Current Vacancies at World Vision Kenya

Purpose of Position

• The MEAL coordinator will establish an effective monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning system, with roles to develop, review and implement a robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning framework and tools to facilitate measurement of progress; enhance compliance of IMARA Program with World Vision and consortium partner’s standards, policy frameworks and best practices in achieving efficiency and accountability as per donor requirements. He/she will promote learning; provide guidelines and standards for the program plan/design; implementation, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning of field level based Program interventions and ensure compliance with relevant norms and policies.

Major Responsibilities
Program planning (25%)

• Ensure that Program is planned/designed in accordance to the agreed partners/donor standards by providing requisite tools including templates, guidelines and review tools.
• Provision of IMARA Program partners with strategic direction in the planning/designing processes
• Together with the Program team and consortium partners, organize and facilitate Strategic/multiyear Plans/designs and budgets for the overall Program.
• Coordinate and support IMARA consortium members to generate designs and plans for their components of the Program in their respective counties and Program sites.
• Together with NRT & SEI partners, review and update logframes, M&E Plans, Program indicators and periodic targets and detailed implementation plans.
• Support develop clear and implementable work break down structure for respective Program activities
• Together with the identified partners identify and document the geographical coverage of each partner and produce a RS/GIS activity /Program map.
• Together with the finance team, ensure realistic scheduling of Program activities and budgets.

Implementation, co-ordination and quality assurance (25%)

• Coordinate the successful roll out and implementation of all MEAL related initiatives among the partners
• Support the Program partners to develop appropriate implementation strategies for the Program.
• Develop and disseminate clear business processes for respective MEAL components and Program implementation planning procedures/ business processes for partners
• Develop and support implementation of Program MEAL annual calendars
• Lead the process of organization capacity assessments for potential local partners.
• Lead national partner capacity building initiatives on Planning, M&E, Accountability and Learning
• Ensure that respective consortium staff are provided with requisite MEAL technical support to perform.
• Coordinate the successful roll out and implementation of all MEAL related initiatives for the Program among partners.
• Coordinate inter-country exchange meetings on M&E for lessons learnt and upscale to regional programme level intervention
• Develop fully cross-functional and effective working relationships between and amongst key local partners, Secretariat, Northern Rangeland Trust (NRT), Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) and Sida
• Coordinate effective implementation and delivery of measurements (Characterizations studies, Baseline and Evaluation Surveys) in collaboration with key partners.
• Coordinate and facilitate timely review and sharing of all Program documents; plans/designs and reports.
• Support all field level Programs to implement, monitor and evaluate interventions as per standards and procedures of the donor
• Ensure that business processes, standards and policies – developed in coordination with other implementing partners – are effectively implemented by all partners;
• Develop and share for use requisite standardized MEAL programming tools including templates, guidelines and review tools for assessments, designs/plans, baselines, evaluations and reporting.

Monitoring, Reporting and Accountability (25%)

• Take lead in the design and implementation of a monitoring framework to track delivery against program objectives.
• Monitor and coordinate activities of partners’/service delivery organizations, including the (process).
• Coordinate, participate and report on technical field monitoring visits.
• Take charge of collating and analysing data and synthesizing information, updating the monitoring matrix and other monitoring tools in place.
• Ensure timely analysis of monitoring data and dissemination to key stakeholders for management decision making.
• Support remote sensing and GIS Mapping of Program activities, Outputs and Beneficiaries in all the Counties
• Ensure the appropriate use of information management systems in compliance with WV Kenya, GoK, and Sida and in line with partnership agreements.
• Coordinate reporting from partners and support the Program team and consortium members to gather relevant data and compile and submit quality reports on the Program implementation and any other reports required by Sida and/or any of the partners.
• Provide regularly updated reports to the Program director /secretariat on the status of implementation against set objectives and targets. Additionally, the incumbent will work with Programme teams to ensure timely and quality technical reports (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual) as per WV standards and donor requirements.
• Support establishment of accountability mechanisms for the program to enhance information sharing and complaints and timely feedback flow.

