Senior Program Officer at Flexi-Personnel

Duties and key responsibilities:

• Produce basic assessment report s on the target count i.e. including the nature of GBV cases and their current status of prevention and response mechanisms.
• Identify social resources, such as including private enterprises, social entrepreneurs, skill development/vocational centres, philanthropists, etc. in target counties that can facilitate GBV survivors’ economic empowerment/social reintegration.
• Compile relevant data information and produce a report based on the result of the studies above.
• Plan, coordinate, implement and monitor all capacity building program of the Project for service providers and concerned institutions to address GBV in the target counties.
• Plan and coordinate pilot activities at the county level in partnership with various stakeholders with a particular focus on GBV prevention, survivor’s rehabilitation, economic empowerment, and social reintegration.
• Plan and conduct base line surveys and support implementation of Pilot activities to explore effective and innovative approach/method/activity for enhancing protection, rehabilitation, and economic empowerment of GBV survivors.
• Undertake regular field visits to monitor project implementation.
• Monitor and document the process of all the activities implemented by the Project including outcomes, good practices, challenges, lessons learnt, and recommendations.
• Submit regular progress report, field visit reports, and ensure that the annual project progress report is prepared and submitted in a timely manner and to the highest standard of quality.
• Review of existing Guidelines/SOPs/manuals of the relevant institutions which provide services for GBV survivors, make recommendations for their revision based on the results of pilot activities on the results of pilot activities.
• Conduct regular coordination meetings (led by the government officials).
• Support, facilitate and organize a Business Idea Contest to address GBV.
• Support the Advisor to produce reports, newsletters, and other presentation materials on the Project strategy, activities, and outcomes etc.
• Attend necessary meetings with counterparts and other stakeholders and contribute to the discussion when requested by the Advisor.
• Facilitate effective Public Relations for the Project.
• Provide technical inputs throughout the Project to achieve quality deliverables and outputs.
• Work on any other relevant tasks necessary for the purpose of the Project.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in sociology, women’s studies, public health, social work, Law, Development or other relevant fields of social sciences.
• Minimum eight (8) years of work experience in gender and gender-based violence issues; especially providing services, training and/or advocacy.
• Experience in working with government institutions, NGOs, or donor organizations.
• Sufficient knowledge and u understanding on GBV response mechanism and Survivor Centred Approach.
• Warm personality with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in English and Swahili (speaking, writing, and reading).
• High degree of attention to detail and quality work.
• Punctuality with time.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent research and report writing skills.
• Proficiency in current office software applications (word, Excel, Power Point)
• Strong commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment.