Job Field: Sector in NGO/Non-Profit

Officer M&E – Marsabit Officer Governance & Advocacy – Marsabit

Reports to: Manager – Monitoring and Evaluation
Contract Details:
Starting Salary of the Pay Grade – Kes 96,308 p.m.
Fixed Term Contract – 21 Months
Medical Cover (1 Principal + 2 Dependants)
Group Life Assurance Cover
Group Personal Accident Cover
Job Summary:
The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E Officer) will be providing support in monitoring and evaluating on going projects. The incumbent will be responsible for overall M&E and learning needs of the projects and will come up with findings based on real data to show performance of the projects. The incumbent will also help in strengthening M&E functions based on experiences from the project. The incumbent will play role in promoting of key learnings for the improvement of the project and for wider leaning of the organisation.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Develop project monitoring plan (PMP) of the projects and consulting with programme team.
Support the Survey and surveillance Officer in designing, coordinating and conducting project evaluations and assessments.
Provide feedback to programme teams on projects’ performance based on monitoring data findings.
Build capacity of the programme teams on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E).
Provide technical support on M&E and evidence-based recommendations to the relevant Project Manager.
Assist Manager Monitoring and evaluation Manager in conducting Programme Data Review.
Ensure that implementation of field activities adheres to Concern Worldwide monitoring and evaluation system
Participate actively in programme planning process and budgeting of the programmes quality.
Assist Manager Monitoring and evaluation Manager in reviewing project plans during planning and budgeting process.
Support Program teams in developing quarterly and annual reports.
Work collaboratively with different programmes for strengthening integration and cross-learning in programmes.
Proactively volunteer for various team activities
Support Program teams in dealing with any other tasks as may be required.
Programme Participant Protection Policy
Adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Programme Participant Protection Policy and Concern Code of Conduct.

Job Specification:

Graduate degree in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics Social Sciences or Equivalent.
At least two (2) years’ experience in professional experience in the field of M&E.
Strong skills in information management.
Excellent written and public communication and negotiation skills
Able to use statistical software (ENA, SPSS and STATA)
Proven competency in ethical principles of research, statistical analysis and complex survey design and analysis
Excellent report writing, communication, interpersonal, ToT, networking and coordination skills
Proficient in the use of computer applications.
Fluent in both spoken and written English and Kiswahili.

Disclaimer Clause
This job description is not exhaustive and may be revised by the line manager from time to time.

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October 23, 2024
Desk Grant Development manager – KENYA

JOB CONTEXT :
The South and Eastern Africa Desk (SEA) includes 5 missions in 8 countries: Ethiopia – Somaliland (ESO), TUK (Tanzanie, Uganda, Kenya), Madagascar, Mozambique et South Sudan. The SEA Desk also directly manages multicountry projects. In 2017, its overall budget is 11 M€ and the main field of intervention are: Health, Education, socio-economic inclusion, Protection, Mental health and psychosocial support, Rehabilitation, support to Disabled People Organisations (DPO). The desk team includes a Desk Officer, 2 deputy desk officers, a desk assistant, 5 country directors and 2 regional project managers who also report directly to the desk officer.
Considering the various major crisis that affect the Horn of Africa and the permanent development needs to fight endemic poverty, support civil society, improve access to services and human rights’ situation, the SEA Desk decided to create a Desk Grant Development manager position. This creation aims at supporting field teams in responding to various intervention needs and requests. This support will focus on grants development in order to increase our fundraising capacity while maintaining a high level project quality design and development (in-deep needs assessments, participatory approach, stakeholders’ consultation, technical project design, cross-cutting approach consideration, MEAL component integration).
YOUR MISSION:
Under the SEA Desk Officer management and within the framework of the desk development strategy, you lead the project development process and contribute to the fundraising strategy for Handicap International (HI) in the Horn of Africa. You are part of the SEA Desk Team, you work in functional link with the Deputy Desk Officers based at Headquarter in Lyon and with field staff, mainly Country Directors and Operational Coordinators.
You support HI programs in East and Southern Africa to better respond to their fundraising strategy and develop qualitative proposals based on needs identified in accordance with HI mandate and field of expertise. Your main missions are as follow:

You define and elaborate projects feasibility and design by participating in the identification of partners (local and international as required)
You elaborate and write projects proposals on the base of identified donors rules and/or specific call for proposals guidelines
You identify the most appropriate partners and negotiate the roles and responsibilities of each one
You ensure that the submission package is in line with donor requirements
You ensure HI’s representation by building key stakeholder relationships with relevant decision makers in governments, national/local organizations, donors and key international organizations in link with the Desk officer and relevant Programme Directors
You attend to key international donors gatherings or development aid conferences

YOUR PROFILE :

You hold a degree in international development, humanitarian work
You have minimum 4 years of experience overseas in development and post crisis environment
You have experience with both humanitarian and development donors
With strong analytical skills, you master writing of proposals and strategic papers
You understand budget development and financial strategy
You have excellent communication and writing capacities in English
You are dynamic, highly flexible, autonomous and able to take initiatives
You show excellent communication skills and diplomacy which allow you to coordinate and consult smoothly with others

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION :
In Kampala, rental housing is available although choices are limited. All the amenities are present, since many products are imported. The country is relatively safe as long as security guidelines are respected. Kampala City, where the head office is located is identified as Security Level 1 with few security and safety risks beyond occasional crimes, road traffic crashes, and health hazards like malaria. There is no established curfew. There are no restrictions with movements by vehicle, both for work and personal reasons.
The standard of medical care in Uganda is significantly below appropriate standards although there is a growing private medical sector, specifically in the capital, Kampala. For serious medical treatment, evacuation to either Nairobi or Johannesburg will be required.
CONDITIONS:Starting date : 15/02/2018Length of the contract: 9 monthsEmployee status:Salary from 2757€ gross/month regarding the experience of the candidatePerdiem: 456€ net/month (Kampala) or 590€ net/month (Nairobi)Insurances : medical hearth coverage, retirement planning, repatriationPaid holiday : 25 days per yearR&R : Level 1 : 1 day per monthStatus : position open to couplesHousing : collective or individual, based on your personal situation and taken in charge by Handicap InternationalUgandan and Kenyan citizens are welcome to apply. The conditions of employment for national staff will be detailed later according to the experience of the candidate and in the framework of the local salary grid and conditions of engagement

October 23, 2024
Toilet Design Consultant for Refugee Camps

Job Details

4 months – full time
5 years design experience (at least 2 years in sanitation or humanitarian sector)
Sanivation is a social enterprise dedicated to improving overall health, dignity, and the environment. We provide refugees with innovative container based household toilets and transform fecal waste into an eco-friendly fuel.
Apply by January 7th 2017

Purpose & Mission
Sanivation designs, constructs and operates sanitation systems that address the entire sanitation value chain in refugee camps. Our system addresses difficult ground conditions, while providing refugees with a toilet option they can brag about.
We have ongoing operations in Kakuma Refugee camp, where we provide over 2, 000 people with safe sanitation services, and we are planning to scale to 5,000 people in 2018.
Does this sound like you?

5+ years toilet design experience
BS degree or higher in product design or related field
Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis
Advanced prototyping skills: concrete, metal and wood
Knowledge of design software (desirable but not essential)
Positive communication style; self-motivated and excited to be part of a team
Passionate about improving the living conditions of refugees

Why Sanivation?

We are changing the way sanitation is done in refugee camps
We implemented the first waste treatment plant in Kakuma (25 year old camp)
First private sector company to address entire sanitation value chain in a refugee camp
Scaling up to 5000 toilet users over next year and you get to lead the toilet design
Expanding to other refugee camps in East Africa

A day in the life

Talking to toilet users about challenges with the current toilet design, and documenting findings
Exploring Kakuma shops for materials availability for prototyping
Prototyping toilet improvement ideas and discussing them with the local team

Key responsibilities
Qualitative analysis

Lead focus group discussions and interview relevant stakeholders
Identify what needs we can meet with small toilet modifications
Review existing toilet improvement recommendations and independent toilet evaluation carried out by UNHCR

Prototyping

Create low-fidelity prototypes to test new ideas using a human centered design
Conduct rapid user trials

Design

Produce improved toilet design with clear guide for construction

Team management

Recruitment and training of refugee incentive staff for toilet construction

October 23, 2024
Monitoring and Evaluation / Grants Manager Emergency Wash Coordinator

Job Purpose: Work with the WCDO Somaliland programme team to develop and advise on the implementation of robust monitoring and evaluation system. Lead the programme team through systematic review of programme and other data leading to documented lessons learnt and programme adaptations where necessary. Manage WCDO donor, internal and governmental reporting requirements

Act as a focal point for WCDO’s future research partnership and ensure the timely delivery of accurate data and reports. Lead the operational implementation of the context analysis and programme evaluations.

In liaison with the Programme Manager and Country Director (CD) in Somaliland coordinate the programme and support teams in the development of high quality reports and funding proposals.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Fundraising and Grants Management:

Draft Concept Notes and project Proposals as assigned by the Country Director
Work with the CD and Programme Manager to conduct a Context Analysis for WCDO Somaliland
Support the CD and the Programme Manager Somaliland to develop the Country Strategic Plan
Work with programme teams to establish whether potential funding is feasible operationally and in line with broader programmatic aims and make subsequent recommendations to senior management.
Manage proposal development processes, ensuring the participation of all programme teams and support systems departments where necessary.
Liaise with the Programme Manager and CD to establish work plans and clear roles and responsibilities in order to produce quality proposals on time ensuring adequate technical and desk review in Head Office.
Prepare new projects grant launch document and also revise the existing ones.
Under the supervision of the CD, organise and lead planning workshops at the start of each new contract, ensuring that all relevant staff understand donor specific compliance issues and ensuring that roles & responsibilities and activity plans (including procurement and HR recruitment) are established

Monitoring and Evaluation:

Ensure that WCDO country programme continues to have robust monitoring systems in place to provide relevant data for donor requirements and internal learning.
Lead the development of baseline and end-line data for WCDO programmes in Somaliland
Support projects staff on ways to properly document, organize and capture programme progress and also enhance their capacity in the use of digital data collection
Draft tools and their revision and data collection procedures (eg the logical framework, project performance tracking, indicators, data flow etc). This may involve periodic reviews of the global monitoring framework ensuring the appropriateness of monitoring tools.
Monitor and quality assurance spot checks on each project site.
Review and analyse weekly / monthly reports with the technical team to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in the project implementation and to enhance quality of reporting
Supervise data input into the database monitoring and reporting system and processes for checking data quality
Coordinate the updating of indicators in the monitoring and reporting system database to enable the fulfilment of reporting obligations to donors.
Ensure that monthly, quarterly and annual monitoring and reporting system reports are submitted to the programme manager by the stipulated deadlines.
Oversee the outputting of reports from the monitoring and reporting system in preparation for the annual Review and Re-planning process as directed by the CD / Programme Manager.
Support the PMs in the review of monitoring documentation relating to programme activities including (but not limited to): training and dissemination reports, KAP reports
Lead and support the programme team in producing / documenting quality case studies / most significant change (MSC) which meet donor standards

Reporting:

Manage WCDO Somaliland internal and external reporting schedule, ensuring that the organisation is meeting the highest standards of donor compliance.
Ensure that donor reports are produced to a high standard and respond to donor requirements.
Compile stakeholder reports and for the Government of Somaliland according to the requirements set.
Assist the Country Management Team to develop country specific papers and reports as the need arises.

