Catholic Relief Services Project Officers Jobs

Catholic Relief Services –USCCB is the official agency of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for relief and development overseas. CRS supports programs in over 100 countries and works through local partners.

We are seeking suitable persons to fill the following positions. All candidates require technical competencies in the respective areas, excellent computer skills, oral and written communication skills, willingness to travel to the field frequently and a commitment to work with and support faith based partners of CRS many of whom are Catholic institutions.

Project Officers – Water & Sanitation
2 Positions
Ref. 2011/04

Location: Rift Valley

Purpose: The Project Officers will work with APHIAplus, consortium partners, implementing partners (IPs) and the GOK to ensure APHIAplus Service Delivery on water and sanitation needs of marginalized, vulnerable and underserved populations including youth, PLHAs and those on ARVs, orphans and children affected by AIDS at the household.

They will work with IPS, Consortium members through and with GOK structures at national, county, district and community levels to deliver on USAID/Kenya Strategic Goal for health: “Sustained improvement of health and well-being for all Kenyans”.

Overall Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regular monitoring of projects implementation and report on the status
• Support partner in the preparation of yearly work plans and budgets.
• Documentation of lessons learnt and best practices
• Participate in project studies, assessments and evaluations
• Review monthly project progress reports
• Participate in monthly partner learning meetings and GOK sectoral coordination meetings (e.g District WESCOORD) and quarterly progress review meetings.
• Support infrastructure improvements in community, schools and households to enhance access to improved water supply and sanitation.
• Support initiatives that increase hand washing with soap within household, facilities and schools.
• Increase access to education, life skills and literacy initiatives for highly marginalized children, youth and other marginalized populations.
• Support initiatives that improve community early childhood development programs and enrollment in school especially for girls.
• Support initiatives that increase access to schooling for highly marginalized children and youth

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirement

• A university degree in Public Health or other relevant area of study
• 5 years experience working on water, hygiene & sanitation
• Good knowledge of water and sanitation policy framework
• Ability to transfer skills and knowledge through training, mentorship and accompaniment
• Demonstrated ability to work with various teams.
• Excellent written, oral communication and computer skills (Microsoft Office Programs).
• Excellent understating of GOK, USAID and CRS operating procedures
• A professional with high personal integrity and commitment
• A good steward of agency resources
• An individual that can work with people from diverse backgrounds

Project Officer – Livelihoods
Ref. 2011/05

Location: Rift Valley

Purpose: The Officer will work with APHIAplus, consortium partners, implementing partners (IPs) and the GOK to ensure APHIAplus Service Delivery on food security to marginalized, vulnerable and underserved populations including youth, PLHAs and those on ARVs, orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS.

They will work with IPS, Consortium members through and with GOK structures at national, county, district and community levels to deliver on USAID/Kenya Strategic Goal for health: “Sustained improvement of health and well-being for all Kenyans”.

Overall Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with GOK national training program to design and conduct skills transfer and mentorship to IPs for increased food security
• Participate in documentation of lessons learnt and best practices
• Support activities that improve target population’s hygiene
• Support and ensure that IPs conduct counseling, nutrition assessments and body mass index (BMI) monitoring or measurement of mid upper-arm circumference (MUAC);
• Strong coordination with other related programs including, but not limited to, the Global Hunger and Food Security Program etc.
• Link up with programs that provide savings and loan schemes, micro-insurance, entrepreneurship and vocational and job-readiness training.
• Increase access to education, life skills and literacy initiatives for highly marginalized children, youth and other marginalized populations.
• Improve enrollment and retention in primary and secondary school especially for girls.
• Develop strategies on interventions that address barriers to accessing educational, drop out, and wastage.
• Create solutions that increase sustainable access to primary and secondary education to reduce reliance individual scholarships and provision educational supplies
• Support initiatives that improve community early childhood development programs;

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirement

• A university Degree in Agriculture and any other relevant training
• At least 3-5 years of experience working as an agricultural extension officer or crop research.
• Experience with resource poor farmers, dry land farming systems, project monitoring and evaluation
• Excellent analytical and computer skills (Microsoft office Packages)
• Experience in implementing US Government-funded projects.
• Excellent written, oral communication in Kiswahili and English
• Excellent understating of GOK, USAID and CRS operating procedures

Written applications indicating the reference number of position applied for and CV including day-time contact phone numbers, as well as names and contact information of three references should reach the below-mentioned February 21, 2011.

Human Resources Manager
Catholic Relief Services – Kenya Program
P.O. Box 49675, GPO 00100
Nairobi

E-mail: hr@ke.earo.crs.org

Only short listed candidates will be contacted