Program Assistant - School Feeding, Kajiado County at Light Up Hope

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Programme Implementation

• Participate in the design and review of the Program implementation strategies to ensure that there is accountability and efficiency.
• Support the process of mapping and selecting the school feeding beneficiaries.
• Support the development and review of the relevant policies and procedures to guide the School Feeding Program.
• Support in the organization of stakeholders’ meetings.
• Collect and organize information related to the school feeding programme, including enrolment, school contacts.
• Oversee the implementation of sustainability projects within the assigned regions

Reporting, Monitoring, and Evaluation

• Participate in writing activity, incident, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to inform the progress of the implementation
• Maintain beneficiaries’ database through filing, data entry, and updating .
• Conduct regular school monitoring visits to ensure implementation is on course, including timely food deliveries, food quality assurance, proper food storage and utilization by schools, among others..
• Participate in documentation of Program Change/Impact stories
• Consistently provide updates on the available platforms concerning the implementation of the school feeding programme.
• Participate in data collection activities for needs assessments, baselines, and impact assessments both at school and community levels

Stakeholder and Community Engagement

• Support in the management and engagement of stakeholders at the school, and community levels.
• Ensure all program participants are familiar with the school feeding programme program policies and procedures.
• Work with and support the management to nurture strong relationships with schools, and community level stakeholders
• Actively participate in various stakeholders’ related coordination meetings/forums as assigned

Accountability and code of conduct

• Adhering to the organization’s code of conduct
• Supporting and promoting the standards outlined in the code of conduct
• Promote meaningful community engagement and consultations
• Promote child safeguarding and child protection principles at all times

Job Specification:

Education, Qualifications & Experience Required

• University Diploma or Degree in an appropriate field.
• At least two years of experience in a related field with progressively responsible experience in similar roles.
• Must possess a valid motorcycle riding license.
• Must be willing and able to ride a motorcycle as a way of accessing project sites.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Comfortable utilizing different data collection and reporting systems e.g. Kobo, ODK, Google Forms, Excel/Sheets, etc
• Ability to speak Maa language will be an added advantage.