Advert- Project Officer

FEED THE CHILDREN JOB ADVERTISEMENT - REF: FTC-P/ 001/04/2009 Position: Development Projects’ Officer Posts: One (1) Reporting to: Deputy Country Director/Programme Manager Department: Programmes Start Date: Immediate Job Grade: Grade E Nature of Contract: One year - renewable Position Description • Identify new project opportunities and develop new proposals. • Manage implementation of development projects ensuring compliance with monitoring and evaluation requirements. • Monitor, review and recommend various partners budgets, expenditures, advances request and financial reports ensuring compliance with FTC and donor requirements and regulations. • Provide technical assistance in training and implementing of projects activities to various partners. • Design and conduct both qualitative and quantitative baseline rapid and end of project assessments that will provide information for efficient project management. • Maintain excellent relations with communities, partners, donors and network with other NGOs. • Liaise closely with relevant Ministries other agencies implementing projects in target in order to promote coordinated approach. Minimum Qualifications: • A Bachelors degree in Community Development, Development Studies, Social Work or related disciplines. • Hands on experience in designing and implementing development projects • Able to travel in the various remote parts of Kenya • A minimum of 3 years working experience preferably in an NGO setting. • Fluent in English and Swahili both written and oral. • Experience in training adults using participatory adult learning methodologies • Proven effective representation skills to varied stakeholders and partners • Ability to work well with others and with minimum supervision. • Excellent analytical and computer skills (Microsoft office). • Demonstrated excellent writing skills for donor and internal reports

Email applications including cover letter, CV, Personal Details Summary Form, and contact details of at least three referees should be submitted to the email address given below by Friday 17th April 2009. Applicants who do not fill the Personal Details Summary Form will not be considered.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Send applications to: [email protected]