Trócaire works in partnership with
local organizations to overcome poverty and promote justice in developing
countries.
The Kenya Country Programme comprises
three thematic areas: Sustainable Livelihoods - Arid and Semi Arid Lands
Resilience Programme (ARP); Governance and Human Rights; Gender Based Violence
and HIV/AIDS.
Job Title: Programme Officer, Governance & Human Rights Programme
Job Grade & Salary Scale: Grade
5
Reporting to: Country Programme Manager
Department: Kenya
Country Programme Team
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to partner focus areas
and occasional travel to Global meetings
Description of Position: To
manage the Kenya Governance and Human Rights (GHR) Programme, ensuring the
delivery of results and actively participate in the Kenya country team.
Background to the Role: The
GHR programme works with 10 partners to improve access to justice and increase
the accountability and responsiveness of the state and its institutions. It
does this by strengthening civil society’s and local communities’ capacity to
demand equal rights and engage in productive dialogue with state actors on key
reform areas and strengthening capacities for peace.
Contract Duration: 2
years – Renewable
Managing: Managing
1 Programme Assistant
Duties & Responsibilities
Programme Development:
- Undertake the necessary analysis (e.g.
contextual, power, poverty), to inform appropriate programme strategies,
geographic location and target population.
- Ensure that a coherent results framework with
appropriate indicators and a programme baseline are developed and are
aligned to the organisational programme indicators and that both
quantitative and qualitative data have been captured in the process.
- Ensure ongoing discussions regarding programme
development and management with the relevant organisational programme
team.
- Maintain a comprehensive analysis of the
governance, justice and peace sectors in Kenya and keep abreast of global
developments.
- Ensure that the programme has disaggregated
data for programme participants and that indicators (where possible) are
gender sensitive.
- Work with the finance team to develop and
monitor a programme budget that reflects programme objectives and
activities accurately.
- Implement all administrative (DL and Agresso)
procedures in relation to project and programme management to a high
standard.
Programme Implementation and
Monitoring
- Develop and implement an M&E Framework for
the programme and ensure that partners are clear on how they contribute to
the framework
- Review and assess programme progress,
including through regular partner meetings
- Establish a regular reporting schedule
(financial and narrative) with partners ensuring that all reports respond
to the relevant programme indicators and are in line with organisational
policy and institutional funding requirements
- Ensure that partners’ establish and implement
appropriate monitoring and documentation practices
- Ensure that all financial reports are reviewed
and signed off by the finance team
- Carry out regular field trips to partners and
communities to ensure ongoing oversight of the programme
- Complete the Annual Programme Review process
ensuring that the review provides clear evidence of progress and
challenges and that it meets internal and external reporting requirements
- Facilitate learning amongst partners and
ensure that this is captured and shared, including with colleagues in the
country team and at head office.
Programme Evaluation
- Undertake mid-term and end of programme
evaluations in line with the organisational policy
- Ensure that strategies are adapted and that
the learning from review and evaluation processes are explicitly
incorporated into future programme design
- Aim to adopt evaluation methodologies that
maximise opportunities for learning for Trócaire and the Partners
Partner Relations and Support
- Ensure that all relationships with partners
are in keeping with the principles and values set out in the
organisational Partnership Policy
- Using the Partner Capacity Building Framework,
develop partner capacity building plans to strengthen and support partners
in areas where they are weak, and together establish clear targets and
indicators and review on a regular basis.
- Work with the Finance team to ensure that all
existing partners have completed the Partner Governance and Finance
Capacity Assessment and that it is undertaken with new partners prior to
making any commitments.
