Field Monitor at Trócaire Project

Key Duties & Responsibilities

A) Project design and development:

· Design and /or redesign the project as per donor and organisation requirements.

· Developing livelihood projects design and proposals

· Ensure the design and development of the project is carried with the participation of partners, staff and stakeholders.

· Work with community and staff to develop community targeting criteria and implement them.

· Develop and implement approved costed work plans.

· Lead in the implementation of Order of St. Augustine, Ishiara parish project strategy to meet the needs of Ishiara beneficiaries.

B) Project implementation and partnership:

· Implement the project as per the approved proposal, budget, costed work plans and logframe.

· Carry out community mobilisation and training.

· In consultation with the M&E officer document case studies of best practices and the relevant change.

· Accord the staff of partnering organisations maximum support in the all activities that he/she will implement.

· Support and capacity build the community resource persons, community groups and individual beneficiaries.

· Compile and submit field visit reports, monthly, training and quarterly reports, tracking sheets, mileage sheets to the Project officer using the approved formats.

· Participate in joint, rapid assessments and other project related assessments with other organisations or institutions.

· In consultation with the M&E officer collect and verify project data and assessments in the approved format.

· Capacity building of staff, community resource persons, TOTs, project beneficiaries and groups on appropriate agroecology practices, natural resource management, watershed management, crop and animal husbandry, nutrition, marketing.

· Develop and update approved costed work plans and quarterly forecasts.

· Develop and implement program accountability measures of complains and feedback mechanisms in the project.

· Ensure that all work plans, field visits, financial requisitions are approved before implementation.

C) Project monitoring and evaluation:

· Carry out monitoring of project activities, outputs and outcomes to ensure they have are as per the approved logframe and budget.

· Carryout household and community surveys to gather data consistent with the indicators in the logframe.

· Ensure that consultants and enumerators gather quality data during monitoring and surveys.

· Review and update the beneficiary database on a quarterly basis.

D) Project finance:

· Ensure that the expenses for the activities he/she is responsible for are within the budget limits.

· Ensure that all project funds, floats, perdiems are accounted for within two weeks after the activity is completed and not exceeding one month

· Supervising the community resource person’s usage of project finances and other resources allocated to them.

· Support the accountant in budget preparation, quarterly forecasts and procurement planning.

E) Organisation policies:

· Familiarising and adhering to all organisational policies

· Making sure that all the community resource people follow the organisation policies.

· Familiarising and seeing to it that the policies of the partner are respected/ adhered to.

F) Networking, Advocacy and communications:

· Networking with the government personnel and other organisations in promoting agriculture and livelihoods.

· Advocating for the rights of the orphans, the elderly, people living with disabilities and other marginalised members of the society.

· Facilitate mother to mother campaigns, climate change mitigation campaigns and sensitization forums.

· Represent Ishiara parish in relevant assessments, forums, meetings and networks.

· Maintain cordial relationships with donor agencies, county government, the national government, partners and other groups working in the project area.

· Ensuring that all the staff, consultants, suppliers uphold the human rights, donor and organisational policies.

· Participate in relevant thematic working groups, networks and learning forums, locally, nationally and possibly internationally in order to improve project and advocacy learning, sharing and impact.

· Provide support to (Trocaire, Ishiara parish or external) visitors visiting project sites and carry out promotional or media work as directed from time to time.

· Liase with Trocaire, partners and other stakeholders in advocacy initiatives within the project deliverables.

· Participate in inter-partner cross learning, sharing and technical support always and whenever called upon.

G) Project Evaluation and Development:

· Continuous monitoring and evaluation of community resource person work with the assistance of the M&E officer.

· Recommending to the manager and the partner measures aimed at improving the agricultural and livelihoods aspects of the project and cost effective ways of implementation the project.

· Ensure safe custody and use of organisation assets, materials and equipment assigned to them.

· Any other duties assigned by the Project officer.

Human relations:

· Team working with the other staff, the community, institutions and other stakeholders involved in the project

· Uphold the dignity at work policy, safeguarding participants policy, organisational and donor policies and regulations.

H) Additional details or exceptional aspects of the job:

Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, n accordance with the Caritas Internationalis/ and or Trocaire’s Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:

· The Job Description

· Work- and Professional Development Plan

· The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template

· The End-term Performance Review Template

Requirements

I) Qualification

At least a diploma in agriculture, nutrition, food science, rural development, public health, livestock, crop management or other related areas.

J) Experience

At least 3 years of relevant experience in project management/implementation.

K) Skills

• Good interpersonal and team building skills
• Community education/training experience desirable
• Ability to live and work under pressure.
• Experience in proposal writing is preferred
• Fluency in English and kiswahili.