Project Officer – Tobacco

Purpose
To support the tobacco control programme in the WHO Country Office for Kenya in its work on various activities such as:

Coordinate stakeholder engagement for the alternative livelihoods to tobacco growing project in Kenya, including UN Agencies, Government Agencies, private sector players and other Non-State Actors, as well as scoping for new partners to engage in the initiative.
Oversee the development and implementation of activities in all target counties, including workplans, budgets and donor reports.
Support monitoring and evaluation of the initiative, including finalizing the project document and development of M&E tools to evaluate and report on the impact of the initiative and
Lead the development of long-term vision and strategy for the initiative, including transition strategy and exit plans.

Requirements – Work to be performed
Output 1: Coordinate stakeholder engagement with new and existing partners to the initiative.

Deliverable 1.1: support the expansion of the initiative in additional sub-counties in Migori and new counties in Kenya through engagement of relevant government officials and implementing partners on the ground;
Deliverable 1.2: facilitate smooth collaboration between all partnering agencies, including through convening of bi-monthly technical calls, workshops and high-level forum meetings as needed;
Deliverable 1.3: coordinate quarterly Steering Committee and Technical Committee meetings with relevant members in all target counties; and
Deliverable 1.4: conduct scoping of potential new partners for resource mobilization (in-kind or funding), including private sector market players, impact investors, microfinance institutes, etc.

Output 2: Oversee the development and implementation of activities in all target counties.

Deliverable 2.1: develop semester workplans for WHO, and coordinate the review and monitoring of semester workplans for implementing partners
Deliverable 2.2: develop semester budgets for WHO, and coordinate the review and monitoring of semester budgets for implementing partners
Deliverable 2.3: provide operational support to implementing partners, including frequent visits to field sites to engage with teams on the ground and weekly virtual consultations to monitor activity implementation
Deliverable 2.4: supervise project staff from WHO, including SSA at WHO Kenya Country Office and WHO Field Consultants in all target counties
Deliverable 2.5: coordinate with WHO HQ and AFRO, including development of donor, technical and financial report
Deliverable 2.6: coordinate all project documentation, including technical reports, donor reports, annual reports, and implementation guidance document for future Tobacco-Free Farms target countries; and
Deliverable 2.7: commission the development of relevant multi-media communications materials throughout the various stages of project implementation.

Output 3: Support monitoring and evaluation of the initiative.

Deliverable 3.1: develop a comprehensive project document in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including coordination of a workshop with all implementing partners;
Deliverable 3.2: coordinate the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the impact of the Tobacco-Free Farms project on health, economics and the environment; and
Deliverable 3.3: support the seasonal analysis of cost-benefit (ROI) from growing tobacco to switching to select alternative crops in all target counties and other relevant analyses.

Output 4: Lead the development of long-term vision and strategy for the initiative.

Deliverable 4.1: coordinate the development of a transition/exit strategy for the donor agencies by end of 2024 in collaboration with implementing partners; and
Deliverable 4.2: identify and engage relevant stakeholders to support the implementation of transition/exit strategy, including through development and integration of funding proposals at National and County level government

Qualifications required: 

Essential: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture.
Desirable: Advanced degree in Agriculture, Agriculture Economics, Management or another related field.

Experience required:

At least 5 years of experience working in agriculture economics. Practical experience in public health and/or tobacco control desired. Demonstrated experience in project management, coordination with stakeholders and partners, monitoring & evaluation and report writing. Demonstrated experience working with the national and/or county government.

Technical skills and knowledge:

Engagement of high-level officials
Project management
Excellent communication skills
Organized and action-oriented
Ability to manage multiple tasks at once

Apply via :

careers.who.int