Friday 20 January 2012

Project Officer (Livelihood) NGO Job, Bondo, Kenya


This position reports to the Program Coordinator, Livelihood.

The job holder will be responsible for implementing Child Centered Community Development strategies in line with the Program Unit Long Term Plans Strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Timely and quality project implementation
  • Deliver quality, timely and accurate project documents including project outlines and project completion reports
  • Ensure availability of accurate and timely program management information using the corporate systems
  • Implement enhanced capacity of children, communities and partners to take up active participation in program delivery and ownership of community development initiatives within the program unit
  • Provide good linkages and relations between communities and key partners within the program unit
  • Implement strengthened CBO capacity in development and resource mobilization
  • Facilitate participation of children and youth in program forums
Qualifications, Experience and Skills: 
  • Diploma in community development
  • At least 2 years experience in an NGO at community level
  • A bias in agronomy and/or animal production work experience
  • Understanding of rights based approach to development and participatory development
  • Good communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience in gender integration in projects
  • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multicultural environment
  • Ability to work with communities at all levels
  • Fluency in written and oral English and Kiswahili
  • Team building and motivational skills
  • Strong facilitating and influencing skills
How to apply: 

If you meet the requirements for any of the above positions and would like to be a part of it in our commitment to children, please send a detailed and updated curriculum vitae, current remuneration and contacts of three professional references, including you current/latest line manager to: jobs.plankenya@plan–international.org, to be received by latest 25th January 2012.

Your email should bear the job title of the position you are applying for as the subject.

You are invited to read more about Plan in our website Plan International.

We regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date: 25 Jan 2012

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