County Coordinator for the Kenya-Finland Bilateral GBV Programme at NIRAS Kenya

This includes:

• Coordinating and/or facilitating capacity strengthening activities, in line with the programme’s Capacity Development Strategy and approved work plan.
• Working within existing structures at county-level to strengthen coordination mechanisms, using data and evidence to measure impact and effectiveness and support adaptive management.
• Providing technical support to enhance governance and coordination for greater accountability and transparency in planning, delivering, and monitoring of GBV prevention and response services.
• Building synergies with other programmes and partners to harmonize approaches, promote learning, increase cost effectiveness, and support gender-responsive spending. This includes supporting communication and cooperation efforts at county level.

The County Coordinator is thus expected to:

• Support the programme stakeholders in the county on the implementation of the approved work plan – ensuring interventions are of high technical quality, whilst ensuring alignment with government and donor policies & standards, and international best practices.
• Assist in preparing quarterly and annual work plans, reports, and budgets.
• Support the programme’s financial management at the county level, following the highest ethical standards of transparency, financial accountability, and integrity in all engagements with the programme.
• Monitor programme’s progress, risks and achievement of results, proactively identifying issues and offering solutions to address challenges early.
• Participate in the Programme Management Team (PMT) meetings either in person or virtually.
• Seek opportunities for inclusion of traditionally disadvantaged groups, especially people with disabilities, and emphasize a human-rights based approach in all interventions.
• Undertake any other relevant responsibilities and tasks assigned by the Programme Management.

Reporting:

The County Coordinators reports to the Programme Director and Chief Technical Advisor on all aspects related to the programme implementation.

Duration of the assignment: Two (2) years, with the possibility of an extension.

Required qualifications:

• Minimum of Bachelors’ Degree– ideally social work, community development, public health, or social sciences.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of inter-governmental relations and ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholder groups.
• At least 5 years' work experience in community development to address the needs of the most vulnerable groups/populations.
• Knowledge of the local culture, traditions, and norms in the respective County, together with exemplary interpersonal skills to engage key actors – including elders, cultural and religious leaders, and other disadvantaged groups.
• Experience in working with GBV prevention and response – using a survivor-centered, human-rights based approach to support access to services.
• Experience in planning and implementing capacity strengthening activities – proven ability to use a variety of methods to engage, inspire, and empower frontline workers to identify and implement key performance improvements.
• Outstanding communication skills – oral and written.
• Excellent computer skills: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS excel, Outlook.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili, knowledge of other local languages spoken in the County is considered ideal.