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JOB DESCRIPTION

The WASH Project Coordinator will work together with and advise the Multiple Core Competency Project Manager (MCC PM). Area Manager, WASH Specialist on various technical issues regarding the general performance of the Water supply, (Quantity and Quality), Sanitation and Hygiene promotion interventions. The WASH Project Coordinator will prepare technical and project reports (narrative and financial) at intervals that will be specified by Multi CC Project Manager.

The WASH Project Coordinator takes lead in introducing/applying innovative WASH solutions, adopting approaches to doing WASH that will lead to sustainability in provision of WASH services in the camp and host community and in creating linkages with county government, development actors, private enterprises, health partners, water service providers and local authorities in providing innovative and sustainable solution to WASH needs and challenges in the area of operation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide leadership and management of NRC WASH projects in Turkana implemented through an integrated approach within NRC or in partnership with other actors.
• Lead and coordinate NRC WASH interventions in Turkana implemented through partnerships with local organizations, refugee-led organizations (RLOs), private sector, social enterprises, county government and NGOs. 
• Do a mapping of WASH actors in Turkana and identify WASH actors for potential partnerships in ways that are complementary and add value to the work of NRC and that of the partner.
• Through and with our partner organizations, regularly undertake an analysis of WASH needs/gaps in the area of operation and translate these to a response analysis.
• coordination with the WASH Specialist and partner organization develope concept notes based on evidence for fundraising purposes.
• Promote sustainable approaches to WASH challenges through MBAs, private sector/social enterprises and linkages with county government.
• Foster innovation in WASH by adopting new technology or creating links/relationship with private sectors or social enterprises engaged in WASH services.
• In coordination with support functions (finance, logistics/procurement, grants, compliance, HR) within NRC undertake partners’ capacity assessment to determine area of strength we can leverage on and areas for improvement we can work with each partner to deliver projects that relevant, of quality, safe and cost-efficient. 
• Create linkages with private sectors, social enterprises, county government, development agencies, local CBOs for the provision of innovative, efficient, affordable and sustainable WASH services in Turkana West.
• Play a key role in developing concept notes, proposals and report writing.
• Responsible for monitoring project budgets to ensure spending is in line with workplans, donor instalments plan and allocated budget.
• Represent NRC at relevant Kakuma Area WASH working groups and other coordination meetings.
• Develop any required rapid response and contingency plans related to WASH.
• Liaison with WASH Specialist on technical issues related to the WASH project in Kakuma
• Coordinate and network with UNHCR WASH sector, Linkages with other WASH partners within the camp, participate in WASH/HEALTH coordination meeting and update the MCC PM accordingly
• Accomplish any other reasonable tasks as assigned by your line manager or other senior staff members.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least two years of experience in managing large scale WASH intervention in humanitarian and/or development contexts.
• Experience in managing transition from emergency to long-term sustainable WASH interventions
• Bachelor’s degree in water, Public Health or any other relevant discipline
• Keen interest in building capacity and empowering local groups and in innovative and sustainable ways of working.
• Results oriented Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Knowledge about own manager skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Context related skills, knowledge and experience

• Skills and training in hydrology, ground water development, pipeline design, emergency water supply and participatory sanitation and hygiene promotion approaches, sanitation infrastructure innovative approaches.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work
• Keen interest in working through partnerships
• Works well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to resolve individual and group conflicts
• High level of computer literacy
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity

The core responsibilities of this position:

•  Identify, assess, refer, and follow up to ensure children, UAM and SC are provided with appropriate support;
•  Ensure Best Interest Assessments (BIA), and Best Interest Determination (BID) are completed for all UAM and SC following their identification as RP clients;
•  Actively participate in internal BID panels as well as UNHCR convened BID panels;
•  Conduct case management for children in close coordination with other units. This includes home visits, engaging directly with children to promote their general well-being;
•  Conduct care plan reviews for children, UAM and SC identified for assistance and are provided with appropriate support;
•  Promote community-based protection mechanisms such as alternative care arrangements for UAM and SC to enable adult household members to provide appropriate care. Conduct community dialogues with children and other sessions to increase community participation in child protection;
•  Make referrals and recommendations to the Medical, Livelihoods, Outreach, Social Work, and Counseling units to ensure that caregivers of UAM and SC receive support promptly;
•  Link and refer refugee children, UAM, and SC to community resources, government agencies, and other partners when appropriate;
•  Represent RefugePoint in child protection forums;
•  Participate in field-building initiatives by identifying the capacity gaps of partners, including the community-based Organizations, Refugee Led Organizations (RLO), and responding to those gaps through training and other relevant interventions;
•  Provide support and coverage for education program activities as assigned.

Reporting:

•  Update Salesforce with basic case information, dated case notes on activities and referrals, assessments and recommendations, and comprehensively complete necessary forms.
•  Update children's files with session notes to depict child protection-specific interventions;
•  Provide a monthly report on individual core tasks to the Program Manager.

Others:

•  Attend to other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

•  University Degree in counseling psychology, social work, education, or a related social science technical field;
•  At least two years of demonstrated experience in child protection programs;
•  Knowledge of child protection case management processes;
•  Experience in conducting and reviewing Best Interest Assessments and Best Interest Determination;
•  Proven ability to organize and conduct training;
•  Ability to network with various partners, including government children's services;
•  Experience working with communities and vulnerable groups;
•  Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

•  Analytical and critical thinking skills;
•  Social competence skills, diplomacy, and a team worker;
•  A high degree of cultural sensitivity and ability to adjust to change;
•  Ability to deal with conflict situations;
•  Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy;
•  Experience working with refugees in urban areas.

Terms of Reference

• Education (Level and area of required and/or preferred education)
• University Degree in Law, political science, international relations, gender studies, or another related field.

Work Experience

(List number of years and area of required work experience. Clearly distinguish between required experience and experience which could be an asset.)

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional job experience, preferably in the area of human rights (including issues related to sexual and gender minorities), gender issues, refugee protection, or international humanitarian law.
• Previous experience interacting with LGBTIQ persons in a professional context
• Experience in interacting with NGOs and other relevant actors in project coordination, as well as in providing training or coaching, guidance or advice to staff.
• Experience working on livelihoods/empowerment projects strongly desired
• Experience working with procedures and principles related to protection of refugees, asylum seekers, or IDPs (especially in GBV) strongly desired
• Experience in counselling asylum seekers or refugees strongly desired
• Key Competencies

(Technical knowledge, skills, managerial competencies, or other personal competencies relevant to the performance of the assignment. Clearly distinguish between required and desired competencies)

• Sound knowledge of SSOGI issues, especially in Kenya/East Africa.
• Knowledge of International Refugee Law and Human Rights Law and ability to apply the relevant legal principles
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; an ability to be diplomatic and level-headed.
• Excellent knowledge of English; Swahili or Luganda would be advantageous but are not required.
• Knowledge of internal UNHCR procedures related to RSD, resettlement, and protection strongly desired

The Position Summary

The Gender, Equality and Inclusion Advisor will provide technical support and direction in programme design, implementation, quality assurance and strategy development. The Advisor will support the programme to integrate gender and inclusion outcomes, best practices and gender sensitive approaches across a variety of interventions. The Advisor will design and implement a strategy to ensure the programme appropriately addresses the varied needs of women, men, girls, and boys, and that programme staff are sensitive to gender, age, religion, ability, and other social markers. The Advisor will ensure that the programme improves the meaningful inclusion of marginalized groups into formal and informal mechanisms to be more resilient to preventing violent extremism and that GESI evidence informs policy and planning. S/he/they will work closely with the Team Lead, Deputy Team Lead, MEL, Research & Learning team members to fulfill the gender, youth and social inclusion goals of the programme.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Gender, Equality & Inclusion Technical Support, Strategy Development and Impact

• Support the technical design for a gender and social inclusion analysis, manage data collection, lead participatory data analysis and co-create recommendations with the programme team based on findings. Work closely with the programme team to integrate the findings from the gender and social inclusion analysis into the project’s workplan and milestones.
• Lead participatory processes to develop Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion programme strategy to guide gender, equality and social inclusion integration and priorities across the life of the programme, based on the formative research.
• Support the programme team, including partners, on gender, equality and social inclusion integration including conducting capacity building and training.
• Conduct regular community consultations to ensure programming remains gender, age, and socially sensitive and on-track.
• Represent the programme’s gender and social inclusion strategy, analysis, and research with external stakeholders including at workshops, conferences and annual learning events.
• Work with programme teams to ensure a do no harm approach to gender-focused and inclusive programing is implemented and that appropriate protections are in place for participants.
• Coach new and ongoing programme staff on gender and social inclusion engagement best practices
• Conduct frequent supervisory visits to the programme locations to monitor project implementation and ensure project quality and support staff to reflect and iterate based on ongoing feedback.

