NGO Program Coordinator Job Kenya

Program Coordinator Jobs at World Renew, Kenya

World Renew, an agency of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA), has a full time opening for a Program Coordinator, Conservation Agriculture Program in East Africa, based in Kenya.

The position is responsible for the effective implementation of the program components, including technical support and coordination, of a five year Conservation Agriculture program in East Africa funded by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD).

The Conservation Agriculture (CA) Program Coordinator is based in Nairobi, Kenya. The CA Program Coordinator will work together with members (and, as requested, member partners) and other organizations partnering with the CA program to ensure the delivery of a high quality CA program.

Position Title: Program Coordinator, Conservation Agriculture Program
Department: East Africa Ministry Team
Reports to: Country Consultant (Director), Kenya
Operational Accountability: Program Manager, Canadian Foodgrains Bank (Winnipeg)
Status: 100% FTE exempt
Salary Level: 14

Job Description (PDF)
Deadline: July 10th, 2015

To apply, please visit the CRCNA Job Board and follow all application instructions.

Program Coordinator Job Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Consultation: Capacity Development

• Working closely with the members participating in the CA Program, the CA Program Coordinator will coordinate activities to strengthen the technical capacity of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank network in conservation agriculture programming. This will include:
• Working with the CA Technical Officers and CA Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E) to assess the technical and monitoring capacity of implementing members and partners, identifying technical needs and looking for ways to address those needs
• Organizing regional and network-wide technical capacity development events and activities
• In collaboration with the CA M&E Officer, developing mechanisms for capturing learnings and for disseminating these learnings to the network

Field Activities: Program Management

• The CA Program Coordinator will provide regional and in-country leadership to the CA Program in East Africa. This will include:
• Providing Staff Coordination to a team of four employees consisting of three CA Technical Officers (one each in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania), and one Administrative Assistant (based in the regional office). This will include approving their work plans, providing regular feedback and an annual performance review, as well as ongoing coaching and mentoring
• Team Building & Development – The CA Program Coordinator will ensure the development and functioning of the staff team, including: Scheduling and leading regular staff meetings, identifying appropriate team capacity development activities and serving as a liaison point between team members and the CA Program Manager to ensure clear communication

Financial Management The CA Program Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Administering the regional and in-country program budgets for technical services as approved by the CA Program Manager
• Monitoring regional and in-country program expenditures

Planning and Reporting – The CA Program Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Monitoring and collaborating with the implementation of sub-contracted activities
• Writing regular reports (e.g. Activity Reports, Conference Summaries etc.)
• Developing an Annual Program Work Plan
• Disseminating written reports after training events, major policy initiatives, conferences, etc.
• Producing other written communication, as requested

Networking and Policy Support

• The CA Program Coordinator will contribute to building and strengthening local, regional and international networks to further the adoption of CA practice.

This will include:

• Ensuring appropriate local govt. offices in the DFATD funded CA Scale-up areas in East Africa program are regularly consulted and fully informed of program activities
• Engaging relevant stakeholders, such as African Conservation Tillage Network, World Agro-Forestry Centre, FAO and research institutions, to share information and build a base of collaboration within the region
• Working closely to support the Ethiopian, Kenyan, and Tanzanian Conservation Agriculture Advisory Committees and engaging these committees in determining program priorities
• Organizing and hosting visitors and sub-contractors to the program including managing the logistics for delegations, external researchers and evaluators
• Representing the CFGB network and its collective expertise at conferences and forums, and ensuring learnings from these forums are disseminated throughout the Foodgrains Bank network
• Aiding in the implementation of country level policy activities

Other Duties as Required

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position will provide direction and supervisory support to four positions in the region. Additionally, the position will have directive authority over sub-contracted partners but will not have direct power or authority to force change across the whole program. Influence will depend on an ability to build trust cross-culturally & cross-organizationally.

Qualifications for Program Coordinator Jobs in Kenya

• Mature Christian committed to serving Jesus Christ
• Demonstrated commitment to promote a positive work environment and respectful relationships that value diversity and equality
• Committed to working towards gender equality in all aspects of our programming, plans, policies and organizational structure
• Experience in development programming in an international context
• Demonstrated ability to help organizations improve relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to help organizations coordinate their work and build collaboration
• Experience with networks and complex program management
• Demonstrated program coordination skills and ability, including financial management
• Demonstrated team management skills: able to develop team skills in others
• Excellent command of English with strong written and oral communication skills
• Proactive and able to work with minimal supervision
• Experience working with government funded programs (DFATD desirable)
• Willing and able to develop language competence

Education and/or Experience

• Master’s degree in a related field with demonstrated knowledge of conservation agriculture
• Minimum of 8 years of cross-cultural experience
• Minimum of 8 years of community development or organizational consultation experience

Language Skills

• Fluency in English, with strong writing skills, is essential. Swahili and/or Amharic would be desirable

Physical Demands

• The position will require frequent and extensive travel in East Africa, including to remote locations. This will result in an increased exposure to illness. There will also be occasional international travel outside of East Africa.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information
The CA Program Coordinator is hired by World Renew but works on behalf of the CFGB Network to ensure the successful implementation of the CA program in East Africa.

To facilitate this, the position will receive direction from the CA Program Manager, based in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank Winnipeg, MB, Canada office.

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