Project Officers Jobs in Kenya

Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team

(AMURT) is a voluntary charitable nongovernmental organization, registered in

Kenya as a non-profit organization in 1993.

With Plan International as the Project Lead, AMURT is one of the strategic

partners in the implementation of five-year USAID funded Nilinde OVC Project

for Nairobi and Coast. 

AMURT anticipates to implement the

Project in Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi counties in the coastal region and seeks

to fill the following 3 positions.

• Oversees and coordinates Nilinde project
  
  activities within designated County.


• Upholds compliance regulations within USAID
  
  and GOK requirements.


• Provides continuous support supervision to
  
  local implementing partners and/or social workers and community health
  
  volunteers.


• Supports LIPs and CHVs, conduct OVC
  
  assessment, recruitment and vulnerability profiling through household
  
  assessments.


• Prepares monthly Project reports for
  
  respective county for submission to the- Amurt Nilinde Project Manager.


• Ensures effective collaborations with other
  
  Project partners and stakeholders is maintained within county of operation
  
  in keeping with Nilinde Model.



• Assists the project conduct capacity building
  
  of LIPs / workers including CHVs and social workers in collaboration with
  
  Nilinde partners


• Ensures efficient project performance through
  
  effective management and clear communication within project team.


• Contributes to the documentation of lessons
  
  learnt, best practices and knowledge sharing for continous improvement of
  
  the Project

• Bachelor’s degree in Community Development,
  
  Social Science, or other related studies


• At least three years relevant experience
  
  implementing OVC projects and community development


• Good understanding of social determinants of
  
  Health and their related interventions including Household Economic
  
  Strengthening (HES) approaches. 


• Knowledge of development issues, trends,
  
  challenges and opportunities related to OVC and HIV programming.


• Experience with partnership building,
  
  networking and collaboration with GOK, county governments and other actors
  
  including the private sector


• Knowledge in USAID compliance and donor
  
  reporting requirements strongly desired


• High level of integrity, values, ethics and
  
  attitudes that align with principles of Plan’s Child Protection Policy

All applicants should email a letter

of application, CV, certificates and relevant testimonials to

jobs@amurtafrica.org by 10th November 2015.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. 

Canvassing will result into automatic

disqualification.

For other vacancies, visit our

website: www.amurtafrica.org