Mary’s Meals Kenya (MMK) operates a
Primary School Feeding and Early Childhood Development programme in Kenya.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the following post:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the following post:
School Feeding Assistants – Turkana County
Reporting
to the School Feeding Manager for Turkana, Mary’s Meals School Feeding
Assistants (SFAs) will be responsible for the day to day monitoring and
supervision of the school feeding programme and for training volunteers and
other stakeholders, conducting community meetings and collection of programme
data.
The
SFAs will play a key role in the day-to-day running of the SFAs in ensuring
that school-based activities are being carried out effectively and that
surrounding communities are participating to acceptable standards.
The
SFA will also play a link role between the school and community on the one hand
and Mary’s Meals Kenya (MMK) on the other. This includes interfacing with
community-based government curriculum support officers.
The
positions will be field based in centres near to the schools where MMK is
providing feeding programmes.
The principal duties will include, but will not be confined to,
the following:
·
Carrying out routine daily
monitoring, mentoring and coaching with weekly supervisions to schools.
·
Collecting programme data from
schools and other relevant sources for programme management and decision making
including routine data of enrolment, feeding rate, attendance, stock balances
and annual school performance, entering them into the Mary’s Meals database,
Big Book data capture template and Stock Tracker System.
·
Developing and submitting weekly,
monthly and situation reports including case studies.
·
Supporting schools to deliver the
feeding programme safely and hygienically including access to clean and safe
water for cooking.
·
Identifying and dealing with school
feeding emerging issues, gaps and efficiently/effectively reporting the same to
management.
·
Supervising the management of stock
and maintaining stock records and mentoring school best practices.
·
Facilitating the delivery of school
feeding programme supplies and equipment to the schools and ensuring the ongoing
maintenance and care of assets donated to schools.
·
Helping schools in organizing
community participation through meetings with Parent Teacher Associations and
School Board of Managements with composed School Feeding Sub-Committee.
·
Initiating, implementing and managing
capacity building interventions for the volunteers, school feeding committees,
head teachers and other committee as appropriate.
·
Supporting schools to establish and
implement initiative(s) that will support sustainability of the programme.
·
Providing training to relevant
stakeholders for the effective implementation of the feeding programme.
·
Carrying out field assignments and
other related assignments as assigned by management from time to time.
·
Actively promote child rights and the
safety of children and report any cases for concern regarding child protection.
·
Linking with other departments to
ensure smooth flow of information for effective implementation of the
programme.
·
Responsibility for the organization
and proper handling of data including storage of data and information relating
to the school feeding programme.
·
Ensuring that organization assets and
equipment are taken care of.
·
Any other tasks reasonably requested
for the implementation, management and development of the school feeding
programme.
Minimum Requirements
·
Kenya Certificate of Secondary
Education (KSCE).
·
Certificate or Diploma in Community
development, sociology or related social science field will be an added
advantage.
·
Fluency in spoken and written
English.
·
2 years’ work experience in community
development or related field preferably with an international NGO.
·
Familiarity with Microsoft Word and
Excel.
·
A motorbike license and ability to
ride a motorbike.
·
Ability to communicate in Turkana
language
·
Willingness to be based in various
field locations within Turkana County
School Feeding Manager– Turkana County
The
school feeding manager s will support the Country programme leadership in
providing effective and inspirational leadership for Mary’s Meals Kenya team.
Helping in the general management and organisational development of Mary’s
Meals Kenya in close collaboration with other senior members of staff.
The
post holder will also collaborate with stakeholders at county, and community
level in promoting Mary’s Meals vision, mission and values to ensure optimal
programme implementation. S/he will also support strategic planning and
programme development.
The
position holder will collaborate with external stakeholders at county level and
sometimes at National level.
The principal duties will include, but will not be confined to,
the following:
·
Providing leadership and good example
to School Feeding Assistants and other members of staff by ensuring compliance
with standard operating procedures, organizational guidelines and policies in
the implementation of the school feeding programme.
·
Supervise, coach and mentor school
feeding assistants and others involved in the activities of MMK to ensure there
is adequate capacity for the smooth implementation of the school feeding
programme.
·
Supporting the Country programme
leadership in developing an annual strategy and programme for Mary’s Meals
Kenya including developing and preparing proposals and budgets for approval by
Mary’s Meals senior officers and Board prior to submission to potential donors.
·
Collation of programme routine data
of enrolment, feeding rate, attendance, stock balances and annual school
performance from School feeding assistants entered into the Mary’s Meals
database and Stock Tracker System for school feeding programme management and
decision making including.
