Project Officer – Kilifi at Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW)

JOB PURPOSE

The Project Officer shall be reporting to the Coastal region – Projects Coordinator – Mombasa, to provide, programmatic and technical support in the Implementation of the MCF- Covid Response and Resilience Program [CRRP] and Women Economic Empowerment [WEE] under the Access to Justice and Economic Empowerment Program in Kilifi in a professional, efficient and effective manner.

She will be responsible for the day to day project implementation ensuring the project is implemented according to specifications of the MCF- CRRP & WEE activities in Kilifi. Provides oversight for the project implementation and achievements of objectives, designs, develops and implements work plans, mobilizes and trains community groups and networks, strengthens advocacy interventions in Kilifi, strengthens linkages and engagement between diverse marginalized groups, report writing, monitoring of project progress

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for implementing the MCF- CRRP & WEE work plans and activities in the project.
• To Support the community outreach of the field team arms through different capacity building activities.
• Responsible for mapping and strengthening women led community networks with community leaders.
• In charge of collection and collation of project data and groups towards ensuring that the project is implemented according to specifications and terms of the project contract.
• Organizing and coordinating community Activities (forums, dialogue meeting) at the community level in consultations with the community leaders.
• Conduct research under the ‘Access to Justice’ project.
• Ensuring timely and regular reporting on the project implementation to the immediate supervisor and the development partners
• Preparing and compiling activity and monthly progress report on the projects being implemented and eventually preparing the final project reports.
• Contribute to development of toolkits, annuals and provide inputs to needs assessment for target groups
• Monitoring the implementation of projects, to ensure effective execution
• Document “success stories” and any other information to enhance the overall quality of performance of both internal and external reports
• Manage the resources of the project/s effectively and ensure there is optimum value for money
• Support in resource mobilization for other related projects
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the project Coordinator.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND PERSONALITY DESIRED: –

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university within the Humanities, Social and/or Political Sciences disciplines. (Essential)
• At least 3 years of professional experience in gender related development work. (Essential)
• Previous experience in the NGO sector in the above capacity; Confirmed previous engagement in similar assignment;
• Strong analytical and report writing skills as well as excellent presentation and facilitation skills
• Self-driven and able to deliver results with minimum supervision
• Willingness to travel extensively within the country, work extended periods in the field and interact effectively with community members and willingness to learn new approaches
• Ability to work in a complex environment including multi-disciplinary and multicultural environment and with partners at all levels
• Highly proficient in Ms Word, Excel, Access, Power-point and the use of Internet for research.
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in both English and Kiswahili.