Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate
and provide technical support for the successful, planning and implementation
of Tuimarishe Lishe Bora Shuleni program and support School Meals Advocacy
initiatives in line with World Vision Kenya programming to ensure improved
wellbeing outcomes of children in Kenya as guided by FY2026-2030 Strategy;
World Vision’s global and national priorities, including the ENOUGH Campaign
(2024–2028) and applicable policies guidelines.
Please
Note: World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization with a mission
centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable
children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally
permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe
conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of
professional ethics, and strive to act in accordance with cultural
sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions,
chapel, and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World
Vision host location and its departments.
Responsibilities:
Programmatic
and technical support for School meals project
- Provide technical support and overall coordination, planning,
implementing and evaluating the KeSMA- Tuimarishe Lishe Bora Shuleni
program
- Facilitate Networking and collaborating with School Meal partners
across project sites.
- Develop work-plans & budget (Detailed Implementation plans),
Donor Reporting (Annual, Semi-annual and Quarterly) including
documentation of best practices and success stories.
- Ensure school meals interventions are within schedule, plans and
budgets and develop periodic reports.
- Mainstream interventions with gender, child protection and
participation, disability and Christian values.
- Identify local needs and resources and take appropriate programming
measures.
Quality
assurance for programmatic Designs, Assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation
processes
- Support timely mobilization and effective communication with
communities and stakeholders during school meals mapping, monitoring and
evaluation.
- Ensure monthly monitoring of project indicators and facilitate
regular reflections with school meals coalition to make improvements with
schools, community and partners.
- Lead development of school meals database for CSOs at National
level.
- Ensure collection and collation of school meals information on
database and share with relevant stakeholders.
- In liaison with M&E department ensure project evaluations and
assessments are conducted as appropriate.
- Identify, document and disseminate promising practices on school
meals advocacy within the grant.
- Participate and/convene County forums for sharing and learning while
involving project stakeholders.
- Ensure the project achieves Child Well-Being Outcomes in line with
the organization’s Ministry Framework and Development Approach, and WVK’s
strategic priorities and the project designs.
- Ensure that accurate and quality project implementation plan (PIP),
Annual work plans (AWP) and 4D matrix are developed and utilized.
- Monitor monthly project expenditure.
CSO coordination in School
Meals
Advocacy,
Engagement, Coordination, Networking & Partnerships.
- Mapping local and County school meals stakeholders with distinct
roles and functions within their areas of jurisdiction.
- Advocate for financing of school meals with the counties while in
collaboration with other stakeholders.
- Advocate for cost effective context specific school meals
implementation models across the selected counties.
- Support the convening of the school meals implementing CSOs to
advocate for policies and guideline development for school with line
ministries and counties.
- Support the advocacy for system strengthening for school meals
across counties.
- Work with parent associations in schools and communities to advocate
and participate in the provision of school meals at local schools.
- Engage children as advocates for school meals across the
counties.
Enhanced
Empowerment & Capacity building
- In laison with school meals coalition, nutrition advisor, identify
capacity building gaps among School meals implementing CSOs and put in
place a capacity building plans.
- Lead the capacity building initiatives for School meals implementing
CSOs, communities, parents and children to enable them effectively
advocate for and implement school meals.
Resources
Fund Development
- Work with Grants acquisition department to develop concepts and
proposals for growing the School Meals grants and related new
projects
- Participate in Go-No Go Processes, write ups, meeting with
prospective donors and submission of concepts/proposals
- Identify funding gaps related to school feeding and develop concepts
for fundraising solicitation.
- Provide data and nutrition information that will aid in fundraising
for available funding opportunities.
Qualifications
Required
Professional Experience
- At least 5 years’ experience 2 of which must be in any of the
following; Food and Nutrition, Nutrition and Advocacy, School meals,
policy and advocacy programming in NGOs
- Good analytical skills with attention to detail
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Excellent planning, coordination, and reporting skills.
- Experience in nutrition policy and advocacy.
- Must have proven analytical, problem-solving skills and ability to
work with minimum supervision.
- Proven ability to work with Government agencies, cultivate long term
partnerships with National and County stakeholders, and local
communities.
Required
Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- A bachelor’s degree in nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Early
Childhood Development, or a related field from a
recognized institution.
- A postgraduate degree or diploma in Project Management and/or Policy
and Advocacy will be an added advantage.
Preferred
Knowledge and Qualifications
- Experience with NGO desired.
- Personal commitment to Christ with ability to stand above
denominational diversities
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships and
partnerships
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate
training initiatives
- Should demonstrate ability to work in multicultural,
multidenominational and multi-faith environments
- Must have good interpersonal and communication skills
- Good knowledge and commitment to WV’s ethos, philosophy of work, and
CORE documents.
How to Apply
