Grants Field Officer at Options Consultancy Services Limited

Summary purpose and objective of role

• Ensures that all grantees’ activities are designed in alignment with the TGG-ALM community implementation model.
• Conduct periodic monitoring site visits to grantees programme locations.
• Support regular analysis of data generation by grantees partners, supporting a culture of ongoing learning and programme adaptation.
• Work closely with Grants Lead on setting organizational capacity-building priorities and directions and responding to consortium partner requests for technical support.
• Support anchor partners to routinely carry out grantees’ organizational capacity assessments, setting institutional development milestones and support towards their realization.
• Be responsible for M&E for capacity building – to design and implement a plan to track data/results related to organizational capacity building to inform adjustments in project implementation.

Person specification

• Significant experience in managing programmes and grants, with a proven track record in offering technical support to grassroots organisations in remote and diverse contexts, across a multi-region programme (minimum 5 years ).
• Experience in designing and coordinating delivery of grassroots capacity building plans.
• Experience in Monitoring and Evaluation
• Strategic thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven experience on working on programmes relating to FGM/C, GBV or similar.
• Fluency in English (spoken, written, reading)
• Ability to travel locally(50%) and internationally(15%) as required.

Desirable qualities, skills, and experiences

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field from a recognized University; preferably in Social Sciences; Project Planning and Management; Development Studies; Population or Public Health; Community Development; or related field.
• At least 5 years of active experience in project cycle management – the design and implementation of community level projects and/or providing technical assistance to local implementing partners in social and health development projects implemented by local/national/ international NGOs or Governments.
• At least 2 years of significant involvement in managing programmes and grants, with a proven track record in offering technical support to local grassroots organisations in remote and diverse contexts, across multiple regions preferably in Isiolo,Narok and Garissa Counties.
• Demonstrated ability to train and build capacity of partner staff or grassroots local CSOs/CBOs for effective Programme delivery.
• Good knowledge and practical experience in Research, organizational learning and documentation and have good writing and editing skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral.
• Flexible and adaptable to other cultures and working environments.
• Strong analytical, planning, and critical thinking skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team as well as independently.
• Excellent IT skills, use of Zoom, Teams, Microsoft applications (Ms word, Excel, ppt)
• Ability to travel locally (50%) and internationally as may be required from time to time.