·
Providing regular and ad hoc reports,
programme information to the Programme Manager, partners, donors and other
bodies/individuals as required.
·
Ensuring that programme information
required by the Programme Manager, Head office staff, other functional Managers
and the Monitoring, Evaluation,
·
Accountability and Learning Team is
given on time and responding to any problems, issues/ gaps in reporting.
·
Ensuring that all the School Feeding
Assistants are managed in a pro-active and supportive manner to encourage high
standards and best practice in all aspects of programme delivery.
·
In consultation with the Programme
Manager and other functional managers assess and determine staff training and
development needs and implement staff development plans which will include
training in all key components of the programme.
·
Helping School Feeding Assistants in
delivering trainings to schools and members of the community.
·
Lead in the gathering and analysis of
information for programme expansion decisions.
·
Prepare new schools and communities
for expansion of the school feeding programme.
·
Working alongside other NGOs,
government and international partners to share best practice and further the
interests and reach of Mary’s Meals, engaging strategically with the Government
of Kenya and other major stakeholders in school feeding programmes.
·
Providing credibility and visibility
to local community leaders and engaging in community capacity building and
liaison with community leaders and volunteers to strengthen commitment to
Mary’s Meals.
·
Representing Mary’s Meals in various
meetings with collaborating partners at community, county and national levels.
·
Supporting visits from Mary’s Meals
International staff and supporters.
·
Undertaking performance reviews and
objective setting with School Feeding Assistants.
·
Orienting School Feeding Assistants
on organisational policies and programme requirements, so as to achieve
compliance.
·
Supporting the communication and
fundraising component of the programme by providing information to colleagues
at HQ in Glasgow through the Programme Manager
·
Any other duties commensurate with
the role as assigned by the Programme Manager from time to time.
Minimum Requirements
·
A Degree in the fields of Education,
Development Studies, Nursing, Public Health, Human Nutrition, Agriculture,
Community Development or any other relevant field with demonstrable significant
experience in a similar role
·
Well-developed skills in
project/programme management.
·
Advanced and well-developed inter-personal
skills, with solid track record in persuading and influencing others.
·
Community engagement skills
·
Strong leadership skills including
the ability to be in control of delegated responsibilities.
·
An excellent team player able to work
with senior and junior members of staff.
·
Fluent written and spoken English and
Swahili.
·
Ability to communicate well across
all levels
·
Able to work well with people of
different cultures and nationalities.
·
Excellent Microsoft Office skills,
particularly Word and Excel
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Ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines.
·
Ability to evaluate and analyse large
of diverse data.
·
Excellent attention to detail.
Administration Assistant
Two Positions
Reporting
to the HR and Administration Manager, the administration assistants will be
responsible for a variety of administrative, logistical and clerical tasks.
Duties
of the Administration Assistant include providing support to our managers and
employees, assisting in daily office needs and managing our organization’s
general administrative activities.
One
of the positions will be based in our Eldoret office and the other in the
Lodwar office.
The principal duties will include, but will not be confined to,
the following:
·
Give administrative support to other
departments
·
Answer and direct phone calls
·
Organize and schedule appointment
·
Be responsible for general
cleanliness and orderliness of the office
·
Take detailed minutes for all
relevant meeting e.g. monthly staff meetings
·
Write and distribute email,
correspondence memos, letters and forms
·
Assist in the preparation of
regularly scheduled reports
·
Develop and maintain a proper filing
system
·
Update and maintain office policies
and procedures
·
Order office supplies and research
new deals and suppliers
·
Maintain contact lists
·
Book travel arrangements (including
booking of air tickets) for Mary’s Meals Kenya staff and international visitors
·
Provide general support to all MMK
visitors
·
Act as the point of contact for
internal and external stakeholders
·
Any other duties that may be assigned
by the line manager
Minimum Requirements
·
Diploma or higher qualifications in a
business-related discipline
·
Fluency in spoken and written
English.
·
2 years’ work experience in a similar
position preferably with an international NGO.
·
Familiarity with Microsoft Word and
Excel.
·
A flexible and innovative approach to
work
How to Apply
Applications
stating expected net salary and CV (including contacts for three professional
referees) should be e-mailed to jobs.kenya@marysmeals.org indicating the
position title and applicant’s name in the subject line.
Also
indicate willingness to be based either in Eldoret or Lodwar.
All
attached files should be saved under the applicant’s name.
Deadline
for receipt of applications is Friday, 4th January 2019 at 16:30 hours.
The
interviews will be conducted at Mary’s Meals office in Eldoret on the week that
starts on the 7th January 2019.
Only
shortlisted applicants will be contacted.