Duties and Responsibilities
Planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting
of the project field activities:
- Directly implement the project interventions and ensure the
active and meaningful participation of men, women and youth in Solid Waste
Management interventions
- Support community-led initiatives and ensure timely, quality
delivery of program activities as designed.
- Establish trusting relationships with local community members
and county-level stakeholders.
- Assess the capacity gaps of community volunteers, waste
pickers and local stakeholders.
- Support in the development of Social and behavioral change
communication material development.
- Identify key behaviors for promotion and intervention.
- Support in design community engagement methods and
communication materials targeting different audiences Directly capacity
build, mentor, train and empower communities in the project location areas
ensuring that support to the communities is timely and as per project
expectation.
- Directly carry out community planning and monitoring of plans
including reviews and appraisals.
- Support the Identification and analysis of trends, threats and
risks in the area posed by Solid
- Waste Management malpractices concerning community development
and livelihoods, while building this into research and learning from the
project.
- Support the production of clear and quality reports that
demonstrate good accountability.
- Support the project’s effective and systematic monitoring and
evaluation and findings are recorded and escalated to guide the continued
successful implementation of other projects and inform the development of
other new initiatives.
- Ensure sharing between team members, colleagues and peers –
both internally and externally – to ensure that the project is
contributing access to relevant knowledge and lessons learning.
- Building partnerships with Project stakeholders and partners
- Lead the work to expand cooperation between communities and
the local authorities for the implementation of the project and to ensure
local needs, priorities and initiatives are integrated into the planning
of the County governments.
- Ensure close coordination with the activities of other
development actors within the project area.
- Ensure awareness about project priorities, strategies and
approaches.
- Analyse ongoing experience for lessons learned, best
practices, and share with project management for use in knowledge sharing
and planning future strategies.
- Proactively contribute to knowledge networks and communities
of practice.
- Develop informal networks to assist in the planning and review
of work as appropriate.
Qualifications
To be successful in the role, the ideal candidate
should meet the following requirements:
Experience & Knowledge
- First degree in Community Development/Business studies/Public
Health/ Education/ Disaster Risk Reduction/
- Climate Change/Development studies or any other relevant
qualification from a reputable university or institution.
- A minimum of 3- 5 years working experience in NGOs on
community mobilization and livelihoods sector.
- Ability and passion to work with local communities towards a
shared vision.
- Skilled in community transformation towards self-sustenance.
- Good knowledge of principles of rural development including
alternative livelihoods.
- Knowledge of climate change and its impacts on local
communities.
- Experience working with multi-faceted teams both directly and
remotely providing timely support when required.
- Good understanding of the local language (spoken &
written)
- Coordination with government, donors, partners and
multilateral agencies coupled with excellent networking and communications
skills.
Desirable
- Ability to work with, support and influence others.
- Ability to innovate, initiate and accept challenge.
- Good writing, speaking and typing skill in English is
essential.
- Good facilitation and presentation skills.
How To Apply
If you are ready for an exciting challenge with an
organisation whose mission and values are particularly relevant in these
rapidly changing times, please forward your application, curriculum vitae and
cover letter to: Practical Action, Kenya Office by email: recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke no
later than 12th July 2024 indicating ‘Practical
Action: Job Title in the subject line of the email. Your cover
letter should outline why you feel this is the position for you and you are the
right candidate. Please include the names of 3 referees in your CV.
