Programme Officer at Action Africa Help

The Role

The Programme Officer will be responsible to support and coordinate project implementation of all projects under the Kenya country program. S/he will oversee the success of the all projects through ensuring that all activities are implemented in accordance to donor and AAH-I requirements and all deliverables are met. S/he will support in the development and implementation of a robust M&E system to ensure that Project Officers are able to report on and monitor project progress and ensure efficiency and effectiveness of projects. The Programme Officer will act as a liaison between project and Nairobi office management, procurements and logistics functions. S/he will participate in resource mobilisation for the further development of the AAH-I Kenya programme.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualifications in Social Sciences, Project Management, Agriculture or Business Administration or relevant discipline with further training in management.
• Minimum eight years’ experience working in project management with atleast three years in senior or middle management level
• Master degree will be an added advantage

Skills and Competences

• Excellent understanding of projects development and management
• Strong planning and supervisory skills
• An eye for detail and ability to self-direct and initiate action from others
• Well developed training skills in project data management, data control and analysis
• Have skills in livelihoods programming with a value chains and business development orientation.
• Ability to work effectively and calmly in a high-pressure environment and to prioritize and effectively manage assignments and meet deadlines
• Good relationship building skills with government officials, stakeholders and communities
• Excellent computer and report writing skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Innovation and ability to identify and pursue funding sources
• Have Monitoring and evaluation skills