LATEST KENYAN JOBS AND VACANCIES: NGO Jobs in Kenya

Mercy Corps exists to alleviate

suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive

and just communities.

Driven by local needs, our programs provide

communities in the world’s toughest places with the tools and support they need

to turn the crises they confront into the opportunities they deserve.

Mercy Corps has had a presence in

Kenya since its humanitarian response to the post-election violence in

2008.

We are presently looking for a

committed and dynamic individual to take up the following position.

Program Officer - Girls Improving Resilience with Livestock (GIRL)

Program

Program / Department Summary: Mercy

Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult

places. We have been operating in Kenya since 2008 and are presently

implementing development programs across the Central, Rift Valley and Northern

regions of Kenya.

We are currently launching a 3-year

Nike Foundation funded program, focused on improving livelihoods in Turkana and

West Pokot (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda) regions.

The project, called Girls Improving

Resilience with Livestock (GIRL), aims to empower pastoralist girls in the

Turkana region to improve their livelihoods and personal agency, as well as

increase the food security and adaptive capacity of their households and the

resilience of their communities.

Mercy Corps is looking for a

qualified Kenyan to fill the position of Program Officer for the GIRL program.

General Position Summary: Reporting

to the Program Manager in the Lodwar Field Office, this position is focused on

community and adolescent girl engagement, including the identification,

recruitment and retention of training girl participants; the establishment of

partnerships with key community members (elders, religious leaders, government

officials) and the execution of livelihood development activities.

He/she will be based in the Lodwar

and will be responsible for day-to-day field work in implementation of

activities, mobilization, formation and monitoring of girls

livelihoods/education cohorts.

To work closely with all the program staff in

implementation of the program.

To engage community members (community

representatives, teachers, religious leaders, government officials and

gatekeepers) to form an Advisory Committee to support and inform program

activities

To organize community events to sensitize

communities on the GIRL program

To assist in the creation of technical

curricula, basic education (numeracy & literacy) and financial

literacy

To recruit and train mentors to deliver

technical curricula to girls

To identify and recruit girls in the community

to participate in livestock/producer groups

To identify and engage local animal health

workers to provide training and technical assistance to livestock/producer

groups

To monitor and track the success and failures

of livestock/producer groups

To collect program data accurately and forward

the same to the office timely.

To support community mapping activities,

market assessments and base-line/end-line evaluation activities

To prepare accurate and timely monitoring and

field reports and other project documentation as required.

Maintain proper project/program files.

To represent the organization in meetings at

the grass root level.

Conduct himself/herself both professionally

and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to

not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.

Perform any other duties as assigned by

his/her supervisor or representatives

Accountability to Beneficiaries: Mercy Corps team members are expected to support

all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to

international standards guiding international relief and development work,

while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the

design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Organizational Learning: As part of Mercy Corps’ agency-wide Organizational

Learning Initiative, all team members are responsible for spending 5% of their

work time in formal and/or non-formal professional learning activities.

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Reports Directly To: Program Manager, Turkana

Works Directly With: All GIRL program staff in

Lodwar.

Knowledge and Experience:

Minimum 1 year experience working with

NGOs/CBO’s in civic engagement, livelihoods and education

Degree in Community Development, Economic

Development or related field or diploma with over 3 years’ experience;

Commitment to working with youth and

vulnerable groups in need, regardless of race, tribe, religion or gender;

Understanding of working with local partners;

Good problem solving, written and oral

communication skills;

Strong written and spoken English

Local language skills required

Ability to work without constant supervision

and as part of a mixed team;

Good knowledge of MS Office software such as

Excel, Word, and Access;

Success Factors: The

ideal candidate will have the ability and curiosity to work comfortably and

effectively in the cultural, relatively poor infrastructure of Turkana

County.

S/he will be an excellent

communicator, have a strong sense of humor, multi-tasker, and able to work

difficult and often stressful environments.

Willingness to travel to and work

with adolescent girl in a sometimes insecure environments is needed.

Program Officer - Girls Improving Resilience with Livestock (GIRL)

Program

Kapenguria, West Pokot County

Program / Department Summary: Mercy

Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult

places.

We have been operating in Kenya since

2008 and currently implement development programs across the Central, Rift

Valley and Northern regions of Kenya.

We were recently awarded a

livelihoods focused 3-year Nike Foundation program working in the West Pokot

and Turkana (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda) regions.

The project, called Girls Improving

Resilience with Livestock (GIRL) aims to empower pastoralist girls in the West

Pokot region to improve their livelihoods and personal agency, as well as

increase the food security and adaptive capacity of their households and the

resilience of their communities. Mercy Corps is looking for a qualified Kenyan

to fill the position of Program Officer for the GIRL program.

General Position Summary: Reporting

to the Program Manager in the Kapenguria Field Office, this position is focused

on community and adolescent girl engagement, including the identification, recruitment

and retention of girl training participants; the establishment of partnerships

with key community members (elders, religious leaders, government officials)

and the execution of livelihood development activities.

He/she will be locally hired and based

in the Kapenguria area.

He/she will be responsible for

day-to-day field work in implementation of activities, mobilization, formation

and monitoring of girls livelihoods/education cohorts.

To work closely with all the program staff in

implementation of the program.

To engage community members (community

representatives, teachers, religious leaders, government officials and

gatekeepers) to form an Advisory Committee to support and inform program

activities

To organize community events to sensitize

communities on the GIRL program

To assist in the creation of technical

curricula, basic education (numeracy & literacy) and financial

literacy

To recruit and train mentors to deliver

technical curricula to girls

To identify and recruit girls in the community

to participate in livestock/producer groups

To identify and engage local animal health

workers to provide training and technical assistance to livestock/producer

groups

To monitor and track the success and failures

of livestock/producer groups

To collect program data accurately and forward

to the office in a timely manner.

To support community mapping activities,

market assessments and base-line/end-line evaluation activities

To prepare accurate and timely monitoring and

field reports and other project documentation as required.

Maintain proper project/program files.

To represent the organization in meetings at

the grass root level.

Conduct himself/herself both professionally

and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to

not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.

Perform any other duties as assigned by

his/her supervisor or representatives

Accountability to Beneficiaries: Mercy

Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability,

specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding

international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary

communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our

field projects.

Organizational Learning: As

part of Mercy Corps’ agency-wide Organizational Learning Initiative, all team

members are responsible for spending 5% of their work time in formal and/or

non-formal professional learning activities.

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Reports Directly To: Program Manager, West

Pokot

Works Directly With: All Program staff in

Kapenguria – West Pokot County

Knowledge and Experience:

Minimum 1 year’s experience working with

NGOs/CBO’s in civic engagement, livelihoods and education

Degree in Community Development, Economic

Development or related field or diploma with over 3 years’ experience;

Commitment to working with adolescent girls

vulnerable groups in need, regardless of race, tribe, religion or gender;

Understanding of working with local partners;

Good problem solving, written and oral

communication skills;

Strong written and spoken English

Pokot language skills strongly recommended.

Ability to work without constant supervision

and as part of a mixed team;

Good knowledge of MS Office software such as

Excel, Word, and Access;

Success Factors: The

ideal candidate will have the ability and curiosity to work comfortably and

effectively in the cultural, relatively poor infrastructure of West Pokot

County. S/he will be an excellent communicator, have a strong sense of humor,

multi-tasker, and able to work difficult and often stressful environments

Program Manager - Peaceful Empowerment in Arid Lands (PEARL)

Program / Department Summary: USAID

has recently awarded Mercy Corps a Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM)

grant to implement a proposed PEACEFUL EMPOWERMENT IN ARID LANDS (PEARL)

program in Turkana and West Pokot Counties with offices in Eldoret and Lodwar.

Mercy Corps is looking for committed and dynamic individual to take up the

following position.

General Position Summary: The

PEARL Program Manager will have responsibility for the overall achievement of

objectives, and the day-to-day administration and implementation of the

program.

This will include strengthening the

capacity of local partners in the areas of peace building and conflict

management, training and curriculum development, reviewing the design and

implementation of peace building projects, facilitating clear communication

between diverse groups, and ensuring rigorous measurement of program impact and

timely reporting.

Essential Job Functions:

Manage and oversee PEARL program activities

(in West Pokot and Turkana) in cooperation with key project stakeholders,

including local non-governmental organizations, local government

officials, community-based organizations, other international agencies on

the ground, and key donors;

Collaborate with program, finance and

administrative staff to ensure systems are in compliance with donor and

Mercy Corps policies and procedures.

