)

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Deep commitment to LWR’s core values and ability to model those values in relationships with colleagues and partners.
• Bachelor’s degree in agribusiness, agricultural economics/marketing, business administration, rural development /sociology or other relevant discipline, or equivalent experience. Advanced degree a plus.
• At least 5 years’ experience in the project management, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of rural agribusiness projects. Previous experience in market linkages for agricultural produce is an added advantage.
• Excellent analytical and community problem-solving skills.
• Highly pro-active and ability to perform with minimum supervision.
• Strong organizational, facilitation and planning skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
• Proficient computer and internet skills (MS Word, Excel, Explorer).
• Willingness to travel 50% of the time within the project area.
• Holder of a valid motorcycle riding license

How to Apply:
 

If interested, please email your CV to info@lwrearo.org

Closing date: 24 Oct 2014