Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya
since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and
humanitarian relief programs delivered both directly and through local
partners.
Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save
the Children combined the programs of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create
a single operation in Kenya. In February 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programs with our own.
Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country. We employ more than 300 staff and have an operating annual budget in 2014 of approximately US$25 million.
SCI Kenya is in the process of implementing an Adolescent Girls Initiative Action Research across four sectors of Health, Wealth Creation, Education and Prevention of Violence, in Wajir County, together with other partners namely; Population Council, Plan International and APHRC.
This program is expected to
significantly contribute to investing in adolescent girls, with the need to
invest early in order to break the downward spiral into early pregnancy, early
marriage and intergenerational poverty.
It is also expected that evidence
from research will influence national policy and support scaled up,
cost-effective interventions for adolescent girls in the future. This is also
in line with Save the Children’s Theory of Change.
Save the Children will work with the government of Kenya at both national and county levels and communities to facilitate the randomized control trial to test a package of multi sectorial interventions for girls ages 11-14 and also the most cost-effective that will provide the greatest impact for girls in Northern Kenya and urban slums
MEAL Officer
Position Code: AGK MEAL
Team / Programme:Adolescent Girls Initiative Kenya
Team / Programme:Adolescent Girls Initiative Kenya
Location: Wajir
Grade: TBC
Post Type: National (1 year with possibility of extension)
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post
may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children
or young people
Scope of Role: To support the delivery of Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability & Learning (MEAL) strategy, policy and practice by helping
design programme monitoring systems, build the capacity of staff in their
analysis and dissemination of data, and coordinate information management and
reporting systems.
The job requires strict adherence to
research protocols as this is a randomized control trial.
Your support in the delivery of an
effective MEAL function will play a key role in program implementation and the
expansion of Save the Children programmes in Wajir to increase impact and
enable positive change for children.
Reports to: MEAL coordinator - Wajir
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Reports to: MEAL coordinator - Wajir
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
- Supporting the development of systems and
processes for the implementation of M&E policy and procedure based on
Save the Children best practice, developing frameworks to integrate impact
assessment and learning and knowledge management into the programme and
project cycle;
- Maintaining a tracking spreadsheet for M&E
activities and events – baselines, assessments, reviews, evaluations –
tracking trends and recommendations, progressing their implementation
where appropriate;
- Coordinating the sharing of learning related
to M&E practices across offices, and providing support when
internal/external reviews, evaluations, and lessons learned exercises
should be employed;
- Developing national programme internal
reporting schedules & templates, clarifying what level of information
is needed and where, with key responsibilities assigned, and reviewing
proposals, with a particular focus on checking log frames and ensuring
indicators are are followed up and project milestones achieved;
- Participating in the development of tools and
guidelines for data collection, collation and reporting, with a focus on
establishing Output Tracking, systemically checking this data for quality,
accuracy, and consistency, and providing feedback as necessary;
- Contributing to the design of M&E
methodology and child-focused indicators by the programme team, and to the
promotion of child participation in M&E planning and accountability
- Support the implementation of processes to
review the quality of existing project data, information collection
methods and the suitability of the existing data for the provision of
sound baseline information;
- Ensure accountability assessments are
conducted and capacity built of staff to undertake accountability
assessments.
- Professionally document and proactively share
information and learning with Save the Children stakeholders
- Ensure sensitive complaints collection and
handling through system development and functional at ground level
- Ensure effective community complaints response
mechanisms in collaboration with communities are developed and functional
- Take an active role in ensuring staff are
compliant in uploading data into necessary app systems.
Qualifications and Experience
- First degree in Statistics or Mathematics or
relevant area
- Minimum three years practical experience in
M&E system coordination/implementation in a large international
non-governmental organisation or other international relief/development
body;
- Demonstrable track-record in data tracking and
evaluation, with the ability to support staff and partners on M&E
methodology and analyze and disseminate complex information to a range of
stakeholder audiences;
- Computer literacy, particularly in Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint;
- Working knowledge of data/statistical
programmes e.g. SPSS
- Excellent planning, coordination, and
reporting skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload
comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities;
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
in English, with experience working in multicultural, multi location,
values driven teams;
- Commitment to Save the Children values
Competencies:
- Fluent in English and Kiswahili (both spoken
and written).