- Promote accountability of partners to target
communities
- Promote and strengthen partnership with
government particularly in building capacity of duty bearers in target communities
Institutional Funding
- Work together with the Programme Manager,
Regional Institutional Funding Officer, Country Director and Programme
Teams in head office to identify institutional funding sources for the
programme and contribute to the development of applications as agreed
- Ensure that all institutional funding for the
programme is managed in line with donor requirements and that reports are
compliant with donor needs, including IA and Trócaire’s internal needs
- Ensure that partners are aware of the grant
management and reporting requirements of back donors and where necessary
provide training and support to partners in order to meet these demands
Networking
- Participate in relevant thematic working
groups, networks and learning forums, nationally and possibly
internationally in order to improve programme and advocacy learning,
sharing and impact
- Develop relationships with peers in other
INGOs working in the same sector and maintain an overview of their work,
identifying possible opportunities for collaboration
Teamwork & Collaboration
- Work collaboratively with colleagues at
country, cross country and global levels, to contribute to the achievement
of broader organisational goals
- Participate in and contribute to the global
GHR thematic meetings
- Provide material for Trócaire’s
Communications, Campaigns, Fundraising and Education units as required
- Deliver on other tasks as agreed with the
Programme Manager
Human resources
- Manage and motivate the Programme
Administrator and ensure they make an effective contribution to the
delivery of programme results
Disclaimer Clause: This job description is not exhaustive and may be
revised by the line manager from time to time.
Qualifications, Attributes and Other requirements specific to the role
Qualifications
- Third level qualification (preferably Masters)
in Political Science, Governance, Development Studies or other relevant
field
Experience
- At least 3 years of experience in governance
programming with a bias towards a Human Rights Based Approach to
Development.
- Minimum 3 years additional development
experience working in a partnership context
Skills
- Strong knowledge of decentralized governance
in general and Kenya’s devolved structure specifically.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
Experience in drafting legal opinions and policy briefs is an added
advantage.
- Excellent advocacy skills, including the
ability to make public representations.
- Good understanding of programme cycle
management, and application of advocacy strategies to promote positive
development outcomes.
- Experience of working through partnerships
- Experience of staff management and mentoring
- Proven experience in managing institutional
funding (such as EU, DFID, Irish Aid)
- Good understanding of NGO financial management
systems, budget monitoring and reporting
- Excellent facilitation skills and experience
of applying them when working with individual partners or groups of
partners
- Excellent written, oral and presentational
communications skills (for purposes of reporting, advocacy and sharing
learning)
- Fluent in English and Kiswahili
Qualities
- Team worker with strong commitment to working
with others to achieve mutual objectives.
- Understanding of, an empathy with, the role of
the Catholic Church in development
- A strong commitment to the work of justice and
to the mission, vision and values of Trócaire.
- Availability to travel extensively within the
country and to work outside normal hours when necessary
- Strong commitment to gender and social justice
How to Apply:
Trócaire recruitment and selection process reflect its commitment to People in Aid Code of Good Practice. Prospective applicants must be committed to safeguarding children and adults against all forms of exploitation and abuse by signing Trócaire’s Safeguarding Programme Participants Policy.
Interested applicants, who meet the above requirements, should send their CV and cover letter to the Human Resources Officer through the following email address: hr@trocaire.or.ke with the subject of the email as Programme Officer GHR by 24th January 2015.
Trócaire recruitment and selection process reflect its commitment to People in Aid Code of Good Practice. Prospective applicants must be committed to safeguarding children and adults against all forms of exploitation and abuse by signing Trócaire’s Safeguarding Programme Participants Policy.
Interested applicants, who meet the above requirements, should send their CV and cover letter to the Human Resources Officer through the following email address: hr@trocaire.or.ke with the subject of the email as Programme Officer GHR by 24th January 2015.
Applications will be reviewed as they
come and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Safeguarding Programme Participants: Trocaire has a Programme Safeguarding Programme Participant Policy(SPPP) and Code of Conduct which has been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants, especially beneficiaries, from abuse and exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Trocaire staff, partner organisations, and anyone engaged by Trocaire, and the standards of behaviour expected of them.
In this context all Trocaire staff have a responsibility to maintain the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct of their work in accordance with Trocaire’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Trocaire will be expected to sign the SPPP Policy and Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the SPPP Policy and the Code of Conduct candidates demonstrate they have understood its content and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of this document.
Any breach of these policies by employees of Trocaire during the course of their employment will result in disciplinary action up to, and including, dismissal.