Samaritan's
Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization
providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.Since
1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims
of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the
purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ.Job Title: Project Officer - Economic EmpowermentReports To: Child Reintegration Program ManagerDuty Station: NairobiDuration of Contract: January 2012-June 2013Samaritan’s
Purse Kenya is looking for a qualified individual to work as the
Project Officer in the Child Reintegration Program based in Nairobi,
Kenya.The Project Officer will give oversight to the Economic
Empowerment program component with an aim of improving the livelihoods
of the parents/ caregivers from households of children to be
reintegrated back into their families and communities.The
Project Officer will collaborate with Charitable Children Institutions
in partnership with SP Kenya and beneficiaries to successfully implement
the project.The Project Officer holds responsibility to
effectively manage resources and project implementation to achieve the
expected outcomes and deliverables.A crucial aspect is provision
of technical assistance to the Charitable Children Institutions project
staff and project beneficiaries to enhance livelihoods of families of
reintegrated children and creating linkages with other resources in the
respective regions of the project beneficiaries.The key
components of this project include entrepreneurial skills development,
development of market linkages and microfinance services leading to
income generation.Essential Duties and Responsibilities Under
the direct supervision of the Child Reintegration Program Manager, the
incumbent will provide technical support, coordination and monitoring of
project activities including but not limited to livelihoods with a
special emphasis on technically supervising implementation of projects
activities and carrying capacity building activities for staff of
partner organizations and project beneficiaries.Specific Job Responsibilities


Ensure
the successful implementation of the Economic Empowerment Project
activities and interventions aimed at improving livelihoods of the
parents/caregivers of reintegrated children;
To coordinate and lead in the implementation of the Economic Empowerment program component of the Child Reintegration Program;
To
provide technical support to staff of partner organizations to ensure
quality and timely implementation of all program activities;
In
liaison with the Program Manager identify capacity gaps and
opportunities to strengthen the economic empowerment component of the
program;
Preparation of timely weekly, monthly, quarterly and end of year reports for the program;
Develop work plans and other documents that will result to enhanced strategy in the framework of the program;
Facilitate
the development and preparation of training materials on
entrepreneurship as appropriate (hand outs, exercises, presentations
etc) and update existing material in line with new recommendations and
guidelines and facilitate trainings for project beneficiaries on
entrepreneurship;
Monitoring closely project execution and
providing feedback to the program team on the status of the economic
empowerment component of the Reintegration program and advising them on
action to be taken with regard to project extensions, gaps, budget
re-allocations and any other action;
Undertake frequent field
monitoring/project visits to ensure implementation procedures adhere to
SP-Kenya guidelines and policies and to improve human and
institutional capacity of the CCIs homes;
Identify and enhance networking and collaboration in the relevant project(s) area with other relevant agencies;
Represent SP-Kenya at Economic Empowerment and Child Care forums and other stakeholders/partners meetings as required;
Gather
lessons learnt from meetings, project visits and discussions with
caregivers and CCI staff and ensure there dissemination at the
networking group as well as at other national forums;
Manage the
dissemination and use of Sustainable Livelihoods reference materials
and documentation for continued learning and appreciation;
Work
in collaboration with the CCI Centre Managers to ensure effective
implementation of project activities and follow up of project
beneficiaries;
Conduct routine field visits to CCIs and business
visits for project beneficiaries to offer technical assistance to
support implementation and monitor achievement of project outcomes;
Provide administrative and logistical support in the implementation of the Child Reintegration project activities.


Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required.


Bachelors
degree from a recognized institution in a relevant social sciences
discipline which include social work, sociology, community development
and related development studies.
At least 5 years work experience implementing economic development projects, 3 of which are in a field management capacity
Excellent proven project management skills
Deep
knowledge of rural/urban economic development issues in Kenya,
particularly gender equity and the impact of poverty on families
Sound understanding of Alternative Care of children, child protection issues and child rights based programming
Sound knowledge and experience in mobilizing and building capacity of partners and or the local church
Proficiency in computer skills required.
Must have driving experience and a clean driving license.
A strong Christian


Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours


Manages
through influence; deploys strong persuasive skills and motivates
sustained partner enthusiasm to maintain collaboration towards common
project goals while identifying with the mission of Samaritan’s Purse.
Self-starter;
takes ownership of deliverables and drives project results while
building strong collaboration with and regularly seeking input from
partners and other project staff.
Strong organizational,
interpersonal, and communication skills with proven ability to work
independently and achieve expected results.
Strong analytical and report writing skills, excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
Proven experience in training using participatory adult learning methodologies.
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment and with partners at all levels.
Ability to cultivate constructive relationships.
A professional with high integrity and good stewardship of resources.
Excellent spoken and written English and Swahili.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs and use of Internet.

Interested applicants who fully meet the above requirements may send their C.V only and application letter to hr@spkenya.orgApplication deadline: Wednesday, 15th November, 2011.Only short listed applicants will be contacted.