Job Title: Program Associate
Hiring Organization: COVAW
Location – Locality: Kisumu
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 04/24/2024
COVAW was founded in 1995. in a workshop that identified two
critical areas that no organization was dealing with- Violence against Women
and the lack of women in decision making processes and that there was a need to
form a Coalition that would address the same. This saw the birth of the
Coalition on Violence against Women, which is now a registered non-
governmental organization with the Government of Kenya. COVAW was established
as a membership organization. The membership was drawn from professional and
individual women and men who are committed to the eradication of violence
against women and the advancement of women’s human rights in general. At the
time, COVAW strived to offer and effectively manage personalized services on a
voluntary basis to it’s beneficiaries in addition to the services provided by
COVAW. The main aim from the start was moving the issue of violence against
women from the private to the public domain- “Breaking the Silence” on Violence
against Women. Since inception, COVAW has continued to be instrumental in
placing violence against women as a crime and a human rights violation in the
public domain and has successfully spearheaded the 16 days of Activism campaign
towards women having the right to be free from violence, the right to
self-defense and the right to state protection. COVAW then moved to the next
level and is currently addressing the root causes of violence against women by
focusing on breaking the cycle of violence against women. COVAW believes that
people have the capacity to learn and change their attitudes towards women.
COVAW (K) beneficiaries are therefore women and girls.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Development of
periodic project work plans to guide and track accurate implementation of
project objectives in Kisumu and Kakamega counties.
- Implement
project activities in Kisumu and Kakamega counties such as: Awareness
raising on human rights violations including SGBV facing women in paid
childcare; capacity building of women-led paid childcare providers and
stakeholders on how to organize, diversity and inclusion and effective
collaboration;
- Review of
existing curriculum from women’s rights/ safeguarding and disability
inclusion perspective among others.
- Take lead in the
monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of project activities at
community level and with key actors
- Support project
activity documentation based on key interventions that are implemented,
working with the other project teams.
- Identify,
support and work with community level beneficiaries through strategic
intermediaries to meet the intended priority outcomes
- Support the
program team in the engagement of civil society organisations, private
sector actors, government and communities to enhance their capacity to
conduct coordinated lobby and advocacy, addressing GBV in paid childcare
ecosystem.
- Work with the
program team in strengthening linkages and networks between key actors
from community, county and national level with a view to strengthening the
effectiveness of each actor
- Work with the
project team in supporting design, production, dissemination and
documentation of content and materials for use in lobby and advocacy and
capacity enhancement trainings.
- Prepare accurate
and timely reports of all program activities. Prepare monthly narrative
reports
- Monitor the
utilization of project budgets in adherence to donor and organisational
rules and policies
- Support in
conducting program monitoring and evaluation, outcome and end of
implementation evaluation
Performance standards
- Represent COVAW
in meetings and forums with partners and other stakeholders
- Demonstrate a
strong commitment to COVAW’s values and principles in a fulfilment of all
roles and responsibilities
- Flexibility and
willingness to travel, work long and irregular hours, including occasional
weekends and holidays
- Undertake full
operational responsibility over COVAW’s assets in use.
Qualifications/Skills:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Sociology, Community Development, law or related social science.
- Three years work
experience in program implementation and community engagement.
- Financial
management and basic procurement experience.
- Outstanding
verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work
with diverse people and cultures.
- Self-starter,
able to work independently but able to consult effectively, prioritize and
handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong
interpersonal and analytical abilities.
- Ability to work
in the field, under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Computer
Literacy (including excel skills).
- Experience in
implementation of projects promoting the rights of childcare workers will
be an added advantage.
How To Apply
Please submit your cover letter
and updated CV to recruit@covaw.or.ke
with the subject line:
“COVAW Program Associate-Kisumu” by 30th of April 2024, 5.00pm. COVAW
encourages, promotes and supports diversity in all aspects of its work.