DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support in the development, design, and delivery of business skills, Natural Resource Management, Entrepreneurship, climate change and other modules relevant to the project in coordination and collaboration with the project team.
• Consistently build the capacity of the project team and partners using a Trainer of Trainers approach to effectively deliver and implement the graduation model.
• Maintain schedule and track delivery of training for the project team, partners, and program participants.
• Facilitate and co-facilitate training sessions for project team, partners, and program participants.
• Organize and coordinate logistics for training activities in collaboration with the cluster admin.
• Document training outcomes through detailed reports, post-tests, evaluations, spot checks and other feedback and accountability mechanisms to inform continuous improvement.
• Build the capacity of the project team to apply best practices and methods in training to their work.
• Support training resource and capacity needs assessments that identify strengths to leverage and gaps to be addressed with training.
• Support in the development of individualized targeted training for the project team that meets the skills gap identified through the training/capacity needs assessment.
• Support in the coordination and facilitation of external technical trainers or vendors as need arises. Maintain an inventory of digital and hard copy archives of training materials for the project.

KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS INCLUDE:

• Green REAP and Graduation Approach guidelines and principles well understood and applied by trainees (Project team, partners, and program participants)
• Appropriate adaptations are adopted and properly documented, along with learnings from the field.
• Training plan for the project executed on time, on scope, and within budget.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Natural resource Management or similar.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• At least three (3) years of field-based training experience, preferably in the implementation of Natural Resource Management, climate change adaptation or livelihoods project in Northern Kenya.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:

• Professional Trainer of Trainer qualification/certification is a plus.
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proven expertise in delivering collaborative and engaging training that responds to learning needs of individuals, teams, and/or partners.
• Experience delivering field-based projects in an international or national organization.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in computer skills.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to juggle competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

 RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Responsibilities:

• Support planning and coordinate implementation of activities under LIFT project.
• Facilitate collection and analysis of program data; capture and share lessons learned, case studies and success stories and best practices for project interventions.
• Support development, review and dissemination of project documents that capture best practices and lessons learned from the LIFT NK project to inform future project design.
• Support development and review of internal project reports.

Program Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the advancement and execution of BOMA’s Vision, Mission, and Values; ensuring that the same are clearly and well-articulated in BOMA’s daily work and among staff, partners, collaborators and participants/targets.
• Support the Program Manager in engaging with and securing acceptance of local leaders and the community about project roll out in Marsabit.
• Oversee, coordinate, and participate in implementation of project activities including grant distributions, trainings, and the establishment of savings groups, with support from the PMs.
• In coordination with the Program Manager, and with support from the People Department & Training Department, oversee training and performance of Field officers and Mentors delivering under the project.
• Oversee community entry and participatory targeting processes in each targeted community to identify and verify a pool of qualifying LIFT participants.
• Coordinate with the Program Manager and M&E team to ensure timely and quality targeting verification, collection of baselines and end-line data and monitoring activities via digital technology.
• Carry out regular field visits and spot checking and oversight to project sites to support Field Officers and Mentors, trouble shoot and communicate to Program Manager on any emerging issues for effective response.
• Collaborate with the Marsabit Cluster Office Administrator to ensure timely and adequate logistical arrangements for field travel on Project activities.
• Support the Program Manager to ensure timely, realistic, and high-quality project planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and learnings are captured.
• Ensure that all reports, both internal and external, are prepared and submitted in a timely manner
• Support the Program Manager in ensuring timely and accurate timesheet submissions by Marsabit staff spending time on the Project
• Collaborate with the County Cluster Office Admins on ensuring proper compliance with BOMA policies and procedures.
• Represent BOMA at county level meetings with stakeholder, including Government, where requested as delegated by the Program Manager or Program Director LIFT.
• In Liaison with the Program Manager, and with support from operations staff, oversee procurements, deliveries, and other logistical coordination for the Project in Marsabit
• Support program activities in Marsabit based on requests by Program Manager.

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Program Coordinator, Marsabit reports to the Program Manager, Samburu
• Program Coordinator works collaboratively with other members of the LIFT NK team, especially staff based in Marsabit and Samburu.
• He/she will work collaboratively with other implementing partner staff from Smart Regional Consultants.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• At least a Diploma in community development, Project Management or any other relevant field.

MINIMUM REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a similar position in Northern Kenya.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES:

• Commitment to the mission of BOMA.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate field activities.
• Prior experience in coordination and remote management, including coordination of teams of staff working in remote field locations with intermittent or limited connectivity.
• Proven competency/experience in data collection and basic analysis.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to anticipate demand and manage multiple tasks and projects while meeting tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication and negotiation skills, in English, Swahili, and one of the languages spoken in Marsabit.
• Knowledge of poverty graduation approaches, livelihoods, women’s empowerment programs and experience in working in Northern Kenya highly desirable.
• Excellent computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet, remote conferencing applications. Experience using Salesforce a plus.
• Good report writing skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.