Urgently
Required
FH/Kenya
(Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Development and relief agency seeks to
fill the following vacant position at their Nairobi office:
Job Title: Program Officer
Job Title: Program Officer
Department: Programs
Reports To: Programs Director
Mission Statement: Motivated by Christ's love, this position plays a key role in promoting the wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.”
Mission Statement: Motivated by Christ's love, this position plays a key role in promoting the wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.”
In order to
accomplish this vision, FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders and
families in overcoming all forms of human poverty by living in healthy
relationship with God and His creation.”
Position in the Organization: The Program Officer reports hierarchically to the Program Director
Purpose of the Job: To offer an all round sectoral support in areas of standardizing reporting in each sector, disseminating donor policies, communication, proposal development and supporting Monitoring and evaluation.
Essential Tasks and Responsibilities
Key Result #1 – Reports and Administration - 25%
Position in the Organization: The Program Officer reports hierarchically to the Program Director
Purpose of the Job: To offer an all round sectoral support in areas of standardizing reporting in each sector, disseminating donor policies, communication, proposal development and supporting Monitoring and evaluation.
Essential Tasks and Responsibilities
Key Result #1 – Reports and Administration - 25%
1. Streamline
and standardize filling and reporting in each sector and roll out manager’s
score cards. This involves ensuring timely submission of quality donor reports
and FH monthly and annual reports.
2. Disseminate
donor policies and regulations to managers and ensure better understanding and
application and assist in resource mobilization.
Key result # 2 - Program
Management Support - 25%
1. Develop and
disseminate reporting frameworks and guidelines for use by program staff and
liaise with M&E to ensure timely monitoring and evaluation.
2. In
collaboration with the PD and program managers develop and maintain updated
sector strategies that reflect FH vision, mission and Kenya national strategy
3. Make field
visits to follow up on programs progress and make recommendations on
integration and strategic aspects through the program director
Key result #3 - Resource
Development & External Representation - 25%
1. Gather inputs
and contributions from managers and support the Program Director in proposals
development, grant amendments and reports for introduction to the donors.
2. Represent
FH Kenya in attending donor and sector coordination meetings (at the Nairobi
level) as directed.
Key result # 4 - Support
to Country communications/marketing and external relations - 25%
1. Serve as
point person for collecting stories, key successes, best practices and material
for internal/external communication and also for marketing &fundraising
purposes. This will include production of written stories as well as provision
of basic video and photos as required.
2. Lead in
sharing key successes, lessons learnt and best practices with program teams
through practical sessions and exploring ways of how programs can integrate
some of the positives.
3. In liaison
with the country leadership, formulate and deliver effective, country
communication strategies and related activities.
4. Update
country web page and portal (FH Connect) with relevant country information
Qualifications
- Vibrant
personal relationship with Christ
- Knowledge
of relief and development strategies
- Practical
experience in project cycle management
- Ability
to travel (up to 30% per year, domestic travel)
- Must
demonstrate interest and good communication skills
- Proficiency
in MS office suite
Education and/or Experience
- A
minimum of a University degree and technical orientation in agriculture,
livestock, child development, health and nutrition, HIV/AIDs and natural
resource management.
- At
least 5 years’ experience working at program management and coordination
level
- Demonstrated
experience in report writing, donor relations
- Successful
experience in proposal preparation and grant management
Language Skills: Proficiency
in spoken and written English and Kiswahili
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, details of current salary (this is a must), updated CV with three referees and day telephone contacts, not later than 1st April 2016 to:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, details of current salary (this is a must), updated CV with three referees and day telephone contacts, not later than 1st April 2016 to:
H R
Manager,
P.O Box
14978 - 00800
Nairobi
or email
address hr-fhkenya@fh.org.
NB: Please note that this is an urgent position and shortlisting will be done as CVs are received.
We would
also wish to state that only short listed candidates will be contacted