- Understanding of importance of quality and
timely data
- Ability to work independently with minimum
supervision
- Good typing and data entry speed.
- Ability to work well with others in a team.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural
environment.
- Sets high standards for quality and
consistently achieves project goals.
- Maintains and extends an effective network of
individuals within the organisation and with government and development
partners
- Proven ability to work as a team.
Programme Assistant
Position Code: AGK PA
Team / Programme:Programme
Team / Programme:Programme
Location: Nairobi 50% Field 50%
Grade: 5
Post Type: National (1 year contract with possibility of
extension)
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post
may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children
or young people
Role Purpose: SCI are anticipating funds for the AGI-K Programme Assistant position, who will be responsible for the support of the AGI-K Programme team to effectively achieve its goals and deliver on its outputs and work plan.
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Role Purpose: SCI are anticipating funds for the AGI-K Programme Assistant position, who will be responsible for the support of the AGI-K Programme team to effectively achieve its goals and deliver on its outputs and work plan.
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Scope of Role:
Reports to: Senior AGI-K Programme Manager
Reports to: Senior AGI-K Programme Manager
Staff directly
reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Make various payments
Key Areas of Accountability:
Make various payments
- Provide support to the Programme Team
including participation and assistance to preparation and conducting of
programme meetings, quarterly and annual reviews and other relevant
programme meetings and events.
- Support the programme in spot checks and the
compilation of reports.
- Ensure all files and documentation – including
contracts, proposals, and field travel TORs – are well organised digitally
as well in hard copy and regularly updated.
- Ensure that invoices (payment vouchers) are
processed for payment on time and are well documented.
- Assist in the drafting of consultancy
contracts, process consultants’ expenses reports, and coordinate
consultants travel needs.
- Assist in closing the documentation cycle in
contract management and payment processing.
- Draft letters and undertake basic
correspondence on behalf of the program unit as needed.
- Assist in organising training/workshops for
program
- Drafts correspondence, takes dictation and
instructions on a variety of programme related subject-matters.
- Keeps list of names, addresses and telephone
numbers of Programme counterparts and Ministers, Government Officials.
General Responsibilities
- Contribute effectively to planning,
monitoring, reporting and information dissemination of programme
activities.
- Participate actively in organisation-wide
learning and other joint activities.
- Undertake any other tasks as may be assigned
by the Supervisor.
Values
- Personal integrity/Commitment to mandate-holds
himself accountable for actions taken.
- Knowledge sharing/continuous learning – Takes
responsibility for personal learning and career development and actively
seeks opportunities to learn through formal and informal means.
Learns from others inside and outside the organisation adopting best
practices created by others.
- Valuing diversity – observes and inquires to
understand the perspectives of others and continually examines his/her own
biases and behaviours.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- At least two years’ experience related to your
responsibilities
- Very good writing skills in English with keen
attention to detail
- Demonstrated experience of working in teams
- Demonstrated an ability to set clear and
appropriate priorities focussing on tasks and activated, which have
strategic impact on results
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate and meet
information needs of the team and other stakeholders.
- Commitment to excellence.
- Fluency in English, both verbal and written,
preferred
- Commitment to Save the Children values
AGI-K Programme Officers
Position Code: AGK PO
4 Positions
Team / Programme: AGI-K Programme
4 Positions
Team / Programme: AGI-K Programme
Location: Wajir
Grade: 4
Post Type: National (1 year with possibility of renewal)
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post
may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children
or young people
Role Purpose: SCI Kenya is in the process of implementing
an Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI-K) Action Research across four sectors of
Health, Wealth Creation, Education and Prevention of Violence, in Wajir County,
together with other partners namely; Population Council, Plan International and
APHRC.