People Management:

Design, plan and implement a capacity building plan for all relevant WCDO staff on key elements of the different components of monitoring, learning and funding.
Manage the relevant staff to create an environment conducive to a proficient and effective implementation of the set activities in order to strengthen the decision making capacities of Somaliland National staff.
Ensure that all positions have accurate job descriptions and that each member of the team fully understands outcomes which are expected of them, by setting SMART objectives, and that they are aware of the success criteria relating to their work.
Monitor and review performance and hold staff accountable for meeting the success criteria; give constructive feedback on an ongoing basis where required and take decisive action in the case of poor performance. Conduct regular PDR processes for the managed staff.
Ensure that work within the team is planned and organised in a way which will meet the organisation’s needs in the most cost effective manner possible; ensuring that team members are given appropriate workloads and are working efficiently.

Others:

Attend cluster and other coordination meetings at the request of the Programme Manager / CD
Actively participate in collective exercises such as preparation or updates of Preparing for Effective Emergency Response (PEER) plan, Security Management Plan (SMP) and other WCDO initiatives.
Take active measures to address equality issues, particularly relating to gender, equality, community feedback as the key focal person.
Actively participate in any emergency response as assigned from time to time by the CD
Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the CD.

Person Specification
Essential
Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

Bachelor’s or Master’s or equivalent degree in public administration, community development, statistics, social or development related studies;
Strong commitment to confronting poverty and under development; Understanding and supporting the role of communities and non-governmental sector in poverty alleviation and its associated challenges
At least three years relevant experience in the development (WASH, livelihoods) / humanitarian sector with at least one of those years being field based.
Proven experience in proposal and report writing.
Proven experience in managing M&E systems.
Experience of managing donor funded projects

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements:

Fully fluent in English and working knowledge of Somali would be an added advantage
Flexibility, adaptability, good sense of humour and patience.
Excellent writing and editing skills.
Ability to organize and prioritize workload.
Ability to cope with stress, work under pressure often to strict deadlines.
Self-motivated, progressive and proactive.
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Methodical and thorough with a keen sense of detail.
Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity to cultural differences.
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Desirable

Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

First or second degree in Statistics, Development/ Humanitarian field.
Experienced with project cycle management system (PCMS).
Familiar with programming in emergency, nutrition and health, WASH, food security and/or livelihoods sectors.
Experience with digital / electronic data collection and database management.
Experience with hardcopy and electronic filing and archive management

Working Conditions:

Based in Somaliland
Requires periodic travel to areas of significant insecurity
Field travel can involve driving on bad roads, traveling in small planes and frequent encounters with armed militia. Some additional travel to other regions may be required.
Living conditions in the field may at times be harsh. Limited access in the field to medical care.
May require working extended hours and on weekends/holidays to meet deadlines.
Multi-cultural, Multi-ethnic organizational work environment.

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October 23, 2024
Terms of Reference for a Consultant to document Learning from StARCK Plus Program

Act! is currently implementing the Strengthening Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in Kenya (StARCK+) Project. The StARCK+ Project is funded by Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK Government and seeks to review initiatives undertaken by civil society organisations (CSOs) in strengthening community resilience to climate change, while supporting completion of development of key regulations and institutions required for climate change response in selected Counties.
The StARCK+ expansion project is a follow up phase of a major natural resources management programme with a strategic focus on climate change earlier funded by DFID and Embassy of Sweden; the first phase of the project ended in January, 2017. StARCK+ has been implemented by 23 partnersacross the county since 2011.
The Objective 4 of the extension period is to support learning on successful climate change adaptation and mitigation interventions as well as some which were not successful but offer some learning in climate change programming. Act! together with other actors have been implementing programs on climate change including role of adaptive technologies in mitigating the effects of climate change. Act! intends to document successful interventions on the contribution of the technologies to resilience andmitigation. The successful adaptation and mitigation practices will be collated, documented and disseminated for replication in other areas. The documentation will be followed by a national learning forum for both state and non-state actors.
Thus, a key activity of the extension program is to document and publicise key lessons from the implementation of adaptation and mitigation projects under the StARCK+.
Key deliverable is a learning publication in form of a book developed for a national learning event held to disseminate the learnings out of the StARCK+ program.
Scope of the task
This assignment is commissioned by Act! and is seeking to engage an individual consultant to document learning from the implemented adaptation and mitigation projects under the StARCK+ program. The final document will comprise success cases from the program to be disseminated in a national learning event.
The consultant is expected to propose how to effectively carry out the task to achieve the purpose of the assignment as outlined below. The consultant’s proposal should present the understanding of the assignment, activities to be carried out during the assignment and the consultant’smethodology to undertake the work within the specified period in a logical manner.
Purpose of the Task
The purpose of this learning documentation is to establish the impact (the lasting or significant changes – positive or negative, intended or not – in people’s lives) of the StARCK+ program.
The final document will comprise of cases from the program to be disseminated in a national learning event. The documentation will inform Act! and its key stakeholders in the StARCK+ program on innovative tools and approaches, systems and processes developed by the program towards community adaptation and resilience. It will also capture what did not work well that needs rethinking in future programming, communicate tangible impacts or changes at the community and policy levels in climate change, unexpected impacts, and gaps that remain and that could be the focus of another programming phase.
Objectives of the assignment
The aim of the task is to profile learning from project actions on adaptation and mitigation and thematic scenarios and how they have evolved over time. Specifically, the consultant will;

