JOB TITLE: PROGRAMME OFFICER, GENDER AND MERL
Reports to: Head of Programs
Young Women Christian
Association Kenya (YWCA) is a women and youth membership based,
non-governmental development organization founded in 1912. YWCA, through its
work brings girls and women together in an effort to respond to the socio-
economic, political and cultural issues affecting them. It is affiliated to the
world YWCA, and is purpose is to develop the collective power of girls and
women in Kenya to achieve social, economic, political and cultural
“emancipation”.
JOB DESCRIPTION ROLE:
This position is
responsible for supporting the Capacity development program of the YWCA on
participatory governance and the integration of gender in all areas of the
YWCAs work, which includes gender and its intersectionality.
The Programme Officer,
Gender and MERL supports the overall development of the YWCA programme on
gender justice and campaigns. He/she works on the design and support of a
coherent and systematic approach to issues of gender justice, and to gender
mainstreaming in the ACT programmes; Supports in programme policy
planning, implementation, and monitoring of programme activities and is
responsible for coordination of day-to-day substantial tasks assigned in line
with gender justice policy, organizational objectives and Global
Gender-Equality Strategy.
Under the supervision of
the head of programs, the Programme Officer, Gender and MERL shall be
responsible for the overall collection, summarizing, compiling, dissemination,
storing and timely reporting of all forms data generated from Projects with a
key focus on submission of timely, qualitative and quantitative reports to the
Program Management Team, donors and relevant stakeholders. Specifically,
the M&E Officer will be in charge of managing project data including the
Gender-Based Violence Information Management System (GBVIMS) data. He/she will
conduct program assessments to support VAWG prevention interventions.
Responsibilities
Given the strong focus
on gender equality in the YWCAs strategic plan 2019- 2023, the Programme
Officer, Gender and MERL will support all efforts to integrate gender equality
and its intersectionality into its own program area of work
Program design and implementation
- Gender
Equality Program Delivery- As needed, assume leadership and oversight for
the implementation of designated program activities (training sessions,
conferences, missions and inter-parliamentary meetings), including the
development of activity budgets, liaising with partners and/or host
parliaments, overseeing operational, communications and protocol arrangements,
and managing activity expenditures within established budgets in
accordance with YWCA’s procurement and finance procedures
- Update
/ develop guidelines and tools to support activity planning and
implementation.
- Builds
and maintains strategic and cooperative relationships with key CSO
leaders, partners, networks in each region of program on a regular basis
to gather their feedback and input to the planning, implementation and
tracking of results.
- Support
fellow team members in capturing and documenting best practices and
success stories for learning, reference and dissemination
- Generate
programme information and dash boards for tracking and depicting progress
on programmes and strategy implementation against targets and key
milestones
- Travel
as required to support implementation of project activities.
Program monitoring, reporting and evaluation
- Harness,
adapt and roll out tools and technological innovations for collecting and
analyzing data.
- Assist
the Head of Programmes with development of the M&E Plan for the
project, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting,
database management, and developing M&E and/ performance monitoring
plans.
- Lead
role in overseeing data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and
reporting, ensuring that data is of high quality and supports quality
interventions.
- Responsible
for supporting the preparation and review of program reports in
collaboration with program staff.
- Support
evidence based learning through research activities and ensure outcomes
and lessons learned are integrated into the project and shared with
relevant stakeholders.
- Provide
training and mentoring to partners and staff to ensure the implementation
of strong M&E systems.
- Design
and manage gender-disaggregated beneficiary monitoring and database
systems.
Coordination, Representation and Advocacy
- Represent
YWCA Kenya at the field inter-agency M&E coordination forums.
- Working
with partners to support the development and implementation of partners’
monitoring and evaluation strategies
- In
collaboration with Communications and documentation Officer, design
knowledge management products to be shared with internal and external
audiences.
- Support
the development and strengthening of an effective GBV referral system and
coordination mechanisms
Staff Development
- Provide
input in defining and developing and/or reviewing the M&E Standards.
- Build
capacity of local stakeholders and project staff in relevant M&E
topics, including data dissemination and M&E systems to be used for
program improvement.
- To
assist the staff working in the program in the development and preparation
of annual work plans and budgets; key evidence based reports and
additional reports in consultation with partners on progress towards
results
- Support
the Head of Programs in the development of new proposals and concept notes
for women protection and empowerment program.
Qualifications
- Commitment
to the YWCAs’s vision, mission and values.
- Post
graduate degree related to international development, Gender studies,
Development studies, Economics, Social sciences, Public administration, or
democracy and governance.
- Experience
in Project Management in a Non-Governmental organization.
- Experience
in Gender integration and women’s empowerment in development.
- Extensive
experience in the design and delivery of capacity development
methodologies and tools Field experience in this area an asset.
- Has
a good knowledge of development issues, trends and approaches
- A
sound understanding of Results Based Management (RBM) and monitoring and
evaluation methodologies.
- A
good understanding of civil society organizations/networks and the field
of participatory governance in cross cultural settings
- Strong
communication skills both written and verbal and demonstrated skills in
group facilitation.
- Advanced
computer skills
Applicants are
encouraged to indicate salary expectations. Selection will be on a rolling
basis.
An application with a
detailed CV to reach the under mentioned on or before 4th
January 2021.
Human Resources Officer,
YWCA National Headquarter,
YWCA Kenya.
Email: recruitment@ywcakenya.org
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.