Gender, and Social Inclusion Programme Development & Quality Assurance

• Coach program staff to better design, implement and monitor programs in a manner that meets each sectors best practices and industry standards in GESI .
• Ensure the effective design and integration of gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation systems (including SADD) and protection monitoring methodologies into all stages of the project; that output and impact data are captured, and data is used to optimize program quality
• Assist teams in using vulnerability frameworks and targeting that enable inclusiveness and help teams to identify individuals and households with specific needs.

Representation and Coordination

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders working in GESI in the Kenya country team to enhance cooperation and coordination.
• Attend relevant GESI coordination meetings and/or represent Mercy Corps in other relevant forums and ensure that information is shared internally and with other sectors, as appropriate; contribute to thought leadership in this area of expertise.
• Identify and nurture strategic GESI partnerships with other organizations/institutions in the country.
• Liaise with MC’s Regional GESI Advisor on agency wide gender policies and for cross-learning.

Other

• Support management to ensure that the Mercy Corps Gender Minimum Standards are implemented.
• Ensure the team complies with CSSF GESI Requirements
• Ensure activities promote gender equality, conflict sensitivity, and environmental awareness by applying Do No Harm and Mercy Corps’ Gender Equality policy
• Participate in internal office coordination and planning meetings and workshops
• Participate in relevant coordination meetings and working groups
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission
• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies
• Other assigned tasks, as necessary

Organizational Learning 

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Beneficiaries

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Minimum Qualifications & Transferrable skills

• A university degree in International Development, Gender Studies, Social Works, Business Management or other related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Previous GESI experience related to conflict or peacebuilding.
• Five years of experience in international development work, with a minimum of three years directly in GESI.
• Substantial background in GESI and development work including experience conducting training, doing analysis and program integration and engaging in advocacy.
• Experience in girl programming, gender-transformative interventions
• Comprehensive knowledge of GESI norms and standards as well as holistic and practical methods towards implementing protection mainstreaming and integrated protection outcomes.
• Fluent in English, fluency in Swahili preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate (verbally and written) and negotiate clearly and effectively. Tact, diplomacy and cultural awareness are essential.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word

Leading Amref’s corporate strategic pillar on Human Resources for Health (HRH), the Institute of Capacity Development (ICD) works towards catalysing lasting health change to communities in Africa, working with and through our country offices and with strategic partners to increase and cement our pan-African programmatic footprint with sustainable interventions. In partnership with public and private actors in the health and health related sector, ICD’s vision is to have a responsive health workforce in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its mission is to develop capacities of individuals, institutions, and health systems through innovative approaches for improved health service delivery.

ABOUT THE ROLE

How would you feel about joining a team that strengthens people, processes and technologies in the health sector to increase their reach and impact across Africa? Are you passionate about knowledge management and FP/RH? Do you believe that the solutions to challenges in the health sector exist among stakeholders and partners? Then we are looking for you if you are up to the challenge. Read on to hear more about the role of Technical FP/RH Officer for the Knowledge SUCCESS Project!

Knowledge SUCCESS is a five-year global project led by a consortium of partners and funded by USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health to support learning, and create opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange, within the family planning and reproductive health community.

The Technical FP/RH Officer will focus on providing technical, programmatic, and administrative assistance to the Knowledge SUCCESS project team, specifically with family planning and reproductive health inputs. You will work with the project's partners and stakeholders to facilitate project activities and inputs into the overall project as required. You will serve in both technical and operational roles, which includes traveling to the field to meet with users to ensure the smooth continuity of the project activities.

You will also initiate and/or strengthen collaboration between partner organizations, represent the project at technical meetings, and work directly with donors and partners to support project field activities.

ABOUT YOU

You are organised and have great attention to detail. You are not afraid to get your hands dirty and get involved when needed. Stakeholder and partner engagement and management are skill sets that you pride yourself in. You thrive under pressure, are resilient and result oriented. You are a great communicator and a leader that can inspire your team. You have the ability to manage multiple projects with varying types of demands and can prioritize many pressing tasks. You are confident, and can communicate directions and solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical staff. You’re a team player, who’s pragmatic and driven, and ultimately has a passion to have an impact!

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Management

• Provide FP/RH technical and programmatic support to the Knowledge SUCCESS project team. Support efforts to ensure that critical, high-quality FP/RH knowledge and information is identified and made available and accessible to the project audience.
• Attend/support relevant FP/SRH events and meetings in Anglophone Africa (in person and virtual).
• Support the identification and implementation of the project’s KM capacity strengthening interventions, including the Knowledge Management Innovations such as ThePitch, Learning Circles, and the FP Insights for knowledge sharing, collaboration, learning, and adaptation.
• Track the projects social media engagements via identified platforms.

Partner and Community Engagement

• Support the engagement (in-person and virtual) between relevant partners and stakeholders in the region in the different platforms, including:
  • TheCollaborative’s web-based platform
  • TheCollaborative’s WhatsApp Group
  • Twitter
  • Webinars
• Actively engage in identified regional convenings to increase the visibility of the projects activities as well as network with project stakeholders.
• Manage the TheCollaborative Database of East African regional FP or FP-related (e.g., PHE, gender) TWGs and projects at regional and country levels; calendar of FP-related or FP relevant events; and relevant platforms that can be leveraged.

Administration and Documentation

• Plan and coordinate the project activities, including workshops, meetings, conferences, field trips, and quarterly and annual meetings and events.
• Support the engagement of regional and country-level audiences by focusing on existing regional networks to identify/analyze segments within the audience.
• Provide operational assistance to the Knowledge SUCCESS project team to ensure smooth continuity of project activities.
• Provide day-to-day problem solving, technical input, writing and editing, and procurement processing that the project requires.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field.
• Training in community and social media management, knowledge management, project management, communications, and related field.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Five (5) years of professional experience in the FP/RH space with at least three (3) years of regional FP/RH work.
• Experience in planning, relationship management and youth programming.
• Experience in interpreting and synthesizing monitoring and evaluation findings into programmatic application across a diverse set of health areas would be an added advantage.
• Experience in project management and online project management tools would be an advantage.
• Experience in Knowledge Management will be an added advantage

Skills

• Good communication skills
• Good facilitation skills
• Negotiation skills
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and personal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues in a straightforward and non-technical manner.

Competencies

• Critical thinking and problem analysis: The ability to work independently and in collaboration with others. Identifying problems hindering progress and seeking feasible and efficient solutions.
• Team Work: Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Documentation: Ability to document progress, draft quality reports and synthesize relevant data and information.
• Integrity: Ability to safeguard project’s assets and information
• Information Technology: Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Innovation and Creativity: Ability to think outside the box; and takes the initiative and identifies opportunities to further projects objectives

How to apply

Interested? Please visit our website https://amref.org/job/technical-fp-rh-officer-2/ to make your application. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and have not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects: You will report directly to the Tupande Strategy and Operations Manager and execute critical strategic projects needed in order to achieve Tupande's vision.
• Internal secondments: You would spend a significant portion of your time embedded fully into critical functions to provide short-term support on critical strategic projects and functions.
• Team coordination and internal communications. You will support the activities of the Tupande leadership team and coordinate team meetings and internal communications.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

• We are seeking candidates with 3+ years work experience. You will have a background in managing complex projects and coordinating across multiple teams in a fast-growing organization, and a propensity for innovation. Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
• Project management and stakeholder management skills. 3+ years of management consulting experience preferred.
• Proficient at understanding motivations of different groups and teams and supporting them to work together.
• Analytically minded, using data coupled with sound business judgement to influence business decisions.
• Proficient with Microsoft office suite and Google Suite.
• Humility. We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong professional skills with good humor, patience and a humble approach to service.
• A passion for Tupande by One Acre Fund’s vision based on a genuine and humble commitment to serving farmers.
• At a minimum, a Bachelor’s degree is required for this position. Post-graduate degree preferred.
• Language: English required, Swahili a plus.

The Opportunity

Across every corner of Plan International, partnerships are enabling us to meet our purpose and deliver our ambitious goals. They are critical to delivering quality, evidence-based programme and influencing work at country level, helping us to harness collective influence at national, regional and global levels and providing valuable resources, expertise and networks to advance our strategic goals.

Plan International works in partnership with a variety of organisations at local, national, regional and international levels, these include civil society organisations (CSOs) including children and youth groups, community groups, government institutions, INGOs, the corporate sector, multilateral and bilateral bodies, private and public foundations, and academic institutions.

The organisation’s new global strategy aims to increase our impact, strengthen our legitimacy, and improve our sustainability. Partnerships are at the heart, and we will focus on building strategic, equitable long-term partnerships, both externally and within the Plan family. We will shift power to those we work with and for, creating greater impact through locally-led action complemented with global knowledge, resources and action.

The Partnerships Team (PT) sits within the Strategy & Engagement Department and providing support to Plan offices to maximise partnership activities and outcomes, strengthen partnership practices and to create an effective environment to enable impactful partnerships, on all scales, from local to global. This role will oversee the work of the Partnerships Team, as part of a co-leadership model, and drive partnership engagement opportunities at the global level.

Who are we looking for?

• You bring demonstrable relevant experience in a senior level position within an organisation of comparable complexity and proven experience within a diverse, international/multi-sector/multi-cultural/multi-lingual environment.
• You are an experienced business partner with expertise in sharing knowledge, recommendations and experience, ensuring a high performing, diverse and ambitious organisation.
• Deep understanding of the trends in the development and humanitarian sectors, in particular the sustainable development goals and their implications, and current and emerging trends in INGO partnerships will be essential.
• Your passion for, understanding and demonstrable commitment to human-rights based approaches, gender equality and inclusion, as well as the role of children and young people as agents of change will be key in this role.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Demonstrable relevant experience in a senior level position within an organisation of comparable complexity
• Proven experience within a diverse, international/multi-sector/multi-cultural/multi-lingual environment
• An experienced business partner with expertise in sharing knowledge, recommendations and experience, ensuring a high performing, diverse and ambitious organisation
• Deep understanding of the trends in the development and humanitarian sectors, including in particular the sustainable development goals and their implications, and current and emerging trends in INGO partnerships
• A passion for, understanding and demonstrable commitment to human-rights based approaches, gender equality and inclusion, as well as the role of children and young people as agents of change
• Credible and influential networker adept at building and sustaining key strategic partnerships at a global level
• An excellent influencer and communicator, able to represent Plan at external events, conferences, and senior-level meetings in order to build profile and credibility amongst partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adjust their style to changing contexts

Desirable

• Experience of managing individuals, global networks and working groups
• An understanding of private sector drivers, and a commercial outlook
• Familiarity with the development of knowledge management systems
• An understanding of cause-related marketing campaigns
• Experience of developing partnership agreements
• Negotiation of complex, cross-border and high value partnerships
• Strong research, organisational abilities, presentation and negotiation skills
• Experience of conflict resolution

About the opportunity

You will support the Awards Management Unit in ensuring the review, implementation, supervision and compliance with the RI’s partnership management tools and processes, RI policies and donor rules and regulations. You will oversee the mapping of current partners and ensure that processes are consistently and diligently followed, from pre-award phase to close-out, including RI’s Due Diligence and Enhance Due Diligence requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Revise the partnership toolkit, design a partnership Manual, and provide relevant training and guidance to RI staff
• Map key donor partnership requirements and support Country Office and departments in complying with such requirements
• Map the existing partners for RI in all country programs and participate to the verification of their due diligence documentation
• Review the Due Diligence processes used by various countries to determine consistent application of processes
• Provide necessary technical advices and best practices to Country offices to strengthen partners management
• Complete the donor Due Diligence requirements in the Donor Compliance Matrix
• Develop a Partnership Master training plan and conduct capacity building workshops for Regional and Country Office staff and major partners

About you

You will bring the following experience and skills.

• Substantial experience in partnership management with an INGO
• In depth knowledge of donors compliance for partnership sub granting and management, with experience dealing with US, EU, UN, ECHO etc. donors
• Experience working with local partners in humanitarian responses
• Knowledge of core elements and approaches to working in partnerships, including capacity strengthening, monitoring and mapping
• Demonstrated proficiency with grants, public/private donors grants
• Strong organizational, analytical and administrative skills, including a strong ability to focus on detail and donor requirements.
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet challenging deadlines.
• Ability to analyze complex organizational challenges and present innovative solutions.
• Excellent relationship skills and ability to communicate in all forms (written, verbal, negotiation, presentation skills, etc.)
• Spoken and written Arabic is preferred, but not essential
• Available to start from February 1, 2023

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Architecture, Urban Development and Planning, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in the field of urban development and planning (and/or related fields) with direct proven experience of programme/project management is required
• Direct proven experience of urban resilience projects/processes is required;
• Experience of urban mobility is considered an asset;
• Understanding of and experience from managing urban data on resilience is an asset;
• Experience working in the public sector, e.g. local governments is considered an asset;
• Experience in any of the countries or cities of the programme is an asset;
• Experience working on social change projects is an asset;
• Leading, designing and managing capacity building processes is an asset;

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

The objectives of this role 

Safeguarding Behavioral Science Specialist is to use behavioral science to identify behaviors that either cause harm or fail to prevent harm, and to design and test intevntions to change these behaviors. Target behaviors could be physical punishment by teachers, failure to do effective risk assessments by staff, or non-reporting of policy breaches.

The role is initially for 1 year to demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach, with an outlook of permanent employment after the 1st year. The role can be based anywhere in the world as long as it is in a country where save the children operates, and can be home based.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Demonstrated experience and expertise designing, implementing, and analyzing randomized field experiments in developing countries.
• Strong qualitative analysis or mixed methods for social research skills, including demonstrated knowledge of and experience working with data analysis software such as NVivo, ATLAS.ti
• Strong proficiency in quantitative analysis and software such as STATA, R or similar.
• Flexible, self-motivated, able to manage multiple tasks, team members, and projects efficiently.
• Ability to succeed, detailed oriented, drive projects, and collaborate via a remote working structure.
• Excellent management, organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Fluency and excellent communication and writing skills with a mastery of English. Knowledge of an additional language such as Spanish, French or Arabic is preferred but not required.
• Role requires affinity with child protection or child safeguarding, but no previous experience in these fields.
• Preferably: previous publications involving behavioral science or related topics

Duties

• Assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of a community-based protection strategy reflecting the organization's global, regional and country level protection priorities, and ensuring systematic application of participatory, rights, community-based, and gender responsive approaches in protection and solutions planning, programming and strategies. 
• Support compliance with UNHCR Age, Gender and Diversity Policy, including ensuring AGD inclusive programming, advocating for gender equality and strengthening accountability to affected populations (AAP).
• Assist with the implementation and integration of community-based corporate policies in multi-year and multi-partner protection and solutions strategies and operations plans.  
• Support the systematic application of participatory, community, rights based, and gender responsive protection approaches throughout the phases of the operations management cycle and across the work of the organisation and implement community-based GBV prevention and response as well as community-based child protection programmes. 
• Contribute to the appropriate adaptations of programmes as a result of the analysis of feedback received from persons of concern, as well as other political, social, economic and cultural developments that impact the protection environment.
• Participate in country level planning exercises and advocates for the mobilization and (re)allocation of funds to the implementation of community-based and gender responsive approaches across programmes and sectors in line with regional and country community-based protection strategies. 
• Support the establishment and management of a feedback and response system (including on PSEA) and participate in the analysis of feedback gathered through formal and informal feedback and response systems. 
• Support capacity development through training and coaching of staff in the domain of AGD, Accountability to Affected People (AAP), CBP, Gender Equality, Youth, Disability and inclusion of other Diversity elements, and mainstreaming of the CBP approach in other sectors.  
• Provide technical guidance and support to ensure data relevant to assess and monitor progress on the implementation and impact of community-based and age, gender and diversity approaches is collected and AGD-sensitive analysis of community risks and capacities is undertaken.  
• Support the consolidation of reporting on community-based protection and contributes to reporting on the protection of different AGD groups, including identification of trends and collection and dissemination of good practices. 
• Contribute to the development of partnerships with a variety of stakeholders including government institutions, UN, civil society actors, and the private sector inclusive of youth, disability, LGBTI, women rights stakeholders and other diverse groups; for the purpose of advocating for community-based approaches for the protection of displaced persons, including implementation of Outreach and communication with diverse groups. 
• For functions at a regional level, support harmonization of CBP strategies in the region and their alignment with global policies, identifies and disseminates good practices, supports exchange of expertise in the region and provides a regional level analysis of trends as well as aggregated reporting on implementation of Community-based and AGD approaches.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level

• For P3/NOC 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education 

• Community Development;   
• Human Rights;   
• Cultural Studies; 
• Social Science;
• Anthropology;  
• or other relevant field.
• (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Certificates and/or Licenses 

• Not specified.   

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

2-3 years experience of working in the field with direct engagement with persons of concern. Demonstrated expertise in field protection, community development, social surveys/ assessment, counselling, or related areas

Desirable

• Very good understanding of displacement and protection issues, particularly GBV prevention and response, child protection, education, gender equality, and the application of the age, gender and diversity approach. Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of position such as: PLP (Protection Learning Programme), OMLP (Operations Management Learning Programme), MMLP (Middle Management Learning Programme),  CBPLP (Community-based Protection Learning Programme), CBP e-Learning, and Gender Equality e-learning. Experience in project management, and strategy development and implementation.

Functional Skills 

• PR-Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD)
• PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards and indicators
• TR-Training Virtual and face to face
• MG-Team building (development/facilitation)
• PR-Community-based Protection Planning, implementing and analysing surveys/assessments
• PR-Community-based Protection Coordination and project management
• PR-Community-based Protection Principles and methodologies
• PR-Community-based Protection Community engagement and capacity building
• PR-Accountability to Affected People Principles and Framework
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Overview of the position

AfricaFertilizer is recruiting a Project Management (PM) Associate at mid-level or entry level (depending on experience). The role will involve working closely with the Project Manager and the Assistant Project Manager to coordinate project management support to AFO.

The Project Associate will work closely in ensuring project oversight and management including supporting implementation, technical deliverable management, and administrative management. The Project Associate will assist  in coordinating all administrative and contractual aspects of the portfolio of the project. Responsibilities in project management will grow with experience. When necessary, the position will also support in any and all phases of business development activities.

Specific Duties

• Set up and follow up on Project Management meetings, take comprehensive minutes
• Record action points and follow up with responsible people until completion.
• Develop and maintain a calendar of project deliverables and track development and submission of deliverables under the guidance of the Project manager.
• Provide routine administrative support on project management related to record-keeping, personnel and consultant recruitment and hiring and financial and budget management.
• Support new business development as and when needed (research, partnering, capture including desk and in-country research)
• Arrange, manage and plan the project events to execution.
• Other responsibilities as required.

Location & Travel and Reporting

This position will be based at IFDC’s Regional East & Southern Africa Office in Nairobi and may include travel to projects in Africa. The position will report directly to the AFO Project Manager and/or his designee

Required Skills

The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, proactive, possess strong communication skills, a team player and be able to problem solve on an ad-hoc basis. He or she will independently trouble-shoot common problems and escalate more complex issues to technical and management leaders and follows up until resolved.

Required Experience

• IFDC is looking for candidates with an interest in international agricultural and agribusiness development, as evidenced by work experience or academic study, as well as strong research and administrative skills.
• Strong team-working skills, and attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines are important, as is excellent written English.
• At a minimum, an undergraduate degree or equivalent in international development or relevant subject plus one year of administrative or technical professional experience.
• Strong organizational skills; good numeracy skills with high level of attention to detail;
• Excellent interpersonal skills – able to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally;
• Strong MS office skills;
• An understanding of project management;
• A proven ability to multi-task under pressure;
• Ability to travel internationally; if required.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with institutional and private sector partners, and stakeholders
• Excellent English writing and communication skills.
• French writing and communication skills is an added advantage.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Programme Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Assisting on research, information gathering and analysis with specific focus on supporting and promoting peacebuilding and conflict prevention:

•  Gather and analyse data and information relevant to the UN’s role and activities in the Eastern and Southern Africa, with specific focus on supporting and promoting peacebuilding, early warning, conflict prevention and sustainable development;
•  Support the Regional Programme Specialist in undertaking regional and sub-regional political, political economy and/or conflict analysis, and reporting of issues related to peace and securi-ty; and
•  Carry out and coordinate research on particular issues and thematic areas, in particular, hate speech, climate security, cross-border prevention and peacebuilding, women peace and secu-rity as well as youth peace and security issues 2. Identifying entry-points and support inclusive approaches in efforts to strengthen capacities for conflict prevention:
•  Assist the Regional Programme Specialist in providing technical support to PDAs and UNCTs in the design of conflict prevention and peacebuilding programmes or other peace-related strategies at country and sub-regional levels;
•  Assist the Regional Programme Specialist in providing technical advisory support to PDAs and UNCTs in the region on mainstreaming conflict prevention and conflict sensitivity; and
•  Assist the Regional Programme Specialist in technically backstopping PDAs including on UNSDCF and CCA; and
•  Under the guidance of the Regional Programme Specialists, contribute to regional, sub-regional and cross-border conflict prevention initiatives, in close coordination and collaboration with DPPA and UNDP HQs and regional presences.
•  Assist the Regional Programme Specialist in the development of proposals, working docu-ments for meetings, preparation of briefing notes, organizing on-line knowledge exchange workshops, retreats and meetings; 3. Provide technical support for partnerships, knowledge management and M&E:
•  Support strengthening existing partnerships with stakeholders including the UN system, re-gional organizations, and civil society.
•  In close collaboration with the Regional Programme Specialist and the Joint Programme Secre-tariat, support monitoring and evaluation function, including collecting, processing and analyz-ing data;
•  Support knowledge management and sharing of good practices on conflict prevention and peacebuilding; ensure that stories and lessons learned are shared with the Joint Programme Secretariat; and respond to specific requests for information. Results/Expected Outputs
•  Timely, responsive and high-quality delivery of coordination and support to on-going and new development programs or other initiatives related to conflict prevention and peace building;
•  High quality analysis and collection of data on current domestic and regional issues of rele-vance for the Regional Programme Specialist portfolio;
•  Consistently take into account social inclusion and mainstream gender in all tasks;
•  Supporting coordination of existing and creation of new partnerships between relevant stakeholders (including the UN system, regional organizations and civil society);

Required experience

• 3 years of experience in the field of development and/or peace and security fields involving national and international interlocutors (i.e. international community, civil sector, public institutions) is required

Area(s) of expertise

• Development programmes, Security and protection, Community development

Responsibilities

The GFOI AFR Manager will actively lead developing relations internally and externally with peer organizations, bilateral and multilateral institutions, develop the GFOI AFR pipeline, targets, and forecasts. S/he will also manage in developing and training staff on FOI tools for effective fundraising.

The GFOI AFR Manager will report to the Director of Europe, MENA, and Africa (Dir EME/AFR) GFOI as a FOI fundraiser for the AFR Region. S/he will identify pipeline opportunities and FOI forecasts for the Africa region. S/he will guide pre-positioning activity with HFHI/HFH and contribute to coordination of Institutional and Peer activity with relevant HFH colleagues. S/he will actively collaborate across the HFH network to meet high level of quality, productivity and service which leads to strong internal/external partnerships.

The Manager will lead with the Dir EME/AFR a fiscal target for the AFR region of $2m in cash inflows that increases by 25% each year and contribute to team success. In accordance with HFHI’s global standards, policies, and protocols, develop and/or manage and maintain all systems necessary for successful FOI fundraising in AFR.

The GFOI AFR Manager will also serve as a core member of a decentralized AFR regional team.

Key Duties

• To develop relations internally and externally, develop the GFOI AFR pipeline, targets, and forecasts (70% of time)
• Lead with the Dir EME/AFR a collaborative process on FOI and Peer activity including pre-positioning, forecasting, Go No Go (G/NG), proposal development and After-Action Review (AAR)
• Identify opportunities through forecasts and market intelligence to help achieve HFH’s objectives
• Prepare briefings to guide Dir EME/AFR and HFHI leadership with FOI / Peer engagement as needed
• Build and maintain effective institutional relations globally and regionally with guidance from the Dir EME/AFR as well as maintaining the CRM systems Strengthen the AFR FOI pipeline of awards by 25% annually.
• Strengthen (the external) partnership and maintain existing relationships
• To develop and manage training staff on FOI tools for effective fundraising (30% of time)
• Lead with the Dir EME/AFR the design of relevant GFOI tools and training and advice to the HFHI network to encourage AFR FOI champions.
• Manage stewardship of awards with Grant Managers and guidance from the Dir EME/AFR.
• Guide the execution of donor strategies in close collaboration with internal HFHI/HFH colleagues.
• Coordinate multiple high-quality G0/No Go processes and proposals for AFR region in collaboration with GFOI and key (internal/external) stakeholders to increase number of awardsDevelop with GFOI an AFR FOI pre-positioning plan to increase partnerships in the AFR region

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in International Development, Global Affairs, International Relations
• 5+ years of related experience, including proven FOI Partnership/Fundraising Experience with bilateral and multilateral institutions i.e., EU, FCDO, USAID, World Bank etc.
• Resource development experience in securing grants with the top funders in the sector.
• Solid expertise in pre-positioning and establishing successful relationships leading to pipeline growth.
• Proficient in analyzing FOI trends, grant guidelines/requirements, coordinating program development/review and budget development/review.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong interpersonal and presentation skills in both Arabic and English.
• Solutions-oriented and collaborative in an evolving, dynamic, inter-cultural global team. Reflects the organizational principles through on time delivery of work products in changing work terrains as the organization rapidly evolves.
• Disciplined; perform well under pressure and capable of balancing priorities to meet deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Commitment to delivering excellent internal and external customer service.
• Computer literate; able to use word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and project communication software e.g., Microsoft TEAMS for global information sharing and knowledge management.