This program is
expected to significantly contribute to investing in adolescent girls, with the
need to invest early in order to break the downward spiral into early
pregnancy, early marriage and intergenerational poverty.
It is also expected that evidence
from research will influence national policy and support scaled up,
cost-effective interventions for adolescent girls in the future. This is also
in line with Save the Children’s Theory of Change.
Save the Children will work with the government of Kenya at both national and county levels and communities to facilitate the randomized control trial to test a package of multi sectorial interventions for girls ages 11-14 and also the most cost-effective that will provide the greatest impact for girls in Northern Kenya and urban slums
Scope of Role: SCI are anticipating fund for the Project Officer
who will provide technical support and leadership to community mentors required
for the successful implementation of Adolescent girls programming and will support
the Project coordinator in awareness raising activities, including the
provision of information on the project interventions.
The AGI-K officer will be responsible
for providing training and mentoring to adolescent girl’s mentors and the
community facilitators.
Reports to: AGI-K Programme Coordinator
Reports to: AGI-K Programme Coordinator
Staff directly reporting to this
post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Support to Programme Delivery
Key Areas of Accountability:
Support to Programme Delivery
- Under the supervision of the Programme
Coordinator, provide technical oversight and capacity-building through
training, mentorship and on-the-job support for community health extension
workers (CHEWs) and community mentors for the delivery of the safe space
model
- Provide leadership and guidance regarding
project activities under each cluster to all community workers to
ensure all programme activities meet best practice standards as well as
taking lead in discussions sessions for adolescent programming
- The AGI-K officer will programmatic support
required for the successful implementation of Adolescent girls programming
and will support the programme coordinator in awareness raising
activities, including the provision of information on available health
services and facilitating referrals through the support of CHEWs.
- Work with AGI-K program team to monitor
project activities regularly, ensuring adolescent girls attend discussion
sessions as laid out in the program model
- Strengthen and maintain networks with
community leaders and groups to ensure support from the community and to
encourage greater communication, collaboration and coordination among
partners.
- Participate in development of monthly outreach
plans with community workers, based on program needs; include strategies
to reach girls who are more isolated.
- Ensures strict adherence to the guidelines as
outlined for the various interventions and clusters.
- Assist with developing adequate project
monitoring systems and help to ensure that community workers utilize
these systems correctly and consistently
- Support the community facilitators and mentors
develop referral pathways for violence prevention & response and
ensure a community perspective is included. Ensure referral pathways are
shared and understood within the community
- Encourage parent/caregiver partnerships in
participating in the wellbeing of adolescent girls
Partnerships for social mobilisation
- Good coordination with partners including the
community in the program area
- Capacity of implementing partners in planning,
implementation, monitoring and reporting is strengthened, in particular
with community contracts
- Actively participate in forums and other
relevant forums at sub county level
Monitoring and evaluation
- Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team and the operations research
partner for monitoring and evaluation of programme activities including
preparation of monitoring reports, documents and lessons learned.
- Supports the implementation of an
accountability mechanism for participants in the AGI-K programme
- Carry out regular field monitoring/spot checks
- Participate in milestone meetings for
monitoring of the progress of the programme such as mid-term reviews,
strategy meetings, previews and reviews and annual reviews.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Advanced University Degree in the
social/behavioural sciences, (Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Health
Education)
- Minimum 3 years of relevant professional work
experience in the development, planning and management of social
development programmes with practical experience of working with women and
girls.
- Clear understanding of gender, abuse of power,
and issues surrounding violence against women and girls, in addition to
child protection
- Demonstrated experience of developing
effective working relationships with senior stakeholders from government
agencies, international organisations, community NGO, academics and
opinion-leaders.
