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Self Help Africa works at grassroots level in rural Africa, tackling poverty, supporting food production, enterprise development, and improving the lives of local communities. In Ireland the organisation trades as 'Gorta-Self Help Africa.'

Nutrition and Gender Assistant

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the Programme Manager in the implementation of Nutrition and Gender components in the project area in liaison with the PC-Nutrition and Gender
  • Support activity planning and implementation together with the project partners and team in consultations with Programme Manager and PC-Nutrition and Gender
  • Work closely with the PC-Nutrition and Gender to plan, coordinate and conduct field assessments and on-going M &E work.
  • Support and follow up with partners to ensure the Nutrition and Gender activities are implemented in accordance with the implementation strategy and workplan.
  • When required, support field assessments and research activities including data collection and compilation of case studies specific to nutrition, Gender and WASH aspects for the project.
  • Follow up on partners and trainers to ensure Nutrition training reports are submitted to SHA through the programme Manager and PC-Nutrition and Gender.
  •  Collaborate with relevant ministry stakeholders as necessary including representing SHA in the county WASH, Nutrition and Gender working groups.  
  • Support other activities as requested.

Key Relationships:

Internal

  • Programme Coordinator, Nutrition and Gender
  • Senior Progamme Manager & Private Sector Lead
  • Finance & Administration department
  • KEJ5 Officers

External

  • Stakeholders including government, research institutes, financial institutions, external auditors, donors, academic institutions and private companies
  • Project Implementing Partner

Knowledge, Experience and Other Requirements:

Essential:

  • Degree in social sciences, community nutrition and dietetics or related fields
  • Training and working knowledge of Gender as far as community development practice is concerned is key for this position.
  • At least 2 years’ experience in practice on Nutrition, Gender and community WASH programming

Desirable:

  • Experience working collaboratively in a team structure in a multicultural environment.
  • Experience working in ASAL areas and resilience projects an added advantage.
  • Experience working with partners.
  • He/ she should demonstrate motivated participation in the learning process.
  • Knowledge on community WASH programming is an added advantage.
  • Experience working collaboratively in a team structure in a multicultural environment is desirable.
  • Experience in gender issues is desirable.
  • Strong computer skills especially with MS Word and Excel and other related packages
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills
  • Ability and resilience to cope with multiple internal and external demands
  • High level skills and experience in capacity building and mentoring skills
  • Ability to work as part of team across different cultures
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision
  • High level of initiative, motivation, commitment and professionalism

 

Project Officer (Based in Baringo County) – GEA Project

Key Responsibilities:

  • Participatory selection of target communities, project participants and stakeholders.
  • Participatory selection of volunteer community trainers (lead farmers, community facilitators, FMNR facilitators, VSLA trainers, etc)
  • Prepare/ adapt training materials for agroforestry, FMNR, landscape restoration, NRM planning, VSLAs, Value chain analysis, business skills development, nutrition.
  • Training, mentoring and supervision of volunteer community trainers.
  • Training, mentoring of NRM committees, conservancies, farmers groups, micro-enterprises.
  • Assist NRM committees and conservancies to develop and update NR management plans and maps.
  • Undertake regular monitoring of project activities.
  • Assist the M&E team to plan and conduct surveys.
  • Measure tree growth, tree densities, tree cover, soil and tree carbon, and conduct GNSS ground truth surveys using protocols developed by ICRAF.
  • Assist the GEA Kenya Baringo Project Coordinator to prepare narrative reports.
  • Liaise with the County Government and implementing partners and stakeholders.
  • Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the GEA Kenya Baringo Project Coordinator.

Key Relationships:

Internal

  • SHA Finance, Logistics and Administration Team,
  • BARINGO NRM Advisor
  • Kenya Agriculture and NRM Advisor,
  • HQ Programme Quality Team

Responsible for

  • Community Based Trainers.

