Program Officer at Finn Church Aid (FCA)

Primary purpose:

The Program Officer is reponsible for county-level coordination and implementation of FCA Peace activities in the counties of Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot. The primary purpose is to work with relevant authorities and informal peace structures to support in peace building efforts.

Tasks and duties:

• Coordinate the overall implementation of peace project activities in FCA target counties including the planning, budgeting, implementing, monitoring and reporting (internal and external) of those activities
• Coordinate communications and meetings relevant to the peace project
• Coordinate with local partners and key stakeholders on programmatic, financial, procurement and logistical issues for the peace building project
• Maintain good relations and communication with project stakeholders
• Preparing work plans and produce timely reports – financial and progress reports – as required by FCA and donor/lead-partner reporting systems
• Promotes identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned for organizational sharing and learning.
• Maintain effective communication with the project team in FCA Kenya Country office and FCA HO
• Perform other duties as assigned by Country director

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in peace and conflict studies, Social Sciences, preferably in humanitarian affairs, disaster management, political science, development studies.
• Field working experience in the target counties; experience in USAID, UN, EU - funded projects an advantage
• Excellent networking and communication skills
• Fluent written and oral English and local languages skills are appreciated
• Proven team orientation skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Having no affiliation to the target areas in question that would result in a perception of bias by the communities