- Experience in community mobilisation and child
participation within the development context.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in facilitation and
training skills in non-formal settings
- Strong expertise and understanding of key
issues affecting adolescent girls in Northern Kenya such as early
marriage, FGM.
- Excellent communication skills, including
fluency in written and spoken English and strong inter-personal and
advisory skills
Competencies:
- Has high-level communication skills’,
including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural
environment.
- Sets high standards for quality and
consistently achieves project goals.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and
objectives.
- Maintains and extends an effective network of
individuals within the organisation and with government and development
partners
- Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of
possibilities.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical
knowledge and expertise.
- Proven ability to work as a team.
- Somali speaking individuals will be added
advantage.
Adolescent Girls Initiative Coordinator
Position Code: AGK CORD
Team / Programme: AGI-K Program
Team / Programme: AGI-K Program
Location: Wajir
Grade: 3
Post Type: National (1 year with possibility of
extension)
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may
require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or
young people
Role Purpose: SCI Kenya is in the process of implementing an
Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI-K) Action Research across four sectors of
Health, Wealth Creation, Education and Prevention of Violence, in Wajir County,
together with other partners namely; Population Council, Plan International and
APHRC.
This program is
expected to significantly contribute to investing in adolescent girls, with the
need to invest early in order to break the downward spiral into early
pregnancy, early marriage and intergenerational poverty.
It is also expected that evidence
from research will influence national policy and support scaled up,
cost-effective interventions for adolescent girls in the future. This is also
in line with Save the Children’s Theory of Change.
Save the Children will work with the
government of Kenya at both national and county levels and communities to
facilitate the randomized control trial to test a package of multi sectorial
interventions for girls ages 11-14 and also the most cost-effective that
will provide the greatest impact for girls in Northern Kenya and urban slums
Scope of Role: With the support of the Adolescent Girls
Initiative (AGI-K) Program Manager, the AGI-K Coordinator is responsible for
ensuring smooth implementation of daily project activities in Wajir County and
to ensure that the goals and objectives of the program are met.
S/He will provide supervision to the
AGI-K project team, with an emphasis on ensuring the selected adolescent girls
and the community access the designed interventions as will be detailed to each
cluster in line with Save the Children’s Program Model and international best
practices for working with children.
The AGI-K Program Coordinator will be based in Wajir, and reports to the MEAL Coordinator based in Wajir.
The AGI-K Program Coordinator will be based in Wajir, and reports to the MEAL Coordinator based in Wajir.
Key Areas of Accountability:
Support to Programme Delivery
Support to Programme Delivery
- Provide programmatic support for the
implementation of the community mobilisation and participation aspect of
AGI-K, including training, materials adaptation and monitoring of
outcomes.
- Work with the SPM AGI-K manager for the
development, management and facilitation of the community dialogue/
contracts, plan of action and activities for strategic communication and
promotion for social and behavioural change in support of the AGI-K Programme
delivery.
- Support in the development; conduct as well as
supervise trainings on the safe space model to mentors and community
facilitators, to ensure programming meets quality standards
- Plan, organize and implement quality community
sensitization forums in partnership with the community.
- Work closely with SCI’s Education, FSL and
reproductive health teams in Wajir to implement holistic programming to
meet the diverse and unique needs of women and girls.
- Work with the SPM-AGI-K and the various
Technical Advisors in the development of behaviour change
communication (BCC) strategies and approaches related to interpersonal,
small group, community mobilization and mass media interventions and
translate these into action to improve school attendance and adoption of
healthy behaviours
Partnerships for social mobilisation
- Develop partnerships with religious groups,
women’s groups, health care providers, community health committees
and other organised groups in the community to orient them on the
programme goals and to solicit their involvement in the implementation of
the programme
- Develop close collaboration with various
professional groups and non-governmental organisations implementing the
community health strategy to facilitate cross organisational learning.
- Provide effective coordination and technical
support to county government counterparts and other partners in community
development
- Represent Save the Children in county and
national fora to share good practice and ensure the achievement of
advocacy and policy objectives.
