Food For Assets Technical Officers Jobs recruitment at ActionAid International in Isiolo or Mwingi Kenya 2013
ActionAid International Kenya (AAIK) seeks to recruit qualified persons to fill the position of Food For Assets Technical Officer (2 posts) based in either Isiolo or Mwingi where AAIK has Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations.
Position: Food for Asset (FFA) Technical Officer
Reporting To: Project Co-ordinator
Overall Responsibilities
Reporting to the Project Co-ordinator, Will review previous activities of rain water harvesting, including runoff/run-on under the overall supervision of the FFA projects.
Main responsibility will be to ensure proper design, implementation and monitoring of food for assets projects in areas covered by Isiolo PRRO project.
The main tasks for this post will include but not limited to:
- To ensure community Based targeting and distribution guidelines are followed.
- To ensure that food For Asset guidelines are adhered to.
- Working with District and County Steering Groups in the district and county levels.
- Identify areas that have good potential (based on social-cultural, land slopes, soils and rainfall) for rainwater harvesting based projects.
- Develop clear boundaries of watershed of the identified projects
- Consult the community leaders and communities on the most suitable intervention focusing, but not limited to Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) for the specific areas.
- Develop project proposals for the implementation of the identified projects and present for approval through the relevant structures.
- Develop actionable work plans for implementation of FFA activities
- Develop appropriate partnership with respective line ministries, NGOs, CBOs and UN agencies
- Train the communities and staff on the implementation of RWH technologies
- Organize and supervise the communities during the implementation of FFA projects
- Prepare monthly progress report on FFA and submit to the relevant organizations
Critical Competencies
Analytical skills, Project management knowledge, Grants management, Monitoring & evaluation, Capacity development, Performance management, Budgeting & budgetary control, Resource mobilization and monitoring, Documentation, information management and reporting, Networking , Stakeholder management, Negotiating; influencing; persuasiveness; planning and organizing; problem analysis; oral and written communication; results orientation; self?development; team?player; pro?activeness; creativity; gender sensitive; group leadership; listening; judgement; coaching and capacity development
Job Requirement (Knowledge/Skills Competencies)
Job Requirement (Knowledge/Skills Competencies)
Qualifications
- A degree in agriculture engineering/soil, Water and environmental management/natural resources management
- More than five years practical experience
- Proven experience of working with rural communities and participatory planning
- Good understanding of dry land farming (crops and livestock)
- Good understanding of community mobilization and participatory methods
- Mature and confident to deal with district authorities at all district levels, communities and community leaders
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity
- Able to build strong relationships and partnerships with relevant agencies at district level
- Good team player, self starter, has ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships
How to Apply
Successful candidates will enjoy flexibility and organizational space while joining an experienced and dynamic staff working alongside women and people living in poverty and exclusion.
Submit your application to hresources.kenya@actionaid.org on or before 26 August 2013.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer.
Qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply.
NB: AAIK does not charge fees from applicants at any stage during the recruitment process.