Job Summary
- The Learning and Knowledge Management Officer will
be responsible for assessing and strengthening knowledge management across
the various projects in Food for the Hungry. His/her work will inform
implementation strategy, decision-making and improve information flow and
use across the teams. The person will prioritize intentional learning from
a variety of sources ranging from project monitoring and implementation
data, evaluation reports, contextual analysis, community feedback,
research studies, and pilots – and use this information to adapt on the
basis of learnings.
Principal Responsibilities
Key Result #1 Learning agenda
- Identify the types of information or learning needed
across interventions and program pilot to test the effectiveness of the
program strategy and inform programming decisions.
- Collaborate with the program staff to develop a
learning and knowledge management strategy for pilot project and other
interventions in Area Programs.
- Map the program’s data sources and information flows
and routinely assess whether the right program information reaches the
right staff at the right times, proposing improvements and facilitate
changes where appropriate
- Facilitate regular discussions with staff who lead
data collection and analysis efforts (e.g., M&E staff and program
staff,) to identify emergent trends and implications for program design
and quality.
- Initiate and facilitate discussions and scenario
planning with the program team to bring together emergent project learning
from different sources and to facilitate critical thinking about how the
program should (or should not) adapt its strategy based on this learning.
- Manage and optimize existing reflection and learning
routines in the APs.
Key Result #2 Knowledge Management
- Maintain a carefully organized, quality controlled
and regularly updated repository of programmatic learning that can be
readily accessed by program staff and partners.
- Track and synthesize trends and lessons across
quarters/years and elevate these in annual planning and adaptation
sessions.
- Document adaptations made to the program strategy
and the rationale for decisions taken.
- Working alongside M&E and program teams to
spearhead the development and dissemination of knowledge products for
internal and external audiences where necessary.
Qualifications
- Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and
commitment to serving the poor in line with FH Christian foundation and
beliefs
- Excellent (written/oral) communication and
interpersonal skills with a strong service-orientation and ability to
effectively communicate with various audiences
- Strong facilitation, organizational, and
problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to critically analyse diverse
information and make sound inferences
- Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with
web-based systems such as Google
- Drive. Experience with ODK and/or PowerBI a plus
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, social or
behavioural sciences or related, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in a role with
significant learning, knowledge management and/or data analysis,
interpretation and usage responsibilities
- Experience working with NGOs, a plus ·.
Language Skills
- Proficiency in spoken and written English and
Kiswahili
- Safeguarding Policy
- FH strives to provide an environment free from
sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief
and development programs are implemented.
- FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual
exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to
maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and
reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair
methods, in alignment with the FH Heartbeat and safeguarding and
associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to
corrective action up to and including termination of employment.
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates
should send their applications (clearly indicating their current or expected
salary), updated CV with three referees (one pastoral and 2 professional), day
telephone contacts to: Human Resource Manager Email address:
hr-fhkenya@fh.org latest by 20th March 2024. Since this
is an urgent position, shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis.