About This Role
The
Project Coordinator will manage the implementation of
the Kenyan component of a 12 ‑ month Strengthening Responsive
Caregiving for Children and Families Planning Project funded by Conrad N.
Hilton Foundation in Kenya and Mozambique. The role oversees daily project
activities, ensuring effective coordination between research, implementation,
and stakeholder engagement in Kenya. Key responsibilities include coordinating
the project’s research activities evidence synthesis and process evaluation
activities, organizing multi ‑ country learning visits, and supporting a
participatory project program costing exercise using the Brookings Institute
Childhood Cost Calculator. The coordinator will also support the design and
facilitation of co ‑ creation workshops with government and community
stakeholders to refine ChildFund ’ s Responsive Caregiving model Theory of
Change.
Academic Qualifications
Required Experience and Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Studies, Development Studies,
health sciences (Public Health, Health Education, Health Promotion),
Psychology, Sociology, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination
of education and experience.
- Additional training in project management and research and
evaluation methods is desirable.
Professional Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in community
development programming, ideally with at least one year focused on Early
Childhood Development (ECD) and Nurturing Care initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience in managing or coordinating complex grants
valued at over 500K USD, including budget oversight, work plan
development, and results‑based reporting.
- Proven capacity to work with county governments in Kenya, especially
within the Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB), across health, education, and
social protection sectors.
- Experience collaborating with international donors, external
consultants, and multidisciplinary research teams is preferred.
- Work experience/contextual knowledge of Busia, Home Bay, Kisumu,
Siaya, and Nyamira Counties is an added advantage.
Primary Responsibilities
Strategic
Project Leadership and Coordination
- Lead the overall coordination of the Strengthening Responsive
Caregiving for Children and Families planning project in Kenya, ensuring
full alignment with the approved project description, budget, and donor
(Conrad Hilton Foundation) requirements.
- Manage the projects Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP), procurement
plan, and activity budget, and ensure their timely and high-quality
execution.
- Coordinate all partners and stakeholders involved in the project
implementation and ensure smooth and timely execution of both their
individual and joint project activities.
- Regularly engage with the Mozambique project counterpart and share
lessons, experiences and best practices.
- Actively participate in external workshops and relevant technical
working groups that foster the objectives of the project.
Evidence
Synthesis, Evaluation and Research Management
- Coordinate the synthesis of past program evaluation results
including findings from previous Nurturing Care Program projects, “Come
Play with Me”, “Responsive and Protective Parenting,” and other
comparative models like Tanzania’s “Familia Bora.”
- Coordinate the process evaluation activities in collaboration with
Emory University including facilitating necessary fieldwork, data
collection, and stakeholder interviews.
- Support the facilitation of the bottleneck analysis workshops
addressing critical program delivery issues (birth registration, male
caregiver engagement, mental health referrals) and consultation and
partnership with the County health and children’s services teams.
- Organize a multi‑country learning visit to Tanzania’s Familia Bora
program, including coordinating the plans, designing the agenda,
participants selection and management of logistics.
- Support the costing study that will use the Brookings Institution
Childhood Cost Calculator by coordinating the collection and provision of
all programmatic and financial data.
- Coordinate the convening of co‑creation workshops with government
and community partners to refine ChildFund’s Responsive Caregiving model
Theory of Change.
Participatory
Research and Partner Capacity Strengthening.
- Coordinate the Learning and Reflection Workshops with local
implementing partners and government stakeholders in Bunyala, Ndhiwa, and
other target areas to generate insights on program delivery.
How to Apply
