Job Openings at National Council of Churches of Kenya

Main Purpose of the Job
 

The Project Cordinator ( PC) will take full leadership of the KITUI CCCD project and oversee the smooth implementation of project activities as per the Multi-annual and Annual plan.The project coordinator will provide support to staff and ensure ensure successful delivery of high impact, high quality and cost-effective program to the project beneficiaries.

Field of Duties and Responsibilities
 

• Result Area 1:
• In cooperation with the project team, the PC will actively contribute to the designing of the IKUTHA CCCD program:
• Ensure development of CCCD Annual and Quarterly Work plans.
• Ensure development of CCCD Annual plans and budgets, based on the Multi-annual plan;
• Ensure CCCD Annual Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) framework are carried out and updated;
• Provide updates on CCCD project Theory of Change, strategic plan and Multi-annual plan;
• Result area 2:
  • Ensure implementation of specific thematic areas (Education, ECD, Program Sponsorship, Children Groups, Parent Groups, Farmers Groups, SHGs, Youth and Work and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene – WASH):
  • Ensure networks and collaborating with other stakeholders in the CCCD thematic areas for learning and sharing of ideas;
  • Ensuring maximum impact of the program is achieved on the benefeciaries by providing good supervision for thematic areas initiatives;
  • Ensure regular feedback sessions from beneficiaries and other stakeholders in the thematic focus areas;
  • Development of Quarterly Work plan for the thematic areas and ensuring planned targets are reached;
  • Ensuring successful implementation of activities for the thematic focus areas as per the Annual plan;
  • Ensure Participation in regular program reflection sessions with other NCCK staff;
  • Documenting best practices and lessons learnt, and applying these in the next planning cycle.
• Result areas 3:
  • Ensure implementation of CCCD social and economic program:
  • Ensure implementation of CCCD social and economic program activities as per the Annual plan;
  • Ensure the implementation of the CCCD’s Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) framework;
  • Ensuring good balance of activities per Quarter based on the Annual Work plan;
  • Conduct regular reflection sessions with staff and community facilitators on progress made and way forward for the program.
  • Ensure Coordination with key stakeholders on information sharing and provide updates on project progress and partnership.
  • Providing oversight role to ensure quality and cost effective program delivery.
• Result area 4:
  • Ensuring proper financial accountability:
  • Ensure timely funds requests for activities for IKUTHA site office;
  • Ensure proper accountability for all funds received through the Project office;
  • Ensures that the activity funds requests, corresponding supporting documents and finance reports are sent to the Programme Manager and Project Accountant are accurate and made on time;
  • Coordinate with the Regional Manager to ensure that CCCD Project Supplier documents and corresponding payments are accurate and are made on time;

Result area 5:

• Responsible for supervision of staff and office operations.
• Liaises with Programme Manager to ensure that job descriptions,contracts and appraisals are up-to-date;
• In conjuction project staff identify opportunities for learning and capacity building;
• Holds regular meetings with the CCCD Project staff (and NCCK program staff) as needed.
• Ensures timely submission of the Quarterly and Annual narrative and finance reports (including PMEL database) to Program Manager.

Job Specification and Other Information Related to the Job

Level of Education/Academic Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, community development or other relevant field from recognized university.

Specialised Training/Professional Qualifications

• Community Mobilisation Skills.
• Planning and Organisational Skills.
• Fund raising skills.

Other Competencies/Abilities/Skills Required

• Ability to speak the local language.
• Mature Committed and Christian.
• Ability to multitask and work with minimum supervision.
• Self-motivated and ability to take initiative.
• Excellent computer skills. 
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills.

Relevant Job Experience

• Three to five years experience in community development work, especially in rural areas.

go to method of application »

Main Purpose of the Job

Provide Leadership in Implementation of OVC Household economic empowerment program as guided by the case plans in collaboration with Field agent Supervisors (FAS).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support and mentor beneficiaries in Savings for Transformation Groups (S4Ts) to utilize their full potentials.
• Act as the focal person in management of HES system used in tracking progress of HES interventions
• Training, supervising the FAS and the Household Economic Strengthening community business trainers (CBT) and providing necessary technical support.
• Grouping OVC caregivers based on their Vulnerability category and providing them with the appropriate empowerment package to achieve sustainable economic ventures that earn them enough income to meet household and OVC basic needs.
• Prudent planning for and utilization of project resources for economic strengthening.
• Cultivate community ownership of the HES interventions to enhance sustainability.
• Continually liaise with the project Coordinator and project technical officers on project progress, challenges and support required to deliver on the project objectives.
• Map and Promote linkages to suitable enabling economic products and services for caregivers in the project.
• Work with the DCS, youth and agricultural departments and Private Sector Actors to advocate for linkage of caregivers to GOK cash transfers, in kind agricultural support and other subsidies.
• Target older youth from OVC households who are out of school and support uptake of marketable vocational skills training, apprenticeships and appropriate economic strengthening initiatives.
• Support school based agricultural enterprises in schools with significant OVC presence.
• Convene regular review forums with key stakeholders and  
•  service providers in household economic strengthening.
• Monitoring and evaluation of the economic strengthening activities and making recommendations for improvement of intervention.
• In collaboration with project staff and CBT Document best practice, progress and success stories for inclusion in the periodic project reports.
• Job Specification and Other Information Related to the Job
• Level of Education/Academic Qualification
• Bachelor’s degree in Business administration and management, Agro business, Economics, community development or equivalent degree or Diploma in the stated Fields with over 3 years’ experience.

Other Competencies / Abilities / Skills Required

• Computer literate (MS Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Outlook, Internet).
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Financial management skills.
• Strong interpersonal communication and cross- cultural skills.
• High personal integrity.
• Creativity and innovativeness in business.
• Decision making skills and ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Professional proficiency in one or more local languages of the operational area.
• Have a certificate of good conduct.

Relevant Job Experience

Experience in undertaking economic empowerment work among disadvantaged rural households.