Overall, Purpose
The County Coordinator is a pivotal role responsible for overseeing and
coordinating activities within a specific geographical area or county. This
position requires strong organizational, interpersonal, and leadership skills
to ensure effective implementation of programs and initiatives at the local
level.
Duties
& Responsibilities
- Develop strategies that ensure KRCS is
well positioned and coordinated as a strategic partner to the county
government in service delivery in line with the identified priorities.
- Serve as secretary to the County
governance committee.
- Develop strategic alliances to strengthen
collaborative partnerships and networks with relevant Count government
agencies, NGO’s and other stakeholders in order to advocate, represent,
and influence policies for humanitarian relief
- Coordinate monitoring
and evaluation of programs
in order to assess
progress, ensure accountability, determine impact and report significant
achievements to ensure organizational learning
- Lead and coordinate the development and
implementation of disaster management programs at the county level and
ensure effective response to disasters.
- Develop, implement, lobby and advocacy of
programs with a view to reform policies that facilitate humanitarian
service delivery.
- Represent the Society at local and county
meetings, conferences and workshops and other forums
- Provide departmental progress updates to
County Coordinator, KCRS Board and external stakeholders.
- Serve as secretary to the KRCS sub county
branch board meetings.
- Coordinate the development,
implementation of the annual plan and budget under the direction of the
County and Sub County Branch Committee
- Coordinate
dissemination of KRCS members,
Volunteer and youth policy
and guidelines outlining their
recruitment and selection, deployment, training and development in order
to achieve a self-sustaining network of volunteers.
- Build capacity of
Branch committees to ensure a more
accountable and transparent governance.
- Develop and periodically update
computerized database information system to ensure that all records and
statistics pertaining to the youth, volunteers and members are properly
classified and maintained for rapid access and retrieval
- Coordinate exchange visits to build the
capacity of Branches as well as training and developing the youth and
volunteers’ members capacities.
- Coordinate risks mapping and
vulnerability capacity assessment activities to plan prepare, respond and
mitigate disaster impacts
- In consultation with the County and
Regions ensure effective resource mobilization strategies, prepare and
submit funding proposals according to donor requirements to supplement
local budget allocations. Lead on robust income generating activities for
branch sustainability.
- Coordinate implementation of capacity
building programs to effectively prepare staff, volunteers and communities
to respond to disasters and health emergencies.
- Prepare periodic project status reports
and oversee the documentation and reporting of programs to ensure
compliance with stipulated requirements, coordinate timely responses to
donor queries as well as inform on problems and constraints on program
delivery.
- Dissemination of Ideals and the
Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross & Red Crescent
- Movement, International Humanitarian Law
(IHL) and International Disaster Response Law (IDRL).
- Prepare concept papers, periodic and
annual reports showing achievements of the Branch against planned targets
as well as provide justification for performance
variances and recommending strategies for improvement.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Community
Development, Environmental Health, Human Ecology or equivalent
qualifications with certificate in project management
- Over three (3)
years’ experience in planning,
implementing and evaluating
community-based programs in emergency/relief context
- Voluntary working experience
Technical:
- Good knowledge of the work of the Red
Cross in Kenya and the County
- Good knowledge on the County and its
working environment
- Proven record of networking and
Partnership development
- Excellent conflict resolution skills
- Experience in Program design and
management
- Experience in Volunteer Management
- Excellent interpersonal and effective
communication skills
- Excellent change management skills
How To Apply