The Program Assistant will be responsible for leading the community in the implementation of the PRIME Program, a 4-year Swinmurn Family Foundation Funded Program, aimed at empowering young people in Isiolo and Marsabit counties to prosper. Program Assistant will support implementation strategies in coordination with the Senior Program Officer and Program Manager who will train staff and partners, providing them with technical assistance; and ensuring that common strategies and approaches are applied consistently in all communities. The Program Assistant will coordinate closely with the M&E team to ensure that systems are in place to track, analyze and report results. The Program assistant will lead implementation of PRIME program at the community level keeping the grass roots context of implementation into play with program strategy and ensuring that the program buy in, and implementation are aligned.
Essential Job Responsibilities
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Working closely
with the Program team the Program assistant will contribute to Teamwork
plans and guide successful implementation of PRIME activities.
- Working with
the Senior Program Officer, the program assistant will support in
implementation of PRIME activities to achieve the intended program
deliverables.
- Support the
Senior Program Officer with conducting training for FAs, CHPs etc. to
deliver technical curricula to adolescents and young people.
- In coordination
with the Senior Program Officer, monitor the implementation of activities
through regular field visits and assessments to ensure program quality and
impact and document successes and lessons
- Coordinate with
procurement, logistics, security, finance, administration and human
resources teams to ensure operational systems support field activities.
- Integrate
community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all
PRIME activities as appropriate. Certify all interventions adhere to Mercy
Corps’ Gender Policy, Do No Harm principles, and beneficiary
accountability standards, Child safeguarding and Child Protection policy.
- Assist in
training of Participants and CHPs on PRIME curriculum and ensuring that
the curricula is delivered as per age categories of participants.
- Manage
adolescent girls safe space groups in collaboration with
- Provide
training and mentorship to the mentors.
COMMUNITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT
- Conduct
community mobilization and sensitization meetings at village level
- Identify and
engage community leaders to sensitize on the PRIME model and establish
buy-in
- Identify and
engage local animal and human health workers to provide training and
technical assistance to safe space groups.
- Link with
relevant county government departments such as Gender and Social Services
for group registrations, financial and material support.
PARTICIPANTS SELECTION
- Sensitize
adolescent girls /boys on the PRIME model, objective and target groups
- Participate in
identification and recruitment of group mentors to deliver technical
curricula to girls and boys.
- Identify and
recruit girls in the community to participate in safe space
PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT.
- Link the
adolescent girls and boys to other traders, markets, financial
institutions, public and private institutions.
- Facilitate
planning meetings and workshops with government, NGO, private sector, and
community partners to revise plans and promote partner acceptance/buy-in
where needed.
PROGRAM MONITORING
- Monitor and
track the progress of safe space groups.
- Collect
monitoring data from groups and submit to specify whether it is to PM or
MEL officer?
- Support
assessments, evaluations, and monitoring surveys relevant to PRIME
component including support in the development of Scopes of Work, survey
tools, training and management of data collectors.
- In coordination
with the MEL team, monitor the implementation of activities through
regular field visits and assessments to ensure program quality and impact.
- Monitor the
safe space groups and upload all collected data on an online platform.
- Prepare
accurate and timely monitoring and field reports on a weekly basis and
other project documentation as required.
COORDINATION
- Provide
administrative support in preparing procurement and expense requests,
following up with relevant departments for field activities
SAFEGUARDING
- Actively learns
about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including
safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work
- Practices the
values of Mercy Corps including respecting the dignity and well-being of
participants and fellow team members
- Encourages
openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to
submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g.,
Integrity Hotline and other options.
Supervisory Responsibility
CHPs and FAs
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Senior
Program Officer.
Works Directly With: Program
Manager, MEL Officer, MEL Coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications and Transferrable Skills
- Minimum of 2
years’ experience working with NGOs/CBOs in civic engagement, livelihoods
and
- Diploma in
Community Development, Economic Development, Business, Agriculture,
Livestock or related field Degree is an added advantage.
- Commitment to
working with Women, Girls, youth, and vulnerable groups in need,
regardless of race, tribe, religion or gender.
- Understanding
of working with local partners and commitment to working with the greater
GIRL H
- Good problem
solving, written and oral communication
- Strong written
and spoken English and
- Local language
skills
- Ability to work
without constant supervision and as part of a mixed
- Good knowledge
of MS Office software such as Excel, Word, and
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