Assistant Project Officer- Livelihoods-DREAM UP Project at World Vision Kenya

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning & Implementation:

• Implementation of all the livelihoods & resilience activities in Kakuma in collaboration with the Project Officer Livelihoods.
• Stakeholders engagement including the target project participants in undertaking the planned project interventions, while maintaining the World Vision ethos.   
• Team up with the Project officer to enhance coordination with respective government and private partners to ensure synergy building and joint execution planning.
• Support the Project Officer to provide effective, innovative technical support ensuring integration for synergies with other project intervention

Quality Assurance - M &E, Reporting and Documentation:

• Supervise and monitor project interventions in strict adherence to agreed standards
• Together with the project officer undertake regular project progress review meetings with staff and communities
• Ensure relevant project data is captured, validated and updated in the approved DM&E system.
• In Liaison with project accountant, track project implementation expenditure levels, manage work plans and budgets

Advocacy, Engagement, Partnership and Networking

• With support of the project officer Livelihood and the manager, work with respective Sub County & County Governments to leverage on financial and human resources to enhance synergy for project sustainability.
• Participate in forums at the Sub-County and Ward levels as will be appropriate or as advised by the project officer
• Enhance partnerships with government and private partners to leverage on technical capacity development for farmers, extension support, inputs, financial services and market access

Required education, skills and experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness, agricultural extension with 2 years experience specializing in climate smart agricultural production, agribusiness, economic empowerment or
• Diploma in agriculture with 5 years experience in climate smart agricultural production, agribusiness, economic empowerment
• Experience in coordinating multi-sectoral projects
• Experience in working with partnerships, including county governments, civil society, donors and local community’s structures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, and ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds