Programs Officer at Mama Hope

Benefits: Payment of Accommodation in Kisumu, payment of Work and Residence Permit for Kenya (Class K), 1 flight home per year, health insurance

Salary in line with a local Kenyan salary, but negotiable based on experience

Start Date: January 22nd, 2018, 1 year contract

Individual responsibilities

• Monthly follow-up and consultation on partner quarterly goals, task implementation and utilization of tools
• Developing resources and systems to improve sustainability programs
• Quarterly qualitative and quantitative data collection
• Quarterly monitoring and evaluation consultancy for partners for individual organizational M+E system development.
• Mama Hope program based monitoring and evaluation system development and day to day oversight
• Logistical coordination of annual partner conference
• Reviewing and logistical coordination of partner site exchanges and trainings
• Vetting East-Africa based potential new partners
• Logistical coordination and supervision of all Kenya based Global Advocates
• Coordinate with Marketing team to gather and share partner stories and help coordinate and direct contracted photographers and videographers.

Relationships

• Reports directly to Sustainability Program Manager
• Member of Partner Support Team - along with Sustainability Program Manager and Projects Coordinator
• Member of Mama Hope Programs Team, performance evaluated semi-annually by Program Director
• Collaborates with Mama Hope Marketing Team

Shared Responsibilities and Relevant Co-Workers

• PD - Program Director
• PC - Projects Coordinator
• SPM - Sustainability Programs Manager
• GAPD- Global Advocate Program Director
• EAFC- East Africa Field Coordinator
• CM - Communications Manager
• Building strategy around partner organisational sustainability - SPM
• Helping to plan for content of annual partner conference - SPM, PD, PC
• Building strategy around program based monitoring and evaluation - SPM, PD, DO
• Partner budget and project reviews - SPM, PD,PC
• Broadening networks for financial and human capacity building for partners - SPM, PC
• Co-creation of MH Project Resource Bank - SPM, PC
• Coordinating Kenya based Global Advocate logistics- EAFC
• Monitoring Global Advocate field conduct and partner satisfaction- EAFC, GAPD
• Collecting content for Mama Hope storytelling, marketing and fundraising - CM

Desired Skills and Competencies Required

• Experience living and working in East Africa
• Strong experience working with community based organisations
• Good understanding of challenges facing communities in East Africa
• Experience in designing and implementing Monitoring and Evaluation systems
• Strong grasp of current global development landscape
• Strong understanding of Human Centered Approach
• Experience and basic knowledge of Excel
• Experience with social media and nonprofit communications

Attitude

• Patience
• Flexibility/Adaptability - the position requires working with teams in multiple time zones which often results in non-traditional work hours
• Strong belief in the abilities of local communities to lead their own change
• A strong listener willing to learn from others
• Humility

Desirable

• Fluency in Kiswahili
• Experience with photography and/or videography