Main Duties and Responsibilities

Programme management


Provide technical leadership in implementation of the livelihoods programming in Turkana County ensuring projects are executed in line with relevant strategies and donor guidelines. This also includes holding projects inception and planning meeting with County team for effective implementation.
Provide technical mentorship to... livelihoods officers, local implementing partners and government officers including identification of capacity gaps and supporting in addressing them for effective implementation of the livelihoods program.
Develop county specific program annual and quarterly implementation plans and budgets.
Assist implementing partners and government officers in developing area specific program plans (joint plans) and budgets aligned to the program objectives.
Lead documentation of livelihoods programming through development of the relevant progress reports, Donor reports, success stories
Contribute towards the design of livelihoods program proposals with support from the line manager
Representation of Concern in the relevant County technical and coordination forums
Leading joint planning and implementation of livelihoods activities with the County and other relevant partners
Identification, communication and support in addressing of program related risks
Working closely with the livelihoods and other project team, ensure livelihood program adaptation to the prevailing contextual changes to ensure relevance to the local needs.
Facilitate dialogue between communities and relevant government departments around the development and emergency priorities emerging from the community dialogue, planning and participation sessions.
Support relevant government departments to incorporate community priorities into the annual work plans and budgets
Plan, design and undertake training for program participants and/ or partner staff based on identified needs.
Actively promote inter sectoral linkages such as Gender, Equality, Conflict and Peace, Protection, HIV and AIDS, Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, and Partnerships where relevant.


Budget management


Monitor delegated program budgets and partner grants against the costed work plan
Prepare quarterly costed work plans as per the delegated program budget.


Monitoring, learning and evaluation


Develop a comprehensive joint monitoring plan with partners and government and oversee its implementation
Provide capacity support in all livelihoods evaluation exercises such as baseline/midline and end line surveys, post distribution monitoring exercise etc.
Design relevant tools to facilitate the implementation/execution of the monitoring plan and provide the necessary capacity building of partners on the use of the developed tools.
Spend at least 60% of time visiting project sites with field visit reports prepared at the end of every monitoring trip.
Participation in relevant monthly and quarterly review meetings.
Planning and participation in all livelihoods field donor visits.


Responding to Emergencies


Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Complying with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies


Others


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Responsible for leading the resolution of all livelihoods related CRM issues as shall be assigned by the CRM desk
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


A Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, Animal Health, Livestock Production, Crop Production, Natural Resource Management, Disaster Management, Social Sciences or any other relevant field.
At least five (5) to 6 years’ experience implementing integrated livelihoods program.
Proven experience and knowledge of Project Cycle Management, Climate Smart Agriculture, Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction, Animal Production and Health, Water Supply Systems, Natural Resource Management, Cash Transfer Programming and Market Systems Development.
Be willing to accept responsibility and to show good judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness
Fluency in spoken and written language in English and Swahili
Good computing and report writing skills more

Main Duties and Responsibilities


Provide technical support to the livelihoods support officers, community resource persons, local partners and Sub-county government line officers in charge of key sectors including department of agriculture livestock and fisheries, Water environment and Natural resources, trade, industry and enterprise development amongst others to establish a collaborative... working environment; implement high impact and evidence informed interventions
Lead in the day-to-day livelihoods program implementation and prudent utilization of resources towards meeting the program mandate in line with the approved work plan, organization policies, and standard operating procedures.
Foster linkages with partners and other stakeholders in public and private sector in the county to enhance synergy, collaboration and learning.
Represent Concern Worldwide at county level livelihoods related technical and coordination forums in: Natural Resources Management, livestock sector forums, agriculture sector forums, WESCOORD, contingency planning and early warning systems, social protection systems and cash transfer programming, and others as will be specified by the line manager.
Play an active role in generation of new knowledge through documentation of informal interactions and feedback sessions with communities and through participating/supporting surveys and other assessments; and documenting lessons learnt and success stories.
Contribute to the development of the annual work plan and quarterly costed work plan and support in tracking implementation and reporting.
Conduct regular field visits to monitor progress, receive community feedback, check on the quality and impact of activities approved in the annual program proposal, and quarterly costed work plans.


Responding to Emergencies


Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Complying with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies


Others


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


A Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture (Agriculture Production, Agriculture Economics, or Agribusiness) or a related field.
At least three (3) to four (4) years’ experience in a similar role
Proven experience in community engagement and facilitation.
Must have a working knowledge of Project Cycle Management, Climate Smart Agriculture, Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction, Water supply systems, Natural Resource Management, Pastoral and farmer Field Schools, Making Markets work for the Poor and Value Chains Development.
Demonstrated experience in implementing livelihoods programs in ASAL areas.
Fluency in spoken and written language in English and Swahili
Strong written and oral communication skills
Computer literate with good MS Office skills more

Main Duties and Responsibilities


Provide technical support to the livelihoods support officers, community resource persons, local partners and Sub-county government line officers in charge of key sectors including department of agriculture livestock and fisheries, Water environment and Natural resources, trade, industry and enterprise development amongst others to establish a collaborative... working environment; implement high impact and evidence informed interventions
Lead in the day-to-day livelihoods program implementation and prudent utilization of resources towards meeting the program mandate in line with the approved work plan, organization policies, and standard operating procedures.
Foster linkages with partners and other stakeholders in public and private sector in the county to enhance synergy, collaboration and learning.
Represent Concern Worldwide at county level livelihoods related technical and coordination forums in: Natural Resources Management, livestock sector forums, agriculture sector forums, WESCOORD, contingency planning and early warning systems, social protection systems and cash transfer programming, and others as will be specified by the line manager.
Play an active role in generation of new knowledge through documentation of informal interactions and feedback sessions with communities and through participating/supporting surveys and other assessments; and documenting lessons learnt and success stories.
Contribute to the development of the annual work plan and quarterly costed work plan and support in tracking implementation and reporting.
Conduct regular field visits to monitor progress, receive community feedback, check on the quality and impact of activities approved in the annual program proposal, and quarterly costed work plans.


Responding to Emergencies


Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Complying with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies


Others


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


A Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture (Agriculture Production, Agriculture Economics, or Agribusiness) or a related field.
At least three (3) to four (4) years’ experience in a similar role
Proven experience in community engagement and facilitation.
Must have a working knowledge of Project Cycle Management, Climate Smart Agriculture, Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction, Water supply systems, Natural Resource Management, Pastoral and farmer Field Schools, Making Markets work for the Poor and Value Chains Development.
Demonstrated experience in implementing livelihoods programs in ASAL areas.
Fluency in spoken and written language in English and Swahili
Strong written and oral communication skills
Computer literate with good MS Office skills more

Job Summary

The jobholder will provide technical guidance as well as hands on support to the Sub County Health Management Team to strengthen their capacity and skills in the implementation of High Impact Nutrition interventions (HINI) through the integrated health systems strengthening approach.

Main Duties and Responsibilities


Lead MOH and local partners in the implementation of High... Impact Nutrition Interventions (HINI), IMAM services, MIYCN, IMAM Surge, BFCI, Family MUAC approach and other health and nutrition interventions at the facility and community level
In partnership with the Sub-County Health Management Team (SCHMT), including the Sub County Medical Officer in charge of health (SCMOH), Sub County Public Health Nurse, Sub-County Nutrition Coordinator, Public Health Officers and the Sub County Nutrition coordinator develop and implement monthly work plans.
Ensure programme quality control through implementation of monthly and quarterly M&E
Work closely with the Project Manager in monitoring the nutrition situation in Concern areas of work by analyzing and tracking sub-country achievement against project outputs on a monthly basis.
In close collaboration with line manager, hold monthly meeting with SCHMT to review progress towards monthly outputs and jointly develop action plans.
While working with the hospital nutritionists and the SCNO, support the rural health facilities to establish referral systems and create referral links for access to in-patient and other services beneficial to the beneficiaries not provided by the rural health facilities;
Support with operationalizing of community Units and community mobilization activities; plan trainings , routinely engage Community Health Volunteers and Community Health Assistants
Support the CHAs in monthly mentorship/coaching of CHPs and their trainings, routinely engage Community Health Volunteers and Community Health Assistants during monthly review meetings.
Support with documentation of the programme implementation process to generate lesson learning as well as case studies.
Participate in coordination of and data collection for, KPC, SMART and coverage surveys to assess the nutrition situation of the target population.
Writing of weekly briefs, monthly reports as well as quarterly reports.
Contribute significantly to the development of regular donor reports.
Together with MOH and other partners involved in delivery of nutrition services in the ward and conduct joint support supervision visits.
Work closely with Sub County Nutritionist and CNC to ensure that all health facilities have adequate supplies of therapeutic commodities at all time.
In close consultation with line manager, take leadership in implementation of sub county health and nutrition costed work plan;
Support the line manager in tracking of monthly and quarterly progress made on the costed work plan for the sub county health and nutrition activities;
Attend and adequately represent Concern in Sub-county meetings/fora e.g. Sub-county Steering Group(SCSG), Sub-county Nutrition Coordination meeting among others as may be required;
Together with MOH and other partners involved in delivery of nutrition services in the Sub- County, conduct joint support supervision visits
Support in implementation of ICCM-CMAM research


Others


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the line manager


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


A degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or in Nursing with solid experience/background in Nutrition. Strong clinical competence and knowledge of maternal and child health will be added advantage.
At least three (3) years’ experience in Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition programming in both a development and emergency context.
Has KNDI license or Nursing council practicing license.
An understanding of the context, prior experience working and/or living in any of the target counties is highly desirable more

In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for supporting the livelihoods programme in the respective sub counties with a focus on livestock, agriculture and sustainable use and management of natural resources. Responsible for timely implementation of program activities guided by the annual work plan and informed by program technical approaches. S/He will work closely with communities and... stakeholders at the ward level.
 3 positions – Marsabit County (Laisamis, Moyale and North Horr Sub-counties)


Main Duties and Responsibilities

Program implementation


Under the guidance of the Programme Manager, Livelihoods, work closely with the line government departments at the ward level including the Sub County, Ward and Village Administrators, Village/Ward Development Committees, Livestock Production Officers, Water Officers, Natural Resources Management Officers, Ward Animal Health Technicians, Ward Crop Production Officers, Community health units, and Ward Public Health Team and Community Facilitators based in North Horr Sub County to implement program activities
Support the day-to-day program implementation towards meeting the program mandate in line with the approved work plan, organization policies, and standard operating procedures.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to target community groups such as organized farmer’s field schools, cash transfer project participants, income generating groups, Community Disaster Management Committees and Livestock Marketing Associations amongst others. The technical leadership and mentorship to the groups will entail motivating the group members to undertake the planned activities, document the progress made and provide appropriate feedback to the line manager on support needed for the target groups.
Support community dialogues towards identification of viable livelihoods priorities that will enhance the wellbeing of the community
Mentor communities in implementation of the defined livelihoods strategies as shall be guided by the line manager
Responsible for identification and timely requisition of logistical support towards effective program support.


Monitoring, learning and Documentation


Responsible for development and updating individual monthly work plans
Share weekly field monitoring reports
Support in documentation of program activities (including development of success stories, highlighting community needs, and quantify changes related to livelihood program)
Support joint market monitoring activities to enhance understanding of Minimum expenditure basket for the context
Provide support in developing monthly progress reports for North Horr sub-county.
Participate in relevant progress review meetings at the county level
Monitor and share regular drought situation and other context specific updates that may enhance or hinders implementation of livelihoods programming


Organizational representation and collaboration


Represent Concern in sub county, ward, cluster, and community meetings.
Sensitize the project stakeholders at the community level on the project objectives and areas of collaboration.
Map stakeholders at the community, sensitize them on project objectives and identify areas of collaboration in consultation with the line manager


Others


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager
Complying with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


Bachelor's degree or Diploma in livestock, agriculture, natural resource management, development studies, environmental science, or a related field.
At least two (2) to three (3) years’ experience in a similar role
Working knowledge and interest in Project Cycle Management, Community Participatory Approaches, Climate Smart Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Integrated Water Resources Management and Watershed Development.
Demonstrated experience in implementing community development projects in ASAL areas.
Strong written and oral communication skills
Computer literate with good MS Office skills more

Objectives and Specific Tasks to be Undertaken by the Consultant(s)


The evaluation will use a mixed methods approach, integrating both quantitative and qualitative data. The evaluation will be anchored on the OECD-DAC criteria as presented above and led by an external consultant/firm.


The evaluation methodology will encompass, but is not limited to, the following:


Review all... quantitative data on program indicators, including a comparison of baseline and end-line data, and analyze this data about the evaluation questions outlined above. Additionally, the evaluators will examine performance monitoring data collected throughout the BHA awards to evaluate the systematic implementation of results-based monitoring within the awards. This analysis will be based on data collected by Concern throughout the awards; hence, no further quantitative data will be collected.
The external evaluators will lead the qualitative data collection to address the evaluation questions using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with program participants and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) with staff and stakeholders. The qualitative approach will also explore issues identified in the quantitative review, focusing on the effectiveness of the FCRM system, the sustainability of food assistance, agriculture (particularly livestock), WASH, nutrition, and barriers faced by men, women, and marginalized groups. This process will consider societal structures, demographics, and gender and age factors to inform future program design.
The sampling approach for primary data collection will be non-probabilistic and purposive, aligning with its qualitative focus. This approach aims to capture a diverse range of perspectives on specific aspects of the implementation of the Awards. The evaluation team is encouraged to propose a sampling strategy with distinct samples for focus group discussions in each sectoral intervention (Food Assistance, Agriculture, Nutrition, and WASH). The strategy must ensure the inclusion of female participants and Marginalized groups. The team should determine a sample size sufficient to achieve saturation on the evaluation questions, based on their analysis of the project and scope of work. The evaluation team is encouraged to propose a purposive sampling approach for staff and stakeholder interviews to achieve saturation on the evaluation questions. Concern will fully support and facilitate the sampling process to ensure the effective collection of evaluation data.


Desk-based research/preparation

The evaluation team will review program documents, including proposals, progress reports, monitoring records, and distribution data, alongside Concern’s quantitative data aligned with BHA indicators. They will also analyze reports from other humanitarian organizations and sector-specific documents, such as SMART Survey Reports, Rain Assessment Reports, National Drought Management Bulletins, Disease Surveillance Reports, and Kenya Health Demographic System reports for Food Assistance, WASH, Agriculture, and Nutrition sectors.

Field-based research


In the field, Concern’s Program Managers and the MEAL Team will support the evaluation by coordinating interviews and discussions with program participants, non-participants, and staff through household interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs). Key informant interviews with stakeholders, including program participants, local authorities, humanitarian actors, and the line departments at the county level, i.e., the Department for Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Department for Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Development, and Department of Health. The external evaluators will be responsible for proposing a sampling methodology for the Concern.
After the fieldwork, time will be allocated for the evaluator to analyze and review the collected data, draft the report, and refine subsequent versions based on feedback from partners, Concern, and other peer reviewers. As part of Concern’s commitment to downward accountability, the organization will ensure that the evaluation findings are effectively disseminated to program participants and other stakeholders. This process will take place at multiple levels:


Community Level Dissemination:

The findings will first be shared directly with program participants through community consultations conducted in all program locations. The program teams to ensure that the information is presented in a clear, accessible, and culturally appropriate manner will facilitate these sessions. This will take place for over one month. This approach ensures that participants are informed about the outcomes and have the opportunity to provide feedback.

County-Level Forum

Concern will organize a dissemination forum at the county level to share the evaluation findings with key stakeholders. This forum will involve various county departments, including relevant technical teams, as well as Concern’s County program staff and local partners. The objective is to foster a collaborative discussion about the results, lessons learned, and implications for future programming within the county.

National-Level Forum

Finally, Concern will convene a national-level forum to present the evaluation findings to a broader audience, including national stakeholders, program staff, relevant authorities, and the donor. This forum will provide an opportunity for strategic dialogue, policy alignment, and resource mobilization to ensure the sustainability of program outcomes and the integration of lessons learned into national-level planning.

Outputs


The evaluator will be fully responsible for the following:
A concise inception report outlining the data collection methodology (qualitative and quantitative), data collection tools (checklists and questionnaires), work plan, and submission and review timelines. The report will also detail the proposed sampling approach, including sample sizes and the planned number of focus group discussions and key informant interviews for each respondent category.
A first draft of the Evaluation Report with an executive summary and clear recommendations (complete fewer appendices) for comment from Concern Kenya within 1 week of concluding interviews.
A presentation of findings to the Concern Kenya country team upon completion of the draft Evaluation Report.
A full final draft of the Evaluation report, integrating the feedback received within one week of receiving consolidated feedback on the draft report.
The report, in English, should be 10-15 pages long without appendices and should be submitted in electronic format (Word or PDF) to the country program and include the following sections:
Executive Summary (maximum 2 pages)
Brief context and description of the intervention
Presentation of evaluation methodology and any limitations encountered
Presentation of main findings, conclusions, and recommendations using graphs, charts, and tables where appropriate
All information should be disaggregated as per the PRIS for the BHA award, including where permissible and logically presenting the disaggregation per location.
The analysis should combine quantitative data outcomes with identified issues to inform future strategies for addressing barriers in humanitarian interventions and enhancing program impact.
Recommendations emphasizing key lessons learned to enhance Concern’s future emergency multi-sector program planning, implementation, and management responses
Scoring against the extended DAC criteria
Annexes: including the Terms of Reference (ToR), a list of people and groups consulted, interview frameworks/questionnaires, data collection tools, a list of sites visited, abbreviations, and any maps, charts, or graphs used in the evaluation.


Essential and Desirable Experience/Qualifications


Master’s degree (preferred) or bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Development Studies/Social Sciences/Statistics or Applied Research Methods/Livelihoods or social work.
Minimum experience of 5 years conducting evaluations along USAID/ BHA OECD evaluation criteria, ideally leading an evaluation team, and experience in designing evaluation methodology/tools, data analysis
At least 5 years’ experience using impact evaluation tools and methodologies
At least 5 years’ experience working in development contexts in Arid and Semi-Arid (ASAL) areas in Kenya
In-depth knowledge and at least 5 years’ experience in using quantitative and qualitative research methods
Individuals or firms with a background and at least 5 years’ experience in research methods, Livelihoods/Nutrition/Social Work, or development studies
Experience in writing evaluation reports to a high standard, in English more

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Major responsibilities, which are achieved through liaison with the finance, programmatic and systems (logistics and procurement) teams at both head office and with focal points of each country programme include the following:

70% - PMU Hanaano


Manage the financial aspects of Concern’s role in delivering the multi-country, multi-year, multi-partner... projects, in line with donor requirements and Concern’s policies and procedures.
Support the country finance teams to ensure that financial management systems and records ensure the reliability of financial information and ensure compliance within the projects.
Undertake periodic field visits in order to support country teams and put forward recommendations for improvements where appropriate.
Review and monitor budgets of country programmes to promote efficient cost structures and value for money that meet the requirements of Irish Aid in coordination with the Concern Country Financial Controllers, Regional Accountants and operational Managers.
Support the country finance teams to maintain adequate filings system for all financial and accounting deliverables to ensure ease of access during internal/external audit relating to donor.
Support the country finance teams to ensure there are adequate back-up systems to protect the integrity of data relating to CWI programme.
Keep up to date with donor regulations and ensure that all controls are in place to meet donor compliance.
Organise finance meetings and workshops as may prove necessary to standardise financial procedures, to address financial and compliance issues that arise and communicate the outcomes of such meetings.
Consolidate financial reporting and budgeting of country programmes and the management unit in a timely manner and up to a high standard, ensuring donor reporting deadlines are met
Prepare the yearly budget and budget revisions for the management unit.
Monitor budget utilisation of the management unit and country programmes through regular financial reporting and take appropriate action on any significant variances.
Maintain accounting records for the programme management unit, including the management of timesheets as required.
Provide financial analysis where necessary especially on maximising available funds and value for money.
Monitor fixed assets register of all assets acquired with relevant donor funding and in conjunction with the country programmes, ensure timely reporting, proper tracking and disposal procedure as per the grant agreement.
Actively participate in management unit meetings and be proactively involved in the decision-making processes.
Undertake other appropriate duties as required.
Oversee the preparation and submission of accurate and timely financial reports, budgets and budget revisions for the Kenya (HoA) CWI grant, including monthly, quarterly, and annual accounts, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and organizational policies.
Prepare monthly management accounts for the HoA CWI grant budget-holder, providing detailed analysis of budget variances and supporting informed decision-making.
Regularly review expense recording to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with donor and organizational guidelines, and share detailed transaction lists with budget holders for verification.
Build the financial management capacity of implementing partners, budget holders, and finance officers through training and ongoing support, ensuring effective budget monitoring and preventing overspends or underspends on the HoA CWI Kenya grant.
Review and validate financial reports and journals submitted by implementing partners for the HoA CWI grant, ensuring accuracy and compliance with donor requirements.
Upload and reconcile implementing partners’ financial reports and journals into the organization’s financial system, maintaining a clear audit trail.
Process and track income disbursements to implementing partners, ensuring timely and accurate transfers in line with agreed schedules and donor requirements. Maintain clear records of all transactions and communicate updates to relevant stakeholders.
Support with the Monthly management accounts process including review of payment vouchers, upload of journals into MGP, balance sheet reconciliations of specific accounts to be allocated
Assist with audits and support documentations reviews where applicable


30% - Kenya

Communications


Works within the Hanaano Programme Management Unit team and liaises with the Country Financial Controllers and Regional Accountants
Participate in meetings with finance colleagues where relevant
Regular briefings with the Hanaano Programme Unit Director on progress, challenges and learning.


Other Duties


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


A degree in business or finance with professional accounting qualification - e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent qualification.
Minimum of four-six years (4-6) post qualification experience in a finance/accounting role in the International NGO sector
Excellent written and spoken English languages skills;
Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication and organization skills.
Strong coordination/negotiation skills specifically with the ability to effectively coordinate among country programme teams.
Computer literacy, particularly in Microsoft Office programmes particularly Excel as well accounting packages and other database competencies.
Proven experience of conducting training for finance and non-finance managers.
Good organisational and time management skills.
Experience in managing multiple budgets. more

Main Duties and Responsibilities


Strategic and Technical Support: Provide strategic and technical guidance on the livelihood components of the Hanaano initiative to country teams (Nutrition Sensitive Livelihood Programming, Food production (crops and livestock), Financial Inclusion, Value Chains , Market Systems and Natural Resource Management) . Ensure livelihoods approaches address the... diverse needs of livelihoods profiles in the region (Agro-pastoral, pastoralist, riverine, peri-urban), particularly focusing on those living in extreme poverty as our core participants who are most at risk of wasting.
Capacity Building: Build the technical capacity of programme teams through remote support and country visits. This will involve formal training sessions, webinars, workshops, remote mentoring, programme reviews, evaluations, and sharing key technical resources that reflect best practices in addressing child wasting through tailored livelihood strategies.
Programme Support: Provide general support to programmes by leading a Livelihoods Technical Working Group (all Concern and Partner technical Focal Points) and lead on any Livelihood Related Analysis and SOPs.
Evidence Synthesis and Application: Synthesize and document practical evidence and learning from the programme. Identify ways to apply this knowledge promptly to improve policy and practice within Concern and among partners, ensuring that it addresses the specific needs of vulnerable groups at risk of wasting.
Relationship Development: Foster relationships with other agencies focused on livelihoods, including research institutes and technical working groups. Represent Concern in national and regional forums to advocate for integrated approaches that consider various livelihoods profiles.
Advocacy Support: Collaborate with the Advocacy unit to contribute to regional and international policy discussions related to livelihoods. Emphasize the importance of understanding diverse livelihoods profiles in addressing issues related to hunger, conflict, and climate change.
Reporting Excellence: Ensure that reports are timely, high-quality, and that information for monthly, partner, and donor reports is accurate and reliable. This includes incorporating insights from value chain analysis to demonstrate the impact of interventions on different livelihood profiles.
Operational Research Contribution: Contribute to prioritizing, designing, implementing, and disseminating operational research in livelihoods within the program. Work closely with field teams and research partners to ensure that research findings inform strategies that meet the needs of those most at risk of wasting.


Other Duties


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


Experience living and working in the Mandera Triangle
Master’s degree in livelihoods related field (agronomy, food security, ecology, social science, economics, development studies, or related field)
5-7 years relevant experience, with at least 3 years management or advisory experience
Experience in implementing livelihood programmes with a sound understanding of at least three of the following areas: Financial Inclusion (VSLA), Agriculture, Food Security, Market Systems Development, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Crisis Modifier and Environment
Strong understanding of gender issues in relation to livelihoods programmes and practical ways to promote gender equality within them.
Experience working in integrated, multi-sectoral programmes. Ability to work both as part of a team and independently. Adaptable to evolving work priorities and schedules.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills in English
Ability to travel internationally, at least 40%, in fragile and conflict affected contexts, sometimes with short notice more

The jobholder is responsible to support coordination, program quality, technical guidance, planning, management and implementation of the Health, Nutrition and WASH program. The specialist will closely support the team and liaise with other functional managers to ensure day-to-day activities are implemented within the established framework for the project, timescales, budget and quality. S/he will... continually monitor all aspects of project performance by instituting the use of necessary project management processes and tools.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Program planning and development


Provide technical support to staff and oversee capacity building of MoH, partner agency and staff members to promote delivery of quality nutrition services
Support the health and nutrition team to coordinate health and nutrition interventions.
Participate in the development of annual programme proposal and work plans in coordination with the County Health and Nutrition teams.
Support in preparation of programme proposals for submission to donors for funding.
Prepare high quality and timely reports for Concern and donors (quarterly and annual) and other reports as required.
Guide the programme team to embed a health systems strengthening approach into Concern’s Urban and ASAL health and nutrition programmes with a focus on governance, budgeting and resource allocation, human resource management system, supplies and logistics system, health management information system and the service delivery.
Ensure that the project adheres to Concern’s essential standards on project management and well as in line with donor requirements.
Technical support in the implementation innovative approaches including IMAM surge and pilots, Family MUAC, approaches etc.
Contribute to and maintain strong links with other programme managers (Livelihoods, Education and Advocacy) to reinforce a strong integrated programming approach.
Assist in advocacy to inform policy makers and assist in policy review based on program learning and field-based evidence.


Program Quality and monitoring


Support field teams on effective and quality programme management and implementation.
Monitor the programme against objectives outlined in the programme plan and international standards.
Support the team in the review and regularly update of detailed implementation plans, phased budgets, procurement plans, M & E plans, and work plans guiding all programme implementation and ensure this is used by the project teams to monitor project progress towards completion.
Work closely with MEAL teams at Concern and at Consortium level to strengthen the use of data to make decisions to improve the quality of the program
Support the integration of innovations and best practices across the program
Oversee technical assistance and capacity strengthening activities for health and nutrition staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
Make frequent visits to the field to monitor the delivery of quality intervention and propose recommendations to Project Lead for quality improvement
Technical support in planning, coordination and implementation on assessments, surveys and evaluations.


Reporting and documentation


Supports the documentation of project activities, achievements and challenges in regular internal reports and also ensures that external reporting obligations are met
Monthly analysis of performance of the program
Lead the development, review, and submission of high-quality weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Analyse and disseminate trip and training reports and follow up on action items.


Representation/ Coordination


Assist in strengthening relationships and networking, including with the national nutrition technical forum, various TWGs and other Health and nutrition partners and stakeholders
Work with the programme Coordinator to prepare presentations on program issues and any other technical materials as needed.
Represent Concern at key National technical committees on the development of guidelines, tools, materials. Such technical forums include MYCN/ Capacity/Advocacy/ENAC/NITWG among others.
Maintain good working relationships and co-ordination with County and national partners.


Other Duties


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


BSc in Nutrition or related field (Masters in Public health or related field is an added advantage)
At least four to six (4-6) years’ experience in Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition programming with experience of nutrition and health system strengthening in both a development and emergency context. One (1) year experience in a management position
Previous employment or extensive collaboration and networking with NGOs.
Proven success partnering with the Ministry of Health and extensive collaboration and networking with NGOs
Good understanding of cross cutting issues-gender, HIV and AIDS, DRR, etc. and how to integrate them into public health/nutrition programmes
Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking, coordination and leadership skills
Proficiency in the use of computer applications more

Programme Management and Development:


Guiding the development of the research work plans in coordination with the project teams.
Liaising with the local and county level with CHMT, Marsabit County Officials and Health Facility Management Teams to enhance coordination and collaboration in project implementation and sustainability.
Provide technical assistance in the implementation of... ICCM/ CMAM research, linking it with existing health and nutrition interventions in Marsabit County.
Timeline and financial tracking to ensure timely and effective deliverables of research agenda
Participate in quarterly strategy review and planning meetings with the Project research team consisting of the Principal and Co-Principal Investigators, HQ Technical Backstop, Research Partners and the Health and Nutrition Coordinator


Implementation of Operations Research


Contribute to the overall operation research design development
Contribute to the design of data collection tools, including surveys and qualitative interviews
Ensure ethical standards are upheld throughout research project
Oversee data collection, data analysis and data synthesis, and ensure the use of effective data tools by all project staff and partners
Support the policy advocacy on the adoption of ICCM/CMAM services by CHPs at the community level.
Based on data, suggest additional analyses and highlight interesting findings
Document the research process as an integral part of the operations research
Assist in the completion and submission of Donor reports
Support supply chain management


Representation and Dissemination


Draft technical documents based on the research findings for submission to the health and nutrition programme coordinator and HQ Technical Backstop as needed
Contribute to research dissemination through involvement in technical working groups, global networks, conferences, and with other key stakeholders
At the County and national level, work with Project Research team to lobby for the adoption of key project and research findings into current practice.
Represent Concern in County and National level technical meetings and any other forums as necessary.


Training/Mentoring


In partnership with the program team, contribute to capacity building of MoH and partner agency staff members.
Assist in the planning and coordination of trainings associated with the intervention of study


Monitoring and Reporting


Monitoring the progress against objectives outlined in the program plans.
Preparing high quality written reports for Concern and donors (monthly, quarterly and annual) and others as required.
Ensure project performance is tracked and quality standards adhered to.
Conduct frequent field visits for monitoring to ensure effective research and programme implementation.
Coordinate regular project monitoring and supervision in liaison with the SCHMTs and project MEAL focal person to ensure quality project implementation according to agreed standards.
Coordinate with the health records and information officers to ensure the data submitted by facilities is complete by regular quality checks to ensure completeness of the records of the children in the study.


Other Duties


Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager


Person Specification

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:


BSc in Nursing, Nutrition or related field
At least three (3) years’ experience in Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition programming with experience of public health or nutrition or research methods, and/or operations research.
At least two- years demonstrated work experience in research related positions or projects and/or programmes.
Proven track record of collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data.
It is highly desirable that candidates will be able to demonstrate experience in one or more of the following areas:
Experience and knowledge of MOH systems, particularly at County and sub county level
Child health and nutrition, specifically the diagnosis of undernutrition
Behaviour change strategies more

Job Summary:

The job holder, as part of the USAID BHA programme implementation team, will provide technical guidance as well as hands on support in the implementation of the USAID Nawiri programme at Ward Level-Illeret - North Horr

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Lead MOH and local partners in the implementation of High Impact Nutrition Interventions (HINI), IMAM services, IMAM Surge,... BFCI, Family MUAC approach and other health and nutrition interventions at the facility and community level
Assist the Programme Manager to provide technical support to Caritas the local partner in the implementation of the project specifically in Illeret
Work with partners within Nawiri Consortium and other partners in Illeret to implement work plans as agreed
In partnership with the Sub-County Health Management Team (SCHMT) including the Sub County Medical Officer in charge of health (SCMOH), Sub County Public Health Nurse, Sub-County Nutrition Coordinator, Public Health Officers and the Illeret health centre nutritionist develop and implement monthly work plans for IMAM program including stabilization centre at Illeret health facility.
Ensure programme quality control through implementation of monthly and quarterly M&E
Closely monitor the nutrition situation in Illeret ward
While working with the nutritionist and CHAs, support Telesgaye and Illeret health facilities to establish referral systems and create referral links for access to in-patient and other services beneficial to the beneficiaries not provided by the two rural health facilities in Illeret ward
Support operations of community Units and community mobilization activities within Illeret ward.
Support the CHAs in monthly mentorship/coaching of CHPs and their trainings, routinely engage Community Health Volunteers and Community Health Assistants during monthly review meetings.
Support with documentation of the programme implementation process to generate lesson learning as well as case studies
Participate in coordination of and data collection and their entry into CommCare
Support Illeret ward in surveillance activities that include Coverage surveys and SMART+ to assesses the nutrition situation of the target population
Writing of weekly briefs, monthly reports as well as quarterly reports
Contribute significantly to the development of regular donor reports
Together with MOH and other partners involved in delivery of nutrition services in the ward and conduct joint support supervision visits
Oversee and coordinate the implementation of MIYCN activities at the health facilities and at the community including BFCI and Family Muac approach among other interventions within Nawiri
Work closely with Sub County Nutritionist and CNC to ensure that all health facilities have adequate supplies of therapeutic commodities at all time
Adhere to Concern and Nawiri M&E reporting system

Other Duties

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or in Nursing with solid experience/background in Nutrition.
Strong clinical competence and knowledge of maternal and child health will be added advantage.
At least five (5) years’ experience in Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition programming in both a development and emergency context.
Has KNDI licence or Nursing council practicing licence.
An understanding of the context, prior experience working and/or living in any of the target counties is highly desirable
Fluent in both oral and written English and Kiswahili, communication in the local language will be an added advantage.
Proficient in computer applications

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
Ability to work in a systematic and organized manner
Positive attitude and show willingness to learn
An innovative mind and have an ability to work under pressure
Excellent leadership skills
Experience working with and through local partners in ASAL contexts
Experience and knowledge of MOH systems, particularly at Sub County level
Good understanding of cross cutting issues- gender, HIV and AIDS, DRR, etc. and how to integrate them into public health and nutrition programmes
Excellent interpersonal, communication and report writing skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in teams
An understanding of the context, prior experience working and/or living in the County is highly desirable

Competencies required:

Communicating and working with others
Deliver results
Creativity and innovation
Planning and decision making more

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provide strategic and technical support on Health and Nutrition components of the CWI to country teams to assist with programme design, implementation, and improving the measurement of the impact of Concern’s Health and Nutrition work ensuring that activities are in line with expected outcomes and objectives
Build the technical capacity of programme... teams through remote support and country visits including formal trainings, webinars, workshops, remote mentoring, programme reviews and evaluations, production and sharing of key technical resources.
Ensure timely and high-quality reports and that information for monthly, partner and donor reports are high quality, accurate, and reliable
Synthesize and document practical evidence and learning from the programme; identify ways to apply it in a timely fashion to improve policy and practice within and beyond Concern.
Provide general support to programmes such as planning of assessments and surveys and ensure dissemination of findings and results for decision-making and use in national and global advocacy.
Support and develop relationships with other agencies in the area of Health and Nutrition in general, including research institutes, technical working groups and represent Concern in national and regional fora as required.
Support the Advocacy unit to feed into regional and international policy discussions related to Health and Nutrition especially around Concern’s three advocacy themes – hunger, conflict, climate change.
Contribute to the prioritization, design, implementation and dissemination of operational research undertaken within programme – in collaboration with field teams and research partners.
Represent Concern and actively participate in various nutrition and health technical forums at regional level in order to promote best practice and advance policy
Potentially be deployed to support emergency responses in the programme areas.

Person Specification
Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

Masters in Nutrition, Public Health or equivalent qualification
A minimum of ten years’ experience working in the area of Health and Nutrition in an NGO or development agency in technical support and/or programme management
Experience in implementing, planning, and measuring the impact of health, nutrition, behaviour change, hunger reduction or other related programmes
Experience in CMAM and CMAM/Health Surge Approach
Strong understanding of Health and Nutrition programming in fragile and resource poor settings. Prior experience in emergency, conflict settings, or fragile states.
Strong understanding of gender issues in relation to Health and Nutrition programmes and practical ways to promote gender equality within them.
Experience working in integrated, multi-sectoral programmes. Ability to work both as part of a team and independently. Adaptable to evolving work priorities and schedules.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills in English
Ability to travel internationally, at least 40%, in fragile and conflict affected contexts, sometimes with short noticev

Desirable:

Understanding of adaptive programme management concepts such as anticipatory action (AA), crisis modifier, early warning early action (EWEA)
Experience in supporting the roll out of cross cutting approaches (e.g. conflict, environment, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), equality, protection)
Experience working with research institutions, coordination fora and other relevant international/regional Health and Nutrition institutions
Prior work experience with Concern in one of the country programmes

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values
Commitment to adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Code of Conduct and Associated Policies

Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send a detailed CV with three referees and Cover Letter Only to nairobi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the email as 'Health and Nutrition Advisor, HoA on or before Friday 22nd December 2023. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. more

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provide strategic and technical support on livelihood components of the CWI to country teams to assist with programme design, implementation, and improving the measurement of the impact of Concern’s Food Security and Livelihoods work ensuring that activities are in line with expected outcomes and objectives
Ensure timely and high-quality reports and that... information for monthly, partner and donor reports are high quality, accurate, and reliable
Build the technical capacity of programme teams through remote support and country visits including formal trainings, webinars, workshops, remote mentoring, programme reviews and evaluations, production and sharing of key technical resources
Synthesize and document practical evidence and learning from the programme; identify ways to apply it in a timely fashion to improve policy and practice within and beyond Concern.
Provide general support to programmes such as leading on Contextual Analysis, Conflict Analysis, and assessing market systems
Support and develop relationships with other agencies in the area of livelihoods in general, including research institutes, technical working groups and represent Concern in national and regional fora as required.
Support the Advocacy unit to feed into regional and international policy discussions related to livelihoods especially around Concern’s three advocacy themes – hunger, conflict, climate change.
Contribute to the prioritization, design, implementation and dissemination of operational research in livelihoods undertaken within programme – in collaboration with field teams and research partners.
Potentially be deployed to support emergency responses in the programme areas.

Others

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Person Specification
Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

A postgraduate degree in livelihoods related field (agronomy, food security, ecology, social science, economics, development studies, or related field)
A minimum of ten years’ experience working in the area of livelihoods in an NGO or development agency or the private sector
Experience in implementing livelihood programmes with a sound understanding of at least three of the following areas: Agriculture, Food Security, Market System Development, Cash and Voucher Assistance, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation and Environment
Strong understanding of livelihood programming in fragile and resource poor settings. Prior experience in emergency, conflict settings, or fragile states.
Strong understanding of gender issues in relation to livelihoods programmes and practical ways to promote gender equality within them.
Experience working in integrated, multi-sectoral programmes. Ability to work both as part of a team and independently. Adaptable to evolving work priorities and schedules.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills in English
Ability to travel internationally, at least 40%, in fragile and conflict affected contexts, sometimes with short notice

Desirable:

Experience in market systems development approach – assessing markets, developing value chains, working with various market actors including the private sector.
Understanding of adaptive programme management concepts such as anticipatory action (AA), crisis modifier, early warning early action (EWEA)
Experience in supporting the roll out of cross cutting approaches within livelihoods (e.g. conflict, environment, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), equality, protection)
Experience in livelihoods analysis, field surveys, use of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools, and nutrition sensitive programming
Experience working with research institutions, coordination fora and other relevant international livelihoods institutions
Prior work experience with Concern in one of the country programmes

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values
Commitment to adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Code of Conduct and Associated Policies

Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send a detailed CV with three referees and Cover Letter Only to nairobi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the email as ' Livelihoods Adivisor, HoA' on or before Friday 22nd December 2023. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. more

Job Summary:

The Incumbent will be responsible for quality programme delivery at the Sub County level by providing technical leadership, guidance and support to the Sub County Health Management Team to strengthen their capacity and skills in the implementation of High Impact Nutrition interventions (HINI) through an integrated health systems strengthening approach; and to work with community... groups building the community resilience and strengthening their knowledge and capacity on health and nutrition services and appropriate care taking.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical support to MoH on delivery of High Impact Nutrition intervention components at health facilities and when need be outreach sites;
Assist the Project Manager to provide technical support to partners in the implementation of the project.
Work with partners to implement work plans as agreed;
In partnership with the Sub-County Health Management Team(SCHMT) including the Sub County Medical Officer in charge of health (SCMOH), Sub County Public Health Nurse, Sub-County Nutrition Coordinator, Public Health Officers and the hospital nutritionist develop and implement monthly work plans for the Sub-county;
Liaise closely with MoH at County and Sub-County level to promote ownership and integration of nutrition services into existing medical systems including the development of a concrete plan of action for the programme at the health facilities;
Ensure programme quality control through implementation of monthly and quarterly M&E;
Work closely with the Project Manager in monitoring the nutrition situation in Concern areas of work;
While working with the hospital nutritionist and the SCNO, support the rural health facilities to establish referral systems and create referral links for access to in-patient and other services beneficial to the beneficiaries not provided by the rural health facilities;
Support with operationalizing of community Units and community mobilization activities; plan trainings , routinely engage Community Health Volunteers and Community Health Assistants;
Support with documentation of the programme implementation process to generate lesson learning as well as case studies;
Participate in coordination of and data collection for, KPC, SMART and coverage surveys to assesses the nutrition situation of the target population;
Writing of monthly reports and briefs as well as quarterly reports;
Contribute significantly to the development of regular donor reports;
Attend and adequately represent Concern in Sub-county meetings/fora e.g. Sub-county Steering Group(SCSG), Sub-county Nutrition Coordination meeting among others as may be required;
Together with MOH and other partners involved in delivery of nutrition services in the Sub-County, conduct joint support supervision visits;
Oversee and coordinate the implementation of MIYCN activities at the health facilities and at the community;
Work closely with the UNICEF and WFP contact staff to ensure that all health facilities have adequate supplies of therapeutic commodities at all time;
Liaising with Logistics, IT, Transport, Finance and HR departments in Nairobi to provide logistical and administrative support to the program.

Other Duties

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

Strong clinical competence and knowledge of maternal and child health will be added advantage.
At least two (2) years’ experience in Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition programming in both a development and emergency context.
An understanding of the context, prior experience working and/or living in Turkana County is highly desirable.
Experience and knowledge of MoH systems, particularly at County level.
Good understanding of cross cutting issues- gender, HIV and AIDS, DRR, etc. and how to integrate them into public health and nutrition programmes.

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

Good computing and report writing skills
Be able to work independently, as well as in a team
Strong leadership and management skills
Be willing to accept responsibility and to show good judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness
High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
Ability to work in a systematic and organized manner and to tight deadlines
Energy to work and sometimes long hours
Positive attitude and willingness to learn
Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Fluency in local language/s skills is an added advantage.

Competencies required:

Trustworthy, honest and reliable
Willing to challenge or question others constructively when appropriate
Ready to accept changes as new situations arise more

Job Summary:
Concern Worldwide under the USAID Nawiri Activity is implementing the Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) approach targeting community units in Isiolo and Marsabit.

The incumbent will work with the health and nutrition teams and other consortium members to embed sustainability mechanisms for effective community case management including strengthening county medical... supplies and commodities systems while providing support in training, mentorship and supervision of ICCM interventions as well as monitoring of medical commodities pipeline across all levels - County, sub-county, health facility and community health unit level.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
Overall implementation of ICCM

Work closely with the technical specialist to provide technical guidance for the successful implementation of the ICCM component within the broader Health and nutrition portfolio.
Develop a detailed implementation strategy and plan to facilitate smooth roll out of ICCM in line with Concerns Health systems strengthening approach.
Collaborate with Ministry of Health at County, Sub County, Health facility and Community Health unit levels of health care to promote sustained delivery of Health and Nutrition interventions.
Provide regular technical support and guidance to the department of Health County, Sub County and Health facility managers and Health service delivery staff to address logistics system problems to ensure consistent supply of commodities.
Work closely with the County Health Management Team (CHMT) to support supply and management of pharmaceuticals and non-pharmaceutical including coordinating CHMT support for the sub-counties, facilities and community units
Collaborate with County Department of Health at all levels of health care to ensure availability of commodities in public and private health facilities, and community health unit level.
Work with the project lead and the Governance teams to identify ley areas and opportunities for advocacy for ICCM scale up and sustainability by the county government.
Work closely with other program components and like-minded external stakeholders to ensure ICCM is well integrated into the broader community health systems strengthening interventions.

Health commodities supply chain management support

Support MOH in making accurate forecasting, quantification and timely requisition for ICCM commodities.
Gather data, analyze and address medical supply chain system bottlenecks to ensure sustainability and accountability.
Build the capacity of health staff on commodities and supplies management through supervision, coaching, mentorship and support to teams in the implementation of activity plans.
Advance innovations and use of technology in requisition, utilization, and monitoring of health commodities and supplies for the private and public health sector.
Support the county to develop and implement the community management of ICCM commodities the community level as outlined in the national guidelines to ensure consistent supply including adoption of C- stock at the community level.

Program quality monitoring and learning

Work closely with the M&E team to develop and adapt a monitoring plan/system for the ICCM component including designing the data collection tools.
Monitor ICCM implementation against Nawiri outlined objectives as well on globally recognized ICCM standards
Support the team to review and regularly update ICCM detailed implementation plans, phased budgets, and ICCM procurement plans. M&E plans and work plans guiding ICCM implementation is Isiolo and Marsabit counties.
Ensure use of globally recognized standards to monitor progress of ICCM implementation
Conducting regular filed visits to monitor implementation of ICCM and provide regular updates to the project lead on the challenges and recommended actions.
Contribute the development of the wider learning agenda and knowledge management on the sustainable approaches to ensuring improved access to health and nutrition services
Work with the program teams to ensure ICCM outputs are tracked, data collected regularly and entered into Commcare

Capacity building

Build the county health teams capacity in inventory management
Facilitate internal trainings for Concern and Nawiri consortium partner technical teams on ICCM
Work with other project staff to help identify resource and/or performance improvement needs to advance the goal of commodity security

Reporting and documentation

Support preparation and review of monthly, quarterly progress and donor reports on ICCM and presentations as necessary.
Lead the documentation of ICCM activities including lessons learnt for adaptive programing
Work with the Technical specialist and the MEAL team to identify potential areas of learning and documentation.
Document and share key learnings and Most significant change stories on ICCM integration.

Representation and coordination with C/SCHMTs and other Nawiri program components

Work closely with other USAID Nawiri Consortium partners and other concern Health and Nutrition programs as well as other external stakeholders to identify opportunities for sequencing, layering and integration for optimal program impact.
Participate in the County Commodity security committee meetings, County health services performance review meetings, technical and partner meetings as required.
Participate in all National and county level ICCM meetings and forums, ICCM TWGs, capacity working groups and assessment technical groups for ICCM.
Participate in the county and national Nawiri program review meetings, learning sessions as well as pause and reflect workshops

Others

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Person Specification

Bachelor's degree or higher in Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, Nutrition, or related field.
Experience leading ICCM) programme in ASALs
At least 3 years’ Experience leading a successful health commodities and supplies strengthening in Kenya or in a similar setting. Critical is experience and skills in strengthening health systems pillar on medical products and supplies through research and advocacy.
Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of decentralized nutrition and health delivery programs in Kenya.
Proven experience of working collaboratively with Ministry of Health at the county level as well as other partners and/or key stakeholders in consortium.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and proven ability to develop and present high quality donor reports. Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required
Willingness to be based in Marsabit County, with frequent travel to project offices and field sites within the Isiolo and Marsabit Counties.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
Ability to attend to details and work in a systematic and organized manner
Positive attitude and willingness to learn
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values
Strong communication and negotiations skills
Team player and able to work with others (internally and externally)
Analytical and problem solving

Competencies required:

Managing self
Communicating and working with others
Delivering Results
Planning and Decision Making more

Key Responsibilities:

Senior team member of Consortium Management Unit
Lead the strategic development and implementation of programmes of the SCC through continuously improving programming methodologies and techniques
Lead the implementation of partnerships with SCC organisations, ensuring compliance with internal and donor requirements
Oversee the implementation of monitoring and evaluation... systems in SCC programme, in line with Concern Worldwide programme polices, standards and strategies
Ensure the effective and professional management of donor relationships and grants and support the development of high quality proposals
Provide ongoing mentoring, support and advice to SCC Programme and MEAL team and to the wider SCC team

You will be responsible for:
Programme Design, Implementation and Development:

Lead the development of SCC programme strategies ensuring they are responsive to the changing environment and needs of the participating communities. SCC focus is on life saving cash programming and cash based shock responsive social protection programs
With the SCC Director, lead the development of the programme strategy in the development, implementation, promotion and monitoring of the SCC Program
Support SCC partners in programme assessments as required, in response to changing context or newly-identified needs
Ensure that programme reporting is adhered to by all consortium member agencies and the Consortium Management Unit (CMU) and communicated clearly to the donor, this includes: proactive follow-up and monitoring of the implementation of the programme; ensuring all narrative reporting is professionally coordinated and compiled on time, accurately and in line with agreed
Lead the Consortium Programme Management Working Group (PMG) and M&E Working Group (M&E WG), including developing program implementation strategy linked to the different SCC programs and regular data cleaning and analysis, and present its activities to the wider consortium
Facilitate high quality programme development processes through project concept notes, proposals , and by ensuring adherence to Concern Worldwide Project Cycle Management (PCM) guide
Promote appropriate and relevant innovations in SCC programmes
Oversee expenditure on programme budgets to ensure programmes are implemented in a timely and responsible way, in compliance with donor budgets and requirements

Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

Ensure that programming meets high standards in terms of design, monitoring and evaluation through Concern Worldwide's Project Cycle Management System, Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) accountability commitments, Programme Quality Guidelines and PME Framework
Facilitate programme launch meetings, annual programme reviews and organise mid-term reviews and final evaluations in line with the organisation's and donors' requirements
Ensure that programme learning is captured through sound monitoring systems and that it is used to improve and adapt programmes
Request technical advisors inputs as needed and ensure that the outcomes of technical advisor visits, evaluations and other recommendations are documented, tracked and implemented
Develop the Accountability Framework and provide management and technical support to the MEAL and Programme department and other relevant staff in its implementation
Promote joint planning and monitoring among partners and programmes and ensure integration and effective learning
Ensure that reviews are documented and evaluations reports are in line with the Concern and donors' requirements

Donor Liaison, Funding and Reporting

Work with the SCC Director and Country Director and the Desk Officer to actively identify potential new funding opportunities, to ensure future funding streams are known and developed
Maintain and develop strong donor relations through national and regional representation, as required
Ensure strict compliance with donor contract requirements/ reporting deadlines
Oversee the development of high quality and timely concept notes, proposals and reports
In collaboration with SCC Finance and Systems Director, oversee the preparation of donor budgets to ensure that the timing and cost of planned programme work and systems support is accurately reflected, while taking relevant donor requirements into consideration

Partnerships

Oversee and manage partnership agreements implementation
In collaboration with SCC Director, lead SCC work to analyze, evaluate, review and expand as necessary current SCC membership
In collaboration with the finance department ensure that effective controls and the monitoring of partners' finances are in place

Staff Management and Development

Lead and manage staff, contributing to their capacity building and career development. Support career development initiatives of staff in programmes to develop their skills
Provide technical support and on-going on-the-job training and coaching to staff, including in particular a thorough induction at the start of their contract
Ensure that all positions have accurate job descriptions and that each member of the team fully understands outcomes which are expected of them, by setting SMART objectives, conducting regular Programme Development Reviews (PDRs) and that they are aware of the success criteria relating to their work
Ensure that all staff are aware of and comply with Concern's policies and procedures
Monitor and review performance and hold staff accountable for meeting the success criteria; give corrective feedback where required and take decisive action in the case of poor performance
Ensure that work within the team(s) is planned and organised in a way which will meet the organisation's needs in the most cost effective manner possible; ensuring that team members are given appropriate workloads and are working efficiently
Take an active part in the definition, implementation and monitoring of a staff capacity development plan
Proactively seek, receive, synthesise and disseminate programme relevant material to team members
Build clear processes in each programme to ensure organisational learning is prioritised and systematically used in PCM, external exchange and advocacy

Representation and Networking:

Engage with and support national and regional level networks relevant to increasing Concern's learning and improve programme implementation; provide for potential funding/consortium work
Represent SCC at Somalia Cash Working Group Meetings and/or Work Streams, and other relevant coordination fora, in coordination with the Cash Consortium members
Ensure that relationships and formal agreements with the government are maintained and updated as appropriate
In consultation with the SCC represent SCC and/or ensure SCC is represented at national and regional level coordination fora as appropriate

Other:

Frequent travel to programme locations across Somalia as required for trainings, monitoring and coordination.

Lead or actively participate (as required) in collective exercises such as preparation or updates of the Country Strategic Plan, the Preparing for Effective Emergency Response (PEER) plan, Security Management Plan (SMP)
Assist the SCC in coordinating and managing strategic issues through involvement in decision making at the SCC Steering Committee meetings
Take active measures to address equality issues, particularly relating to gender, in programme as well as in operational (e.g. HR, logistics, etc.) activities
Ensure the highest standards of accountability through ensuring good communication and information sharing within and outside the programme and enabling staff, beneficiary and other stakeholders' participation at all stages of the project cycle
Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern's policies and procedures (finance, logistics etc.).
Be aware of, understand, comply with and be a model of Concern's HR policies like P4 and Code of Conduct, and ensure that every member of the programme team is aware of, understands and complies with all of Concern's policies and procedures
Fully adhere to security protocols and procedures and ensure that all members of the programmes team also do so. Contribute to on-going security management and planning as necessary
Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the SCC Director (the line manager for this role)



Your skills and experience will include:
Essential:

Third level qualification in Development Studies, Education, Social Sciences or other related discipline
At least three years overseas experience in similar or related senior management positions
Experience of programme development, the project management cycle, budget management and participatory planning methodologies
Strong understanding of and commitment to the promotion of equality
Knowledge and experience of cash based programming (life-saving and cash based social transfer )
Fluent English (written and spoken)
Experience working in remote-management context, ideally applying mobile cash-based delivery
Experience working within a consortium setting
Experience working in Somalia
Ability to work closely with field-based national staff and experience utilizing various staff training and adaptive management approaches
Strong coordination/negotiation skills specifically with the ability to effectively coordinate among consortium members and actively contribute to creating a high-paced, flexible, team-oriented culture
Strong organizational, prioritization and analytical skills, as well as a good understanding of the application of logical and adaptive frameworks
Experience writing original, creative and high quality donor funding proposals, reports, case studies and learning documents
Willing to spend significant time travelling to program areas within Somalia and Somaliland driving project implementation, M&E, networking1 more

Job Summary:
The incumbent will support emergency responses and DRR through implementation, coordination, planning, and reporting on all emergency response and DRR projects in close consultation with the line manager. Specifically, the manager will facilitate inter programmes and inter departmental coordination, external emergency and DRR coordination, supporting program implementation and... compiling reports. The Manager, Emergency Response and DRR will monitor, analyse and report on information related to emergencies, early warning and early action related to national and county specific emergencies.
Main Duties and Responsibilities

Acts as the Concern Kenya emergency response and Disaster Risk Reduction focal point.
Regular monitoring of humanitarian situations and developments in the country and regional situations with a potential spill-over effect to the region; and sharing a report to inform decision-making.
Effective follow up and collection of available data regarding the evolving emergency and its implications on the food and nutrition security.
Undertakes support field staff support to ensure the emergency response is in-line with the core humanitarian standards and other relevant standards such as SPHERE.
Participate in emergency coordination meetings by developing briefing notes, note taking, keeping action trackers and regular dissemination and follow up of recommendations.
Participates in the review and quality assurance of various humanitarian documents.
In the event of an emergency, promptly assists in implementing the initial operational tasks relating to emergency assistance.
Assists the Kenya program to assess local emergency and security situation.
Participates in reviewing, implementing and monitoring the emergency preparedness and response plan as necessary.
Collects and analyses lessons learnt from Concern’s emergency operations experience and contributes towards adoption of the best practices and standards for longer-term emergency interventions.
Focus and engage in advocacy initiatives, together with like-minded partners to give disaster risk reduction precedence by the governments and other relevant agencies
Support in the business development of the organization through strategy, research, and resource mobilization

Others

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Person Specification
Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree in development studies, disaster management, social sciences or relevant disciplines.
5 years’ relevant work experience in program coordination and management, with focus on project development, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
At least two (2) years team and budget management experience.
Practical experience working in the ASAL region of Kenya, especially with humanitarian agencies
Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners and donors, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels.
Proven experience of networking with other actors and donors.
Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment.
Strong skills in various thematic areas like food security, WASH, disaster management, livelihoods, and Cash transfers programming.
Field experience in a humanitarian operation also highly desirable.
Strong experience in organizational business development, especially resource mobilization
Experience and knowledge of the Emergency Preparedness Response Plans development process
Experience working with national and local NGOs for emergency preparedness or Humanitarian response

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

Flexibility to go to be deployed to field locations (Kenya) on short notice.
Previous training on humanitarian response principles and security awareness.
High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies.
Ability to work in a systematic and organized manner

Competencies and skills required:

Ability to multi-task, work independently and under pressure
Flexibility and willingness to learn; not depending on experience alone
Focus on solution to problems.
Has a clear vision of what needs to be achieved and the direction to go.
Interpersonal, networking and negotiating skills
Team Building skills, specifically communication, collaboration, listening, sharing, respect. more

Job Summary:
The incumbent will provide technical guidance as well as hands on support to the Sub County Health Management Team to strengthen their capacity and skills in the implementation of High Impact Nutrition interventions (HINI) through the integrated health systems strengthening approach and work with community groups to build their resilience and strengthen their knowledge and capacity... in health and nutrition services and appropriate care taking.
Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provide technical support to MoH on delivery of High Impact Nutrition intervention components at health facilities and when need be outreach sites.
Work with partners to implement work plans as agreed and carry out joint support supervision;
In partnership with the Sub-County Health Management Team (SCHMT) including the Sub County Medical Officer in charge of health (SCMOH), Sub County Public Health Nurse, Sub-County Nutrition Coordinator, Public Health Officers and the hospital nutritionist develop and implement monthly work plans for the Sub-county.
Ensure programme quality control through implementation of monthly and quarterly M&E.
Closely monitor the nutrition situation in the programme area.
While working with the hospital nutritionist and the SCNO, support the rural health facilities to establish referral systems and create referral links for access to in-patient and other services beneficial to the beneficiaries not provided by the rural health facilities.
Support with operationalizing of community Units and community mobilization activities; plan trainings , routinely engage Community Health Volunteers and Community Health Assistants
Support with documentation of the programme implementation process to generate lesson learning as well as case studies.
Participate in coordination of and data collection for, KPC, SMART and coverage surveys to assess the nutrition situation of the target population.
Preparation of monthly/quarterly reports and briefs.
Oversee and coordinate the implementation of MIYCN activities at the health facilities and at the community.
Liaising with logistics, IT, Transport, Finance and HR Departments in Nairobi to provide logistical and administrative support to the program.

Others

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Take all possible measures to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Person Specification
Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

A degree in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Nursing or relevant field with KNDI Professional certification
At least three years (3) experience in maternal, child health, and nutrition programming in both a development and emergency context.
Experience working with and through local partners in ASAL contexts and knowledge of MOH systems, particularly at Sub County level
Good understanding of cross cutting issues- gender, HIV and AIDS, DRR, etc. and how to integrate them into public health and nutrition programmes.
Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Fluency in local language/s skills is an added advantage
Prior experience working and/or living in the County is highly desirable.

Preference will be given to candidates who possess the following:

Good computing and report writing skills
Able to work independently, as well as in a team
Strong leadership and management skills
High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
Ability to work in a systematic and organized manner and to tight deadlines
Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Fluency in local language/s skills is an added advantage.

Competencies required:

Takes responsibility for own actions and outputs to ensure quality outcomes
Willing to challenge or question others constructively when appropriate
Ready to accept changes as new situations arise
Ensures decisions are based on accurate information and actively seeks out information as needed more

Job Summary:
The incumbent will be responsible for all aspects of Human Resources. S/he will lead in the development and implementation of HR strategy, policies and best practices and support the HR function in full compliance with the labour law.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
HR Policies, Procedures and adherence to Best Practice

Lead in developing HR strategy, aligned with the country... strategic plan, that places staff development and welfare at the core of our staff engagement
Develop and implement strategies to deliver on key organizational HR objectives such as change, diversity, equality, inclusion, value based organizational culture and employee wellbeing.
Advise management on emerging trends and practices and how these could be adapted to the organization context
Responsible for ensuring that all HR policies and procedures are compliant with Kenyan labour law and aligned to HR best practices

Talent acquisition and Management

Develop and implement workforce planning and other initiatives that are aligned with the overall organization strategy to attract and retain the best talent
Develop and implement a comprehensive onboarding and induction process for new employees and their management and support throughout the employee life cycle.
Oversee implementation of employee engagement, learning and development, performance management, career and succession planning initiatives etc.

Reward & Benefits Administration

HR budget preparation as part of the Concern budgeting process for annual and budget revisions
Lead salary surveys and data analysis to inform reviews of salaries and benefits packages to ensure that the organization pay and benefits package is competitive.
Oversee the administration of staff benefits (medical, life and accident cover, pension, leave etc.)
Lead on all national staff payroll processing using HR software.

Learning, Training & Development

Create and implement learning and development programs and initiatives, and institutionalize constructive feedback mechanisms.
Advise management in conducting effective performance development reviews, succession planning, career and professional growth.
Train, coach, mentor and appraise direct reports to optimize their potential

Staff Relations

Provide support to managers on employee relations ensuring that all matters are dealt in a fair and consistent manner.
Develop coordinated and consistent approaches that strengthen staff representation mechanisms for staff engagement
Advise on appropriate actions for prevention and response to legal issues.
Act as focal person and the champion for the Concern Kenya Safeguarding agenda.

Staff Separation

Conducting and analyzing exit interviews/debriefs and making recommendations for organizational improvement

Documentation, Reporting and Representation

Ensure delivery of HR services in a timely and efficient manner by utilizing HRMIS.
Oversee proper document archiving for ease of storage and retrieval in line with Data Act and organization policies on information management and disposal.
Prepare periodic performance and progress reports.
Represent Concern & serve on committees/teams/tasks forces as appropriate
Coordinate organization events including staff meetings, recognition and team building
Respond to staff queries and prepare staff communications, as needed
Process and track Nairobi based expatriates’ visas, permits and passes.

Others

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Take all possible measures to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)

Person Specification
Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

A Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Organisational Development or relevant field
Professional Certification in Human Resource Management
At least seven (7) years’ experience in a similar role
At least 3 years of HR function management with an international NGO
Proven experience in the use HRMIS and related computer applications

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

High integrity and demonstrated ability to follow standards and policies
Excellent people management, analytical, problem solving, negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong leadership and management skills.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an individual capacity and as part of a team and an ability to multi-task.
Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili. more

Job Summary:
The incumbent will take a leading role in technical development of the livelihoods programme in Kenya. This includes overseeing the implementation of high quality livelihoods programme in all areas of operation including technical support to local partners implementing livelihoods project. Responsible for the design and development of technical approaches and strategies that inform... the design of proposals for the livelihoods programme, strengthening the technical competencies of livelihoods staff in Kenya programme, representing Concern Kenya programme in technical livelihoods forum at the national level and supporting relevant field staff to participate in similar forums at the field level, and lead in learning, monitoring and evaluation for the livelihoods programme. The incumbent will also represent Concern Kenya in relevant technical forums for livelihoods advocacy aimed at increasing access to basic services by communities in all areas of operation and development of sustainable food systems. Lead the development of technical briefs, research and discussion papers for the livelihoods programme. In doing so, the specialist will work closely with the Livelihoods Coordinator, other sector leads, MEAL, county leads and external stakeholders in the delivery of the roles and responsibilities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Programme Quality in Implementation

Lead in the development of a project specific monthly implementation plan for all livelihoods projects in each of the target Counties and sub-counties. This includes both projects implemented directly by Concern and partners
With support from MEAL, lead the development of a project specific results chain clearly identifying the links between activities, outputs, outcomes and impact. Take lead in monitoring progress and adherence to the results chain for each project
Lead in the monthly review of the progress against the project specific implementation plan for all livelihoods projects in each of the target Counties and sub-counties.
Lead in the technical monitoring of livelihoods projects to ensure they are implemented in line with donor commitments, Concern Livelihoods guidelines and internationally accepted programme quality standards such as LEGS, SEADS and SPHERE among others
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning initiatives such as but not limited to field monitoring visits, technical support in planning, coordination and implementation on assessments, surveys and evaluations.
Support in the documentation of project activities, achievements and challenges in regular internal reports and also ensures that external reporting obligations are met.
Support in the integration of all the livelihoods components included but not limited to Climate Smart Agriculture, Livestock production, Disaster Risk Reduction, Market Systems Development, Cash Transfer Programming, Natural Resource Management, etc.

Programme Quality – Design

With support from your line manager, lead in the development of technical strategies and livelihoods informing the livelihoods programme for Kenya Programme
Lead in the technical capacity development of the livelihoods team on the strategies and approaches

Representation in Technical Livelihoods Forums

Together with your line manager, identify and attend all relevant technical livelihoods forums including but not limited to Kenya Food Security Meeting, Kenya Cash Working Group, Agriculture Sector Forum etc
Establish networks and liaise with national and county government officials as well as other partners in livelihoods related sectors of agriculture, livestock, trade & enterprise development, disaster risk management etc
Participate in national and county livelihoods technical meetings.

Others

Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
Participating and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
Take all possible measures to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
Any other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Person Specification
Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, Veterinary medicine, Livestock Production, Crop Production, Social Sciences or any other relevant field.
At least seven (7) years’ experience implementing integrated livelihoods program.
At least three (3) years in a livelihoods sector management role.
Proven experience and knowledge of Project Cycle Management, Climate Smart Agriculture, Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction, Animal Production and Health, Water Supply Systems, Natural Resource Management, Cash Transfer Programming and Market Systems Development.
Fluency in spoken and written language in English and Swahili
Good computing and report writing skills

Preference will be given to candidates who have:

Good understanding of cross cutting issues such as gender, HIV and AIDS, DRR, etc. and how to integrate them into the livelihoods program.
Analytical Skills - Critical thinking, & Data analysis.
Be able to work independently, as well as in a team
Strong leadership and management skills
Be willing to accept responsibility and to show good judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness

Competencies required:

Manages resources efficiently and effectively, demonstrating personal accountability.
Actively listens to others, helping them to focus and contribute their ideas.
Creative and flexible in approaches to achieving results
Networking, coordination, and leadership skills. more