Project Officer, Coastal Region at CFK Africa

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support planning, designing and delivery of project activities in accordance with the CFK Africa’s expansion plan.
• Ensure short-term community contracts/agreements are managed in accordance with their terms of reference.
• Develop and maintain a sound network of community-level and other stakeholder counterparts.
• Community mobilization and engagement and training of adolescents and young people as per the guides.
• Facilitate trainings of adolescent package of health and drive demand for youth friendly health services.  
• In collaboration with other stakeholders (community, schools, MOE, MOH), map, identify and recruit adolescents and youths from the community as program beneficiaries for the A&Y projects.
• Set up and manage community/school girls’ and boys’ groups/safe space in collaboration with relevant stakeholders in accordance with the approved manuals.
• Provide and link adolescent and youths beneficiaries to Adolescent friendly package of health and structural interventions.
• Conduct School and home visits to provide psychosocial support and referrals for all beneficiaries.
• Provide support to CFK Africa’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team with activity tracking and monitoring, data collection, and M&E related coordination with counterparts, as required.
• Represent CFK Africa in key events and meetings at the county level as would be required.

Qualifications

• Over 7 years working experience with 4 years working with NGOs/CBOs in adolescent and youth health interventions, social work, Education and livelihood.
• Degree in Community Development, Social Work, Counselling psychology, Gender Studies, or any other related field.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Commitment to working with adolescents and youth, girls, and boys in need, regardless of religion or gender.
• Experience with the mentorship of girls is desirable
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Residents of Kilifi town and Malindi are encouraged to apply.