Purpose: To execute capacity-building initiatives for fisheries project stakeholders, partners, and institutions by strengthening their governance systems, leadership, and management practices across East Africa.
Scope of Work
Management of Project Partners:
Actively mobilize youth and women groups to engage in program activities
Support and strengthen linkages between off-takers, producers, transporters, border officials, local government officials, associates, and other relevant stakeholders in project implementation areas.
Actively support consultants, cross-border traders, and off-takers to collaborate in harnessing opportunities in cross border trade of fish.
Project Planning:
In liaison with the program team, develop detailed project activity work plans and activity budgets for approval.
Provide technical assistance to consultants to plan for field work and training.
Work with the program team to develop quarterly and annual project implementation plans.
Project Implementation
In collaboration with the project team, implement all activities in accordance with approved work plans.
Conduct literature review, data collection, analysis, and collation for the project studies.
Analyse data collected from project activity implementation and produce knowledge products and briefs.
Project Finance and Administration
Comply with project financial controls and all laid-out operational procedures.
Ensure value for money principle is observed throughout project implementation.
Project Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
In collaboration with the Project Team leader & M& E lead, develop a precise project monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEAL) plan.
Implement the MEAL plan in liaison with the M&E Team
Manage and ensure accurate data capturing, analysis, and reporting about project activities in accordance with donor requirements.
Information & Communication:
Work closely with the Team Leader to ensure effective and unified communication to the project stakeholders and partners.
Prepare documentation of best practices including writing/editing articles, press releases, lessons learnt, and other project materials for publication.
Analyse data collected from project activity implementation and produce knowledge articles, blogs, short videos
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Institutional development or Development Studies, Rural Development, Women & Gender Studies majoring in Institutional Development with a strong understanding of Group Formation and Change Dynamics.
Professional training in Women & Gender studies, Youth economic empowerment, or any of the above fields will be an added advantage.
A minimum of 5 years of progressive engagement in Change Management, especially in youth and women initiatives in East Africa.
Demonstrated experience in the agriculture sector, cross-border trade, and Entrepreneurship is a huge added advantage.
The ability to speak and communicate well in any of the local languages of Kenyan fishing communities and Kiswahili is an added advantage.
Apply via :
erp.kilimotrust.org
