Current Vacancies at Hivos East Africa

Main goal of the position

• The program is seeking to recruit a Design Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning officer who will be responsible for supporting and guiding the local Communities of Action (CoAs), and particularly the local CoA facilitator, to localize the overarching Theory of Change (ToC) in a national level ToC, with its pathways of change, its outputs and outcomes, and with tangible indicators for monitoring and evaluation. Once these outputs, outcomes and indicators are defined, the DMEL person works together with country DMEL persons assigned to each CoA, and jointly with them analyses, validates, and aggregates output, outcomes and learning in all phases of the primary processes.
• The development of the DMEL framework involves coordination with CoAs, as well as with the other Hivos Free to be Me DMEL expert and alliance partners. Together with the Jakarta-based DMEL expert, the Kenya DMEL officer co-leads the Free to be Me DMEL efforts, and is the main responsible contact for DMEL in the program. In coordination with colleagues and the Deputy Global Program Manager, they ensure the set-up and alignment of a monitoring and reporting system across the consortium that aligns with donor requirements.
• The DMEL is also leading to ensure that local organizations and groups, with support of the CoA DMEL person, have the capacities and possibilities to gather and analyze data. In line with the programs’ focus on capacity strengthening, the DMEL trains and supports local DMEL-persons, as well as project officers, to harvest results from Free to be Me activities, to undertake narrative assessments, etc. The DMEL ensures these data are connected to Free to be Me indicators, and, where possible, connect them to the basket-indicators managed by the donor. They closely work with the Hivos DMEL team and contribute to compiling and reporting on Hivos’ activities and outcomes to the global program team.
• The DMEL Officer, will also lead in outcome harvesting, narrative assessment and other reporting needed. The Project Officer will work as a team with the overall F2BM team, South East Asia DMEL officer, the linking and learning specialist, amongst others. 

Responsibilities - Ongoing Program DMEL

Project Accountability

• Integrates DMEL methodology in Free to be Me including outcome harvesting.
• Facilitates evaluation studies, aggregates activity plans and reports.
• Assesses the effectiveness of the performance.

Increased DMEL capacities knowledge, skills and experiences at local level

• Transfers knowledge, methodologies and experiences through training, support and accompaniment of country DMEL focal persons and the CoAs.
• Guides and supports country DMEL focal persons in gathering and analyzing data. 

Co-creation of DMEL Intelligence

• Works with and guides colleagues and consortium partners to keep track of DMEL requirements of donors.
• Develops innovative participatory assessment and validation methods & techniques and enables validation capabilities and practices within Hivos.

Quality Improvement

• Advises and coaches in order to enhance validation on both the organization and individual professional levels.

Other Tasks

• Inducts, trains and mentors other program staff as requested.
• Other tasks as requested by Program Manager and Regional Director.

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant degree or equivalent work experience, and academic level of working and thinking.
• At least five years relevant working experience in Monitoring and evaluation.
• Good understanding of project and program management.
• Extensive experience working in DMEL, or on content related to SOGIESC rights.
• Experience in training, accompanying and supporting local organizations and rightsholders in their DMEL efforts.
• Work experience in an international environment.
• Full professional proficiency in English, fluency in written and spoken Arabic, French, Bahasa or Portuguese will be an added advantage.
• Lived experience as a rights holder is an added advantage.
• Level skills: analytical, reporting and organization skills.

Deadline: 31/12/2025

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• The Global Advocacy and Program Manager (GPM) for the VCA program oversees the Hivos contribution to the VCA program and theory of change. The manager is responsible to connect with the alliance members at global level, WWF as lead partner and DGIS as donor. The manager will represent Hivos in the – global – joint program team (JPT) of the VCA alliance and is the to-go-to person for WWF-NL lead, the independent VCA global program director (who reports to the directors of the Alliance) and DGIS for this program. He/she/they assure delivery of Hivos’ part of the program by organizing and leading Hivos’ internal coordination of VCA alliance work. The manager will consequently assure Hivos’ vision, mission and climate justice strategy, as outlined in the Hivos Strategic Compass, is translated into the VCA at national and global level.
• The manager also develops and implements the global advocacy dimension of the VCA program together with the global communication & advocacy officer. The manager will be part of the global VCA advocacy strategy team with other VCA alliance partners. The manager will reach out to and influence relevant stakeholders as identified in the global advocacy strategy. He/she/they will execute and commission research, organize events and perform other activities to implement the advocacy strategy. He/she/they will liaise with the VCA country teams and Country Engagement Managers to update and improve the global advocacy strategy based on country needs and opportunities and vice versa. Furthermore, he/she/they will oversee and be responsible for Hivos’ global VCA budget.
• The manager works closely with the Hivos VCA Finance Manager and will report on Hivos implementation and progress to the JPT, as well as to DGIS through the lead applicant, WWF. He/she/they will guide Country Engagement Managers, the innovation officer and the communication advocacy officer on strategy and implementation of the VCA program. The GPM works closely with the Hivos DMEL to report on Hivos implementation and progress to the JPT, as well as to DGIS through the lead applicant, WWF.
• *The candidate will ideally be located in the Kenya, but consideration for candidates based in one of the VCA countries will be made*

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Delivery of program results; Coordinates the implementation and coherence of the program; secures stakeholder/donor satisfaction through implementation according to contracts in terms of results, budget and competencies.
• External positioning; Is the Hivos ambassador of the program; promotes Hivos’ agenda in professional forums by sharing and profiling practice-based results, experiences and proposes and delivers sustainable solutions.
• Networking; Directs the “listening” of key stakeholders in the Hivos environment and provides internal stakeholders access to this intelligence in terms of challenges, opportunities and risks.
• Stakeholder intelligence; Directs the “listening” of key stakeholders in the Hivos environment and provides internal stakeholders access to this intelligence in terms of challenges, opportunities and risks.
• Partner engagement; Advice country engagement managers by identifying and selecting (coalitions of) partners with national JCA team; ensures an increase of ownership of program by (national) partner organizations; supports timely and high-quality reporting of partners contracted by Hivos by country engagement managers and finance manager.
• Agenda setting; Within the thematic area, formulates key issues; designs advocacy strategies for change and proactively creates entry points and interventions in order to generate space and support for Hivos’ strategies, ideas and activities with key decision makers and at key global positioning events.
• Mobilizing forces; Joins forces with people, organizations and donors; creates or co-creates the necessary preconditions for successful advocacy and lobby activities and innovation; co-creates effective campaigns and projects.
• Leadership; Leads, motivates, trains, appraises, guides and/or inspires staff and enables effective teamwork, achieves objectives and works according to Hivos’ guiding principles.
• Innovation; Ensure the program is constantly innovating, e.g. through building unusual partnership and cooperation between urban youth and local communities. Include other ways of working e.g. by linking climate change and transparency or other use of media (e.g. citizen led reporting).

REQUIREMENTS

This is a senior position for nationals or residents of the concerned country:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in sustainable development, environmental studies, climate governance or another relevant field.
• Minimum of ten years relevant working experience preferably in international advocacy, including climate rights advocacy, and influencing strategies.
• Minimum of ten years’ experience in an international (NGO) context, for example in project management.
• Ability and commitment to move towards local ownership of partners.
• Proven leadership in order to lead Hivos colleagues globally.
• Demonstrable experience and proven track record to reach out to national and international governments, other stakeholders and partners.
• International network relevant to this field of work.
• A keen understanding of country political and social dynamics; analytical and conceptual skills, and ability to translate these into relevant and timely actions.
• Excellent networking, relationship building and negotiation skills.
• Excellent verbal, writing and communication skills in English.
• Experience overseeing programs to ensure the effective design, implementation and increase ownership of right holders.
• Experience overseeing and using monitoring and evaluation plans and indicators.
• Level skills: cooperation, influence, leadership.
• Job skills: communication, project management, enterprise.