Vacancies at World Vision Kenya

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning & Implementation Technical support

• Identify and implement viable sanitation and Hygiene promotion technological options within the project area of operations  
• Develop detailed implementation plans and monitor implementation of Sanitation and hygiene project activities in the area of operation  
• Provide support in implementation of Market-based Sanitation and Hygiene approach to ensure quality, effectiveness and timely implementation.  
• Ensure that business processes, standards and guidelines related to WASH initiatives developed in coordination with Operations and NO-WASH are effectively implemented within the project area.  
• Capacity building of staff and communities in programming and implementation of market-based Sanitation & Hygiene activities. 
• Preparation of bills of quantities for projects e.g VIP latrines and pre - cast sanitation slabs  Participate in development of timely and accurate funding proposals in line with donor requirements and WVK standards in collaboration with AP technical staff and other sector specialists in WVK. 
• Participate in roll out of Market-based sanitation and hygiene programming including MHM management. 
• Identify and implement viable sanitation and Hygiene promotion technological options within the project areas.
• Design innovative interventions/products that would facilitate change among targeted market actors and business centre
• Contribute to internal learning and knowledge management processes, including regular performance monitoring, programme reviews and evaluations of the WASH business centre.
• Collaborate with other programs within area of operation to achieve proposed child and community well-being outcomes through market- based, Menstrual hygiene management, sanitation and hygiene initiatives;
• Support in policy formulation and Capacity building of the Community based organization running the WASH business centre.

Quality Assurance

• Collect, analyze, interpret and compile reports that communicate gaps in the WASH business centres.
• Record number of people trained and reached by several hygiene promotion messages and behavior change.
• To record all community contributions either in materials, cash form etc and estimate their local monetary value.
• Develop monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and end of projects reports on Sanitation & hygiene and ensure that the reports are prepared in a timely manner and in accordance with WV Kenya and Donor requirements.
• Document and disseminate best practices on sanitation & hygiene interventions and microfinance.
• Provide technical support during, Assessment, Planning, Designing, baselines, monitoring, reporting and evaluation

Advocacy, Engagement with strategic partners, Linkages and networks & partnership development

• Collaborate with Ministry of Health and other relevant departments in implementing the Market-based Sanitation & Hygiene activities and aligning WASH business processes to existing national guidelines and policies.
• Liaise with consultants and government line ministries in providing relevant S&H technical advice to WASH project Manager and Community Build strong relationships with businesses, , private sector and government partners across the county to accelerate WASH services through WASH Market based approaches.
• Promote advocacy on sanitation and Hygiene issues within the programme area.
• Participate in Sanitation and Hygiene coordination and other meetings as may be required in the programme area Liaison with the County government in identification of areas of collaboration and scale in WASH access.
• Engage with key stakeholders, Community, government, church and other civil society representatives within the AP in order to maximize the impact of project efforts.
• Any other relevant responsibility as may be assigned by the Area Program leadership or other relating supervisors Representation of WV Kenya in key S&H stakeholder forums/meetings at the Ward, Sub-County levels, TWGs forums

Any Other

• Support any other duty on needs basis
• Required Professional Experience

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• A minimum of 2 proven experience for degree holder in working/programming in either relief or development including managing a large scale community based project with evidence of successful implementation of similar projects.
• Working experience Sanitation and Hygiene Market Based approaches.
• Good commercial acumen - appreciation of budgeting and financial management.
• Good analytical and critical thinking skills, problem-solving, judgment and decision-making skills and the ability to monitor and explain trends and variances.
• Good negotiation and persuasion skills with the ability to influence people positively

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• Degree in public/Environmental health, community development or relevant WASH field

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Expertise in partnership and collaborations with community, county governments and other S&H related institutions under WASH market-based approaches.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, and ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Ms Office
• Proposal/Concept writing skills for fund raising

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Key Responsibilities:

Monitoring & Evaluation Systems & Tools

• Participate in the design and implementation of a monitoring framework to track project objectives.
• Support in the development of tools, templates and guidelines for data collection, collation and reporting.
• Participate in the development, review and update of project MEL frameworks, M&E Plans, Project indicators and targets and DIPs.
• Support the development of work break down structure for respective activities
• Ensure realistic scheduling of Program activities and budgets.
• Contribute to the design of OVC & AGYW MEL methodology.

Project Assessment, Monitoring, Reporting & Evaluation

• Support in the operationalization the project M&E system and interfacing it existing World Vision Kenya (WVK) system.
• Ensure verified programmatic data that is compliant with all PEPFAR/USAID reporting requirements for DATIM is entered into the DREAMS and CPIMS systems
• Support in the maintenance of a comprehensive and updated database for tracked indicators according to USAID requirements
• Work closely and support LIPs by  ensuring accurate and timely data is entered into project reporting systems.
• Monitor project implementation as per assigned county and LIPs
• Support in carrying out baselines, Evaluations and any other project surveys
• Support the development and implementation of data collection tools
• Ensure timely, quality tracking and documentation of the beneficiaries and progress of OVC and AGYW
• Systematically collect, validate, and analyze data and ensure that it is accurate and of the highest quality by conducting regular data quality assessments and verifications and inputting into established systems e.g. CPMIS and Horizon.
• Ensure timely dissemination of monitoring data to key stakeholders for management decision making.
• Conduct accountability assessments and support development of complaints response mechanisms.

Learning, Documentation & Capacity Development 

• Working closely with the technical team to ensure continuous learning, documentation and sharing of lessons learned & best practices and provide support when internal/external reviews should be employed
• Conduct capacity assessment for program and LIP staff and ensure capacity building initiatives are employed for quality data collection.
• Create a list of electronic documentation/files including reports, approvals and any other relevant documentation for historical record and also file all the hard copy documents according to WV policies
• Support the development of project case studies, human interest stories, documentaries and other related materials
• Support the Technical team to organize/ project learning events to document lessons learned, good practices and areas of improvement.
• Train and support program and LIP staff in the effective use of the MEL tools to ensure quality data collection
• Develop capacity building plans for WVK and Partner in MEAL related competencies

Networking, Collaboration & Accountability

• Coordinate with external stakeholders including, but not limited to, academia, NGOs, Government, and Private Sector in order to advance the Accountability, Joint, monitoring and learning goals of the project within the assigned county and beyond as may be necessary
• Network and collaborate with relevant partners, and represent World Vision in relevant project Working Group Meetings at county level and beyond as may be assigned

Other

• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee from time to time;
• Participate and contribute in committees and task forces as appropriate

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum of five years’ practical experience in M & E system coordination/ implementation in a large international non-governmental organization or other international relief/development body.
• Experience in working on US funded programs and experience in PEPFAR DREAMS/ OVC Project.

Required Education, training & Certification.

• Must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Demography, Statistics, Social sciences, Information technology, Health Records or related discipline from a recognized University.
• Certification in data/statistical programmes e.g. SPSS, Stata etc

Preferred Knowledge & Qualifications

• Well-developed research, analytical (qualitative and quantitative), documentation, report-writing and strategic planning skills, with particular competency in participatory research methods;
• Computer literacy, particularly in Advanced Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Mobile-data collection and management software skills (e.g ODK, Commcare,I-form builder, Kobo) is desirable