Project Officer – Gender Justice and Economic Empowerment Project at Anglican Development Services Western Limited

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure preparation and execution of effective annual work plans with budgetary
• provisions and breakdown annual work plans into doable activities i.e. weekly, monthly and quarterly plans.
• Enhance program quality by ensuring activities are implemented in accordance with project design and timelines
• Work closely with the relevant line ministries, government agencies and other stakeholders while adhering to the government guidelines
• Coordinate and plan the gender sensitization forums, safeguarding trainings, and advocacy campaigns.
• Support the formation and mentorship of VSLAs and micro-enterprise development.
• Coordinate with community-based trainers (CBTs), local leaders, and stakeholders.
• Monitor and evaluate project progress, ensuring timely data collection and reporting.
• Promote inclusive participation of women, youth, and PWDs in all project components.
• Document learnings, success stories, and best practices for dissemination.
• Represent ADS-W in local forums and stakeholder engagements.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports.
• Coordinate project and people management activities, resources, equipment and information; including monitoring and evaluation to advise on the projects progress and direction
• Oversee project procurement management and monitor project progress while handling any issues that arise.
• Ensure safeguarding of organization image, resources assigned and organizational policy through accountability.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Community Development, Social Work, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in implementing gender justice or economic empowerment projects.
• Strong understanding of GBV prevention, safeguarding, and inclusive development.
• Experience working with VSLAs, youth, and marginalized groups.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and community mobilization skills.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili; knowledge of local languages is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital data collection tools.