Job Purpose:
- As member of Saferworld’s Kenya team the Project Coordinator
will contribute to the development and implementation of Saferworld’s work
in Kenya.
- S/he will work as part of the team in close cooperation with
partners in the following priority areas:
- Promote localised and inclusive approaches to advance
gender-responsive conflict prevention in response to the drivers and
impacts of climate change, including across conflict divides and or
administrative boundaries.
- Support the development and implementation of
conflict-sensitive and gender-transformative cross-border actions,
policies, and innovations to advance climate change adaptation and
transboundary resource management
- To strengthen opportunities to meaningfully lead and
participate in initiatives to prevent and mitigate transboundary
climate-induced conflict
- Under the supervision of the Project Consortium Manager, the
project coordinator will be responsible planning and delivery of the
project.
- The Project coordinator will be the link between Saferworld
Kenya Programme and the implementing partners, He/She will provide
technical and programmatic guidance and support to County based partners
and ensure coordination with the consortium partners in the implementation
of the program in Turkana County. Specific roles will include; leading in
the preparation of work plans and budgets, directly overseeing the
implementation activities, project monitoring and development of technical
reports. The project coordinator will undertake consistent communication
and follow up with partners and support ongoing engagement with County and
National government authorities.
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategic and Programme Development
- Contribute to the development and implementation of
Saferworld’s Kenya programme strategy
- Contribute to further development, and deepen understanding
of, Saferworld’s peacebuilding, climatea and conflict thematic issues and
approaches.
- Ensure alignment and integration between the program
interventions and Saferworld’s strategic priorities and approaches.
- Contribute to other Saferworld programme development processes
projects, as required.
Project Planning, Implementation, coordination and
monitoring
- Coordinate and monitor planning and implementation of the
programme activities.
- In line with project objectives, work with partners to
effectively organise and facilitate meetings, workshops and forums with
government representatives, civil society and communities in and across
project counties.
- Provide ongoing support to partners and project assistant in
assessing the extent to which partners’ initiatives are achieving the set
results.
- Ensure timely input into organisational reports and lead
development of monthly and quarterly donor reports.
- Participate in and contribute to internal and consortium
quarterly and other scheduled programme performance review meetings
- Lead in the documentation of ‘success stories’ and other
documented information to demonstrate results/impact of program activities
and contribute to outcome harvesting and lesson learning.
- Foster cross-learning between Saferworld’s work in the region
with other regions/offices/projects and between Saferworld partner
organisations.
Fundraising, and Financial Management (Budgeting,
financial forecasting and tracking).
- Assist in identifying funding opportunities and represent
Saferworld for purposes of advocacy and fundraising as necessary
- Contribute to the development of new proposals and budgets, in
conjunction with the Kenya County manager and Programme Development
Manager
- With the finance team, act as the budget holder for the
project funds.
- Ensure timely and accountable financial reporting by partners;
supporting partners as required
- Closely monitor project work plans and budgets on a monthly
basis to ensure optimum expenditure of funds and participate in monthly
grant management meetings with the grant manager and finance teams;
- Lead on the forecasting / re-forecasting of activity funds in
line with internal requirements;
- Participate and contribute to monthly Grant Management
Meetings
- Review the preparation of project expenditure requests and
account for project expenditure in line with Saferworld’s financial
procedures
- Support the Finance team in ensuring partners adhere to
Saferworld’s financial policies and procedures.
Partner management and Capacity Development
- Support capacity development of partners involved in project
implementation through innovative capacity building approaches
- Support partners to mainstream cross-cutting issues, among
them, gender and youth in their initiatives
- Oversee the review of partner activity matrices for
consistency with the project objectives.
- Review partner narrative and financial reports for consistency
with project objectives and work-plans.
- Arrange for regular meetings with partners to review and
reflect on progress and results in order to identify, mitigate challenges
and learn lessons for improved programme delivery
- Mentor and coach for partners through accompaniment and
quarterly site visits
Networking, communication and advocacy
- Provide support in training and delivery of advocacy and
peacebuilding for project partners and civil society organisations
- Contribute in developing appropriate strategies for advocacy
with partners.
- Support the identification and development of relationships
with key strategic partners in government, civil society, media for
promoting project goals as well as peace, good governance and conflict
sensitivity in Kenya
- Monitor and analyse official and public debates on issues
relevant to Saferworld’s work in Kenya and identify opportunities for
Saferworld to provide input into the policy debate in the region
- Draft short updates on project activities and changes for
Saferworld’s internal news.
- Be the face of Saferworld as relevant including represent
Saferworld at meetings, seminars, co-ordination forums and other events as
delegated Key working relationships
- Colleagues in the Kenya programme and Nairobi Office (Kenya/
South Sudan and Ugandateams) – Maintain a good working relationship,
communication and working collaboratively on programme implementation,
monitoring, assessment and reporting.
- Partner Organisations – working collaboratively to co-design
and effectively deliver programme activities, facilitating participatory
budgeting processes, and supporting demand-driven capacity strengthening
activities
- Regional colleagues and relevant London-based, DC and Brussels
staff – contributing to learning opportunities, communications and
advocacy to enable our programming to respond to changes as they arise;
- Colleagues in the finance team both in country and at Global
level – working collaboratively on budgeting, compliance and financial
reporting
- Colleagues in the funding team/ Programme Support and Leaning
– working collaboratively on project proposals and programme development
- County/ National Government authorities and other external
stakeholders including donors – Liaise with relevant Kenya National and
County government officials and maintain relationships with key INGOs
/CSOs and strategic networks in country and at the regional level as may
be necessary to enhance networking, sharing information, collaborative
working as appropriate Scope and Accountability
- Decision making and limits of authority
- The project Coordinator is responsible for leading the
implementation of the program activities in the County, S/he has
responsibility for planning, directing and coordination of technical and
operational activities of the programme to ensure that project goals and
objectives are accomplished with prescribed timeframes in compliance with
donor guidelines and in line with Saferworld’s strategic priorities.
How To Apply
Send your CV and a covering letter addressing the
person specification and why you feel your experience matches the requirements
of the role and send to jobs@saferworld.org.uk
