Job Description
DanChurchAid (DCA) Kenya Office is seeking to recruit an experienced and energetic Kenyan national for following position:
Project Officer (PO) – Blended Learning (Refugees & Host Community) – DCA Kenya Office.
The PO is to serve for an initial period of six months (renewable – depending on performance and funding) starting as soon as possible. The position is mainly field based (Turkana County – Kakuma/Lodwar) with occasional consultation meetings in the DCA Nairobi Office. The PO will report to the DCA Head of Program (HoP) – Kenya with the DCA Country Director having the overall responsibility.
The PO will have a technical support responsibility over the DCA pilot project on blended learning targeting refugee and host community youth in Turkana County Kenya. The PO will work in close consultations with the DCA Program Officers based in the field. The PO is also expected to have a proactive accompanying role with DCA partners that are involved in the blended learning pilot as well as facilitate institutionalized communication between stakeholders in promotion of youth empowerment through learning.
DCA in Kenya is working with international and national partners to assist the poorest of the poor with a focus on humanitarian assistance, protection, resilience building & working for peace and conflict mitigation. In our humanitarian work, we focus on refugees/IDPs/host community assistance that includes disaster risk reduction and self-protection mechanisms. In Kenya, the operational area is Turkana County with a focus on the refugees and the Turkana host community where interventions are within a frame work of enhancing self-reliance and resilience bulding. DCA development and humanitarian projects are part of a long-term program, where gender/rights based approach is a cross cutting priority and community managed/based/driven activities and capacity building of partners and LGAs are some of the key components.
For more information on DCA please visit: www.danchurchaid.org.
The main responsibilities of the PO are:
Facilitate and support the DCA project & partner staff in the implementation of the blended learning pilot project through field based technical support / backstopping, training/capacity building and accompaniment.
In close consultations with HoP & Learning Lab, take the lead at the field level in digital production and development of appropriate blended learning content, rolling out adult learner centered delivery methodology with a focus on the use of smart phones as a learning platform.
Manage and facilitate DCA initiated and managed innovation & partnership building initiatives relevant to the pilot project at the field level in close consultations with the HoP. These will include private sector & universities partnerships and related business innovation incubation and prototyping.
Manage all the DCA self-implemented aspects of the pilot project at the field level. This entails having a teaching and facilitative role, development of detailed implementation plans as well as monitoring and evaluation of the project in close consultations with the HoP.
Network with other field operational I/NGOs, UN Agencies and LGAs and explore/advise on possible areas of collaboration/partnerships to enhance project/program synergy.
Initiate mobile phone-based baseline, monitoring and evaluation data collection and other assessments and generate relevant reports.
Facilitate/support collaboration and cross learning among DCA & partners staff through information sharing, exposure visits including active partner engagement on blended learning initiatives during DCA platforms/forums.
Facilitate logistical arrangements for DCA staff, consultant field visits and donor visits to the pilot project in close consultations with the HoP.
Produce bi-monthly progress reports to DCA.
Any other responsibilities relevant to the blended learning project as determined and assigned by the HoP.
Professional Qualifications:
University level education in any of the following fields: Business studies, business education, information technology or equivalent.
Qualification in community development work and/or at least 3 years experience in social entrepreneurship & blended learning work (preferably working with refugees and host communities) – working knowledge of Turkana County is an added advantage.
Proven technical skills and hands on experience in digital production of learning content, teaching/facilitating adult learners and life skills development for the youth.
Proven project cycle management and monitoring & evaluation skills.
Knowledge of the rights-based approach & the international standards for working with humanitarian response such as SPHERE, Code of Conduct & Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) is an added advantage.
Good interpersonal skills and a proven team player. Self-driven and results orientated in challenging rural working environments.
Proven experience in training at field/community level and excellent reporting skills. Excellence in English and Kiswahili, oral and written.
