Christian Aid NGO Project Officer - Case Management - Jobs in Machakos
Christian Aid NGO Project Officer - Case Management - Jobs in Machakos
Type of contract:Fixed Term
Contracted hours:
35hours per week
Contract length:
2 years
Location:
Machakos Town, Machakos County, Kenya
Closing date:
14 September 2018
Interview date:
26 September 2018
About us
Christian Aid is a humanitarian and development organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life with dignity, free from poverty.
CASE-OVC Project
Comprehensive Assistance, Support and Empowerment of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (CASE‐ OVC) project is a USAID-funded $38.8 million 5-year award to a consortium led by Christian Aid.
The project aims to improve the welfare and protection of 170,000 children affected by HIV/AIDS in 18 target counties in Central, Eastern and Part of Rift Valley leading to resilient and thriving orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).
About the role
This role will be responsible for strengthening the case management systems of Local Implementing Partners (LIPs) and county governments based on case management standardized approaches and tools for identification, assessment, case plan development, service provision or referral, monitoring and case closure.
S/he will support effective project planning and implementation including Case Management, Child Protection and System Strengthening to ensure smooth graduation and transition to resilience for OVC.
The role will provide technical assistance to LIPs to develop household case plans that focus on graduation and transition and to monitor their implementation as one way to track progress towards graduation.
S/he will be responsible for providing technical guidance to strengthen referral networks amongst social service providers.
The role will work closely with Project officer OVC, health service delivery, household economic strengthening and M&E to ensure that critical information collected within the case management process is used to inform CASE-OVC, LIPs and government’s advocacy and systems strengthening efforts.
About you
The role works within the Regional Project role family and is positioned in Kenya Country Programme Team, based in Machakos.
The role is key in leading and managing an advisory team in the region and a partner portfolio in the region ensuring quality and excellence in projects' design and delivery. The role has the overall responsibility of project delivery and quality control, donor reporting and compliance, proposal development and convening regular programme review and reflection sessions and partners consortia. The role will require to travel to the field.
Key outcomes
Quality case management inpmplemented in a timely manner, within budget and in line with agreed aims
Strong portfolio of partners and other stakeholders able to effectively deliver the case management
Compliance with financial policies and procedures including budget-variances, reporting requirements and contribution made to other team members in the development and implementation of partner capacity building and training
Thought leadership through operational research, evidence based communication products, conferences, meetings, presentations at thematic conferences, side events at development conferences among others
Confidentiality maintained in case management and data management
Project workplans and reports based on strong project designs, planning and evaluation
procedures using Christian Aid’s internal systems.
Decisions on programme work in the country informed by Christian Aid’s strategic focus areas
Strong linkages between partner work, advocacy and communications
Role agility
Expected travel per annum Up to 75 days On call/unsocial hours Yes,in event of Christian Aid response to humanitarian emergency.
Role requirements
Relationships
External Relationships with LIPs and GoK to ensure delivery of projects managed. Relationships with respective institutional donors on project progress and impact .
Internal The position is line managed by the Regional Project Co-ordinator. The role links up strongly with the
OVC Project Officer, Household Economic Strengthening officer, Health Service Delivery
Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and Finance/grants Officer. Role is key in ensuring good relations with other roles in communication and advocacy in Christian Aid in the UK and Ireland.
Decision making
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responsibility this role is accountable for.
Budget and contract management of projects implemented by partners in line with Christian Aid policies and project proposals agreed with donors.
Assures optimal partner budget variances and compliance within agreed frameworks. Develops new ideas and fundraising proposals as agreed with the Senior Technical Advisor OVC and Regional Project Co-ordinators to grow the respective thematic stream of
work.
Provides support to partners based on frameworks agreed with country team. Maintains excellent relationships with other staff country office and with fundraising teams. Represents Christian Aid and the programme externally with partners, other NGOs, donors and other agencies. Appraise, monitor and
review programme in line with CA and external requirements and provides the manager with
appropriate recommendations for improvement.
Analytical skills
Critical analytical skills to make sense of routine data, understand evidence, conduct situation analysis ensuring project learning, adaptation, communication and publications are based on robust evidence.
The role needs to analyse messaging on IEC materials as well as scrutinise expenditure and impact of interventions, and propose strategic value-for-resources adjustments.Considerable tact is also required in delivering shifts in power relations as power holders do not easily relinquish it.
Developing self and others
Number of Direct reports
Overall people management responsibility
Ability to learn, read widely and seek out divergent opinions within Christian Aid and outside in the thematic focus area and apply it to improve programming is critical to being the focal expert in the subject matter within the country programme.
This role will respectfully challenge others practices, thinking and logic with the intention of advancing the objectives of Christian Aid through evidence-based
learning and adaptation.
Person specification
Applied skills/knowledge and expertise
Essential
Degree in a relevant development or equivalent with experience in project planning and community implementation of OVC and Child Protection programs
Demonstrated experience working in atleast 2 of the following areas: household economic
strengthening, social protection, social service workforce, education and child protection
Experience working with government line ministries, private sector partners, civil society, donors, and local communities
Experience in implementing USAID funded projects
Familiarity with programme cycle management approaches and tools – including participatory
planning, monitoring and evaluation with good understanding of financial controls and
procedures
Direct experience of programme appraisal, monitoring and evaluation and of developing
partners’ capacity
Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills to meet diverse requirements of LIPs
and other stakeholders
Experience of facilitation, training and network building
Desirable
Post graduate qualification in a relevant field
Monitoring and evaluation qualification
Understanding of partnership approach to international development
Understanding of gender and exclusion
Training and workshop facilitation
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 14 September 2018
For more information and job application details, see; Christian Aid NGO Project Officer - Case Management - Jobs in Machakos
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