Ensure program implementation is on time,

target and budget, using effective M&E systems to reach desired

impacts.

Create and maintain systems ensuring effective

and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative

reporting in line with donor and Mercy Corps policies and procedures.

Implement and model Mercy Corps’ philosophy of

social entrepreneurship and leverage Mercy Corps’ best practices.

Increase staff and local partner capacity by

designing and leading technical training sessions on conflict management

for Mercy Corps staff and local partners and providing ongoing coaching

and mentoring.

Promote learning and knowledge management

through documentation and knowledge sharing around best practices and lessons

learned;

Recognize opportunities for innovative action

and create an environment where alternative viewpoints are welcomed.

Set direction by prioritizing and organizing

actions & resources to achieve objectives and contribute to country-wide

strategy development.

Develop and organize activities to secure

resources for programs and convince stakeholders to provide support.

Identify, build and manage collaborative

partnerships with consortium partners, sub-grantees, donors, local

governments and other stakeholders.

Communicate effectively to ensure overall

project targets and donor obligations are met.

Maintain good working relationships with the

donor, the host country government and local leaders, partner agencies,

and other key stakeholders;

Create and sustain a work environment of

mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.

Promote accountability, communicate

expectations and provide constructive feedback via performance reviews.

Contribute to country team-building efforts,

help team members identify problem solving options and ensure the

integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

Provide team members with information, tools

and other resources to improve performance & reach objectives.

Supervise and regularly coordinate with

project staff and partners, and support departments to ensure smooth

planning, preparation, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of

program activities;

Accountability to Beneficiaries: Mercy

Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability,

specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding

international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary

communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our

field projects.

Supervisory Responsibility: Project

team and local partner activities

Reports Directly To: The Deputy Country Director

Works Directly With: Mercy Corps administration, finance and logistics departments

in Eldoret, Lodwar and Nairobi. Also works directly with local national staff

and local partners and affiliated relevant Mercy Corps headquarters units as

necessary, including Mercy Corps’ Conflict Management Group and various

administrative/financial units.

Knowledge and Experience:

Master’s degree in conflict mitigation, social

sciences, international relations or other relevant field preferred.

Minimum 5 years’ relevant professional

experience implementing conflict management and reconciliation, youth, or

livelihoods programs, preferably in insecure or transitional environments.

Strong facilitation and consensus-building

skills.

Experience managing staff.

Proven ability to work through, develop the

capacity of and mentor local partners.

Familiarity and experience with USAID

regulations preferred.

Must be able to work independently while being

a strong team player

Proven oral and written English language

skills; demonstrated ability to develop and write quarterly reports

independently.

Willingness and ability to travel regularly to

remote and insecure areas such as the border of West Pokot and Turkana.

Success Factors: The

successful Program Manager will have the ability to multi-task, set priorities,

and work under tight deadlines within a complex team. S/he will demonstrate

strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills and be committed

to the values and mission of Mercy Corps.

S/he will take initiative and

contribute to team efforts, as well as demonstrate an ability to communicate,

assume leadership, and make solid decisions while working remotely from country

leadership.

The successful Program Manager must

be motivated and energized about traveling in remote and insecure areas and

tackling large-scale, protracted conflict situations.

Program Manager - Girls Improving Resilience with Livestock (GIRL)

Program, Lodwar

Program / Department Summary: Mercy

Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult

places.

We have been operating in Kenya since

2008 and are presently implementing development programs across the Central,

Rift Valley and Northern regions of Kenya.

We are currently launching a 3-year

Nike Foundation funded program, focused on improving livelihoods in Turkana and

West Pokot (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda) regions.

Mercy Corps opened its Lodwar office

in January, 2015, in support of its cross-border conflict management

programming.

We are seeking a highly skilled,

creative problem solver with strong experience working in livelihoods with a

focus on engaging marginalized populations to lead the Turkana office as

Program Manager.

The Program Manager – Lodwar will

participate in strategy development and supervise the daily implementation of long-term

development programming under GIRL’s three objectives, focused on livelihood

development, girls empowerment and food security.

General Position Summary: The

Program Manager is the senior management position for GIRL in Turkana, with

supervisory and managerial responsibility over all aspects of program

implementation and staff development in that locale.

The Program Manager works closely

with GIRL Program Coordinator to provide vision and leadership in project

administration and monitors overall project performance.

The Program Manager leads the

coordination, financial and administrative compliance and monitoring and

evaluation of the consortium in Turkana, engendering a collaborative team

spirit focused on achievement of program goals and objective.

The Program Manager is responsible

for the oversight of GIRL activities and travels frequently to the field.

He/She maximizes budget resources and personnel development and remains

flexible in a continually changing environment.

The Program Manager ensures that GIRL

is planned and executed with quality, accountability and measurable

impact.

The Program Manager, along with the

GIRL Program Coordinator and Mercy Corps Country Director, will liaise with the

Nike Foundation and represent the program to other cooperating sponsors and

other stakeholders.

The Program Manager will work closely

with teams of officers in support of GIRL’s activities across objectives.

The ability of the Program Manager to

push forward systemically focused, dynamic approaches in all stages of

programming will be one of the position’s three success factors.

The second will be the degree to

which that person promotes and captures learning by her/his team,

institutionalizing activity reviews, identifying and evaluating preconceptions

and promoting a culture of inquisition.

The third success factor will be the

degree to which that person drives results, making critical decisions and

producing scheduled outputs at deadline and to expected quality.

Essential Job Functions:

Lead the conceptualization, implementation and

continual improvement of dynamic, analysis-rooted development

interventions in Turkana County in collaboration with Lodwar based GIRL

team.

Set an example as a thought leader in the

Lodwar office, continually encouraging staff to reevaluate their

strategies, gather and incorporate tacit information, and adapt

programming to new learning and environmental conditions.

Recommend program priorities and explore,

evaluate and present new country opportunities that leverage impact and/

or complement core activities.

Coordinate, manage and motivate the GIRL

Turkana program team, ensuring that they have clear objectives/individual

work plans as part of performance management) and receive meaningful feedback

on their performance.

Ensure an integrated approach to program

implementation in order to maximize resource utilization and synergy

between the staff and different MC programs.

Ensure proper logistics, administration, human

resources and transport needs of the program are conducted within Mercy

Corps policy and with the maximum benefit to the program.

Manage the recruitment and training of program

staff to ensure staff are of the quality and capacity to successfully

implement activities.

Monitor and advise on staffing needs

throughout the program.

Ensure evaluations and disciplinary measures

are made, as necessary according to Mercy Corps policy.

Exercise sound judgment to ensure project

expenses are reasonable, allocable and prudent.

Ensure all project funds are spent in

accordance with donor rules and regulations.

Work with the GIRL Program Coordinator to

forecast expenditure surpluses and deficits to enable adjustments to be

made to the program in a timely fashion.

Oversee the program filing system and ensure

that information is organized according to the reporting and auditing

needs of the program. Ensure required levels of confidentiality.

Provide direct and ongoing supervision and

managerial support to all staff on the program.

Work closely with the country team’s security

focal point to develop and maintain systems that ensure the safety and

security of the team in all aspects of its work.

Conduct himself/herself both professionally

and personally in such a manner as to bring positive recognition to Mercy

Corps and to not endanger mercy Corps’ humanitarian mission.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

Support the development and continual revision

of a dynamic, programme-wide monitoring and evaluation system linked to

program strategies, indicators, and information management tools, which

supports programme management, accountability and learning.

Coordinate data gathering and management with

all Lodwar-based program staff and take overall responsibility for GIRL

monitoring and evaluation in the Turkana office.

Ensure that team leaders are paying sufficient

attention to the continual gathering and digestion of operating

environment data and activity reports, and that teams are holding frequent

activity review sessions to continually re-examine the relevance and

impact of their programming.

Coordinate and share information with the GIRL

Program Coordinator to ensure overall project targets and donor

obligations are being achieved. Advise both on suggested improvements and

necessities, as required.

Produce written reports on the program

activities capturing impacts related to all activities.

Conceptualize and implement new mini-research

efforts as opportunities arise.

Ensure close coordination and sharing of

information with other stakeholders such as other donors, other NGOs, and

local authorities.

External Representation and

Coordination:

Ensure establishment and maintenance of

relationships with communities, village councils and local government in

Turkana target areas.

Coordinate and share information and findings

with the GIRL Program Manager in Kapenguria and in Karamoja.

Support and coordinate visits from regional

and HQ based staff and external visitors, such as donors and media, in

collaboration with Program Coordinator.

Establish and maintain contact with all key

actors as relevant for program implementation – government ministries, UN,

NGOs, partners – and establish mechanisms for contacting local community

organizations and partners and other local NGOs/CBOs in line with key GIRL

areas of work

Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Accountability to Beneficiaries: Mercy

Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability,

specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international

relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as

equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Organizational Learning: As

part of Mercy Corps’ agency-wide Organizational Learning Initiative, all team

members are responsible for spending 5% of their work time in formal and/or

non-formal professional learning activities.

Supervisory Responsibility: The

Program Manager is responsible for directly/indirectly supervising

approximately 2 national staff.

Reports Directly To: GIRL Program Coordinator

Works Directly With: Finance and

Administration departments in Lodwar and Nairobi

Knowledge and Experience:

Master’s Degree in business, economic

development or other relevant field is preferred.

At least 5 years of relevant experience with

positions of progressively greater responsibilities.

Management and demonstrated success building,

managing and leading a team of professionals.

Strong writing, communication, organization, prioritization

and negotiating skills.

Excellent (English) verbal and written

communication skills with proven financial management skills.

Local language skills a plus

Excellent quantitative skills required.

Financial accounting experience preferred.

Experience in building and maintaining

strong/productive relations with implementing and strategic partner

agencies is preferred. This includes coordinating with government

authorities and counterparts.

Experience working in conflict environments is

preferred.

Security management experience in remote and

insecure environments.

Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge

of office applications.

Success Factors: The

successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills, with the ability to

maintain a broad perspective.

He/she will undertake innovative

approaches, be agile in the conceptualization of new program ideas, and will be

well versed in strategic thinking and planning.

The ability and desire to grow

individually and professionally in a difficult environment is important.

The successful candidate will have

the ability to live and work successfully in remote, insecure, and challenging

setting with limited resources. An even temperament and good sense of humor is

a must.

Furthermore, appreciations of a

consultative, team approach to decision making and the ability to lead a team;

including an ability to work with limited supervision.

This position requires significant

travel in remote and possibly insecure environment. The successful candidate

will be energized by solving problems and working with adolescent girls.

Program Manager - Girls Improving Resilience with Livestock (GIRL)

Program

Program / Department Summary: Mercy

Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult

places.

We have been operating in Kenya since

2008 and currently implement development programs across the Central, Rift

Valley and Northern regions of Kenya.

We were recently awarded a

livelihoods focused 3-year Nike Foundation program working in the West Pokot

and Turkana (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda) regions and require a highly skilled,

creative problem solver with strong experience working in livelihoods with a

focus on engaging marginalized populations to lead program direction and

activities in West Pokot County.

The project, called Girls Improving

Resilience with Livestock (GIRL), aims to empower pastoralist girls (ages

12-18) in the West Pokot region to improve their livelihoods and personal

agency, as well as increase the food security and adaptive capacity of their

households and the resilience of their communities.

The Program Manager in either Eldoret

or Kapenguria will participate in strategy development and supervise the daily

implementation of long-term development programming under GIRL’s three

objectives, focused on livelihood development, girls empowerment and food

security in West Pokot County.

General Position Summary: The

Program Manager is the senior management position for GIRL in the Kapenguria

office, with supervisory and managerial responsibility over all aspects of

program implementation and staff development in that locale.

The Program Manager works closely

with GIRL Program Coordinator to provide vision and leadership in project

administration and monitors overall project performance.

The Program Manager leads the

coordination, financial and administrative compliance and monitoring and

evaluation of the consortium in Kapenguria, engendering a collaborative team

spirit focused on achievement of program goals and objective.

The Program Manager ensures that GIRL is planned and executed with quality,

accountability and measurable impact.

The Program Manager will work closely

with teams of officers in support of GIRL’s activities across objectives.

