Impact Research and Development
Organization
Vacancy: Field Coordinator – Social Protection Services
Impact Research and Development
Organization is a registered Kenyan NGO with a main office in Kisumu and
regional offices in ten counties.
We are looking for qualified and
experienced personnel to fill in the following position within our DREAMS
Program.
The program seeks to provide most
vulnerable adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15-24 years with core
package of evidence-informed interventions most likely to impact HIV incidence,
address risk behaviors for and transmission of HIV, and reduce gender-based
violence in Siaya County.
We are looking for qualified and
experienced Field Coordinator – Social Protection Services to support the
DREAMS Program, from February 2016.
Position: Field Coordinator – Social Protection Services
Job Summary: Oversee the provision of social protection
activities and services including education subsidies, combination
social-economic approaches, social asset building and cash-transfers to
eligible beneficiaries (AGYW) enrolled in the program.
Reports to: The Program Coordinator - DREAMS
Location: Bondo Sub-county, with frequent field visits to
other sub-counties within Siaya County
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Coordinate with the national and county
governments’ Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CT-OVC)
Program to provide cash transfer services to eligible households
- Coordinate with the sub-grantee and ensure
eligible AGYW receive education subsidies and remain in school
- Provide on-going social protection technical
assistance through trainings, mentorship and support to staff and
sub-grantee staff working on the program.
- Oversee capacity building initiatives for the
beneficiaries on entrepreneurship skills, income generating activities,
financial education, and group savings and loaning
- Closely work with existing micro-finance
institutions and effectively link beneficiaries to relevant institutions
to access available credit facilities.
- Work with Program Coordinator to oversee staff
orientation, supervision, training, and performance.
- Prepare and submit progress reports at
required intervals; present at meetings and workshops.
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have at least a Bachelors degree in
Social Sciences, Development Studies or health related field
- Possess at least 3 years’ relevant work
experience in social protection and HIV/AIDS prevention programming.
- Other competencies: Ability to multi-task;
excellent writing and presentation skills; excellent communication skills
and teamwork; can work long hours, including weekends and public holidays
when necessary; proficient in Microsoft Office packages; experience with
stakeholder management.
- Experience of working in an OVC Program is an
added advantage
Submit applications, complete with
CV, copies of certificates and testimonials, names and telephone numbers of
three professional referees, current and expected salary, to reach the
undersigned not later than 15th January 2016.
The Human Resources Manager
Impact Research and Development Organization
P. O. Box 9171 - 40141
Kisumu.
Impact Research and Development Organization
P. O. Box 9171 - 40141
Kisumu.