Research, Learning and Knowledge Management (20%)

• Take lead in the analysis of data collected under the monitoring framework for assessment of progress and areas for improvement.
• Coordinate periodic reviews/evaluations of IMARA interventions using appropriate methodologies such as LQAs to determine achievements
• Together with SEI and other consortium partners, coordinate and undertake Program baseline and end line surveys are undertaken as scheduled.
• Ensure that the Program assessments, feasibility studies and or characterization processes are conducted in a timely manner and quality reports are produced as per standard.
• Together with SEI and NRT partners, undertake operational researches/action researching, in producing scientific, analytical and evidence based products for implementation in years
• Coordinate inter-country exchange meetings on MEAL for lessons learnt and upscale to regional programme level intervention
• Establish effective knowledge management mechanisms including documentation and sharing of innovative/promising/best practices or lessons learned and impacts;
• Ensure that lessons learnt and reports are documented (printed, visual) and published for sharing with the donor and other partners;
• Organize and conduct learning forums/events at regular points to facilitate learning by the consortium partners
• Facilitate ongoing and collaborative learning within WVK and partners based on key data from the performance management system.
• Through the Project Communications Officer ensure the effective communication of and about the Program with beneficiaries, WV Kenya, Consortium Partners, GoK, Sida, and other partners.

Others (5%)

• Attend and participate in devotional life of the organization such as chapel, transteam meetings etc.
• Perform any other duty as assigned by the supervisor or Designee

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• The holder of this position must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resource Management, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Agro-forestry, Range Management, Environmental, Biosystems Engineering or related studies
• Post graduate in, M&E or Statistics or related studies
• Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in project/Programme design implementation and M&E
• Must be results orientated as well as manage and satisfy multiple and at times conflicting organizational, donor and other stakeholder demands;
• Experience in the execution of development cooperation projects and consortiums;
• Understanding of market systems strengthening, Dryland Agricultural systems, peace and governance;
• Must also have ample experience in public relations and be a strong team player and;
• Deep understanding and ability to work a fragile often interfaith context.
• Ability and flexibility to travel domestically and occasionally internationally up to 50% of the time.

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Key Responsibilities
Public Policy Reviews and Engagement

• Conduct Annual Review of Public Policy initiatives by the National and County Governments, that promote efforts towards ending child hunger and malnutrition in Kenya
• Conduct Annual Review of relevant National and County Governments Budget documents for Programmes and projects that that promote efforts towards ending child hunger and malnutrition in Kenya
• Coordinate evidence-based engagement with the Executive at the National and County levels (Relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies); and the Legislature at the National and County levels (The National Assembly, the Senate and County Assemblies) on public policy and public finance actions towards ending child hunger and malnutrition
• Coordinate relevant engagement and networking actions with religious organizations, civil society organizations and the private sector in championing public policy actions towards ending child hunger and malnutrition

Engagement of children in ENOUGH Campaign –

• Develop, and regularly review and update, child friendly materials on the right to food and the right to be free from hunger, and disseminate such materials to children for their reference and use in child led advocacy actions
• Regularly assist various diverse groups of children to document the status on the right to food and the right to be free from hunger in their various contexts in their various perspectives for reference and use in child led advocacy
• Coordinate child led engagement and reflection forums on the right to food and the right to be free from hunger, at various levels of governance in Kenya
• Coordinate consultations and engagement of children with the Executive at the National and County levels (Relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies); and the Legislature at the National and County levels (The National Assembly, the Senate and County Assemblies) on public policy and public finance actions towards ending child hunger and malnutrition

Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor the progress being made in integration and implementation of initiatives that contribute to ending child hunger and malnutrition across all World Vision’s programme areas and relevant grant projects in Kenya
• Review relevant data across various relevant child hunger and malnutrition indicator from World Vision’s programme areas and grant projects and generate quarterly campaigns impact briefs
• Develop monthly and quarterly campaigns reports, inclusive of all campaign result areas, and demonstrate campaigns progress against targets
• Convene monthly ENOUGH campaigns working group review meetings

Others

• Based on emerging ENOUGH campaign needs and as assigned by the Supervisor from time to time

KNOWLEDGE / QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

• At least 5 years of coordination of Policy and Advocacy programmes and projects
• At least 4 years of coordination of Issue based campaigns in any of the Social and Economic Rights
• At least 4 years of engagement with the Executive and Legislature on policy and legislative processes
• At least 4 years of engagement in Government Budget Process and Public Expenditure Reviews and Tracking
• At least 3 years of engagement with children and assisting children to engage with duty bearers in various public policy decision processes at various levels of Governance
• Bachelors Degree in any of the fields that advance Social and Economic Rights e.g. Sociology, Development Studies, Education