Background:
Solidaridad Eastern and Central Africa is a Not-for-Profit
organization (NPO) with offices in Nairobi, and a member of the Global Network
of Development Organizations is seeking suitable personnel to fill the
vacancies of County
Coordinators (5
positions) for a
new project.
A. Job
Purpose / Objective: The
County Coordinator, Food for All Project Kenya will be a key staff member
within SECAEC, and responsible for coordination of the implementation of the
field activities and trainings in the project areas.
The
candidate must be able to translate the project needs into workable solutions,
processes, and systems.
The
right candidate should be flexible, innovative, willing to learn and
easily fit in a dynamic and intercultural environment.
B.
Organizational Position: Reporting
to the Regional Program Manager – Horticulture, the County Coordinator-Food for
All Project, will run all field activities including advisory, coordination,
monitoring and motivating other field staffs in order to achieve the overall
objective of the project.
He/She
must be knowledgeable in general crops (Horticulture) husbandry in line with
EUREP GAP & Kenya GAP, Dairy, Livestock, and possess solid technical
aptitude.
He/she
is expected to be an excellent communicator, able to explain complex subjects
in a clear and interesting way to extension staff and farmers, and work with
minimal supervision.
He/she
is able to deliver reports in time so as to ensure smooth and effective running
of project activities in partnership with project partners, County and National
government representatives, and other stakeholders.
C.
Responsibilities and Tasks
C.1.
Project Planning and Support (80%)
- Coordinate
Food for all project activities, resources, equipment, staff and
information
- Help
prepare project reports (Monthly, Quarterly and Annual), Work plans, and
activity schedule.
- Monitor
and track project’s progress and handle any other issues that may arise,
based on the
- Monitoring
plan, in consultation with the Program Manager.
- Determine
overall effectiveness of the project approaches and make improvements, in
consultation with the Program manager
- Ensure
that the consortium members work together and adheres to the principles of
partnership and cooperation.
- Provide
strong leadership and coordinate the effort of partners in the consortium
and the County government, while promoting a unified approach
- Conduct
field visits and monitor implementation of the project such as
Demonstrations, Nurseries, Dairy Units and collective marketing.
- Provide
technical support and guidance to the Field agronomists including data
collection such as Production, Sales and Trainings
- Any
other assignment that may be allocated.
C.2
General Capacity building (15%)
- Support
the capacity building of agronomists, farmers, promoter farmers, and TOTs
by offering technical and material support to the relevant trainers in
coordination with Partners.
- Execute
training sessions, webinars/Skype, workshops, in groups or individually,
in liaison with partners and consultants.
- Arrange
for and conduct on-site training/Workshops/Stakeholders forums when needed
- Maintain
updated database of all project activities such as training records, in
the prescribed monitoring tools
C.3
Representation (5%)
- Support
the Solidaridad in its decentralization efforts and in the organizational
development activities aiming to build efficient structures and procedures
for management of long-term projects.
- Promote
communication within the stakeholders in order to increase project
visibility in the county
- Represent
Solidaridad especially the County Government and National government
agencies as well as non-governmental organizations operating in the
county.
- Ensure
good cooperation with all relevant external partners including the Dutch
Embassy, Projects funded by Dutch embassy and Dutch ministry of Foreign
affairs.
- Participate
in meetings and seminars on the request of the Program Manager
-Horticulture.
- Organize,
coordinate, lead and report on field and mission visits of staff, partners
and other stakeholders to the county and project sites.
D.
Deliverables
- Collect,
collate and submit weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports
of activities and meetings with farmers and other stakeholders relating to
projects work.
- Maintain
an updated list of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and analysis in
reference to targets set and agreed on.
- Complete
reports on visits by marketers and/or partners.
E.
Qualifications and Experience
- BSc.
in Agriculture/Animal production or any other related fields,
- Minimum
of 3 years post-graduation experience in project coordination, agronomist
or extension services in a related field,
- Experience
in working in the specific County will be an added advantage,
- Proven
working experience in agronomy, livestock production, with smallholder
farmers as an extension officer, project coordinator, or manager in an
international development organization,
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills,
- Solid
organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking
skills,
- Strong
in report writing and ability to make a presentation.
- Ability
to work and deliver results without close supervision,
- Strong
working knowledge of Microsoft Office and of project management tools.
F.
Competencies, Values and Personality Skills
F1:
Competencies
- Community
mobilization and understanding of farmer’s and other Stakeholders
livelihood.
- Ability
to communicate and report effectively.
- Team
player and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Valid
Motor vehicle driving or Motorcycle Riding license. Having a motor vehicle
driving license will be an added advantage.
F2:
Values
- Ability
to work in a dynamic inter-cultural and multi-stakeholder environment
- Self-motivation,
meeting deadlines and being able to work without supervision
- Team
player; ability to work and contribute as a member of a team
- Innovative,
proactive, able to identify opportunities and translate them into projects
- Smallholder
focused and motivated to combat structural poverty.
F3:
Personality Skills
- Excellent
verbal and written communication skills
- Good
interpersonal skills
- Good
presentation skills
- High
problem solving skills
- High
level of accuracy
- High
Integrity
How to
Apply
Please forward your application by email with the recruitment reference: County Coordinator clearly
marked in the subject line and send to info.secaec@solidaridadnetwork.org.
Applications
must be received by Close of Business on 15th July 2016.
No
late applications will be considered. The C.V. and application covering letter
should be consolidated as one document and must not be more than 4 pages in
length.
Your application should be written in English and must demonstrate that all of the essential qualifications are met.
Applications
that do not meet the above requirements will not be considered.
The organization is an equal opportunity employer.