External

  • Baringo County Council
  • Baringo Conservancies
  • Local NGOs
  • Farmer’s groups

Knowledge, Experience and Other Requirements:

Essential:

  • Diploma or BSc in Forestry, Agroforestry, Rangeland Management, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural science, or related discipline.
  • Minimum of five years of technical experience in dryland forestry and agroforestry.
  • Experience of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration.
  • Experience of tree-based value chains.
  • Experience of Forest Mensuration in dryland forests.
  • Basic land and soil survey skills.
  • Experience in soil and water conservation, watershed management and landscape restoration through bioengineering.
  • At least five years of working experience in an NGO or in government or private sector.
  • Practical experience of developing community natural resources plans and maps.
  • Good understating of gender roles in forestry and pastoralist societies and practical experience of integrating gender equality into forestry, agroforestry and rangeland management.
  • Commitment to international and humanitarian NGO codes, standards and practices

Desirable:

  • Experience of working with pastoralist and agro pastoralist communities.
  • Microfinance experience.
  • Experience of integrating nutrition into agriculture, forestry and NRM projects (nutrition sensitive).
  • Experience of integrating the physically disabled into forestry, agroforestry and rangeland management.
  • Enthusiasm for forestry and environmental protection.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work as part of team across different cultures
  • Diplomacy, tact and empathy with local communities.
  • Good writing skills
  • Strong coaching and mentoring skills
  • Able to take initiatives and work with limited supervision
  • A strong commitment to the aims, objectives and values of the SHA Kenya Country Programme
  • Good working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and general IT skills
  • Prepared to use a motorcycle on poor roads in hot and dusty conditions.

 

Project Officer (2) (Based in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya)

Key Responsibilities:

  • Participatory selection of target communities, project participants and stakeholders.
  • Participatory selection of volunteer community trainers (lead farmers, community facilitators, FMNR facilitators, VSLA trainers, etc)
  • Prepare/ adapt training materials for agroforestry, FMNR, landscape restoration, NRM planning, VSLAs, Value chain analysis, business skills development, nutrition.
  • Training, mentoring and supervision of volunteer community trainers.
  • Training, mentoring of NRM committees, conservancies, farmers groups, micro-enterprises.
  • Assist NRM committees and conservancies to develop and update NR management plans and maps.
  • Undertake regular monitoring of project activities.
  • Assist the M&E team to plan and conduct surveys.
  • Measure tree growth, tree densities, tree cover, soil and tree carbon, and conduct GNSS ground truth surveys using protocols developed by the project.
  • Assist the Project Coordinator to prepare narrative reports.
  • Liaise with the County Government and implementing partners and stakeholders.
  • Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the Project Coordinator

Key Relationships:

Internal

  • SHA Finance, Logistics and Administration Team,
  • Kenya Agriculture and NRM Advisor,
  • M&E Assistant
  • HQ Programme Quality Team

Responsible for

  • Community Based Trainers.

External

  • Elgeyo Marakwet County Government
  • Elgeyo Marakwet Conservancies
  • Local NGOs
  • Farmer’s groups

Knowledge, Experience, and Other Requirements:

Essential:

  • BSc in Forestry, Agroforestry, Rangeland Management, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural science, or related discipline.
  • Minimum of five years of technical experience in dryland forestry and agroforestry.
  • Experience of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration.
  • Experience of tree-based value chains.
  • Experience of Forest Mensuration in dryland forests.
  • Basic land and soil survey skills.
  • Experience in soil and water conservation, watershed management and landscape restoration through bioengineering.
  • At least five years of working experience in an NGO or in government or private sector.
  • Practical experience of developing community natural resources plans and maps.
  • Good understating of gender roles in forestry and pastoralist societies and practical experience of integrating gender equality into forestry, agroforestry and rangeland management.
  • Commitment to international and humanitarian NGO codes, standards and practices
 

Method of Application

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Please note incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting.


Job Info
Job Category: Several Jobs in one Advert jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 07 October 2022
Duty Station: Several Locations
Posted: 20-09-2022
No of Jobs: 3
Start Publishing: 20-09-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 20-09-2065
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