Scoping Officer at Summit Recruitment and Search

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaising regularly with global functional leads for support on responsibilities, including sessions presenting and discussing plans, progress and performance
• Liaising regularly with other areas of the East Africa teams to collaborate and to keep up to date with progress
• Working closely with line manager to utilise their support and to accurately report information and performance via regular governance
• Supporting any direct reports and other team members with their professional development, including delivering regular feedback
• Ensuring any direct reports are clear on their goals and are adequately supported in order to achieve them
• Leading on assessments (technical, social and political) of potential sites to understand suitability for a project
• Forming and maintaining productive, professional relationships with county water socials and village leaders
• Designing and running community initiatives such as public participations to engage community members, encouraging sign ups and water usage
• Support in negotiating infrastructure and land acquisition to enable system development
• Contractor selection, management and quality control

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Experience in supporting projects and programmes from inception to completion to deliver operational results
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, particularly with government officials, local communities, and contractors.
• Strong analytical skills and Communication Skills
• Have the ability to identify and address challenges that may arise during project scoping, offering innovative solutions to ensure project success
• Familiarity with project management tools and software is an added advantage
• Flexible to travel across the country.