Area Supervisor – Marsabit Lowland/North Horr - Kenyan Nationals Only at Food for the Hungry (FH Kenya)

Job Summary

Managing and coordinating the development, design, planning, implementation and evaluation of the CFCT plan in the Cluster of communities. The incumbent will lead a team while ensuring the integration of all sectors and the transformational development of churches, leaders and families

Principal responsibilities

Key Result #1 - Program implementation

1. Preparing the CFCT annual operating plan considering strategies and identified needs in communities.
2. Ensuring proper implementation of each sector of the CFCT model, according to CFCT annual operating plan.
3. Establishing and maintaining relationships with key sector stakeholders, key community and church leaders
4. Coordinating CFCT implementation and field sponsorship activities.
5. Establishing interagency relationships coordinating closely to avoid duplication of efforts in communities.
6. Facilitating groups of Community Leaders in the development of a Community Transformation Plan and the ongoing implementation of their Community Transformation Cycle using the Community Development Training Manual.

Key Result #2 – Capacity building **

1. Training or coordinating the training of the multi sector facilitators and community groups under his/her responsibility.**
2. Building the capacity of community and church leaders in areas including: Biblical worldview, planning and implementation of projects, monitoring and evaluation and Risk Management and Disaster Management plans under DRR/M.
3. Supervising, appraising, mentoring and facilitating staff to accomplish work objectives

Key result 3: Reporting, Documentation and Monitoring

1. Monitoring and evaluating progress of the projects following the guidelines established.
2. Collecting information on sponsored and registered children and/or their households to ensure that they are being reached with activities, handling any arising issues and designing appropriate responses
3. Assisting in generating stories required from the field to facilitate the process of fundraising campaigns.
4. Creating reports on the assigned programs, in accordance with donor requirements and ensuring distribution to donors and other stakeholders.
5. Recording and documentation all program activities according to guidelines

Key Result #4 Undertake other Supportive Activities as appropriate

1. Identifying and maintaining contact with key stakeholders for networking.
2. Identifying special needs and potential program areas and draft summaries or proposals on the same.

JOB LEVEL SPECIFICATIONS

1. Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ
2. Excellent inter personal relationship
3. Excellent communications skills – both oral and written
4. Highly motivated, self starter able to work on own initiative in difficult conditions
5. Ability to write well organized reports and other official correspondences.
6. Excellent report writing skills
7. Proficiency in computer skills is a must \Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s Degree in social work/community development / project management or related discipline plus 4 years experience working with children in an NGO set up.

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.