FCA Kenya is looking for a Program Officer
Primary purpose of the position: Responsible for developing and supporting planning, learning, documentation, reporting and research within Kenya Country Programme and its projects
Duties and responsibilities:
Assist program staff to develop data collection systems especially for new projects, assuring consistency with the FCA guidelines and tools, and in accordance with specific donor requirements
Together with program staff write project logframes for new project documents to support the continual improvement of program design
Ensure that projects’ documents and reporting deadlines clearly reflect FCA’s contributions to the rights holders (especially the most vulnerable) and duty-bearers
Ensure that complaints handling and feedback mechanisms are synchronised and continuously documented
Act as the Focal Point for FCA AKF forum
Ensure a project baseline is planned, coordinated and implemented within the first 3 months of a project start-up
Ensure that project documents considers aspects such as output, outcome, process and country context levels and that appropriate data collection and reporting tools are developed and used
Carry out field visits to document stories of change emerging from project participants, conducting data verification, quality assessments and reporting the findings
Develop tools to gather relevant data according to project logframes, assuring the feed into FCA Country Programme Results Framework
Train FCA and partners’ staff on data collection, including mobile data collection
Synthesize and analyze quantitative and qualitative data received on a monthly/quarterly basis
Develop and update project level databases when needed
Prepare mid-term and end of project FCA/donor reports
Organize and facilitate trainings on documentation of best practices for capacity development of FCA and partners’ staff
Orient and support new staff on data requirements of their projects
Together with programme staff facilitate periodic reviews with partners for dialogue, learning and reflection from assessments, program progress monitoring etc
Competence and Personal Requirements:
Minimum Bachelor degree or higher in Social Sciences field
3 years field experience in Program Design and Development and Capacity Building
Understanding of the concept of accountability and its implications to donors
Demonstrated ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data, and use it for high quality reporting and learning
Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through informal and formal training
Previous experience in developing, planning, and reporting on project documents and data collection tools
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team
Good organizational and time management skills
Excellent analytical skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
Computer proficiency in word processing, Power Point, database, spreadsheet and graphics presentations and other applications
Experience of working with development, humanitarian and/or advocacy programs in Kenya
Integrity, objectivity and professional competence
Demonstrated sensitivity to (cultural) diversity and gender issues
