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  • Posted: Sep 20, 2024
    Deadline: Not specified
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    World Vision is an international Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation working in almost 100 countries world-wide to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.
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    Driver

    Key Responsibilities:

    This position will be based in Kinango - Kwale County - Restore Africa Program. Only residents of Kwale county are encouraged to apply. 

    The Restore Africa Programme driver is responsible for providing safe and efficient transportation for staff members, equipment, and materials. The driver will also assist in logistical tasks as needed to support the organization's activities.

    Staff Facilitation

    • Timely Facilitation of staff to and from work and to other official duties.
    • Ensure safety of staff and vehicle while on journey
    • Ensure mobilization of additional vehicles and drivers to facilitate key events such as major donor visits, campaigns, evaluations and baselines
    • Ensure facilitation of staff / visitors / donors/ to and from the field

    Vehicle Care and Maintenance

    • Ensure vehicle cleanliness all the time.
    • Keep vehicle movement log book up to date.
    • Check mechanical and operational soundness of the vehicle.
    • To ensure that the vehicle is serviced at the required time.
    • To check and ensure that all vehicle tools are in place and intact.
    • Undertake minor repairs and recommend for major vehicle repairs.
    • Park the vehicle at the recommended parking areas by WVK
    • Seek for permission to use the car as per the laid down policy
    • Obey traffic laws
    • Maintain maximum care of the vehicle at all times.
    • Submit all the vehicle spare keys to the Fleet management for safe custody.
    • Surrender vehicle keys to the respective supervisors every end of trip
    • Report all vehicle malfunctions to the fleet office.
    • Initiate procurement process for all motor vehicle repairs and maintenance.

    Documentation & Reporting

    • Prepare monthly and other vehicle reports and file copies of the same after approval.
    • Forward all invoices and fuel returns to fleet management for payment process.
    • In case of accident, forward detailed report for claim processing

    Administration

    • Facilitate delivery of parcels/ mails
    • In collaboration with Administration department liaise with service providers to ensure quality services
    • Work with respective staff to plan and coordinate field facilitation services.
    • Support in community mobilization
    • Be bank gent for bank transactions

    Others

    • Any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor
    • Attend and participate in the staff devotions

    KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

    • O level certificate with a clean and Valid driving license class A, B, C, E
    • Computer certificate
    • Three years’ experience in driving class A, B, C and E vehicles.
    • Basic knowledge of motor vehicle maintenance.
    • Basic knowledge of first AID and other safety & security measure
    • Basic security training
    • Knowledge of transport regulatory acts/Law
    • High professional ethics and whose integrity
    • Excellent communication skills.

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    Assistant Project Officer

    Key Responsibilities:

    • This position will be based in Kinango - Kwale County - Restore Africa Program. Only residents of Kwale county are encouraged to apply.  
    •  To support in the timely community mobilization and successful planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Restore Africa Pogrammme interventions and outcomes in the respective county aimed at contributing to the program’s goal of sustained improvement in eco-system restoration, livelihoods, and resilience to climate change for 250,000 smallholder farmers and pastoralists (men, women and youth) in Four Target Counties in Kenya by 2052.
    • In order to successfully accomplish this job purpose, the job holder must be a professional able to effectively communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that serves as a good example to others

    Project Planning & Implementation

    • Ensure that the Annual, Quarterly, Monthly & Weekly plans and budgets are in place to guide effective project delivery
    • In Liaison with Project Accountant, track project implementation expenditure levels and manage work plans and budgets within the expected thresholds
    • Mobilize communities to take up Restore Africa program activities as per the joint execution schedules
    • Conduct community sensitization meetings on FMNR, Tree growing, S4T and other livelihood interventions for enhanced adoption.
    • Develop criteria for identification of FMNR and S4T champions and Lead farmers respectively within their communities and beyond.
    • Train and support the champions/Lead farmers on the FMNR and S4T / LVCD models to effectively spread the same within and beyond their communities.
    • Work with the various households and various community structures to develop community rules and regulations for landscape protection, improved farming methods / CSF and management within the target areas.
    • Work with community structures to establish FMNR resource centres to enhance adoption
    • Support local FMNR practice campaigns at the local level
    • Ensure adherence to WVK and donor guidelines and standards during the project implementation

    Quality Assurance - Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation and Learning

    • In consultation with the MEAL team agree on field monitoring tools for use to collect data
    • Support in data capture, validation and update on the other approved project and WVK DM&E system using the approved tools
    • Build the capacity of the FMNR  champions on the monitoring tools and reporting expectations
    • Provide Households participation data for all the project activities segregated by RC, non-RC, gender and age.
    • Ensure quality Monthly, Quarterly, Semi- Annual and Annual reports prepared and submitted on timely basis using the provided guidelines
    • Work with champions, communities and partners to develop joint monitoring plans for FMNR uptake
    • Together with partners, conduct regular monitoring, reflection and learning events
    • Identify and document best practices and lessons learned from mainstreaming FMNR through Regreening Communities
    • Support project assessment processes: Baseline, Other assessments, endline

    Advocacy, Engagement, Networking and Partnerships

    • Forge strong networking relationship with the county government and other partners with same objectives
    • Engage with KFS, county department of environment and agriculture to work on joint execution plans for synergy building and higher impact
    • Organize and conduct regular review meetings with champions, community, government and other local partners/stakeholders on the FMNR uptake and implementation
    • Closely work with the local administration and communities to develop local community rules and regulations for landscape protection and management as well as enforce the same
    • Actively participate in the quarterly technical working groups
    • Participate in the Annual County Government’s Planning and Budgeting process and influence resource allocation to the priority needs of the most vulnerable groups within the Program Area
    • Ensure that project participants are kept informed of all the Government laws and policies in respect to FMNR and environmental management

    Other Duties

    • Perform any other duty as may be assigned by supervisor or designee from time to time.
    • Participate and contribute in committees and task forces which you may be appointed to
    • Participate and lead devotions as appropriate
    • Any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor

    KNOWLEDGE / QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

    Required professional experience

    • Minimum 2 years’ experience in community development work implementing environment or related programs
    • Experience in Project Management including program design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting
    • Knowledge of and experience working with the Government and community structures
    • Experience implementing integrated development programs
    • Excellent communication, Networking and advocacy skills
    • Excellent English communication skills (both oral and written).
    • A team player, capable of building staff and community capacity in L&R sector through training.
    • Cross-cultural sensitivity and emotional maturity
    • Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts
    • Experience in training and coaching 

    Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

    • Degree in Agriculture, Agriculture Education & Extension, Forestry/Environmental Education/climate change/Natural resource management, Community Development with vast knowledge in restoration  or a closely related field from a recognized university

    Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

    • Good computer skills in MS office (Excel, word, PowerPoint etc)
    • Familiar with environment sector programming
    • Ability to undertake initiatives, team player who is able to work with minimum supervision.
    • Speaks and understands local language
    • Ability to engage with local communities, partners and government authorities

    Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

    • Typically field based with frequent domestic travel
    • MUST be a motorcycle rider with a valid driving license

    Physical Requirements

    • Availability as required

    Language Requirements

    • Excellent English & Kiswahili communication skills (both oral and written). Should understand and speak local dialect

    Method of Application

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