Monitoring and evaluation
- Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team and the operations research
partners for monitoring and evaluation of programme activities including
preparation of monitoring reports, documents and lessons learned.
- Together with the MEAL officer, ensure spot
checks are undertaken regularly and corrective action undertaken where
necessary, with adherence to the regulations set under each
intervention/cluster
- Supports the development and implementation of
an accountability mechanism for participants in the AGI-K Programme.
- Support in facilitating dissemination of
communication research findings, and ensures exchanges and sharing of
experience, lessons learned, best practices, and new methods to government
officials, programme staff, and other SCI partners as well as within the
organisation
Staff and community capacity
building, training and development
- Support the SPM in identifying staffing,
programmatic and material capacity gaps that impact on program
implementation.
- Directly supervise and monitor performance of
AGI-K field based program officer’s
- Together with the SPM, ensure Community Health
Extension Workers are well trained on relevant topics in order to
supervise community mentors.
- Provide technical oversight and
capacity-building through training, mentorship and on-the-job support for
community health workers (CHWs) on AGI-K awareness-raising, and
referrals where necessary
- Provide ongoing support to ensure CHWs
understand basic SCI principles and are not doing any harm. Develop
messages and IEC materials for community facilitators to use within the
community.
- Support in the development of appropriate
discussion topics for adolescent girls
Grants Management and Reporting
- Oversee the implementation of the activities,
develop and maintain work, spending and procurement plans for the project.
- Participate in Grants Opening, Mid-Term and
Closing meetings.
- Prepare activity spending plans and ensure
project activities and outputs are completed.
- Contribute actively to the preparation of
internal and donor reporting requirements.
- Oversee project activities budget expenditures
and ensure they are allowable and allocable according to SCI and donor
regulations; together with the SPM review monthly Budget vs. Actual and
expenditure sheets and collaborate with the Finance department to ensure
accurate expenditures and reporting.
- Actively participate in the generation of
quarterly, semi-annual and annual program performance reports
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- BA/MA/ in social science, humanities or
related degree.
- Minimum five years of relevant professional
work experience in the development, planning and management of community
development programmes with practical experience in overseeing,
monitoring, and reporting on project outcomes, as well as research
- Experience in community mobilisation and child
participation within the development context. Experience working with the
Kenya Community Health Strategy is an added advantage
- Demonstrated experience of developing
effective working relationships with senior stakeholders from government
agencies, international organisations, donors, NGO, academics and
opinion-leaders, including successful advocacy and influencing.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in project
management
- Strong expertise and understanding of key
issues in the field of Women protection and empowerment, and children’s
rights
- Excellent communication and facilitation
skills, including fluency in written and spoken English and strong
inter-personal and advisory skills
Competencies
- Has high-level communication skills’,
including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural
environment.
- Sets high standards for quality and
consistently achieves project goals.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and
objectives.
- Maintains and extends an effective network of
individuals within the organisation and with government and development
partners
- Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of
possibilities.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical
knowledge and expertise.
- Proven ability to work as a team.
- Candidate must be willing to abide by the Save
the Children Child Safeguarding Policy in all aspects of work.
Community Liaison Officer (CLO)
Position Code: AGK CLO
Team / Programme: AGI-K Programme
Team / Programme: AGI-K Programme
Location: Wajir
Grade: 4
Post Type: National (1 year with possibility of renewal)
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post
may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children
or young people
Role Purpose: SCI Kenya is in the process of implementing an
Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI-K) Action Research across four sectors of
Health, Wealth Creation, Education and Prevention of Violence, in Wajir County,
together with other partners namely; Population Council, Plan International and
APHRC.
This program is
expected to significantly contribute to investing in adolescent girls, with the
need to invest early in order to break the downward spiral into early
pregnancy, early marriage and intergenerational poverty.
It is also expected that evidence
from research will influence national policy and support scaled up,
cost-effective interventions for adolescent girls in the future. This is also
in line with Save the Children’s Theory of Change.
