DMEAL Officer – Faith and Development - Nairobi, Kenya - World Vision

Description

ABOUT THE COMPANY

World Vision is an international Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation working in almost 100 countries world-wide to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

JOB SUMMARY

Knowledge, Skills & ExperienceThe holder of this position must have a bachelor's degree in social sciences, Sociology, Economics/ statistics, or equivalent degree in a relevant field.At least 3 years professional experience in Project/ Program design implementation, M&E and learning cyclesResults orientated person able to manage and satisfy multiple and at times conflicting organizational, donor and other stakeholder demands;Working knowledge and experience in F&D models and faith based programing.Experience in the execution of development of cooperation projects and consortiums List additional work experience required as a minimum qualification for this position.Must be a born again Christian with demonstrable Christian maturity and clear commitment to Christian faith and practical expression of that faith in line with WV vision, mission and core values.Post graduate training in Project Planning and Management, M&E or Statistics, Information Science, Climate Change/ Natural Resource Management or related studies is an added advantageMust also have ample experience in public relations and be a strong team player

RESPONSIBILITIES

Program/Project PlanningTogether with the F&D and field staff team and partners, organize and facilitate Strategic/multiyear Plans/designs and budgets for the overall ProjectSupport the development of annual project plans and budgets.Support local and national partner engagement forums including project beneficiaries to ensure that these partnerships and agreements contribute to CWBOs and meet WV Vision, mission and core values.Support review and update F&D components in WVK Strategy and LCC project logframes, M&E Plans, project indicators and periodic targets and detailed implementation plans.Support the development of clear and implementable work break down structure for respective Project activities as neededSupport the F&D team and finance team to ensure realistic scheduling of project activities and budgetsImplementation, Technical Support and Quality AssuranceCoordinate the successful roll out and implementation of all MEAL related initiatives of the F&D sector including in the LCC project sites and APs.Lead the Rolling Baseline 10 step processes annually - across the remaining life of the LCC grant – Including Kobo collect operationalization and applicationDisseminate clear business processes for respective MEAL components to ensure consistent application and adherence to standards including Program Quality and Project Models Fidelity and trackingDevelop and support implementation of F&D programmes and project MEAL annual calendarsEnsure that realistic project targets are set a and tracked.Organize and conduct project level data quality audits and validation forums.Lead the process of capacity assessments and capacity building for staff and for potential local partners.Ensure that respective staff and WVK implementing partners are provided with requisite MEAL technical support to perform.Coordinate effective implementation of project Activities in collaboration with key partners and the MEAL Coordinator at the secretariat.Coordinate and facilitate timely review and sharing of all project documents; plans/designs and reports.Monitoring, Reporting and AccountabilitySupport the implementation of a digital data collection and beneficiary tracking system and databasesupport the design of a monitoring framework to track delivery against project targets/objectives. Support the development and dissemination of data collection tools.Ensure that the national Project data is entered in Salesforce IMPAQ: Project Profile creation & data entries of ITT, Workplan, Indicators, Risks, other project specific data entered into Salesforce IMPAQ in liaison with the Support office.Coordinate field level monitoring of WVK activities and its implementing partners to ensure project indicators that are aligned to sector learning agenda are tracked on quarterly basis or as prescribedCoordinate, participate and report on technical field monitoring visits.Ensure timely data collection, collating, & analysing, synthesizing information, updating the monitoring matrix and other monitoring systems are in place.Ensure timely dissemination of monitoring data to key stakeholders for management decision making.Monitor chapel and Transteam devotional activities to ensure prompt data on staff participation in these spiritual formation forums is shared regularly with Leadership and staff for requisite decisions.Support the appropriate use of information management systems in compliance with WV Kenya, GoK, and donor and in line with partnership agreements.Coordinate the compilation and submission of project management reports as per WV standards and donor requirements.Support establishment of accountability mechanisms for the project to enhance information sharing, complaints management and timely feedback flow.Research, Learning and Knowledge ManagementSupport periodic reviews/evaluations of the project interventions using appropriate methodologies (such as LQAs) to determine achievementsCollaborate with Program Effectiveness and Impact (PEI) team to ensure effective Reflection and Learning sessions - Research and evidence related to LCC and other F&D work.Ensure that the project assessments, feasibility studies and or characterization processes are conducted in a timely manner and quality reports are produced as per standard.Coordinate inter-county and inter AP exchange meetings on MEAL for lessons learnt and upscale to regional and secretariat level interventionFacilitate effective project level knowledge management (KM) mechanisms including documentation and sharing of innovative/promising/best practices or lessons learned and impacts.Organize and conduct learning forums/events at regular points to facilitate learning by the partnersFacilitate ongoing and collaborative learning within WVK and partners based on key data from the performance management system.Keep a data base of F&D resource persons and facilitators in an accessible online and off line systemOtherPerform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee from time to time;Participate and contribute in committees and task forces as appropriate

REQUIRED SKILLS

Reporting, Project monitoring and evaluation (M&E), Research and development, Capacity planning, Ability to coordinate, Project preparation and planning, Communication, Planning

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree