Duties And Responsibilities
Project coordination &
implementation
- Provide overall coordination and
oversight of Amref Health Africa’s – ARPWASH 111 Project at the county.
- Co-ordinate and participate in
developing of project design, comprehensive work plans, budgets, tasks and
implementation of project activities in the county.
- Coordinate the implementation of
ARPWASH 111 activities in Kajiado county by working in coordination with
the relevant county and national government ministries/department, and
stakeholders to ensure high-quality project implementation. This will include
the
- County and National Department of Gender
and Social Services, Gender Technical Working Group, Ministry of
Education, County Department of Public Health (Public Health and
Sanitation), County Department of Water and Irrigation, Anti-FGM Board,
National Administration Officials (NGAOs), Youth Anti-FGM Network,
relevant networks/alliances/movements, relevant community structures,
religious leaders, community leaders, policy makers and activists.
- Participate in preparation of
annual work plans and progress monthly, quarterly and annual reports
relating to the project reports as per donor and organizational
requirements.
- Provide operational assistance to
the project team to ensure smooth continuity of project activities, and
keep inventory of materials
- Work with Project Team to develop
detailed meeting/events concept notes, agendas, materials for events and
identifying speakers and opportunities for media coverage.
- Coordinate planning and logistics
for events with particular focus on donor visits and CL-ARP
- Capacity strengthen (training,
technical advice, mentorship and learning-by-doing) of Community Advisory
Teams, Children Advisory Councils, Community Health Assistants, Community
Health Promoters, Community Champions, School Health Club Patrons and
other change agents to own and lead the process of change for meaningful
and sustainable transformation.
Administrative & Financial
management
- Facilitate timely procurement of goods
and services for the project
- Support project implementation by taking
activity advance, travel imprests and ensuring implementation as per the
budget
- Support project work plan implementation
for a healthy financial standing with acceptable financial performance and
burn rate
- Ensure timely surrender of field activity
advances and compliance to financial SOPs and protocols
Communications and Visibility
- Attend events on behalf of ARPWASH 111
and Amref Health Africa to promote the brand’s vision, values and approach
as appropriate.
- Seek opportunities to represent and
promote the Project in meetings with the press, public events and
government meetings in line with pre-agreed work plans.
- Document and disseminate best practices
and lessons learnt locally and internationally to influence policy and
action.
- Identify evidence and stories of social
change, and work with Communications for documentation and amplification
Monitoring, reporting and
Evaluation
- Support project M&E activities
including report writing and uploading programme data on AIMs
- Assist in preparation and tracking of
quarterly and annual budgets, and work plans
- Write project reports (monthly,
quarterly, biannually and annually) as required by the donor and the
organization
- Upload project data in AIMS on a monthly
basis as required
- Provide day-to-day program updates and
status reports as needed
- Support in the preparation of work plans,
budgets, M&E plans and performance frameworks for the project
- Participate in meetings to discuss data,
share learning and for adaptive management
Networking, Collaboration and
Resource Leveraging
- Participate in relevant county –level
technical working groups and platforms ensuring that participation
generates value for Amref Health Africa
- Identify possible partners to support the
establishment and development of partnerships across different
stakeholders including media, local funders, INGOs to leverage resources
for ARPWASH interventions
Programme Growth
- Participate in development of GBV, WASH
and Child Protection Resource Mobilization and Fundraising Efforts
Other
- Undertake other relevant duties which
might not be included in JD but are strategic for the Project and Amref
Health Africa
Required Qualification
Education and Professional Qualifications
- The ideal candidate should have a
first degree in Social sciences, Public Health or related field.
- Demonstrated expertise in the
design and development of capacity enhancing programmes.
- In depth knowledge of capacity
development approaches and methodologies
- Knowledge in Sexual Reproductive
Health and Rights (SRHR), Ending Gender Based Violence (GBV), Gender
Equality & Women Empowerment, Water Sanitation and Health (WASH),
adult learning methodologies and leveraging technology for learning.
Required Experience
- At least three (3) years relevant
work experience in a busy donor funded program with focus on health
programming preferably coordination of community-level integration
interventions such as SRHR, GBV
- (FGM/C and Child Marriage), and WASH.
- Hands on experience in project
coordination monitoring, reporting and documentation.
- Understanding of behaviour change
or social change communications
- Demonstrated experience and
knowledge in enhancing community-led and community-driven interventions
for meaningful and sustainable community transformation
- Hands on experience in project
development, proposal writing and grant management.
Knowledge, Skills and
Competencies
- High attention to detail and strong
organisational skills
- Experience of meeting and events
planning and management
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent verbal and written
communication skills
- ICT proficient
- Understanding of monitoring and
evaluation, data collection and reporting
- Ability to effectively manage
workloads
- Capacity building skills
- Ability to work under minimal
supervision
- Facilitation & Presentation
Skills
- Commitment, Flexibility and ability
to multi-task under pressure
- Self-confidence
- A team player
- Integrity
- Tactical and strategic abilities
How To Apply