Prepare pre-set questions to facilitate the data collection and writing of specific learning reports.
Undertake field visits to document learning from StARCK+ partners for publication
Consolidate the learnings into one final StARCK+ learning book which will be published and shared in a learning forum for stakeholders.

Specific Tasks
The consultant will be expected to carry out the following tasks;
Preparation: Work closely with Act! StARCK+ team as well as with the implementing partners to identify areas to document and develop tools to document learning.
Field Visits: The consultant will undertake desk review and conduct field visits where Act partners have implemented activities.Writing: The consultant in close consultation with StARCK+ staff will finalize the publication within 5 days of completion of the field work. Thereafter the manuscript will be professionally laid out by the consultant inserting pictures and any illustrations to support the chapters/themes. Partners interviewed will be invited to read and provide any additional information
Report: Finalize the book for publication and dissemination in the learning forum.
Deliverables

The consultant is expected to produce high quality booklet that communicates evidence to show:
The significant changes and value (or not) of our adaptation and resilience approach in Kenya over the past 6 years

It will also provide:
Evidence of good practice and recommendations on how we can improve our approach
The learnings must be catchy, compelling, genuine and beneficiary centered and should tell the climate change story, indicating how the programmes have promoted positive change in adaptation and resilience.
Payments
Payments for the consultancy will be based on deliverables as follows.

Production of planning document – 40%
Draft manuscript – 30%
Final manuscript – 30%

Duration:
The consultancy is expected to take a maximum of 21 man days commencing 15 January 2018 to 12 February 2018. These include the preparatory phase, field work and development of document. The final deliverables should reach Act! by 20 February 2018 in readiness for publication.
Required Qualifications
To be eligible to apply for this role the consultant/s must meet the following requirements:
The applicant should hold an advanced degree in environment/climate change, environmental journalism, development communication. demonstrated experience in Climate change communication and documentation is an added advantage
The team must have at least ten years’ experience working in Kenya or East Africa and have a good understanding of ENRM issues and working at the grassroots level.Team needs to have undertaken a similar documentation assignment (proof of such products to be provided)Excellent research and facilitation skillsGood knowledge of multicultural aspects in Kenya, cultural nuances, gender and crosscutting issues.Demonstrate excellent professional oral and writing skills in English.
Previous proven experience in documenting narratives for donor supported projects.Experience in documenting similar projects will be an added advantage.
Selection Procedure
Qualified consultant or consultancy team are required to submit;

A three-page proposal to Act! interpreting the terms of reference and elaborating the consultancy methodology and design, level of effort required to fully deliver the assignment, and with a work plan and budget for undertaking the assignment with separate Itemized costs under:

Professional fee,
field Costs

CVs for team members– maximum 3 pagesContact details of three referees from organizations that have recently contracted the consultant/s to perform similar or related work for the last 2-3 years
Samples of relevant previous work

October 23, 2024
Associate Director – Confederation Development

Closing date: 26th January 2018 @ 23:59 GMT (Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if large or sufficient numbers of applications are received.)Interviews: 12-23rd FebruaryLocation: Based in Nairobi (Geographical area covered: Global)Contract: Fixed term (2 years), with possibility of extensionSalary: Approx. KES 8,230,000 gross per annum (negotiable depending on experience) plus pension and agreed relocation cost
This post will be part of the OI Secretariat Strategy, Confederation Development and Governance team.
Department Purpose
To drive Oxfam International’s strategic vision and ‘global balance’ agenda through inspiring thought leadership; effective engagement with both internal and external stakeholders (with a focus on the global south) to leverage existing expertise and other resources; and purposeful integration of the strategy, confederation development and governance functions for maximum confederation impact and visibility.
Team Purpose
To lead and coordinate efforts to engage Oxfam staff and board members in creating a truly global organization and ‘worldwide influencing network’ that is rooted in the countries where it works; and achieves impact at scale by being responsive, legitimate and accountable to its stakeholders. This includes facilitating integrated confederation-wide support to the development of new Southern Affiliates; creating space for other confederation development models and diversity of southern voice in Oxfam’s global planning and decision making; and supporting small and medium affiliate capacity across regions to effectively influence, fundraise and contribute to Oxfam’s mission.
The Role
Oxfam International is looking for an Associate Director – Confederation Development to help drive, as part of a small global team, implementation of Oxfam’s ‘global balance’ vision; oversee the development of new Oxfam members; develop and support small and medium affiliates across regions; and act as strategic partner for confederation development in the management of the Oxfam Investment Fund.
Fluency in English required and competence in Spanish and/or French is desirable.

October 23, 2024
Associate: Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

Grade: 5
Starting Salary (Gross) KES 90,000
Supervisor: Senior Officer: Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
Supervision Given: [None]

The primary responsibility of the Associate, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting is to assess the wellbeing of households through a standardized tool or other tools as may be communicated from time to time. The core responsibilities of this position are as follows:
Assessment

Manage all internal referrals for assessments in the data base
Visit referred vulnerable households to assess their wellbeing and level of self reliance;
Submit assessment results to RefugePoint on provided platform;
Ensure that all core clients are assessed every six months;
Adhere to confidentiality procedures and policies when collecting, storing or sharing data.

Referrals

Through the data base, refer cases that require further assistance following low assessment scores;
Highlight any specific protection concerns identified during assessment for timely response.

Documentation and reporting:

Make case notes in the data base to ensure other staff are well informed on new information on assessed households
Work collaboratively within the urban program team to ensure clients’ needs are holistically met;
Closely work with the Program Manager-Information Technology and Senior Officer- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting in picking trends relating to nationality, gender, income sources and location of households as well other variables that may be determined from time to time;
Share appropriate information with partner agencies and community members as guided.

Attend to other duties as assigned.
Required Minimum Qualifications:

University degree in social work, community development, international relations or related field required;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Strong interpersonal skills;
Excellent computer skills.

Additional Desired Qualifications

Experience assisting refugees and asylum seekers in an urban environment;
Training and/or experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.

Special Requirements:

Current police clearance certificate

October 23, 2024
Country Director

Job description
Starting Salary £41,164
It gets you out of bed in the morning and pays the bills, but are you looking for much more from your job?
Reporting to the MMI Director of Programmes, the Country Director will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for the Mary’s Meals programme in Kenya. They will be responsible and accountable for the operational success of the school feeding programme, ensuring the Mary’s Meals school feeding model is consistently delivered to exceptional standards. The Country Director will develop, lead and manage the Kenya senior leadership team and will play the leading role in representing the organisation in Kenya.
It is essential that you have a relevant degree, or equivalent level professional experience and extensive experience working at leadership level including leading a diverse team in a fast paced and rapidly growing environment. You will have a sharp focus on delivery with extensive experience of programme implementation and a particular emphasis on effective delivery, efficient logistics and control of stock.
You will be self-motivated and able to work independently, with excellent communication, organisation, prioritisation and time management skills. You will have experience of persuading and influencing at a strategic level and the ability to establish effective and collaborative relationships.
In addition, you will have strong financial management skills, including budget preparation, management and reporting.
If you would like to make a difference to the lives of thousands of children across the world, we’d love to hear from you. We are looking for an exceptional candidate who has significant leadership experience but who can operate at all levels to get the job done.
By contributing to the work of Mary’s Meals, you will become part of a worldwide movement of people who will not accept that any child in this world of plenty should endure a day without a meal.

October 23, 2024
Membership Coordinator – NEAR Network

Organization: NEAR – Network for Empowered Aid Response, www.near.ngo
(Hosted by Adeso – African Development Solutions, www.adesoafrica.org)
Reporting To: Executive Director – NEAR
Working With: The NEAR Secretariat and Adeso Staff
Program/Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: Six (6) Months
Starting Date: Immediately
ABOUT NEAR NETWORK
Adeso together with other local and national NGOs have come together to form a global network which was launched in May 2016 at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. The network, NEAR (Network for Empowered Aid Response), is a movement of local organizations with a bold ambition – to reshape the top-down humanitarian and development system to one that is locally driven and owned, and is built around equitable, dignified and accountable partnerships.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Membership Coordinator will be responsible for implementing NEAR’s membership strategy under the guidance of the Executive Director. S/he will assist in building a vibrant, diverse, satisfied and growing membership and network of stakeholders that is truly representative of the NEAR vision and mission.
NEAR is looking for a Membership Coordinator to implement the NEAR membership strategy under the guidance of the Executive Director. S/he will assist in building a vibrant, diverse, satisfied and growing membership and network of stakeholders that is truly representative of the NEAR vision and mission.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Membership Coordinator will be responsible for assisting with the day-to-day management of NEAR’s membership database and supporting with member recruitment and retention. The position holder will support the Executive Director with various tasks as required.
SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the leadership of the Executive Director, establish and implement the NEAR membership strategy.
Work with the Network Director to maintain frequent and productive communication with current and future members, identifying and following-up on potential funding opportunities for members
Develop and maintain an accurate and up-to-date Membership database
Process membership applications and renewals
Provide regular and ad hoc membership lists, statistics, information and reports as required
Respond promptly to member/potential member enquiries
Follow-up lapsed members and produce reports on why members lapse
Support member acquisition, retention and renewal campaigns and related activities
Manage email address bounce backs and unsubscribes
Support the engagement of the members in the activities of the network
Support member involvement of the working groups, including minutes and development of all relevant documentation from working groups.
Support the engagement of the members in the activities of the network
Assist members to maximize website resources
Other duties as necessary to contribute to the overall success of NEAR.

This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Successful candidate will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

A post-graduate degree relevant to Humanitarian Aid e.g. International Relations, Development Studies, Social Sciences or related qualification
Experience in advocacy, partnership and networking at national and international levels
Excellent organizational skills
A good working knowledge of member relationship management
Proficiency in MS Office, Word and Excel, and databases
Fluent in oral and written English; knowledge in French and Arabic an added advantage
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate confidently and effectively with staff, and senior leaders

October 23, 2024
Global Fundraising Specialist, Individual Giving

Job description
Location:
Flexible, at any WWF office within 4-5 hours timezone difference to CET.
About the Global Development Centre (GDC)
The Global Development Centre is a small team of global fundraising specialists that support the development of individual fundraising programmes for WWF globally. Our mission is a WWF Global Network that generates increasing and sustainable membership, mid-level and major philanthropic income from private sources to help fulfil WWF’s conservation goals. GDC invests, advises, builds capacity, supports strategic planning, mentors and provides hands-on support, and drives collaboration across teams and borders. We work in coordination with other teams, including International Philanthropy, Public Sector Partnerships (PSP), Corporate Relations, Digital and Brand, Campaigns and regional fundraising teams.
The Role:
Help WWF offices worldwide engage with donors and help achieve ambitious income targets. Provide technical expertise and strategic advice on existing and new supporter fundraising programmes to WWF offices globally, as well as monitors performance of programmes, shares learn-ing and ensures WWF stays on top of developments in order to maximise our capacity to generate income. Contribute to initiatives to ensure we continually raise the bar and maximise income potential on WWF fundraising performance.
Main responsibilities:

