Vi Agroforestry
Gender Equality Programme Coordinator
Level: Specialists and advisory
Level: Specialists and advisory
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
The organisation has been working in
the East Africa region for over 30 years, primarily around the Lake Victoria
Basin in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Its head office is in Stockholm,
Sweden. Since its inception, Vi Agroforestry has reached 1, 8 million people
and helped planting over 100 million trees.
The foundation of Vi Agroforestry's
work is sustainable agriculture and agroforestry – growing trees alongside
crops and livestock.
It provides increased access to food,
access to sustainable energy sources, more income. Sustainable agriculture
contributes to the mitigation of climate change and protects against the
negative effects of climate change
Job Description: The purpose of the position is to strengthen gender mainstreaming in Vi Agroforestry program office country offices and among partners.
Job Description: The purpose of the position is to strengthen gender mainstreaming in Vi Agroforestry program office country offices and among partners.
The overall purpose is to provide
technical support to partner organizations and Vi Agroforestry’s country
offices regarding gender equality and also to ensure effective gender
mainstreaming within Vi Agroforestry funded programmes.
The Gender Equality Programme
Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Regional Director and in
close collaboration with country managers and with technical support units in
the country offices.
Key Areas
Key Areas
- Promotion of knowledge, information
sharing and learning on gender issues
- Support capacity building on gender to the
country Coordinators
- Management of reporting processes for
monitoring and evaluation on gender component
- Production of training materials.
- Lead and guide regular monitoring activities
in gender
- Develop Vi Agroforestry’s gender strategy
further and implement it
Key Responsibilities
- The overall purpose of this position is to
provide technical support to partner organization’s and to Vi
Agroforestry’s country offices in regards to gender equality, and also to
ensure effective gender mainstreaming within Vi Agroforestry funded
programs.
- Take lead in integrating and mainstreaming
gender equality in projects and programs, in all Vi Agroforestry country
offices.
- Develop the scope of gender equality, to
continuously meet the needs of the country offices.
- Supervise and mentor staff within gender
equality in Vi Agroforestry country offices and its partners.
- Monitor Vi Agroforestry supported projects and
ensure timely realization of outputs through continuous dialogue with the
Country offices gender responsible Coordinator
- Maintain a close dialogue with the partner
organizations regarding semi-annual and annual reporting.
- Receive, analyze and submit reports to the
regional team for discussion and approval.
- Identify the need for and provide technical
support to the country offices.
- Ensure that mainstreaming of gender equality
is being carried out in accordance with the project objectives.
- Identify and facilitate interventions that
further improve mainstreaming efforts to all sectors of intervention for
Vi Agroforestry.
- Keep abreast with national development in the
countries and region within gender equality.
- Participate in fundraising efforts including
and develop proposals.
- Prepare on timely basis the annual regional
office report.
- Facilitate capacity building for Vi
Agroforestry staff and partner organization’s in the areas of gender
equality
- Overall responsibility for developing
organizational strategies, policies and providing direction in the area of
gender.
- Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation,
documentation and dissemination of good practices in the area of gender
equality.
- Ensure compliance and implementation of gender
equality at workplace programme for staff.
- Facilitate effective networks and partnerships
and ensure participation of Vi Agroforestry in relevant gender national
and international forums.
- Help initiate the FRAS support and implement
it with partner organization.
Education Requirements:
- BSc or MSc in Gender studies or equivalent
Specialized Training / Professional
Qualifications
- HIV and Aids
Work Experience
- 5 years’ and above experience in in gender
equality and development work.
Skills Required:
- Sufficient knowledge and experience of
development work.
- Working knowledge of computer application
packages and Internet.
- Good interpersonal skills to be able to relate
to people of diverse backgrounds.
- Planning and organizing ability to be able to
accomplish tasks on schedule, file and retrieve information.
- Effective communication both oral and written
English.
- Effective leadership and managerial skills.
- A pedagogic trainer with the ability to
capacity build
- Good analytical skills.
