World Vision Hiring Assistant Project Officer- Livelihoods-DREAM UP Project (Open to local residents on Turkana County)

by Adonai

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning & Implementation:

  • Implementation of all the livelihoods & resilience activities in Kakuma in collaboration with the Project Officer Livelihoods.
  • Stakeholders engagement including the target project participants in undertaking the planned project interventions, while maintaining the World Vision ethos.   
  • Team up with the Project officer to enhance coordination with respective government and private partners to ensure synergy building and joint execution planning.
  • Support the Project Officer to provide effective, innovative technical support ensuring integration for synergies with other project intervention

Quality Assurance – M &E, Reporting and Documentation:

  • Supervise and monitor project interventions in strict adherence to agreed standards
  • Together with the project officer undertake regular project progress review meetings with staff and communities
  • Ensure relevant project data is captured, validated and updated in the approved DM&E system.
  • In Liaison with project accountant, track project implementation expenditure levels, manage work plans and budgets

Advocacy, Engagement, Partnership and Networking

  • With support of the project officer Livelihood and the manager, work with respective Sub County & County Governments to leverage on financial and human resources to enhance synergy for project sustainability.
  • Participate in forums at the Sub-County and Ward levels as will be appropriate or as advised by the project officer
  • Enhance partnerships with government and private partners to leverage on technical capacity development for farmers, extension support, inputs, financial services and market access

Required education, skills and experience:

  • Bachelor Degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness, agricultural extension with 2 years experience specializing in climate smart agricultural production, agribusiness, economic empowerment or
  • Diploma in agriculture with 5 years experience in climate smart agricultural production, agribusiness, economic empowerment
  • Experience in coordinating multi-sectoral projects
  • Experience in working with partnerships, including county governments, civil society, donors and local community’s structures
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, and ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds

If you meet the above requirements submit your application, CV, certificates, reference letter from your local chief, copy of ID in one PDF document.

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