Community Mobilizer - Resilience, Protection & Climate Change - Kolowa at World Vision Kenya

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.

 

Community Mobilizer - Resilience, Protection & Climate Change - Kolowa

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationDiploma
  • Experience2 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldAgriculture / Agro-Allied  , Project Management 

Key Responsibilities:

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES

Project planning and implementation 

  • Work closely with the Integrated Development Officer to coordinate effective and timely implementation of all interventions outlined under activities in the Resilience Protection and Climate Change project.
  • Participate in the preparation of overall work plan and budget as well as develop activity plans and budgets for technical support of Resilience Protection and Climate Change Project activities
  • Support in the mobilization of project participants to effectively participate in the implementation of project activities.
  • Participate in developing different levels of progress report (weekly updates, situational reports, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports)
  • Supporting Project Quality Assurance (PQA) through organizing and supporting monitoring visits on L&R interventions.
  • Collaborate with relevant ministries and other relevant partners at the County and community levels to ensure integration and high-level implementation of the planned Project activities.
  • Work closely with relevant authorities to ensure all economic recovery and market systems interventions deployed in the communities are in alignment with L&R in emergency Standards
  • Work together with other staff/ to ensure that key trainings meet the standard required to facilitate, provide knowledge and reinforcement of desired L&R behaviour and practices.
  • Ensure that business processes, standards and guidelines related to Resilience Protection and Climate Change Project initiatives are effectively applied in project implementation.
  • Support in setting up and operationalization of robust programme accountability framework that ensures that programme participants are consulted, informed, participate and have an opportunity to provide feedback on programme interventions.

Technical support

  • Support in the training of the households on Empowered worldview and tracking on the implementation of the Household Economic plans.
  • Support Training of S4T groups on using Dream save applications.
  • Support Continuous Coaching and Mentoring of the S4T groups and reporting
  • Link the S4T groups to other support services.
  • Work with communities and relevant stakeholders to identify key on-farm and off farm value chains to support
  • Support project market research on viable value chains
  • Ensure the target communities are mobilized and participate in the identified Local Value Chain Interventions
  • In consultation with other staff, government and partners sensitize and mobilize the communities to form Project Implementation units, producer groups
  • Support produce aggregation and marketing activities of the project
  • Work with WVK Officers, local stakeholders and leaders to identify community champions/resource persons for LVCD, Empowered World View and Digitization of farmer records
  • In consultation with other staff develop capacity assessment tools for producer groups and develop a capacity development plan
  • Facilitate the capacity building of the partners and farmer groups on LVCD activities (Climate Smart Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, post-harvest management and value addition, transformational leadership)
  • Facilitate linkages of the savings groups to FAST product to enhance their performance
  • Ensure cross cutting themes are integrated into LVCD interventions
  • Provide technical support and timely feedback to the AP Manager on the Empowered world view, Savings for Transformation, FAST and LVCD interventions outlined in the project documents.
  • Organize meetings with key local value chain actors and farmers to forge effective support of the LVCD interventions
  • Ensure adult and child safeguarding during the implementation of the planned interventions

 Quality assurance -Monitoring, Reporting, evaluation and Documentation

  • Ensure the community champions (LVCD, EWV and S4T) have necessary monitoring tools and are trained on the same
  • Develop project monitoring and reporting schedules in collaboration with the various stakeholders
  • Work with the community champions/facilitators to continuously train, monitor and mentor the performance of S4T and producer groups along identified value chains
  • Clean and Collate project performance data and ensure it is keyed into the relevant Monitoring Information System (MIS) on a monthly basis
  • Prepare weekly updates, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual progress reports
  • Documentation of key lessons learnt and successes stories from the target farmers
  • Continuously track progress of planned activities and outputs in the detailed implementation plan to ensure timely and quality implementation of plans
  • Support Monitoring and evaluation of Resilience Protection and Climate Change Project activities in coordination with M&E and relevant stakeholders.
  • Support farmer records digitization process and performance tracking in collaboration with community resource persons and relevant private actors
  • Together with farmers, partners, conduct regular reflection and learning events
  • Support the project data collection during baseline, end line, market assessments and post distribution assessments
  • Support Monitoring and evaluation of Resilience Protection and Climate Change Project activities in coordination with M&E and relevant stakeholders.
  • Support farmer records digitization process and performance tracking in collaboration with community resource persons and relevant private actors
  • Together with farmers, partners, conduct regular reflection and learning events
  • Support the project data collection during baseline, end line, market assessments and post distribution assessments
  • Support Monitoring and evaluation of Resilience Protection and Climate Change Project activities in coordination with M&E and relevant stakeholders.
  • Support farmer records digitization process and performance tracking in collaboration with community resource persons and relevant private actors
  • Together with farmers, partners, conduct regular reflection and learning events
  • Support the project data collection during baseline, end line, market assessments and post distribution assessments
  • Support Monitoring and evaluation of Resilience Protection and Climate Change Project activities in coordination with M&E and relevant stakeholders.
  • Support farmer records digitization process and performance tracking in collaboration with community resource persons and relevant private actors
  • Together with farmers, partners, conduct regular reflection and learning events
  • Support the project data collection during baseline, end line, market assessments and post distribution assessments

Strategic Engagement, Partnership and Networking 

  • If assigned by the AP manager, represent World Vision in key L&R stakeholder forum/meetings and relevant networks at the Ward and Sub-County levels
  • Facilitates linkages of the S4T and farmers groups to micro-finance institutions and skills development institutions
  • Strengthen partnerships with the other likeminded partners for effective support and capacity development of the farmers for sustainability

QUALIFICATION REQUIRED: 

  • Diploma certificate in Agriculture/Agricultural economics/Agricultural Education and Extension.
  • Minimum of two experience working with communities in either relief or development Livelihood and Resilience/Food security projects
  • Must be a local resident from Kolowa Sub County preferably Tirioko and Lokis
  • Excellent English communication skills (both oral and written)
  • Must be able to speak the local dialect and good understanding of the context
  • Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office and Lotus Notes (or another main email system such as Microsoft Outlook)
  • A team player, capable of building the community capacity in economic recovery aspects
  • Ability to take initiative, a team leader able to work with minimum supervision
  • Cross-cultural sensitivity and emotional maturity
  • Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts
  • Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender and other key issues in Economic empowerment
  • Able to ride a motorbike with a valid license

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: (Attach as one PDF document)

  • Application Letter
  • CV
  • Copies of academic certificates
  • Copy of ID (Both sides is mandatory)
  • Current reference letter from your local chief

Check how your CV aligns with this job

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to World Vision Kenya on worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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