Who We Are:

GROOTS SACCO is a startup SACCO established in July 2017 for members of GROOTS Kenya. GROOTS Kenya is a national movement of grassroots women across Kenya. Our mission is to facilitate effective engagement of grassroots women in development spaces.

Position Description:

To lead in the implementation of the Markets & Trade Program targeting small-scale women farmers largely in the Horticulture value chain in Nyandarua (Potato), Nakuru (Horticulture & Dairy), Kitui (Poultry & Horticulture) and Muranga (Banana) Counties.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the mapping and organizing of small-scale farmers into groups


• Enhance farmers capacities and organization to produce for the market


• Support in conducting of baselines surveys and rapid value chain analysis


• Develop & lead the implementation of such innovations that accelerate rural women small-scale farmers’ engagement higher up the value chain


• Support farmer groups to map strategic agri-markets and build sustainable market linkages


• Develop and mainstream into the program innovations to address traditional challenges that hinder women engagement in agribusiness e.g- care work burden, gender-based violence, lack of land control, lack of capital e.t.c


• Support the women farmers to map stakeholders ‘conduct community-led advocacy to compliment the program investments


• Sustain strategic partnerships with policymakers and stakeholders mapped under the program


• Support mapped farmers to mobilize own financial resources, save and borrow to support their value chain activities


• Build a participatory monitoring system for the targeted individual farmers and farmer groups.


• Build a men for women movement to enhance the quality of program outcomes at individual and group level


• Any other role assigned by the Executive Director

Qualifications:

• Bachelors’ degree in agribusiness or agricultural related studies


• A deep understanding of the horticulture value chain and in particular for crops such as potatoes, banana, and kales


• At least over 3 years of working experience in the sector


• Experience working with small-scale farmers/entrepreneurs

How To Apply:

Qualified applicants should email their CV’s only to accounts@grootskenya.org by 4th January 2019.

VALID THROUGH: 01/04/2019
LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya

Who We Are:

GROOTS SACCO is a startup SACCO established in July 2017 for members of GROOTS Kenya. GROOTS Kenya is a national movement of grassroots women across Kenya. Our mission is to facilitate effective engagement of grassroots women in development spaces.

Position Description:

The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will be responsible for designing and implementing the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities of projects and assisting the Project Manager in preparing quarterly and annual reports on project progress. The post holder will monitor project activities on a regular basis, developing and maintaining the Management Information System of the project. The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will also be responsible for the research, collection and analysis of different data in relation to project and programme activities.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for setting up and maintaining a database to capture all the project’s M&E activities, and results, and enhancing the information management of M&E related documents


• Lead and coordinate the development of M&E systems and processes for data collection, collation and management, and programme and projects reporting and external reporting requirements


• Provide technical support and back-up to external consultants conducting surveys and impact measurements


• Collection of outcome-level data (knowledge/behavior changes, awareness/satisfaction levels) at separate times from project implementation


• Provide technical advice on M&E, and lead in the analysis of projects’ baseline, evaluations, and impact-assessment data, using qualitative and quantitative methods


• Be responsible for managing and regularly updating all relevant M&E documents, including quarterly reporting formats


• Be responsible for working with Project Manager to ensure that M&E is well integrated at the planning stages of projects and throughout the projects to ensure regular monitoring of programme impact


• Provide support and training to staff, interns, community facilitators, and partners to increase the use of M&E tools and approaches
  Ensure the integrity and quality of data in support of citizen-generated data and other metrics and surveys


• Engage with the Kenya National Bureaus of Statistics and other data authorities to advance GROOTS Kenya mandate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or development studies; Specialization in Research, monitoring & Evaluation is highly preferred


• Excellent communication and writing skills, including experience of working effectively across cultures and with diverse audiences


• A team player with excellent organizational skills


• A self-starter with the initiative and confidence to lead in their designated field – can work independently and prioritize own workload


• Impeccable analytical and interrogatory skills


• Ability to work under pressure yet deliver multiple tasks on time with attention to detail and accuracy


• Knowledge and understanding of project monitoring, evaluation, and M&E trends and discourse


• A minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience in developing and implementing M&E systems in NGOs or other development sector players


• Understanding research and evaluation methodologies (qualitative and quantitative)


• Skilled in designing and managing data-gathering exercises effectively from field operations


• Strong computer skills, including statistical packages (SPSS), and the ability to interpret data


• Experience working in gender, and social inclusion or accountability projects or programmes

How To Apply:

Qualified applicants should email their CV’s only to accounts@grootskenya.org by 4th January 2019.

VALID THROUGH: 12/04/2018
LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya

Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation, and Learning (MEAL) Manager, Deepening Democracy Programme (Kenya)

Anticipated start date: As soon as possible

Project duration: 18 July 2016 – 17 January 2020

Project location: Kenya, Nairobi

Level of effort: full time

Programme Description

The Deepening Democracy Programme (DDP) is a four year (July 2016- January 2020) DFID funded programme aimed at enhancing more inclusive and accountable governance in Kenya through the electoral and non-electoral accountability work streams or pathways, as well as promoting climate change governance. The programme coordinates with other DFID programmes including Kenya Devolution Support Programme (KDSP), Strengthening Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in Kenya Plus (StARCK+) and Improving Community Security in Kenya (Jamii Thabiti). Four outputs or result areas that DDP intend to contribute to are:

· Electoral management agencies supported to effectively manage the 2017 elections;

· Citizens supported to engage more effectively in governance processes;

· Public oversight organisations supported to work more effectively with others

· Climate change adaptation and governance reforms promoted at community, county and national levels.

Role Description

The Monitoring & Evaluation, Adaptation, and Learning (MEAL) Manager will lead the planning, development, and delivery of all MEAL-related functions at the overall programme-level and coordinate and quality assure MEAL at the grant intervention-level. The MEAL Manager will supervise and manage all M&E-related staff and consultants, while working under the direct supervision of the Director of Programmes.

Specific Responsibilities

The MEAL Manager will be responsible for, but not necessarily limited to the following:

Programme-Focused Activities

· Support and coordinate the development (or revision) of a programme Theory of Change (ToC) by DDP’s Technical Leads and ensure that grantees’ Theories of Change align with or feed into DDP’s programme Theory of Change;

· Lead the development and revisions of the DDP programme logframe and overall M&E framework;

· Coordinate and lead on all results reporting against the DDP results framework, including tracking results against output and outcome indicators and value for money (VfM), with data collected by the MEAL team;

· Oversee implementation of DDP MEAL methodologies and protocols for data collection tools, and the provision of technical assistance to grantees in data collection and results reporting;

· Review and adapt (if need be) current DDP Monitoring Approach, and subsequently support any DDP staff to plan and carrying out monitoring of grantees;

· Lead on all learning and adaptation activities, including acting as the focal point for any STTA adaptation advisors or learning specialists, and facilitating Critical Reflection events;

· Plan and manage programme “Deep Dive” research or other evaluations throughout the life of DDP, as well as any MEAL-related consultancies;

· Lead and coordinate the development and compiling of quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports for the client, and the Annual Review and Project Completion report drafting for DFID;

· Be responsible for maintaining an effective Knowledge Management system (KMS) and strategy, which includes: Management Information System (MIS), all results framework-related data, a library and analysis of successes and failures, lessons learnt, human interest stories, and any other products that will inform decision-making for performance management, adaptation and wider learning;

· QA all logframe/results-data entered in the KMS;

· Lead, coordinate, and provide Quality Assurance on all MEAL team products and activities, including all reporting, logframe, tool/methodology templates, and capacity building plans;

· Identify needs for and coordinate any MEAL-related inputs of the partners Integrity and ODI;

· Directly supervise MEAL team staff (4 members) and support any other team members Grants Managers with any M&E activities, leading on the MEAL team’s performance management;

· Any other reasonable tasks, as directed by the Director of Programmes or the Team Leader.

Grantee-focused Activities

· Participate in the grantee performance review meetings and support DDP team in decision making regarding scale ups or scale downs;

· Provide QA and technical support to grantees regarding their M&E system development, including design and revisions of their logframes, indicators, and methodologies;

· Support MEAL staff to collect and analyse information on M&E needs and capacity gaps of grantees, on a quarterly basis;

· Plan and help coordinate the MEAL team’s capacity-building for selected grantees.

Supervision

The MEAL Manager will report on a regular basis to and be supervised by the Director of Programmes.

Location

The MEAL Manager will be based in the Nairobi office, with occasional travel to programme implementation sites in other counties in Kenya.

Position Requirements

· Must have at least 10 years of experience in managing data intensive programmes and designing M&E activities for donor-funded projects, including hands-on practical experience setting up and managing M&E systems;

· Master’s degree or its international equivalent in social science, international development or a related field;

· Proven ability to lead and manage the design M&E tools, surveys, monitoring and evaluation plans;

· Demonstrated expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods;

· Excellent experience and ability to developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks in large, complex donor funded programmes;

· Strong diagnostic, analytical and problem solving skills;

· Computer proficiency in word processing, databases, spreadsheets;

· Must be a strong self-starter;

· Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills, initiative, and good judgment;

· Working knowledge of the CSO sector, preferably in Kenya;

· Experience working with DFID.

· Excellent report writing, analytical and communication skills, including oral presentation skills;

· Fluency in English is essential;

· Strong interpersonal skills and managerial capacity.

Last date for submission of applications is 1st January 2019.