Project Officer Job Vacancy at Child Fund in Nairobi Kenya 2013
Project Officer
Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Job Description
The Project Officer for the Turkana DRR project shall ensure overall effective and efficient implementation of DRR project activities at the field level.
S/he will ensure timely activities implementation and monitoring of the activities as well as the budget.
The incumbent will ensure the project is implemented in synergy with ChildFund Kenya, Turkana program.
S/he will be responsible for carrying out the planning, implementation and supervision of all the DRR project activities and personnel.
The incumbent will be expected to work in collaboration with other partners and personnel on ground from relevant ministries and NGOs.
- The incumbent will ensure that the project meets all its objectives as per the approved proposal.
- The incumbent will participate, and give oversight for the implementation of the project as per the Detailed Implementation Plan.
- S/he will monitor the project budget closely ensuring timely procurements and activities implementation
- S/he will also be responsible for highlighting and ensuring any budgetary/activities amendments required are communicated to the Senior Emergency Coordinator on time and ensure that such amendments are undertaken once approval is given.
- Will ensure and give supervisory and support for the Pre and Post KAP studies
- Ensure participatory approach in all activities implementations.
- Working with partners, to ensure that a 24 SMS platform for Disaster Risk awareness is established within the target community
- Lead in the development/adoption and implementation of the DRR and CCA curriculum
- Ensure and give oversight for the DRR groups/DRRMC trainings
- Ensure and give oversight for the VSL groups training and mentoring
- Ensure and give oversight to implementation of catchment management and environmental management plans
- Ensure WRUA linkages and support.
- Promote continuous involvement of the government line ministries and community leaders in sector work at task execution levels.
- Promptly preparing and submitting progress reports.
Any other duties that may be given by the supervisor.
Required Skills
- Proven organizational, analytical, negotiating, communication (oral and written) and training skills
- Experience and sensitivity to diversified cultures
- Community mobilization & sensitization skills
- Team leader and player
- Good Inter-personal, Communication and problem solving skills
- Computer proficiency in microsoft office
- Willingness and stamina to work for long and odd hours in difficult situations
- Ability to work with minimal supervision is an important asset to this job.
Required Experience
- A minimum of a Degree in social sciences or Disaster risk reduction, or livelihoods related fields
- A minimum of 3 years proven experience in working/programming in either emergency relief or development
- Experience implementing DRR project an added advantage