Background information: The International Institute for Rural
Reconstruction is an international development, research and training
organization with over 80 years of grassroots experience working in
people-centered and sustainable development programs in Africa and Asia.
Job Summary: Reports to The Pastoralist Education Manager and
based in Marsabit County.
The job holder is expected to work
lead the Marsabit education team by closely working and supporting the IIRR
team members in Marsabit.
He/She will also be engaged in
organizational and institutional capacity building of partner NGOs/CBOs as well
as networking a documenting and reporting on progress in partner’s capacity.
He/She will also work closely with
the county and National government on education and related issues. He/She will
also be in-charge of all the reporting on education for the county.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
i) Program Planning:
- Supervised by the PEP Manager, prepare annual.
Quarterly and Monthly education project work plans for Marsabit sub county
in close collaboration of the Marsabit education team and based on it,
develop and implement his/her work plan indicating monthly activities.
- Provide leadership and support to the Marsabit
education team in preparing Workplan, budgets and other financial
documentation
- Provide hands on support to partners in
developing their respective annual plans and corresponding budget.
- Review, edit and compile partner’s annual
activity plans and budget and submit timely.
- Organize and conduct teams and partner’s
sub-annual and annual reflection and planning meetings and report on field
feedbacks for program improvement.
- Support local partners (KNEF, Isogargaro and
other) as per project targets.
ii) Program Implementation:
- Ensure timely implementation of SDF,
Wellsprings and other project activities, meeting the strict timelines of
each respective donor.
- Supervise Marsabit education team to ensure
timely implementation of activities to surpuss provides target ensure the
timely achievement of project targets as per the laid out time line for
each project
- Provide technical support to staff and
partners in mobilizing communities, actively engaging School Management
Committees (SMC)/BoM’s in meeting the required project deliverables for
each school.
- Mentoring and coaching staff and partners on a
regular basis to ensure quality interventions
- Develop mechanism of tracking partners’
resource mobilization and effective and efficient use of sub grant to meet
the set purpose.
- Establish and strengthen local network with
International NGOs, UN agencies and link partners learning centers
initiatives to other stakeholders’ education initiatives.
- Liaison with Government officials in
particular Ministry of Education at provincial and district level to link
PEP programs to the national education system.
- In coordination with communities, and partners
and district education offices design a clear phase over strategy of IIRR
and action steps to realize it and make sure it is happening.
- In partnership with others, implement
interventions aimed at increasing quality of learning (Infrastructure
improvement, WASH, Livelihoods, etc.)
- Undertake any other education activites as
requested by supervisor
iii) Project Monitoring &
Evaluation
- Ensure timely completion and submission of SDF
M/E and other education tools monthly, Quarterly and /or as specified
- Ensure monthly monitoring and reporting of
education projects
- Based on field experience provide feed back on
the evolving education service delivery approaches and models on where and
under what condition they work best.
- Mentor and coach partners in developing
M&E framework, carry out baseline data and use for expansion of the
existing learning centers and establishment of new ones to increase
enrollment.
iv) Report writing
- Timely submission of monthly updates and
quarterly reports with accompanying M/E tools.
- Provide change stories from the field complete
with photos and related captioning.
- Timely submission of PEP monthly, sub-annual
and annual field reports.
v) Fundraising, lobbying and advocacy
- Develop and implement local fund raising
strategies with local communities, schools management committees, cluster
education forums, government and other development partners
- Develop at least two (2) concept papers per
year based on field experience and share with supervisor, Kenya Program
team and regional director
- Conduct action research to document major
achievements, lessons learned, challenges and shifts and policy impact of
PEP on pastoralist education.
- Document field based challenges, learning’s
and issues in pastoralist education for lobby and advocacy.
- Provide monthly updates and reports on
activity progress
vi) Representation
- Represent IIRR on meetings, conferences, and
workshops as required within the county and nationally with approval of
the Manager.
- Carry out any other duties that may be
assigned by the supervisor/management
Minimum Education, Skills and
Abilities
- Bachelor of Education from a recognized
institution.
- Experience in classroom teaching or teacher
education/curriculum
- development for not less than 3 years
- Experience and evidence in successful
fundraising, resource mobilization and management of teams
- Experience in working with the pastoralist
communities and NGO’s for not less than 5 years
- Experience in working with donors, proposal
and donor reporting.
- Experience as a TOT and community based
initiatives
- Be computer literate
Desirable
- Experience in working with NGOs
Interested candidates are to apply by
email with an up to date CV and cover letter including contacts of 3 referees
and current remuneration package (Mandatory)
Closing date for applications is 17th August 2015 before 5pm to:
Regional Human Resource and Administration Officer,
International Institute for Rural Reconstruction,
Africa Regional Center,
P. O. Box 66873-00800,
Nairobi,
Email: recruitment@iirr.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.