How to Apply:
If the role interests you, please send a copy of your updated resume with the email subject title ‘Gender Equality Program Coordinator 1723’ to apply@dumaworks.com
If the role interests you, please send a copy of your updated resume with the email subject title ‘Gender Equality Program Coordinator 1723’ to apply@dumaworks.com
Farm Enterprise Development Coordinator
Level: Specialists and advisory.
Level: Specialists and advisory.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Company Description: Vi Agroforestry is a Swedish NGO, improving livelihoods of small-holder farmer families through agroforestry and sustainable agriculture land management.
The organisation has been working in
the East Africa region for over 30 years, primarily around the Lake Victoria
Basin in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Its head office is in Stockholm,
Sweden.
Since its inception, Vi Agroforestry
has reached 1, 8 million people and helped planting over 100 million trees. The
foundation of Vi Agroforestry's work is sustainable agriculture and
agroforestry – growing trees alongside crops and livestock.
It provides increased access to food,
access to sustainable energy sources, more income. Sustainable agriculture
contributes to the mitigation of climate change and protects against the
negative effects of climate change
Job Description: The position as Farmer Enterprise Development (FED)
Coordinator has the overall responsibilities to: continuously co-ordinate and
manage as well as provides leadership and guidance to the staff and selected
partners/service providers implementing the Farmer Enterprise Development
Component in the project operational areas.
The position will identify networks
and collaborate with both public, civil society and private relevant
partners.
The Farm Enterprise Development
Coordinator will work under the supervision of the Regional Director and in
close collaboration with country managers and with technical support units in
the country offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordination of all the farmer enterprise
activities in the country offices.
- Coordinate preparation of quarterly and annual
plans, budgets and reports for the component.
- Collaborate with other country offices in
order to get synergetic effects of the work.
- Access technical advice and supervision from
Country Managers during planning and implementation of the component
activities.
- Coordinate implementation of rural financial
services components.
- Facilitate and coordinate implementation of
farmer enterprise development and market Linkages.
- Provision of leadership at all levels to
harness the available resources towards the set targets and in consistence
with Vi Agroforestry vision, mission and goals.
- Ensure that the farmer enterprise development
activities are commensurate with performance targets
- Coach and mentor all staff implementing the
component in order to achieve the set targets.
- Monitor and follow up on all aspects of
underperformance and build remedial mechanisms that are routinely followed
up.
- Facilitate market linkages.
- You will compile quality narrative and
statistical reports and deliver to the Monitoring Coordinator.
- You will routinely advice the Regional
director on action plans and on challenges within the farmer enterprise
development component.
- Ensure that marginalized groups are given the
same opportunities and are encouraged to participate in activities on
equal terms as non-marginalized people
- Ensure adherence to the Vi Agroforestry
operating procedures.
- You will carry out any other duties assigned
by the Regional Director.
Education Requirements: BSc or MSc in Agriculture, Agriculture Economics,
Natural Resource Management, Business administration, Finance or a Social
Science or equivalent.
Specialized Training / Professional Qualifications
- Value chains
- Agribusiness and Business development.
- Micro Finance
Work Experience
- 5 years’ and above experience in development
work, microfinance, Business Administration.
Skills Required:
- Sufficient knowledge and experience of
development work.
- Working knowledge of computer application
packages and Internet.
- Good interpersonal skills to be able to relate
to people of diverse backgrounds.
- Planning and organizing ability to be able to
accomplish tasks on schedule, file and retrieve information.
- Effective communication both oral and written
English.
- Effective leadership and managerial skills.
- A pedagogic trainer with the ability to
capacity build
- Good analytical skills.
- Good Influencial skills
To Apply:
If the role interests you, please send a copy of your updated resume with the email subject title ‘Farm Enterprise Development Coordinator 1722’ to apply@dumaworks.com
If the role interests you, please send a copy of your updated resume with the email subject title ‘Farm Enterprise Development Coordinator 1722’ to apply@dumaworks.com
Deadline for Application: 18th May 2015