The ability of the Program Manager to

push forward systemically focused, dynamic approaches in all stages of

programming will be one of the position’s three success factors.

The third success factor will be the

degree to which that person drives results, making critical decisions and

producing scheduled outputs at deadline and to expected quality.

Essential Job Functions:

Lead the conceptualization, implementation and

continual improvement of dynamic, analysis-rooted development

interventions in West Pokot County in collaboration with Kapenguria-based

team.

Set an example as a thought leader in the

Kapenguria office, continually encouraging staff to re-evaluate their

strategies, gather and incorporate tacit information, and adapt

programming to new learning and environmental conditions.

Recommend program priorities and explore,

evaluate and present new country opportunities that leverage impact and/

or complement core activities.

Coordinate, manage and motivate program teams

in Kapenguria, ensuring that they have clear objectives/individual work

plans as part of performance management) and receive meaningful feedback

on their performance.

Ensure an integrated approach to program

implementation in order to maximize resource utilization and synergy

between the staff and different MC programs.

Ensure proper logistics, administration, human

resources and transport needs of the program are conducted within Mercy

Corps policy and with the maximum benefit to the program.

Manage the recruitment and training of program

staff to ensure staff are of the quality and capacity to successfully

implement activities.

Monitor and advise on staffing needs

throughout the program.

Ensure evaluations and disciplinary measures

are made, as necessary according to Mercy Corps policy.

Exercise sound judgment to ensure project

expenses are reasonable, allocable and prudent.

Ensure all project funds are spent in

accordance with donor rules and regulations.

Work with the GIRL Program Coordinator to

forecast expenditure surpluses and deficits to enable adjustments to be

made to the program in a timely fashion.

Oversee the program filing system and ensure

that information is organized according to the reporting and auditing

needs of the program. Ensure required levels of confidentiality.

Provide direct and ongoing supervision and

managerial support to all staff on the program.

Work closely with the country team’s security

focal point to develop and maintain systems that ensure the safety and

security of the team in all aspects of its work.

Conduct himself/herself both professionally

and personally in such a manner as to bring positive recognition to Mercy

Corps and to not endanger mercy Corps’ humanitarian mission.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

Support the development and continual revision

of a dynamic, programme-wide monitoring and evaluation system linked to

program strategies, indicators, and information management tools, which

supports programme management, accountability and learning.

Coordinate data gathering and management with

all Kapenguria-based program staff and take overall responsibility for

monitoring and evaluation in the Kapenguria office.

Ensure that project staff are paying

sufficient attention to the continual gathering and digestion of operating

environment data and activity reports, and that teams are holding frequent

activity review sessions to continually re-examine the relevance and

impact of their programming.

Coordinate and share information with the GIRL

Coordinator to ensure overall project targets and donor obligations are

being achieved.

Advise both on suggested improvements and

necessities, as required.

Produce written reports on the program

activities capturing impacts related to all activities.

Conceptualize and implement new mini-research

efforts as opportunities arise.

Ensure close coordination and sharing of

information with other stakeholders such as other donors, other NGOs, and

local authorities.

External Representation and

Coordination:

Ensure establishment and maintenance of

relationships with communities, village councils and local government in

West Pokot County.

Coordinate and share information and findings

with the GIRL Program Manager in Lodwar and in Karamoja.

Support and coordinate visits from regional

and HQ based staff and external visitors, such as donors and media, in

collaboration with Program Coordinator.

Establish and maintain contact with all key

actors as relevant for program implementation – government ministries, UN,

NGOs, partners – and establish mechanisms for contacting local community

organizations and partners and other local NGOs/CBOs in line with key GIRL

areas of work

Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Accountability to Beneficiaries: Mercy

Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability,

specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding

international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary

communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our

field projects.

Supervisory Responsibility: The

Program Manager is responsible for directly/indirectly supervising

approximately 2 national staff.

Reports Directly To: Girl Program Coordinator

Works Directly With: Finance and

Administration in Eldoret and Nairobi

Knowledge and Experience:

Master’s Degree in business, economic

development or other relevant field is preferred.

At least 5 years of relevant experience with

positions of progressively greater responsibilities.

Management and demonstrated success building,

managing and leading a team of professionals.

Strong writing, communication, organization,

prioritization and negotiating skills.

Excellent (English) verbal and written

communication skills with proven financial management skills.

Pokot language skilled are preferred

Excellent quantitative skills required.

Financial accounting experience preferred.

Experience in building and maintaining

strong/productive relations with implementing and strategic partner

agencies is preferred. This includes coordinating with government

authorities and counterparts.

Experience working in conflict environments is

preferred.

Security management experience in remote and

insecure environments.

Strong computer literacy with a full knowledge

of office applications.

Success Factors: The

successful candidate will possess strong leadership skills, with the ability to

maintain a broad perspective.

He/she will undertake innovative

approaches, be agile in the conceptualization of new program ideas, and will be

well versed in strategic thinking and planning.

The ability and desire to grow

individually and professionally in a difficult environment is important.

The successful candidate will have

the ability to live and work successfully in remote, insecure, and challenging

setting with limited resources.

An even temperament and good sense of

humor is a must.

Furthermore, appreciations of a consultative, team approach to decision making

and the ability to lead a team; including an ability to work with limited

supervision.

This position requires spending the

majority of the time in West Pokot County so regular travel to and within West

Pokot is required.

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - Girls Improving Resilience With Livestock (GIRL)

Program

Lodwar – Turkana County

Program / Department Summary: Mercy

Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult

places.

We have been operating in Kenya since

2008 and are presently implementing development programs across the Central,

Rift Valley and Northern regions of Kenya.

We are currently launching a 3-year

Nike Foundation funded program, focused on improving livelihoods in Turkana and

West Pokot (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda) regions.

Mercy Corps is looking for a

qualified professional to fill the position of Monitoring & Evaluation

Officer for the GIRL program.

General Position Summary: Reporting

to the Program Manager in Kapenguria Field Office, this position is a key part

of Mercy Corps’ Program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and

learning team.

The position holder will support

program in planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities,

ensuring quality in accordance with accepted standards, providing essential

feedback for learning, accountability and decision making.

S/he will be responsible for providing

internal capacity building for program staff on monitoring and evaluation

activities as well as review and development of necessary tools that feed into

needs of Mercy Corps and donor reporting requirements.

Generate and implement monitoring and

evaluation tools.

Play key role in the development of

intervention designs, sector strategies and M&E frameworks.

Coordinate assessments, evaluations and

monitoring surveys in area of operation. This will entail development of

Scopes of Work, development of survey tools, trainings and management of

data collectors, report write and facilitating results discussion.

Regularly document and share all learnings

from program implementation.

Maintain an up to date database that reflects

progress and donor indicators.

Build the capacity of all relevant team

members to develop and maintain an excellent M&E system, and

facilitate periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring

information that feeds into programming and learning.

Participate in on-going M&E training and

support for all Mercy Corps programs.

Visit sites and partners to collect

supplementary data, stories and conduct qualitative research both

independently and in teams.

Maintain professional relationships with local

government officials, private sector partners, NGOs, other development

organizations, and civil society organizations.

Maintain an active advisory role with the

program team to help guide them towards robust and relevant data

collection.

Actively participate in all implementation,

providing advice and feedback for quality results at any point.

Work with Program Coordinator, Program

Manager, Program Officer and other staffs to ensure that activities are

implemented on plan and progress towards targets is not compromised.

Establish and maintain strong working

relationships with partners and government departments

Conduct himself/herself both professionally

and personally in such a manner as to credit Mercy Corps and to not

jeopardize its mission.

Perform any other duties as assigned by

his/her supervisor or representatives

Accountability to Beneficiaries: Mercy

Corps team members are expected to support all efforts
towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international

standards guiding
international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary

communities as equal
partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Organizational Learning: As

part of Mercy Corps’ agency-wide Organizational Learning Initiative,
all team members are responsible for spending 5% of their work time in formal

and/or non-formal
professional learning activities.

Reports Directly To: Program Manager

Works Directly With: All Program staff in

Lodwar – Turkana County

Knowledge and Experience:

Must hold at least a bachelor’s degree in

Economics, Agriculture, Demography, Statistics, Business administration or

relevant field

At least 3 years of program monitoring and

evaluation experience

Should understand concepts and demonstrate

skills in monitoring and evaluation, project cycle, results chain and

frameworks, participatory monitoring

Should be able to design and implement

surveys, have knowledge of commonly used probability and purposive

sampling techniques

Must have good writing and analytical skills

Should have knowledge of quantitative and

qualitative data collection, reporting techniques.

