Programme Officer Job in Nairobi, Kenya

The Hivos East Africa Regional Office is looking to fill the position of a Programme Officer, Gender
 
Vacancy Name: Programme Officer, Gender
 
Number of hours: 40 hours a week
 
Region: East Africa
 
Office: Nairobi

Hivos is an international development organization that seeks new solutions to persistent and emerging global issues. 

With smart projects in the right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the unsustainable use of our planet’s resources. 


Our primary focus is achieving structural change and impacting lives. 

We do this through cooperating with innovative businesses, citizens, governments, and development organizations across four continents. We also have long standing experience in mainstreaming gender in our programmes,

Overview of the position: The Programme Officer – Gender works under the supervision of the Programme Manager, Green Foods and Productive Landscapes and hierarchically reports to the Regional Director. 

She/He will provide strategic guidance and technical support for gender mainstreaming in Hivos Hub East Africa. 

She/He also works closely with gender experts at the Hivos Head Office and with Hivos’ regional offices to plan and co-ordinate the implementation of programs and provides technical support to the integration of gender into Hivos’ programmes. 

The position is based in Nairobi with regular travel in the region and some international travel.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities
  • Be technically responsible for mainstreaming gender and youth into programme development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
  • Develop a clear and relevant gender strategy and, establish a regional gender focal point for the Regional office in collaboration with colleagues in East Africa and the Head Office.
  • Provide technical advice to the open and green society teams of Hub East Africa on gender as a cross-cutting theme in programming and operations of the Hub.
  • Provide regular support in the implementation of gender and youth related activities in the field and collaborate with programme officers, managers, partners and donors in ensuring that programs are implemented successfully.
  • Work closely with M&E and finance experts to ensure that gender is well understood and embedded in their operations and reporting procedures, as and when needed.
  • Ensure that capacity development needs related to gender mainstreaming for Hub EA and implementing partners are diagnosed and addressed.
  • Guide and take lead in gender disaggregated data collection, analysis and reporting as per program and donor requirements while observing high standards of quality and ethics.
  • Participate and contribute actively in resource mobilization for programmes with a gender component and readily provide the teams with required inputs and technical guidance.
  • Provide policy guidance and technical support to partners and consultants, as well as implementing institutions on gender mainstreaming in core areas in agriculture and development.
  • Establish and maintain partnerships with civil society, development organizations, governments, grass root organizations, and development partners working on gender in the region and beyond.
  • Ensure effective gender communication with partners and relevant stakeholders in programs to guarantee adherence to donor requirements in implementation and reporting.
  • Develop and disseminate lessons and successes from ongoing and completed programs with all stakeholders and with the public to increase Hivos’ visibility in gender and development.
  • Review current strategies and approaches on gender and provide recommendations on how to improve our operations and increase efficiency. Constantly look to develop working approaches and strategies for smooth implementation of programmes.
  • Organize and steer gender related forums and seminars in the region and in close collaboration with key stakeholders.
  • Actively search for opportunities to develop, analyze, and present promotional content through print and electronic media to show case Hivos’ work in gender.
  • Represent Hivos in an attractive and leading way in gender forums nationally, regionally and internationally.
Minimum Requirements
  • Have an Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Agriculture and Rural Development, Development Economics, or other related disciplines.
  • At least 8 years of relevant experience in the design, planning, implementation and management of programmes with a focus on gender. Some experience with policy formulation/assistance, monitoring and evaluation in the fields of gender and rural development in the context of agriculture.
  • Experience working in gender related coffee projects in East Africa is highly desirable.
  • High level of familiarity with key gender, women, and youth empowerment issues in East Africa and globally.
  • Ability to organize and conduct capacity development programmes for staff, technical meetings and training sessions organized by Hivos or with partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to set up and guide socio-economic research, including in the generation and analysis of gender disaggregated statistics and data.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to write high quality technical reports.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop sustained partnerships and knowledge networks, to work in a team and under pressure, and to initiate, plan and organize own work and meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrable capacity to mobilize resources: through written proposals, partnership building, and at-the-table negotiations with donors.
  • Maintains records and updates, databases and web pages, and provides technical support to assigned projects.
  • Well versed in the development of training materials; and the organization of gender related workshops/seminars etc.
  • Works well in a team and possesses excellent networking skills.
  • Excellent strategic, analytical and leadership skills.
  • Administratively self-sufficient: excellent ICT skills with MS Office and Excel, attention to detail.
  • High level of personal integrity and accountability.
Remuneration: Hivos offers a competitive salary and benefits package

How to Apply

If you meet the requirements for the above position send a cover letter and your CV to jobs@hivos.or.ke with Subject as ‘Programme Officer, Gender” on or before 14h February, 2016

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.