Help assigned WWF offices to assess their fundraising market and develop sustainable multichannel individual fundraising strategies.
Set-up, support strengthen and monitor multichannel individual fundraising programs (digital/online is your main priority, but your role will also include face-to-face, drtv etc) for assigned WWF offices (with a focus on Latin America);
Financial forecasting / monitoring – supporting financial fundraising forecasts for various offices and channels;
Advise on optimisation of channels, including offline (F2F, DRTV, events) and digital channels integration , search engine marketing and optimisation, mobile fundraising, email-fundraising and social networking such as Facebook/(re)targeting and segmentation;
Managing complex projects with a variety of programs for several different WWF offices;
Create and manage a thorough and regularly updated reporting/benchmarking system which tracks market trends and innovations in digital fundraising/marketing, as well as the existing digital habits within WWF to map out potential to maximise digital fundraising opportunities.
Skill-sharing and best practice sharing network wide (workshops, knowledge centre) virtually and on location, including organising these workshops and conferences;
Advise fundraiser colleagues at various levels up to CEO on fundraising development;
Support the GDC’s knowledge management by pro-actively gathering and dispersing of information regarding WWF activities in individual fundraising giving worldwide as well as identifying market trends globally;
Work with the International Digital team on wider digital developments that could improve fundraising capabilities of WWF offices;
Working mostly virtually but there is travelling required to WWF offices

Required Qualifications, Skills and Competencies

Degree in Fundraising, Marketing, Communications or equivalent experience
5+ years in fundraising at least part of that time in digital fundraisingwithin that the ideal candidate would have lead a complex private individual fundraising operations, with multi-channel operations, or at least developed or managed operationally 2 main fundraising channels (F2F, TM, DM, DRTV), preferably in a multi-channel environment
At least 1 year line management experience
Experience of developing and managing fundraising strategies and initiatives.
Outstanding project management skills coupled with good knowledge of CRM and customer insight systems;.
Ability to comfortably commissioning technical fundraising market research projects as well as monitor and evaluate effectiveness, delivering training, coaching and mentoring;
Proven knowledge of working with different regional markets; of managing complex fundraising programs and agency management; The ideal candidate has experience in working with people while not physically being in the same space
Strong knowledge of digital fundraising and at least one other fundraising channel (F2F, DRTV, Telemarketing, Retention)
Able to take Initiative and be self-motivated and efficient;
The ideal candidate is an inspiring presenter, coach and leader Proactive, energetic personality, able and enthusiastic about working within an international mostly virtual team;
Ability to communicate and work/negotiate at all levels and effective problem-solver.
The ideal candidate has strong networking and negotiating skills. Ideal candidate has a network of fundraising experts of other charities and agencies and knows global lead experts of his area of expertise
Intercultural understanding: understanding the impact of cultural differences on work and partnership relations; The ideal candidate has experience in working with people while not physically being in the same space
Experience of working with at least one international NGO (internal decision making, funding and budgeting processes) ;
Passionate about environmental issues;
Flexibility in terms of travelling and working hours (working with colleagues in different time zones;
Demonstrates WWF behaviours in way of working: Strive for Impact, Listen Deeply, Collaborate Openly, Innovate Fearlessly;
Adhere to WWF’s brand values: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.

How to apply? Upload your covering letter and CV on Linkedin. We will only accept applications with a Covering Letter and CV saved together as one file. Please read the instructions carefully before applying.
Deadline for applications: 14th January 2018
Work permit restrictions may apply.
WWF is an equal opportunity employer and committed to having a diverse workforce.

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