S/he should understand and be able to apply

basic measures of central tendency and spread

In addition to Microsoft Excel, the incumbent

should demonstrate fluency in use of at least one data management software

including Ms Access, SPSS, STATA.

Must be fluent both spoken and written

English.

Pokot language skills a plus.

Success Factors: The

ideal candidate will have the ability and curiosity to work comfortably and

effectively in the cultural, relatively poor infrastructure of Turkana

County.

S/he will be an excellent

communicator, have a strong sense of humor, multi-tasker, and able to work

difficult and often stressful environments.

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - Girls Improving Resilience With Livestock (GIRL)

Program

Kapenguria – West Pokot County

Program / Department Summary: Mercy

Corps implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult

places.

We have been operating in Kenya since

2008 and currently implement development programs across the Central, Rift

Valley and Northern regions of Kenya.

We are currently launching a 3-year

Nike Foundation funded program, focused on improving livelihoods in the West

Pokot and Turkana (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda) regions.

The project, called Girls Improving

Resilience with Livestock (GIRL) aims to empower pastoralist girls in the West

Pokot region to improve their livelihoods and personal agency, as well as increase

the food security and adaptive capacity of their households and the resilience

of their communities.

Mercy Corps is looking for a

qualified Kenyan to fill the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

for the GIRL program.

S/he will be responsible for

providing internal capacity building for program staff on monitoring and

evaluation activities as well as review and development of necessary tools that

feed into needs of Mercy Corps and donor reporting requirements.

Generate and implement monitoring and

evaluation tools.

Play a key role in the development of

intervention designs, sector strategies and M&E frameworks.

Coordinate assessments, evaluations and

monitoring surveys in area of operation. This will entail development of

Scopes of Work, development of survey tools, trainings and management of

data collectors, report write and facilitating results discussion.

Regularly document and share all learnings

from program implements.

Maintain an up to date database that reflects

progress (including disaggregated beneficiary counts) and donor

indicators.

Build the capacity of all relevant team

members to develop and maintain an excellent M&E system, and

facilitate periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring

information that feeds into programming and learning.

Participate in on-going M&E training and

support for all Mercy Corps programs.

Visit sites and partners to collect

supplementary data, stories and conduct qualitative research both

independently and in teams.

Maintain professional relationships with local

government officials, private sector partners, NGOs, other development

organizations, and civil society organizations.

Maintain an active advisory role with each

program team to help guide them towards robust and relevant data

collection.

Actively participate in all implementation,

providing advice and feedback for quality results at any point

Work with Program Coordinator, Program

Manager, Program Officer and other staffs to ensure that activities are

implemented on plan and progress towards targets is not compromised.

Establish and maintain strong working

relationships with partners and government departments

Conduct himself/herself both professionally

and personally in such a manner as to credit Mercy Corps and to not

jeopardize its mission.

Perform any other duties as assigned by

his/her supervisor or representatives

Accountability to Beneficiaries: Mercy

Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability,

specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding

international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary

communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our

field projects.

Supervisory Responsibility: The

Program Manager is responsible for directly/indirectly supervising

approximately 2 national staff.

Supervisory Responsibility: None

Reports Directly To: Program Manager

Works Directly With: All Program staff in

Kapenguria – West Pokot County

Knowledge and Experience:

Must hold at least a bachelor’s degree in

Economics, Agriculture, Demography, Statistics, Business administration or

relevant field

At least 3 years of program monitoring and

evaluation experience

Should understand concepts and demonstrate

skills in monitoring and evaluation, project cycle, results chain and frameworks,

participatory monitoring

Should be able to design and implement

surveys, have knowledge of commonly used probability and purposive

sampling techniques

Must have good writing and analytical skills

Should have knowledge of quantitative and

qualitative data collection, reporting techniques.

S/he should understand and be able to apply

basic measures of central tendency and spread

In addition to Microsoft Excel, the incumbent

should demonstrate fluency in use of at least one data management software

including Ms Access, SPSS, STATA.