Food For Assets Programme Deputy National Coordinator Job in Kenya

Food For Assets (FFA) is a programme funded by the World Food

Programme (WFP) under Financing Agreement (FA) number

WFP/PRRO/200294/07/2015 signed between the Government of Kenya (GoK) and

the World Food Programme (WFP) in June 2015. 

The overall

objective of the programme is to contribute to improved food security

in Kenya. The Food For Assets (FFA) programme is a three year grant

contract, running from May 2015 to April 2018.

The programme

(FFA) is implemented by the National Drought Management Authority in

fifteen (15) ASAL counties through the NDMA Headquarters.

 

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) wishes to invite applications for the following positions within the programme:

Deputy National Coordinator – Food For Assets

1 Post

Job Ref No: NDMA/FFA/2/2015-2018
 

Immediate Supervisor: National Coordinator – Food for Assets
 

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Support the National Coordinator and the Resilience Manager in undertaking Long term Drought Resilience Building activities through Asset Creation initiatives of the FFA Project


• Support National FFA Coordinator in reviews and document past activities and experiences in Rainwater Harvesting/resilience building (including runoff/run-on systems for farming, tree planting, water collection and conservation-based activities in semi-arid and arid lands in Kenya and other similar areas.


• Assist the Cooperating Partners in identifying fields of development where food/Cash aid can be usefully employed to mitigate food insecurity and give assistance in planning, formulating, targeting recipients and monitoring of possible interventions.


• Support in the design of appropriate programmes in integrating food security, DRR, climate change and alternative livelihood programmes


• Support the National Coordinator in maintaining positive working relationship with the Cooperating Partner(s) as well as the WFP (field office), relevant government ministries and other participating NGOs and CBOs.


• Design and maintain databases of indicators relating to food security and PRRO/FFA project at NDMA.


• Support the National Coordinator in coordination of work planning process for the Counties.


• Support the National Coordinator in the preparation of progress and annual reports


• Prepare advocacy materials (Photos, stories, videos, brochures etc) for FFA activities


• Support the documentation of the project experiences and lessons learned and ensure their dissemination.


• Periodically contribute articles to the NDMA’s Newsletter


• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the management.

Academic and professional requirements

• At least B.Sc-Agricultural Engineering-Soil and Water Engineering, Range Management or other related qualification from a recognized institution


• Proficiency in Project Management, Community Management, Water Harvesting and Disaster Risk Management.


• At least ten (10) years, experience in Management of a bilateral project in NRM, Disaster Risk Management, Community led development Project.


• Knowledge of the challenges/opportunities in the ASAL areas


• Demonstrated skills in Design, layout and implementation, O&M of Rain Water Harvesting systems including Crop, Water application systems.


• Demonstrated capacity in Training and knowledge transfer to different audience.

How to Apply
Interested

and qualified individuals should send or deliver their applications

including detailed Curriculum Vitae to the undersigned. 

The applications can be sent to the e- mail address: hr@ndma.go.ke, 

by post to the address below 

The Chief Executive Officer
National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)
P.O Box 53547 – 00200
Nairobi

 

or delivered to NDMA, Lonrho House 8th Floor 

so as to reach not later than 30th October 2015.

The National Drought Management Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Canvassing for any of the positions will lead to automatic disqualification.