Concern Worldwide is an international
non-governmental humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of
suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in
the world’s poorest countries.
Job Title: Assistant Project Manager - ASAL Food Income and Markets
Location: Maikona, Chalbi with Significant Travel throughout
Marsabit
Contract: One Year Renewable
Job Summary: The
incumbent will provide hands on technical support to local partners and
communities in the implementation of sustainable ASAL livelihoods interventions
with a strong focus on community participatory approaches to enhance community
capacity
Job Specification:
- A degree in Agri-business, Agriculture,
Livestock Production, Applied Economics or related discipline.
- At least three (3) years of experience with at
least one (1) year supervisory experience in a rural/ASAL livelihoods
programme that works with and through local partners
- Knowledge and experience of participatory
methodologies for use in community development, programme design and
implementation
- Excellent oral and written skills in English
and Kiswahili. Fluency in the local language/s is preferred.
A detailed ToR for this position may
be obtained by sending an email to the following address:
concern.kenyavacancies@concern.net
Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send a CV and covering letter, with the subject of the email as Assistant Project Manager-ASAL FIM to: The Human Resource Manager, Concern Worldwide, Nairobi, to the following email address: nairobi.hr@concern.net
Each application should include three referees who can validate technical expertise.
Telephone contacts must be submitted
with the application.
The closing date for application is Sunday 3rd May 2015.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.
Concern’s Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Code of Conduct have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants, especially beneficiaries, from abuse and exploitation.