Save the Children will work with the
government of Kenya at both national and county levels and communities to
facilitate the randomized control trial to test a package of multi sectorial
interventions for girls ages 11-14 and also the most cost-effective that
will provide the greatest impact for girls in
Scope of Role:
SCI is anticipating funds for the position of Community Liasion Officer to contribute to better coverage of AGI-K programme in Wajir and enhance community involvement, participation and acceptance through regular mobilization and stakeholder activities within Wajir County
Scope of Role:
SCI is anticipating funds for the position of Community Liasion Officer to contribute to better coverage of AGI-K programme in Wajir and enhance community involvement, participation and acceptance through regular mobilization and stakeholder activities within Wajir County
Reports to: Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI-K)
Coordinator
Staff directly reporting to this
post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Support to Programme Delivery
Key Areas of Accountability:
Support to Programme Delivery
- Ensure that the community mobilisation and
participation aspect of the AGI-K Programme is implemented according to
plan, including training, materials adaptation and monitoring of outcomes.
- Support in the development, management and
facilitation of the community engagement strategy, plan of action and
activities identified by the community.
- Together with the AGI-K project officers,
ensure regular mentoring and monitoring of community workers in particular
selected community mentors
- Work with community workers to raise awareness
on cultural backgrounds and issues for communities to advocate for change
of behaviour
- Identify and oversee / support the
identification and selection of community volunteers and train community
mobilisation teams and facilitators from the community.
- Support the development, pre-testing and
production of culturally relevant communication materials to ensure
effective and efficient programme delivery including facilitating
behavioural change where necessary.
- Ensure the implementation of identified strategies
and approaches by selected schools and communities related to
interpersonal, small group, community mobilization interventions are
translated into action to improve the well-being and value of girls
in the community
- Identify, assess and recommend appropriate
approaches to community mobilization to ensure maximum community
involvement and participation
- Devise and implement a strategy for active
case finding (screening) within identified catchment areas using AGI-K
project team
- Ensure systems for screening follow-up and
feedback to AGI-K project officers are implemented.
Partnerships for social mobilisation
- Develop partnerships with religious groups,
women’s groups, community members, health care providers, community health
committees and other organised groups in the community to orient
them on the programme goals and to solicit their involvement in the
implementation of the programme
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Carry out regular spot checks in the
intervention areas with project officers to feed into progress reports
- Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team and the research partners for
monitoring and evaluation of programme activities including preparation of
monitoring reports, documents and lessons learned.
- Participate in milestone meetings for
monitoring of the progress of the programme such as mid-term reviews,
strategy meetings, previews and reviews and annual reviews.
- Facilitate the dissemination of communication
research findings, and ensures exchanges and sharing of information
between SCI and the community
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions,
managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the
Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to
deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for
themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal
development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save
the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships,
with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of
competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative
solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in social science from a
recognized university or Higher National Diploma with at least two (2)
year relevant experience.
- Experience of and commitment to utilizing
participatory approaches
- Excellent communication and facilitation
skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathize
with all beneficiaries and their carers
- Possess training skills, must be a trained
facilitator
- Ability to work in teams and with rural
communities.
- Fluent in written and spoken English &
Kiswahili
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the
Children’s aims, values and principles.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict
deadlines.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
- Demonstrable ability at report writing
- Knowledge of local language e.g. Somali
language
Competencies:
- Has high-level communication skills’,
including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural
environment.
- Sets high standards for quality and
consistently achieves project goals.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and
objectives.
- Maintains and extends an effective network of
individuals within the organisation, community and with government and
development partners
- Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of
possibilities.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical
knowledge and expertise.
- Proven ability to work as a team.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org by 3rd Oct. 2014 indicating the Position Code on the subject line.
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory cover letter to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org by 3rd Oct. 2014 indicating the Position Code on the subject line.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.