Project Officer at Association for Aid and Relief Japan (AAR Japan)

• Accordingly, AAR Japan is now looking for a Project Officer for the abovementioned project. The successful candidate will be on duty at AAR Japan Kakuma Office, which is located in Kakuma, Turkana West, Turkana County. The candidate will work under the direct supervision of AAR Japan’s international staff.
• The details of the position in concern are as follows.

Duties:

• Manage the overall progress and implementation of the project, including but not limited to control budget, develop and update work plans, and conduct monitoring and evaluation;
• Provide direct supervision to Field Officer to implement the project;
• Liaise with stakeholders (local authorities, local-led organizations in communities, financial service providers or other agencies in food security sector) to select beneficiaries, arrange food distribution points and cash distribution process, develop distribution schedule and logistics, conduct post-survey to assess the impact of the project;
• Arrange and facilitate pre-distribution trainings related to income and expenditure management at home;
• Support AAR Japan’s international staff in necessary arrangements for the project, analysis and documentation of collected data, and any other assistance needed;
• Submit a monthly report to AAR Japan’s international staff by the end of each month to report the progress of the project implementation;
• Perform any other duties instructed by AAR Japan’s international staff.

Qualifications:

• More than 3 years’ experience in humanitarian work;
• Work experience in project management, including supervising and leading a team of 3 or more members;
• Work experience with UN agencies or international NGOs is highly valued;
• Experience in cash distribution is highly valued;
• Fluent language skills of English;
• Following additional language skills, Kiswahili and Ng’aturkana are highly valued;
• Teamwork skills;
• PC skills (Microsoft Office is a must).

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