Plan International Integrated Projects Officer - Kwale Jobs in Kenya

Plan International Integrated Projects Officer - Kwale Jobs in Kenya

Reports to: Program Unit Manager

The Organization

Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children.

We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation.

Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Plan International Kenya Strategy Statement

PlK’s strategic goal in the next five years is to end teenage pregnancies and end all forms of sexual and gender-based violence against adolescent girls and young women.

We aim to help create an enabling environment where girls and young women are safe, valued, equally cared for, and have equal opportunities.

Role Purpose

The Integrated Project Officer role, involves managing projects and sponsorship delivery at the Program Unit (PU), while ensuring a seamless integration and quality of both deliverables in line with the Country Strategy.

The role will design, implement monitor and report on progress of project activities and sponsorship production in line with detailed implementation plan and sponsorship annual schedules.

Leadership Competencies

Courageous, taking a lead, challenging myself and others to achieve purpose, safeguard others and role model values, inside and outside work.

Responsible for my work and learning, striving to improve. Self-aware, resilient and constructive in embracing change. Striving to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. Challenging myself to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.

Understand and adhere to the policies, processes, practices and standards relevant to own work and keeps their knowledge and skills up to date.

Collaborating with team members, colleagues and partners in finding creative solutions to problems by sharing information, experience and ideas and actively seeking their input.

Respecting all people, appreciating differences and challenging inequality in programmes and the workplace. Supporting children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. Empowering other staff to give their best and develop their potential.

Achieves desired outcomes and finds innovative solutions by using the expertise and creativity of others and adopting a coaching approach with the people they manage or advise.

Creates space for reflection and uses external evidence and internal evaluation to identify what and how we need to improve and then to support others through change.

Understanding Plan International’s purpose, priorities, values and approaches in our work context. Adhering to relevant policies, processes, practices and standards, and being pro-active in continuing technical and professional development

Business Management Competencies

Understands Plan International in context, including its purpose, values and country strategy, and can communicate these to varied audiences, including how Plan International will deliver on its objectives.

Managing activities and resourcesincluding skills in project design, planning, monitoring and reporting

Managing people and information including skills in capacity assessment and coaching, communication skills, both speaking and writing, and digital working, including personal digital skills

Technical Expertise, Skills & Knowledge

Qualifications/ experience essential:

Shapes work programmes with relevant leaders and stakeholders, aligned with relevant strategies, and balancing global and local priorities with opportunities

Designs projects with clear objectives and measurable results contributing to overall outcomes.

Coaches partners as part of daily work by explaining key concepts, standards and resources; and working alongside others to apply effective evidence-based practice.

Identifies, assesses and nurtures mutually beneficial relationships with appropriate partners.

Embeds capability building of relevant stakeholders into programme and project design

Mainstreams gender and inclusion into programming and influencing work by applying strategies for gender transformative change.

Uses participatory approaches and the engagement of our Primary Impact Groups and other key actors and stakeholders throughout the programme and project cycle, including monitoring and evaluation.

Works politically to engage with and influence key actors and stakeholders in own field(s), including government, inter-governmental organisations and the private sector

Qualifications/ experience

essential:

A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or Development Studies.

At least 3 years’ experience in project management in various thematic areas/child sponsorship programming and disaster risk management.

Demonstrable experience designing and managing gender transformative projects

At least 2 years’ experience managing partners

Hold personal values, ethics and attitudes which are in alignment with the principles of the Plan’s

Motorcycle riding skills and experience

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

Strong report writing skills

Community facilitation, networking, partnership development and management skills

Good communication, negotiation and advocacy skills

Good interpersonal, relationship and team working

Conflict Management skills

Experience in humanitarian programming

Experience in program phase out management

Experience in working with coastal communities will be an added advantage

Languages required

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Kiswahili and English.

Knowledge:

In-depth knowledge local development issues, with particular knowledge in girls’ rights and child rights, feminist movements, the key actors and institutions, and the power dynamics involved.

Mastery of key gender inequalities, gaps, barriers and opportunities at the local level
In-depth understanding of the policies, processes, institutions and organizations that shape the development and humanitarian context and standards within Kenya.

Knowledge and experience of working with children and youths

Strong Knowledge of community development.
Knowledge on management of partners including capacity assessment and strengthening.

Skills:

Ability to design, implement and monitor evidence-based solutions for gender transformative programmes.

Ability to influence power holders about the need for and benefits of addressing gender equality and inclusion, including being able to offer a range of evidence-based solutions.

Excellent relationship building skills – networking, influencing and stakeholder management skills

Ability to identify, analyse and monitor diverse, relevant external actors to work with and understand the purpose and implications of working with them.

Experience in capacity building
Hands on experience and skill in result based MERL system

Behaviors:

Role model Plan International values and behaviors both internally and externally.

Engages sensitively with community members on issues of gender equality and inclusion, demonstrating an understanding of the local culture and context.

Promotes equality, including gender equality, inclusion and girls’ empowerment in Plan’s work and in its work with partners

Apply participatory influencing methodologies both internally and externally

The ability to build collaborative working relationships

Communicates effectively at a high level and with a range of appropriate styles for different audiences

Builds capability through knowledge sharing, networking and coaching.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

How to Apply

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