Position: Field Officer
Department: Programmes & Projects
Duty Station: DSW Kenya Field Office – Homa Bay
Background: DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) is an international development and advocacy organisation, which focuses on achieving universal access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
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DSW seeks to recruit a field officer to be based in Homa Bay field office, Kenya.
DSW seeks to recruit a field officer to be based in Homa Bay field office, Kenya.
The field
officer’s position will contribute towards contribute to attainment of SDGs 2
and 3 through improving the nutritional status of women and children.
Areas of Responsibility
Areas of Responsibility
Working
with the Programmes & Projects Manager, Project Coordinator and other
staff, the field officer will support and provide leadership on field related
activities in Homa Bay.
This is
alongside working with field staff and partners to ensure assigned tasks are
implemented to the highest standards.
Specific Responsibilities:
Specific Responsibilities:
Under the
direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, the incumbent will be
responsible for the following duties:
I. Programme Development and Planning
I. Programme Development and Planning
- Assist
with development of concepts and proposals to mobilize resources,
particularly held support funding, to address Maternal Child Health and
Nutrition needs and priorities in project sites and the region at large
- Prepare
annual, quarterly and monthly activity work plans with details of
resources required against the budget
II.
Programme Implementation
- Work
with nutrition teams to strengthen integration of nutrition within the
health system identifying, analyzing and developing strategies to address
barriers.
- Ensure
that the community mobilization and participation aspect of the project is
implemented according to plan, including training, materials adaptation
and monitoring of outcomes.
- Support
Community Units to conduct community sensitization and dialogues and
social mobilization forums on integrated maternal child health and
nutrition interventions targeting key influencers and community members
- Promote
and influence behavior development/change at community/individual/household
levels, social mobilization and increased community participation in the
project activities.
- Identify
and work with existing community structures to enhance community
involvement.
- Contribute
to the development and dissemination of policy briefs/IEC fact sheets and
county profiles to get nutrition on to the policy agenda at the county and
national levels
- Contribute
to monthly budget reviews to assess progress of program spend and follow
up on remedial actions related to areas of work within the role.
- Develop
partnerships with different community groups such as the mother-to-mother
support groups, religious groups, women groups, community committees and
other organised groups in the community to orient them on the programme
goals and to solicit their involvement in the implementation of the
programme
- Establish
and maintain effective working relationship with communities, partners and
Governments
- Chair
site level project review meetings in their respective locations to review
project progress, working strategies and share lessons learnt.
III.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Support
and monitor the delivery of high quality programming outputs
- Make
continuous informal observation of the programmes delivery, noting and
reporting any problems, successes and suggestions for improvement.
- Supervise
nutrition champions
IV.
Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare
high quality quarterly reports as per stipulated guidelines and within the
agreed deadlines
- Capture
evidence of project’s impact through identifying and writing success
stories and case studies
- Document
the project’s best practices for scaling up and application
Minimum
Requirements:
- Degree
in a Health related field (Nutrition, Public Health etc) from a recognised
university. A holder of a Higher Diploma in a Health related field with
more than 5 years’ experience in a similar position will be considered
- Excellent
command of English and Swahili languages (written and oral) is required
- Good
understanding of management and coordination of services by GoK at County
Level
- At
least 3 years working in a similar role
- Strong
analytical, strategic thinking, research and writing skills
- Ability
to work independently and in a team
- Ability
to be flexible in responding to changing work priorities and work under
different reporting lines
- Strong
IT skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, with practical experience
in the use of electronic communications including email, internet, etc)
- Innovative and creative thinker
DSW is an
equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified
personnel regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, marital status, age,
national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation.
If interested, please send your application (CV and motivation letter stating your salary expectations) with the reference “Field Officer – Homa Bay” clearly indicated in the email subject line to: vacancies@dswkenya.org
Deadline for application: June 5th, 2016
Ideal start date: Immediate
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
If interested, please send your application (CV and motivation letter stating your salary expectations) with the reference “Field Officer – Homa Bay” clearly indicated in the email subject line to: vacancies@dswkenya.org
Deadline for application: June 5th, 2016
Ideal start date: Immediate
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.