Project Officer-ECCAT Project at Catholic Relief

Job Summary: 

The Project Officer will provide technical, operational and coordination oversight for the implementation of the project in the respective project location. S/he will be responsible for coordination and support the implementing partner to ensure effective and timely activity development planning, delivery, monitoring and reporting for the project. A key aspect of the position will be to facilitate integration and implementation of project components at the field level and assist with management and coordination oversight of activity implementation. The position also has a strong focus on capacity building and mentoring of partners to deliver on project objectives including monitoring and evaluation of outputs against actual outcomes.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and administration of annual work-plans, budgets, internal agreements, contracts and production of progress reports, provide technical oversight and guidance on project activities, ensuring coherence with the project’s results framework.
• In coordination with the MEAL team, develop and apply the project’s monitoring instruments and systems, document, package and disseminate case studies, best practices and lessons from the project to a wider audience for awareness, advocacy and policy influencing, as well as ensuring collection, collation, reporting, organization and keeping of all project data and documents.
• lead day to day communication with the implementing partner to ensure a high level of coordination within the project, support the building and maintenance of positive and productive relationships between the implementing partner and other relevant stakeholders, manage the production of project outputs and getting them laid out/designed appropriately for specific audiences.
• Ensure sound environmental practices/guidelines are in place, monitored and reported on
• Support business development efforts by contributing to the development of funding proposals for the project.
• Represent CRS on issues at strategic, political and technical meetings, seminars and other events and processes as may be required from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Ability to work in a team and establish effective working relations across multi-functional teams as well as with the private sector.
• A strong delivery-oriented work ethic with the ability to meet competing demands and challenging timelines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to support building and maintaining networks and partnerships.
• Committed to continuous learning, proactive and self-development.
• Strong strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions.
• Excellent technical report writing, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented.
• Committed to gender sensitive management and respect, equity, diversity, inclusion initiatives.

Required Languages – English required; Swahili and/or other Kenyan language an advantage.

• Travel required: 
• Supervisory Responsibilities: None
• Key Working Relationships: 
• Internal – Head of Programming, Technical advisor climate change adaptation, MEAL department, 
• External – Caritas Turkana, County government representatives, 

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental management, environmental studies, natural resources management, or related disciplines.
• At least three (3) years of experience in planning and implementing project activities in sustainable natural resources management, climate change adaptation and resilience building and participatory natural resource management.
• Demonstrable project management skills including design, budgeting, procurement, implementation, monitoring, learning and reporting skills.
• Strong knowledge and experience in governance, advocacy and policy influencing of natural resources management.
• Experience working with pastoral and agro-pastoral communities on climate change related and resilience building interventions.
• Experience in partnership development and management with the private sector, community groups and government agencies
• Knowledge of national/global development agenda and goals related to climate risk management.
• Understanding of the project management cycle