Program Officer at Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW)

Duties and responsibilities

• Lead in implementation of the ACT project in the three counties. Key activities include designing and delivery of an advocacy and awareness raising plan and campaign for childcare ecosystem actors on SGBV and rights of women in paid childcare, designing an ecosystem actor capacity enhancement program for childcare ecosystem actors etc.
• Oversee day-to-day coordination and delivery of project activities in conjunction with staff and partners
• Collaborate with project partners to develop key project planning documents such as an Annual Work Plan using results based management approaches and tools
• Ensure focus on gender equality outcomes and deliverables
• Lead project activity documentation based on key interventions that are implemented working with the other project teams
• Lead the program team in the engagement of civil society organizations, private sector actors, government and communities to enhance their capacity to conduct coordinated lobby and advocacy, addressing GBV in paid childcare ecosystem.
• Work with the program team in strengthening linkages and networks between key actors from community, county and national level with a view to strengthening the effectiveness of each actor
• Work with the project team in supporting design, production, dissemination and documentation of content and materials for use in lobby and advocacy and capacity enhancement trainings
• Prepare accurate and timely reports of all program activities. Prepare monthly narrative reports
• Monitor the utilization of project budgets in adherence to donor and organizational rules and policies
• Support in conducting program monitoring and evaluation, outcome and end of implementation evaluation

Qualifications and Skills:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Law, Sociology or Community Development with five years of experience in project implementation and management.
• Specialized training in gender and/or the care economy would be an advantage
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with diverse people and cultures.
• Self-starter, able to work independently but able to consult effectively, prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work in the field, under pressure and to tight deadlines.